Wil Wheaton Interview on Mission Log

Wil Wheaton Interview on Mission Log

 Check out the interview with Mission Log over at Trek Movie.com.

While he and I differ on many things, I've always respected him when it came to his thoughts on Star Trek. He's Always been open about his strange time there. When I was 15-16 I didn't know what I wanted too. So, could you imagine the shit that was going through his head at that age? He was on the new Trek show and everyone hated his character. Wesley was a terrible character, but not as annoying as Neelix.

-Rick Berman and Wil really didn't get along: I know Berman ruffled a lot of feathers along the way, but he did save the show from Gene's problems. However, Berman's ego was almost as bad. I wasn't aware there was a major falling out between the two during the third season, and Wil was already planning on leaving the show.

-The show was finding its stride during the third season that was around the time Wil really started to feel uneasy.

-The cast was and still is really close: Unlike the TOS series, no one hated each other and the cast was really-really close. The show was known for having a tight-knit cast. Wil was torn up about leaving the show.

-Wil gave a major shout-out to DS9 and its storytelling. Wil sort of was a TNG guy (forever) and had a sort of lukewarm feeling toward the spinoffs. But, it is good to see that view change.

-Wil was in total shock that Stewart gave him a nice comment during the run of the series in a letter to the producer.