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Art imitates life imitates art

Today, I had an audition over at Paramount for a pilot where the character I'm reading for is turning 30, and regrets some decisions that he made when he was a teenager. So he wishes for a chance to go back and have a "do-over".

I am not making this up, and the show is not called "The Wil Wheaton Story".

I had lots of fun doing it, because the show is a comedy, and the character is, and again, I'm not making this up, very ironic, sarcastic, and acerbic.

Now I'm wondering if I should sue them for stealing my move?

Anyway, since I was there, I stopped at the "Nemesis" set, and got an eyeful of some amazingly scary aliens, and got to say hello to Patrick and Brent, and John Logan.

I also wanted to wish Patrick and Brent good luck in the 4 Man Bobsled event at the olympics, in which they've decided to compete, as late entries.

You know, every time I go to Paramount, I am overwhelmed by this weird conflicting melange of emotions: nostalgia, happiness, and melencholy being the most prominent ones...for as much as I didn't like it when I was younger (mostly due to my age), I really miss that place...and being on Stage 16, which was our "Swing Stage" (a stage that can be changed from week to week to be a planet, or alien spaceship, or holodeck set), really flooded back the memories. If only I had been listening to "Strangelove" or "Head on the Door" on a walkman, the circle would have been complete.

I also got a call from my friend Seth Wiley, who directed me in "The Good Things", and he told me that I was mentioned over at LaidOffLand.com. I thought that this quote was really cool:"Wil Wheaton should be named like the Grand Chancellor of the Internet. For his assistance, I've named him The El Supremo of LaidOffLand."

That brought a big smile to my face. :-)

Comments

first comment! little old me!

heh.
i guess that plotline mirrors everypne's life.
but we wouldn't be where we are had we not done the things we did.
*emma's Deep Thought for the day*

:p

Well, Mr. Wheaton, SIR, I mean, Grand Chancellor, SIR,

Congratulations!!!

Are you going to Disneyworld now???

You are also over at UsaToday HipClicks, AGAIN!!
http://www.usatoday.com/life/columns/hipclicks.htm

Busy man, busy busy man.

And on Shift:
http://www.shift.com/web/feature/feature010a.asp

Top 25 Web Personalities.

Geez, to be as well known, and yet underappreciated as you.

Ahhhhhhh,

i disagree - i think wil's under-known and well appreciated
i still think if more people read his webpage he'd be made president or something :p

WIL HAS A POSSE!
heh

I saw that, Joy.

I think I'm getting some "Blowback".

And I don't mean of the Lewinsky variety.

d'you think "wil for president" t-shirts would sell well?
;)

I want a Wil for President Shirt.

Heck, I'd settle for blow back.

Of the kind that Clinton should have given Miss Lewinsky.

Wil, do you think that all the press of late has helped at all during pilot season?

ewwwwww
blowback might be going a bit far
he's got KIDS dammit!
:p

but yeah
a wil for president shirt would be most cool. he needs a campaign slogan.
"wil wheaton - promises to be better than bush."

Mmmmmmm blowback.

Damn, Willie, you HAVE been a busy boy. I have been too, so I dont really know what's been going on. Hope there isn't a raw nerve in here but, what happened with the Star Trek movie? I though they wanted you in? You in or what? I guess this tells how much time I have had to come read up.

~t e s~

I hope you get it! I'm going to Paramount on Tuesday, so I leave some mojo there for you.

Break a leg...

Wil Wheaton -- Quit Complainin' Start Campaignin'

"vote wil wheaton - wesley saves the day... AGAIN."

I might steal one, but I'd never buy one. ;>

"wil wheaton - the dude abides."

wow...thats hilarious! grand chancellor of the internet...i want that to be my job! does it pay well wil? lemme know...ill put in a resume...probably pays better than all my gigs and teaching combined!
now wil, dont go gettin all uppity on us!
and everybody stop that blowback shit! hes a married man, and responsible for the well-being of 2 children! show the man some respect!
(hehehe...im funny when im sarcastic...but i do respect you wil! grand chancellor...good one)
lata~

Art may imitate life.

But if any of your showbiz cronie-fucks trolling this site imitate MY art without permission, I am going to imitate a steak knife into someone's eye legal-law style, fucker.

And that's one to grow on.

Wil wrote:

"Today, I had an audition over at Paramount for a pilot where the character I'm reading for is turning 30, and regrets some decisions that he made when he was a teenager. So he wishes for a chance to go back and have a "do-over".

"I am not making this up, and the show is not called "The Wil Wheaton Story"."

Hey, Wil. God willing, "The Wil Wheaton Story" has another 50+ years to develop. And I suspect that, at the end of that time, you will find very few teenage decisions that didn't ultimately work out for the best.

Or at least worked out... :-)

As talented as you are now, keep in mind that actors get better with age. (I blush to admit I'm old enough to remember Sean Connery's acting talent (as James Bond) getting abused by the critics.)

Hell, if you were a famous athlete, you'd be a bare five years or so away from light beer commercials.

Now THAT would be something to regret...

You know what I hate about films like "Jane White is Sick and Twisted," and "The Good Things"? They are never ever shown in the state of Georgia! Ditto Wil's sketch comedy. It's so not fair!

I'll go Frank Booth on they ass.

Don't bite my shit.

BUY my shit.

Knob-gobblers...

Can I write "The Wil Wheaton Story?"

Seriously.

Can I?

You don't know anyone as funny as me.

No, you don't.

No.

...

...

You DON'T.

Shut the fuck up.

No.

See y'all in 12.

Out.

Spudnuts -

You would kick ass on a debating team. (I'm not saying you'd win, but you WOULD kick ass. And then you'd win the other debates by forfeit.)

I think I've figured this out.

You should write a screenplay and Wil should act in it.

Spudnuts - I see you're way ahead of me :-)

Spudnuts, you are a very funny guy!! You are a guy, right???

Wil, it's about time you got recognition for this site, your screen work and got some new films to get you back on our screens!!!

Good luck with the pilot!

Love Donna

P.S. the mojo you sent me when i went for my job interview worked!! I'm spending six months in greece this summer!!!

Ah yes to be able to go back to my wonderful teenage years and to correct past mistakes.

For starters, I won't get caught this time!!!

If Ashley Judd is your VP, you've got my vote.

Oh man, that bobsled article had me cracking up. Then again, I honestly don't think you can get much cooler than Patrick Stewart.

At least from the lowly fan perspective. :)

I had the pleasure of seeing him in The Ride Down Mt. Morgan on Broadway a couple of years back. It was such a simple show, but what he did with the character had me floored.

Oh, and Wil's real cool too. :)

How about
"Wil Wheaton...looks BETTER than Bush"
for a campaign slogan?
*Blushes like mad and goes to hide now*
~Kaylin

I hereby challenge Stewart to a luge competition.

But no skeleton-luge. That head of his is too much of an advantage.

I'm just laughing at the visual image of the "Trek Bobsled Team!".

I can't tell, is Patrick Stewart wearing a helmet or not? : )

Okay, I wasn't going to mention this on WWDN but since you brought up the Olympics, it's not completely OT...

...my brother-in-law made the U.S. National Figure Skating team!!

He competes with his wife in the ice dance event (Beata Handra & Charles Sinek), so look for them in Salt Lake! They don't have a chance to medal, but they've been skating for practically their entire lives and it's so fantastic to see their Olympic dream come true. Our whole family is going to watch them compete in SLC, and some good mojo their way from the WWDN posse would be great!

There's a nice article about them on the Olympic website at:

http://www.saltlake2002.com/x/f/frame.htm?u=/news/686730.asp

Well, if you want to do something good today, something you won’t regret down the line, folks you could always bid on my charity auction on e-bay!

It’s for a Roxann Dawson fan club T-shirt ;-)

Trying again to get the link to show... it's in my name if it doesn't.

" rel="nofollow">The auction

>>my brother-in-law made the U.S. National Figure Skating team!!

Uncle Willie...er, Wil...or rather, "Your Grace"? :o )

It's fun to go down memory lane, I'll admit, but sometime the trip doesn't end up like one usually wishes. Glad you got to see some of your *old* (older?) acting buddies. What IS the latest word on "Nemesis"? Are you or are you not onboard for that project?

Mucho luck with the potential pilot...sounds like it fits you like the proverbial glove.

Laters,
Mark

Well wil,
One things for sure. If you do get the pilot at Paramount and they put the show on the air, it'll never get cancelled because all 50,00 monkeys here at this site will keep the ratings high, and buy the merchandise, and the action figures....it'll be great!

~Lorraine
oh yeah, and good luck :>

Spudnuts said: "But if any of your showbiz cronie-fucks trolling this site imitate MY art without permission, I am going to imitate a steak knife into someone's eye legal-law style, fucker."

Gulp. I guess Spud hasn't heard my mp3s of him.

Or if'n he has, my days are numbered.

Coat-tail riding is the sincerest form of plagurism, right?

Double-gulp.

Late alert-I just flipped over our local PAX TV channel and they're re-running the Star Trek Weakest Link episode right now. (It's 8PM ET right now). Think I'll watch Wil and Roxann Dawson hate each other all over again! : )

Hey i saw "The buddy system" this morning on the encore channel at 6. it wuz really good!

I think Wil knows who wrote the Wil Wheaton story...

Crazy kids.

Although...Wil's too young to be 30.

Hell, I'm too young to be 30 and I'm almost 32.

Oh well, the Cheese gets better with age.

YAY! WIL IS HAPPY!!!!

I think the winter olympics are horribly boring. I guess I have to watch, just to laugh at Patrick, Brent, Micheal, and Jonathon....*grins* Anyone know what time/day it will be played or whatever? Email me if you do....I won't check here for it...

~Sarah

And thats a good thing!

holy shit.

I just listened to those MP3s.

God-DAMN I am smart.

No.

Really.

Imo rub mysef over here.

BRB.

Done.

Hey.

Rob.

I mean Bobby the Mat.

I mean...

Rob.

You stole from me.

You stole what is MINE.

You stole from ME!

Now SOMEBODY needs to get a steak knife imitated into their eye legal-law style.

But, Bobby the Mat...

It's not gonna be you.

It's gonna be someone else.

Someone else because...

Because you say words mine gooder than me.

In audio format.

I have been kicking around for MONTHS the thought of either:

A) Making MP3s of old posts... Lakerboard, Salon, or otherwise.

B) Making some MPEGs of me reading my posts in front of... oh... say... a train, some city lights, a dead guy, a tombstone, the rain, a shower stall.

And I was gonna get around to it soon, but...

Your interpretation is better than mine.

Souperior delivery.

Really.

It has to be.

So.

WHEN we take this bus trip with that little skirt-boy BITCH television's Wil-fucking-Wheaton you are going to record ALL of my words.

I got shit going back... like... well... THIRTY YEARS what needs the Bobby Mat treatment.

I wrote this story when I was four called "Farmer Brown vs. The Devil" where the Devil -- fucking Eisner-esque shithole dick cunt-monkey that he IS -- messed all up Farmer Brown's crops for no reason good enough to be known by no one but the Prince of Darkness hisself.

So then Farmer... like... GETS A HELICOPTER... and he... he... Farmer Brown... HE... fucks up the Devil but GOOD.

Yeah.

I drew pictures.

But never has it made the transition to talkie.

Until now.

So, Bobby the Mat,

You and me are gonna have words on this...

When I get back from my vacation this week to the city where Wil Wheaton lives, but I'm not going to SEE Wil Wheaton because Wil Wheaton is too busy beseeching Hollywood for his MOTHERFUCKING bread instead of calling Bobby the Mat and Spudnuts off the bench to fucking TAKE what is rightfully theirs (and to a lesser extent, his) from the fuck-ass villagers who have no GODDAMNED BUSINESS (the meek shall inherit my boot) opposing Eli Wallach and his fifty strong man, or indeed ANY man who carries armament because I am fittin' to throw this fucking rock down and AI cross-over break some ankles with my...

Fuck.

...

...

...

...

Lost it.

Anyway...

Yeah.

The audio is good.

When I get back.

We will talk.

And as for the steak knife in the eye?

SOMEBODY has to take that steak knife, Bobby the Mat.

Not you.

But...

While I'm gone, you, and Wil, and some other poster PICK SOMEONE who is going to take YOUR steak knife.

In.

The.

Eye.

I gotta go home.

It's a long drive to Los Angeles.

You thought I was flying, right?

Please.

Crispin Glover is doing the remake of "Willard" so that sinks "The Wil Wheaton Story". Hope you get the role. Knock on wood.
Once again the great sport of curling gets royally shafted. Ice, rocks and brooms. What more could one ask for when it comes to winter sport?
I hear Grand Chancellors get a 10% discount at Blockbuster.

Spudnuts-THAT was impressive!

That post must be preserved for future generations.

If I eat it on this car trip, please play this song at my funeral...

http://lakerbago.com/misc/sex_pistols_my_way.mp3

Or this one...

http://lakerbago.com/misc/kpmg.mp3

Later.

Or both.

Won't matter to me.

Once I'm dead, I'll prolly stay dead.

Prolly.

Freakiness abounds in Hollwood.

The word for eternity is: spoot.

Spudnuts- I think people would get a major system shock listening to those extremes one after the other. I sure as hell did!

But I'm OK now.

quote:
>>You know, every time I go to Paramount, I am overwhelmed by this weird conflicting melange of emotions: nostalgia, happiness, and melencholy being the most prominent ones...for as much as I didn't like it when I was younger (mostly due to my age), I really miss that place...

Good lord. I just read that article about Stewart, Spiner, Frakes, and Dorn. Sweet mother of mercy.

I am SO watching the Olympics now!

Spudnuts, will you marry me? Same goes for Rob Matsushita. If not marry, then at least some sweet sweet post lovin?

Ok, that was random. I apologize profusely.

Well, not profusely.

I need more cake.

Wil,

Ken Lay—god choice! However, I have to disagree about this certain CEO of the CSA. In my book, he definitely takes the cake! ;-)

andreas

So where does the United Federation of Planets come into the Parade of Nations?

Spud--I'll have you know the next one I'm working on is the Safeway-Wrath-Of-Khan bit, back in "Vegas, Baby."

It'll be done as soon as I get a copy of the Trek II soundtrack.

Which is a BITCH to find on CD.

From http://www.glassdog.com/ :

"8 February 2002
Who Gives a Flying Bloody Fuck About Wil Weaton?"

At least he could spell your farkin name right!

Heh... looks like Lance has blog-envy Wil ;) Must be all those damn awards you just won!

What we need is a new Olympic event: Velcro Wall Jumping. Who can jump the highest and stick the longest?

Kendoka: That is the single greatest idea I've heard all day.

Wil, do you get out much? ;>

Hmm. Olympics just started.

Weakest Link with Uncle Willy on in half an hour.

A choice?

Thank [diety] for remote channels and their "swap" buttons.

Oops.

I meant "remote controls".

I guess I can't watch TV and type at the same time.

If you never experienced angst, you were never a teenager.

So this is unrelated to your post, it's just something that made me giggle.

We recently got cable again after a brief hiatus, and since my online time has been curtailed, I've been watching a lot of the ol' pitcher box.

I went channel surfing, and the minute I stopped on a station, it happened to be TNN, showing TNG, and it was a Wesley episode. I smiled, and moved on, because I wasn't in a TNG headspace.

When I came back a while later, I decided TNN must be having a Crusher-o-thon, because there he was again! Different episode.

I think I needed the giggle I got out of that, lame as it seems. It was the first time I'd seen a Wesley episode since finding this site. Gosh, Wesley sure was a sober, earnest fellow in those latter seasons. I like Wil better!

I'll call the International Olympic Committee immediately!
-------------------
"What we need is a new Olympic event: Velcro Wall Jumping. Who can jump the highest and stick the longest?
Posted by kendoka at February 8, 2002 07:56 PM

Kendoka: That is the single greatest idea I've heard all day.
Posted by wil at February 8, 2002 08:15 PM"
-------------------

Hey, while we're at it, we could ask for those American Gladiator-style jousting boffers, too...

-LOL- I like Kendoka's idea of the Velcro Wall Jumping, that would be a laugh riot! Now for something like that would they score points for form,landing or will that just be freestyle?
- Hey Wil I am lighting the mega green candle to send you some of that mojo tonight.We are all rooting for you. Break a leg for the pilot!!!
- hey i just say the opening Ceremony for the Olympics - that was cool!!

I think they should get points for their takeoff (from the trampoline,) freestyle aerials, and their "landing." (Extra points if they land upside-down!)

On a side note.... has anyone else here ever done a velcro wall jump or other related silly sport?

Wil,

Okay this whole bobsled thing is a joke, right? I feel silly even asking, but so many people seem to think it's going to happen.
lol, I sure wish it were true. That would totally rock.

peace

I know this is a Wil Wheaton website and all, but i just have to make a comment about the other star-trek guys bobsledding (i bet i spelled that wrong) in the Olympics. Why isn't Wil competeing with them? I know he's really busy and stuff, but i think that would just be the coolest. Just a little thought.

Mr. Wheaton (SIR!) is working behind the scenes--He's the one who designed the bobsled, for example.

I think He is also in charge of polishing Patrick Stewart's melon to reduce wind resistance.

I'm in charge of doping the opposing teams, so that Team TNG takes home the gold, by being the only team to survive the DQ's.

Please keep this a secret though, okay?

You know, do we always have to be so serious? Can't we let go and have a good time? Man, that's about the short of it right there--people can't realize that life is fun! We can do with it as we please, and to hell with the rest of what's going on if they don't want to join in!

Maybe I watched The Fountainhead one too many times.

I should sleep.

-- hey Wil, can you say "ruffies"--

just remember to crush them -they disolve quicker- "suddenly all eyes are on andie" lucky guess - yeah , that's it!- that's the ticket!!!

Holy shitballs splattered on Elvis.

That was damn kool.

Rob you are my idol.

With you I can forget the musicians!

...

well maybe not their hotel beds...

but definately their rants about world peace and how great the chicks are over a pair or 4 watered down drinks at a hole in the wall in the almost ghetto of some city in the midwest.

Oh yeah point here...

besides the fact that throwing up on stage at the Viper Room is bad...
(nice Sutty)

Have a good trip Spudnuts

-K
To be seen next on MTV's Becoming Spudnuts

I've done velcro wall jumping, it's a damn good time.

I highly recommend picking one up. It's SO choice.

-it's fun as all hell,velcro jumping, I landed crooked sideways and my hair was long then i looked like "cousin it"

- good to know i am not the only one who can't sleep tonite
-i am getting back to my old routine-"I'm felling much better now" he he he!!!

Rob.. Wil.. and Spuds...

you've inspired my insomnia tonight.

Click on the name or Bun Bun will sacrifice the nearest virgin.. or something.

Rob you can steal that for your MP3 page.

Okay and now I'm properly tired.

Nightie

What I wanna know is:

Do you have to be bi to participate in the bi-athalon?

now come on people - admit it - how many people come here for spudnuts rather than wil?

i think you're got some competion here, mister wil...

I hear ya on the long hair thing! I have to keep mine up all the time or it gets caught on things... like doorknobs and the backs of chairs. Not to mention the fact that the guys in the doctoral program seem to get their kicks out of pinning my hair between the desks during class.

Thank God we don't use inkwells, anymore....!

One more random thing while we're still sort of on the subject of unusual sporting events...

Last night I was doing a kendo demonstration, and when I was finished and took off the protective gear, I saw several people get looks of surprise on their faces when they saw that there was, in fact, a WOMAN underneath the samurai helmet.

HA!

http://www.kendo-usa.org/abtken.htm#equip

okay. i gots me two questions here...

1. how in the name of sweet holy marmelade did spudnuts NOT KNOW about rob's MP3s? i is amazed.

and

2. rob, is that you reading the rants? or some kind of hired voice-jockey?

hg.

sweet holy marMAlade. MA. mar-MA-lade.

ok. spelling correction complete.

Okay, a buncha things:

MissKittyFantastico--I am SO totally stealing that image for the page it's not even funny.

Hot Soup Girl--Yes, in fact, that is me reading the rants. When I read Spudnuts out loud, there's no need for therapy that week, let me tell you.

Everyone else--I'm almost done with what I'm calling "The Wrath Of Spudnuts," as last night Spudnuts himself helped me out with it.

Scooooooooooooooore!!!

Rob you have made this pussy... kat.. very happy.


Bun Bun will sacrfice some virgins on your behalf.


^_^

Rob,

Finally was able to check out those MP3s since traffic didn't let me through yesterday.

THAT was impressive!

From now on, I will be reading any Spudnuts in a whole new light.

Maybe you guys can take this show on the road. : )

Better yet, get it in as a late entry for the Closing Ceremonies : D

Here's the deal: if you don't get the part, go find your lawyer and sue Paramount. The legal demans are you get that part, some money and cast as T'Pol's love intrest on "Enterprise". You might as well ask for "blowbacks" while you're at it. Sorry. Couldn't resist.

mr matsushita. that's very nice work indeed. respect.

Gah, I'm 21 and starting to regret decisions I've made. I don't know what I'll be like when I'm 30. Can I get a doover please? At least of college...

Now THIS is funny, from that Star Trek Bobsled Team article: "The positions in the bobsled were chosen based on their individual talents: Stewart for aerodynamics, Spiner for his navigational skills, Frakes for ballast and Dorn for upper body strength."

"...Frakes for ballast..." -- now THAT'S a talent! I think that was in Riker's character description for ST:TNG, and Frakes did it quite well.

OK, I'm done being a Star Trek nerd now. *sigh*

You know, speaking of long hair. I'm one of those long haired guys that has ALWAYS had long hair. Last night, I had a really strange dream that I shaved my head like that guy in PI. Only thing I remember is how cool I thought it looked (in the dream I was thinking it was cool, but everyone else was freaking out). Wonder WTF that means? I also remember it was REALLY farkin' hard to shave!

Maybe it means you should shave your noggin, t e s. Seems pretty blatent to me. ;)

My fiance had long hair when I met him, for reasons of laziness. He said he just never got around to cutting it, and eventually he had a ponytail down to the middle of his back.

Some peoples' laziness never ceases to amaze (amuse?) me.

first of all... i think it's incredible. this whole journal you have here. it's fascinating. all my friends and i read this. do you read all these massive comments? i'm merely asking cause i wish i had a hundred people post a comment to every journal entry i post. that would rock my socks.

have a great day.
less than three.
[-april-]

This makes me laugh a bit.

Without Ensign Wesley, we wouldn't have had the first newsgroup created to express a specific point of view about a character in a Sci Fi world.

Thats right, if it weren't for Wil, no
"alt.ensign.crusher.die.die.die" back in 1989.

This was at the time the most popular (by far) newsgroup on the tiny, still text-based internet.

Scientists and engineering students and random hackerly home brewers could rarely agree on things, but we almost all agreed on this. :)

So I agree now -- Wil Wheaton's Ensign Wesley provided one of the first examples of internet as a popular force in culture. He (You) deserve to be honored.

Tee hee.

Great site here Mr. Wheaton -- and congratulations, Mr. Chancellor.. without "alt.ensign.crusher.die.die.die" we might never have found the internet as a unifying force in sci-fi fandom, might never have had a reason to brave 1200 baud dialups and random week long outages, to say nothing of cancelled university accounts ... just to come together as one and express our unified voices.


Dave, Seattle

Wil...did they happen to mention that your father was going to be played by John DeLancie?

I really need to get a job.

Really.

You and me both SLiDERPiMP :)

-Jagged