It absolutely, positively, does not get any better than this.
Posted by Wil on November 19, 2002 4:00 PM|Permalink
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How totally cool! Didn't read the whole thing yet, but we get the Onion here in Madison, WI. Hubby brings it home for me each week, and we laugh our butts off. :-)
You know you've hit it when you're alongside stories such as "Jesus Surprises 700 Club With Walk-On Appearance" and "Pillsbury Doughboy's Image Sexed Up".
Well congrats indeed. The only annoyance is that when I signed on there were no comments, so instead of writing immediately I went and read the whole thing, and now I'm #8. I'll never have another chance I bet.
o ok i get it now. I never knew you tryed out for A Christmas Story! i love that movie soo much it's histerical! "you'll shoot your eye out!" lol Wil that was a great interview great job! :) it really made me wanna watch A Christmas Story and Stand by me the two best movies ever!
Wow, I was referred to this site by a pal and was not 100% sure it was the real deal - hey, I'm an Aussie, we're naturally suspicious of you Yanks - but now that I am all I can say is: it's a pleasure! You were my first celebrity crush and it's also nice to know you can actually write!
Hey, Wil...
Loved the interview! It was great and very revealing, as are most things you tend to write. I also managed to catch you last week on the MacRadio interview...wow...I hadn't heard your voice in many years, but I could definitely hear the inflections on certain words that reminded me of "Wesley Crusher". (Sorry...that's all I can relate to)
Anyway...great stuff, man. Keep it up! Looking forward to the upcoming book!! Glad things are going well for you at this time in your life...
Great article. It sounds like you made the right decision leaving Star Trek.
I'd say you're pretty successful - you're happy, you're still alive, you don't have a drug problem, and didn't make a string of crappy B-movies with the reputation of washed-up child actor hanging over you.
Why do you think it's so courageous to criticize the president? Contrary to what you might believe, no one cares that you do it and no one but a few nuts thinks it is "unpatriotic". Honestly, all these people who get so "outraged" about the new Bush/Ashcroft policies should open their eyes and realize if they attended government schools, have a social security number, and believe it's the government's job to take care of people, then the government already owns you.
The local rock station in my area always reads stuff from the onion. It's pretty cool that they interviewed you.
I like what you said about the internet--about the people that come to your site, how they are a community of people from different places and cultures. It's really true. It's really strange to think that you might become good friends with someone over the net who you'd never think to talk to in real life.
I am confused about the guy in a coma who lives up in the sky in a plane that can't land except to refuel. Is that true or are you pulling our legs??? seriously?
you've heard about the plane flying around the world with jimi hendrix, jim morrison, howard hughes and elvis...i think that's the one chunky is on...it's one big party in the sky.
I said I would call you a bastard any more, but you said it was okay. Sort of...
It was a good read. But I have a feeling that you will be thinking it's better when you have your book published. And if you get asked to do a voice on the Simpsons... well NOTHING could top that. ;)
there was a lot of stuff there i didn't really know about ya wil....
the stuff about stand by me, and not really being as tight a group as the media played you out to be..and the getting teased..
wow.
i had no idea...
funny how we get these idealized visions of what it must be like to be a star, and a household name, and not ever think that maybe you went through exactly the same crap we did.
you still had to clean your room as a kid too i'll bet...hahaha...
anyhow..
i'm uber impressed man...
an interview in the onion av club...
damn...
that's something...
Wil, this is a great site! The article was my source of referral...actually, I was bored and decided to wander in as I'd just read the interview and was curious. That and I required a break from my studying before my head imploded. I read somewhere that a person's head can indeed implode from concentrating too hard...weird, huh?
When I came to your site it was at the recommendation of a friend who was very impressed with your writing. I have become a big fan myself, not of Wil Wheaton the celebrity, but of Wil Wheaton the person. Hell, I even bought a pair of Chucks. Can't wait to pick up your book.
That Onion article is actually how I ran across your site. Today's my first visit, and I'm curious. After seeing your wishlist, was the Onion A/V interview already on there? Or did you sneak it in? I've been an avid Onion reader for a few years, and am glad to see you get your wish.
Great article, Wil.
The number of members is sure to grow again as a result of this (the "slashdot affect" or "slashdotting" is it? - move over, Malda!). Maybe they'll donate money. :)
Fascinating stuff about the Star Trek cruise. I recently had the honor of interviewing my childhood hero, Walter Koenig, and was saddened to find out what an unhappy man he seemed to be. It didn't help that our idiot photographer didn't know who he was, and kept asking him how to spell his name, and whether he was a singer (he was in a theater production in Thousand Oaks.)
Hey, Congrats on the interview man! great stuff! Howz the book going? can't wait to get my hands on it!! you just have to make sure it'll make it in the UK, which I personally have no doubt about!
Main Entry: enor·mi·ty
Pronunciation: i-'nor-m&-tE
Function: noun
3 : the quality or state of being huge : IMMENSITY
4 : a quality of momentous importance
usage Enormity, some people insist, is improperly used to denote large size. They insist on enormousness for this meaning, and would limit enormity to the meaning "great wickedness." Those who urge such a limitation may not recognize the subtlety with which enormity is actually used.
Congratulations Wil. So now that you have that wish fulfilled... are you going to remove it from your wish list -- or put it under a "wishes granted" section and add a new one to your wish list? Dream big, Wil!
'Every person who has gone there to do that has ended up e-mailing me, saying, "You know what? I went there to laugh at the washed-up child star, and I'm sorry that I ever thought like that. It's very clear that you're not like that."'
I never thought that dude. I actually stumbled across your site by accident (gotta love google). Anyway, I thought your character was pretty cool; he was much like me when I was young. He knew many adults and learned many things from them, but he did not have many friends his own age. Fortunatly, those times have passed and I now have many friends my own age (and some older friends too).
Good interview, Wil. Next stop...Letterman. Glad to see you mentioned Kansas, even if you didn't go into detail. I've always wondered what you thought about living here. I didn't really know any of the NewTek crowd directly; I was just always under the impression none of them were very happy here.
"you've heard about the plane flying around the world with jimi hendrix, jim morrison, howard hughes and elvis...i think that's the one chunky is on...it's one big party in the sky.
Posted by d. burr at November 19, 2002 06:15 PM "
Oh yeah...cool. Definately cool. :)
Wil,
Wow, you did not scamper away from the reporter. This was a good interview. But, for a person who does not like the fame that comes with some types of film acting, you gave some long answers to those questions. Things that make you go huummmmmmmm?
Wil...
Congratulations... and let me say you're welcome (I think). I sent the AV Club an email a number of months ago stating that you were interested in being interviewed by them, but I never recieved any response back from them. Not trying to claim credit, just saying that I may have had something to do with it. Anyway, great interview, man...
I worked up in Madison while the Onion was there oh so many moons ago. Fun times. The best assignment I ever got was David Chan who gets to film the nekkid chicks for Playboy. Oh, the rough life of a journalist.
But it's nothing compared to the uber-coolness of you Wil. The world is a fuzzy ball of happiness with an orgasmic nugat center now that society has that interview of you in its permanent archives. Future sociologists will look to this day as the dawning of a new era of Enlightenment.
Plus it fits in nicely next to the Pathetic Geek Stories.
I really enjoyed the interview, Its been so long since we got something like that, and the fact that it was for The Onion totally RAWKS!! You said it best...It absolutely, positively, does not get any better than WilWheaton.net! And now you have one more thing to be thankful for!
I'm confused. You got invited to eat at a college fraternity house? Why is this an honor?
Want to come to Johnstown, PA, to eat at the Delta Chi house? Well, they don't actually have a place to eat, but they'll take you to the student union. Well, they'll direct you to the student union, I mean, they won't PAY for you or anything
Aaaahhhh! I got my onion list-bot mail this morning, and there you were! Congratulations, Wil. I immediately geeked out and sent a link to all my friends, who up to now keep meaning to visit wwdn, but never somehow seem to do so. Perhaps now they'll change their evil ways.
By the way, I liked Wesley _because_ I was a geek, and the number of sympathetic teen geeks on TV was 1, Wesley. I actually stopped watching TNG after you left.
Okay, I know that I'm the one living in the past, but all this time I thought that it absolutely, positively doesn't get any better than kissing Ens. Lefler.
Congrats! So, do you add a new wish to the list or are you trying to get to zero? Is that all there is to the interview or do you have a hidden longer one like Joss Whedon?
And thanks for not telling The AV Club guys how much Topeka really sucks.
OK. What you need to do, Wil, is keep that item on your wishlist but add a big-assed flashy graphical check mark next to it. Or maybe a couple of pictures of hands pointing at that item from multiple angles and a big sign saying, "RIGHT HERE BABY! DID THIS ONE! THAT'S RIGHT, I AM THE MAC DADDY! UNCLE WILLY IS NUMBAH WUHN!!! BOOYAH!
I think the title of this blog entry should have been "Another wish granted". Hasn't the "write a book" wish come true? Or does it not count until you officially publish it?
What's your definition of "Great"? I think you inspire a lot of folks here with your words.
And you certainly have made me think and reflect with your words. So you can cross that off, too.
Was that all of the interview? It ended rather abruptly.
Wow. Of all the people to be interviewed by they've got to be the coolest. I think you've reached the pinacle of success....Star Trek Star Smreck....the Onion is where it's at.
I used to watch Star Trek with my dad and do my chemistry homework. I called you, "Pajama boy." It's fantastic to hear that we both have grown out of our geeky phases.
I knew you were a closet Amiga user! Damn, would be cool to hear a bit of the inside scoop on the development of that product. It was KICK ASS at the time it came out. I think they still have it for the MAC/PC? I could be wrong.
Maybe you should give the old Amiga crowd a boost and show up at their annual Amiwest show in Sacramento.
What is it about that Billingly kid from Christmas story that every likes so much. I've read many articles about celebs and most go out of their way to mention him and laud him. Is he just a really cool dude?
An excellent interview by both you and the writer.
Cruise ship stragglers (or is it staggerers?), that was funny! Hey kid, step aboard the Back To The Future machine!How about them first impressions!? *Hic*
Hey Wil, I'm a first time visitor here after reading the excellent Onion interview and I've read a few entries and I think I'll be coming back quite a bit!
Just to say, I watched a lot of Star Trek while growing up and I never hated your character. I remember thinking I wanted to be you, how many kids get to fly a starship??? And I always thought the writers were missing out by not introducing a Troi-Wes love story! haha!
Glad to see it! Seriously it was a great interview, It was interesting to read all that stuff. I started watching Star Trek when I was stressed about exams. My friend lent me a tape of it to help me sleep. All that happened was I ended up totally addicted and didn't get any sleep anyway. Good thing you left too, even though I had some pretty miserable friends at the time!
Just read the interview, as usual your wit and insight give me hope for humanity in the entertainment business. Way to go, keep it up and hope to see more of you on the small and large screens.
Read the Onion interview, which led me here. I remember Wil from Star Trek, and it was really neat in a VH1 Where Are They Now?esque way to read about a child star who ended up being a really decent sounding guy.
Wow..that was a great reading.And thank you so much for appreciating your biggest fans!I come here sometimes everyday and then I give you a few days to catch up on your writing here..then I am back again..Its addicting...I wanted to say that even after all that you have been through..the fact that you stayed grounded to all that surrounded you is fantastic.
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How totally cool! Didn't read the whole thing yet, but we get the Onion here in Madison, WI. Hubby brings it home for me each week, and we laugh our butts off. :-)
Posted by: Jennifer S | November 19, 2002 4:05 PM
Woo hoo Wil!! You made the big time!! *grin*
Congrats!! :)
Mari
Posted by: Mari | November 19, 2002 4:07 PM
Methinks you should look into making some reservations for the Colorado River. :) WTG Wil!
Posted by: Robert Daeley | November 19, 2002 4:10 PM
That is so totally awesome. Congrats!
Posted by: Fred | November 19, 2002 4:13 PM
Congrads!
Posted by: DeadCat | November 19, 2002 4:14 PM
wut is? Wil im confused!
WOW IM 4TH AT THE FRONT WAHOOO I FEEL SPECIAL NOW! lol :)
Posted by: Maureen | November 19, 2002 4:14 PM
Mad Props to Uncle Willy (I just finished reading the interview)
See kids? Wishes DO come true *grin*
Mari
Posted by: Mari | November 19, 2002 4:16 PM
You know you've hit it when you're alongside stories such as "Jesus Surprises 700 Club With Walk-On Appearance" and "Pillsbury Doughboy's Image Sexed Up".
Area Woman Cheers a Silent Cheer.
Posted by: Courtney | November 19, 2002 4:17 PM
I have always thought you were way cool, Wil. But you just officially became my hero. That interview was the best interview I've read in a long time.
Posted by: Crinkle | November 19, 2002 4:18 PM
Well congrats indeed. The only annoyance is that when I signed on there were no comments, so instead of writing immediately I went and read the whole thing, and now I'm #8. I'll never have another chance I bet.
Posted by: Geoff | November 19, 2002 4:19 PM
Woot!
(The first and last time I'll ever use that word.)
Posted by: Tabby | November 19, 2002 4:22 PM
Congratulations on the interview, it was a really good read.
Posted by: SilentBob | November 19, 2002 4:23 PM
o ok i get it now. I never knew you tryed out for A Christmas Story! i love that movie soo much it's histerical! "you'll shoot your eye out!" lol Wil that was a great interview great job! :) it really made me wanna watch A Christmas Story and Stand by me the two best movies ever!
Posted by: Maureen | November 19, 2002 4:26 PM
Wow, I was referred to this site by a pal and was not 100% sure it was the real deal - hey, I'm an Aussie, we're naturally suspicious of you Yanks - but now that I am all I can say is: it's a pleasure! You were my first celebrity crush and it's also nice to know you can actually write!
Posted by: Saara | November 19, 2002 4:29 PM
Wil,
Insightful interview...
Enjoyed reading that one. You put a much more human face on the actor's life for a lot of people today...
Posted by: SpaceWriter | November 19, 2002 4:31 PM
That was spooky... I never thought about the ending of Stand By Me and what happened to the characters but reading your recount was very eerie!
Anyways, that was a great interview and a pleasure to read. Thanks!
Posted by: Megalion | November 19, 2002 4:40 PM
Hey, Wil...
Loved the interview! It was great and very revealing, as are most things you tend to write. I also managed to catch you last week on the MacRadio interview...wow...I hadn't heard your voice in many years, but I could definitely hear the inflections on certain words that reminded me of "Wesley Crusher". (Sorry...that's all I can relate to)
Anyway...great stuff, man. Keep it up! Looking forward to the upcoming book!! Glad things are going well for you at this time in your life...
Take care,
Posted by: Mark | November 19, 2002 4:42 PM
Great article. It sounds like you made the right decision leaving Star Trek.
I'd say you're pretty successful - you're happy, you're still alive, you don't have a drug problem, and didn't make a string of crappy B-movies with the reputation of washed-up child actor hanging over you.
Posted by: Mike C | November 19, 2002 4:45 PM
Why do you think it's so courageous to criticize the president? Contrary to what you might believe, no one cares that you do it and no one but a few nuts thinks it is "unpatriotic". Honestly, all these people who get so "outraged" about the new Bush/Ashcroft policies should open their eyes and realize if they attended government schools, have a social security number, and believe it's the government's job to take care of people, then the government already owns you.
Posted by: Moot Pont | November 19, 2002 4:49 PM
Congrats! That is so awesome that you get to cross one more thing off your life's wish list.
Posted by: Emily | November 19, 2002 4:50 PM
Alright Wil!
You know, at first "cocksure" looked like a little bit different word...
The tide is in your favor man, so ride it out, baby.
Love ya, man. Later.
Posted by: Drakensykh | November 19, 2002 5:16 PM
Wow, the onion, you've really hit it big. ^_^
The local rock station in my area always reads stuff from the onion. It's pretty cool that they interviewed you.
I like what you said about the internet--about the people that come to your site, how they are a community of people from different places and cultures. It's really true. It's really strange to think that you might become good friends with someone over the net who you'd never think to talk to in real life.
Anyway, great interview. See ya!
Posted by: lisa | November 19, 2002 5:18 PM
Wil's Rap:
"This is Wil Wheaton from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Don't do drugs, resist the temptation!"
Posted by: Brian | November 19, 2002 5:30 PM
I am confused about the guy in a coma who lives up in the sky in a plane that can't land except to refuel. Is that true or are you pulling our legs??? seriously?
Posted by: Artisticspirit | November 19, 2002 6:12 PM
great interview...but don't those really close up pictures give you the creeps?...even if you know it's you...i was counting your nose hairs!
Posted by: d. burr | November 19, 2002 6:12 PM
you've heard about the plane flying around the world with jimi hendrix, jim morrison, howard hughes and elvis...i think that's the one chunky is on...it's one big party in the sky.
Posted by: d. burr | November 19, 2002 6:15 PM
Wow, congratulations, Wil. Mark one off the wish list... such a terrific, insightful interview, too.
Posted by: MsRetro | November 19, 2002 6:24 PM
Congratulations, young man! Great interview! I hope this brings even more work your way.
Posted by: Lara | November 19, 2002 6:24 PM
you have mad the big time, and interview with the people at onion. Congrats to you for this achievement.
Posted by: Terry | November 19, 2002 6:26 PM
you have made the big time, and interview with the people at onion. Congrats to you for this achievement.
Posted by: terry | November 19, 2002 6:27 PM
Wil my boy, you aced that one! Nice one!
Posted by: Boots Malloy | November 19, 2002 6:32 PM
We love you. We love you. We really love you. ; ) Great article. Once again, I am impressed with your grace and candor!!
Posted by: Angela Thomas | November 19, 2002 6:38 PM
Excellent interview, from beginning to end. (So help me, I thought I was the only one who remembered Chunky A....)
Posted by: K`shandra | November 19, 2002 6:38 PM
HAHA. Yeah that was actually funny, man.
Posted by: Chelsey | November 19, 2002 7:05 PM
That totally rules. Congrats. :)
Clay
Posted by: Clay | November 19, 2002 7:10 PM
I said I would call you a bastard any more, but you said it was okay. Sort of...
It was a good read. But I have a feeling that you will be thinking it's better when you have your book published. And if you get asked to do a voice on the Simpsons... well NOTHING could top that. ;)
-Jeffery
Posted by: Jeff Borchert | November 19, 2002 7:18 PM
Kick ass interview.
Kids, don't do drugs... til you're an adult, then go for it. yo.
Posted by: the_goddess | November 19, 2002 7:22 PM
awesome!!!..
there was a lot of stuff there i didn't really know about ya wil....
the stuff about stand by me, and not really being as tight a group as the media played you out to be..and the getting teased..
wow.
i had no idea...
funny how we get these idealized visions of what it must be like to be a star, and a household name, and not ever think that maybe you went through exactly the same crap we did.
you still had to clean your room as a kid too i'll bet...hahaha...
anyhow..
i'm uber impressed man...
an interview in the onion av club...
damn...
that's something...
next stop...
the playboy interview ;)
cheers, and major major congrats wil
tyson
Posted by: Tyson | November 19, 2002 7:34 PM
Wil, this is a great site! The article was my source of referral...actually, I was bored and decided to wander in as I'd just read the interview and was curious. That and I required a break from my studying before my head imploded. I read somewhere that a person's head can indeed implode from concentrating too hard...weird, huh?
Posted by: Angelica | November 19, 2002 7:41 PM
When I came to your site it was at the recommendation of a friend who was very impressed with your writing. I have become a big fan myself, not of Wil Wheaton the celebrity, but of Wil Wheaton the person. Hell, I even bought a pair of Chucks. Can't wait to pick up your book.
Thanks,
Posted by: Jon-Paul | November 19, 2002 7:44 PM
That Onion article is actually how I ran across your site. Today's my first visit, and I'm curious. After seeing your wishlist, was the Onion A/V interview already on there? Or did you sneak it in? I've been an avid Onion reader for a few years, and am glad to see you get your wish.
Posted by: Tiffany | November 19, 2002 7:48 PM
Hey, what's wrong with a big dick?
Posted by: Gwalchmai | November 19, 2002 7:49 PM
Good for you Wil.
Enjoy it. You deserve it.
Posted by: RevXaos | November 19, 2002 7:51 PM
Great article, Wil.
The number of members is sure to grow again as a result of this (the "slashdot affect" or "slashdotting" is it? - move over, Malda!). Maybe they'll donate money. :)
Posted by: delphine | November 19, 2002 7:51 PM
Fascinating stuff about the Star Trek cruise. I recently had the honor of interviewing my childhood hero, Walter Koenig, and was saddened to find out what an unhappy man he seemed to be. It didn't help that our idiot photographer didn't know who he was, and kept asking him how to spell his name, and whether he was a singer (he was in a theater production in Thousand Oaks.)
Posted by: John G | November 19, 2002 7:59 PM
Hmmm Leslie Crusher? Interesting.
And then that would have to be played by a
Wilma not a Wil.
Hense the real reason why Wil only spells his name with one "L".
Wil is really short for Wilma!
The truth is out! HA HA HA HA HA HA
Posted by: Keith in Montana | November 19, 2002 8:00 PM
Hey, Congrats on the interview man! great stuff! Howz the book going? can't wait to get my hands on it!! you just have to make sure it'll make it in the UK, which I personally have no doubt about!
we love ya,
"Damn the man, save the empire"!
xxx
Posted by: rach | November 19, 2002 8:10 PM
You misuse the word "enormity" in the interview. It doesn't just mean "huge"--it means "huge and horrible." It's a common mistake.
Posted by: Greg | November 19, 2002 8:18 PM
Damn it wil! You rock! :-D
Posted by: Grimicus | November 19, 2002 8:19 PM
that was a good read. thanks wil
Posted by: lomara | November 19, 2002 8:24 PM
Main Entry: enor·mi·ty
Pronunciation: i-'nor-m&-tE
Function: noun
3 : the quality or state of being huge : IMMENSITY
4 : a quality of momentous importance
usage Enormity, some people insist, is improperly used to denote large size. They insist on enormousness for this meaning, and would limit enormity to the meaning "great wickedness." Those who urge such a limitation may not recognize the subtlety with which enormity is actually used.
Posted by: Tiffany (again) | November 19, 2002 8:32 PM
i loooove me some onion. too cool!
Posted by: pavegirl | November 19, 2002 8:35 PM
Wil Wheaton Like a Mutha-Fucker!
Posted by: h3adlin3 | November 19, 2002 8:40 PM
What an awesome interview. Congrats, Wil.
Posted by: Sally | November 19, 2002 8:43 PM
Vey cool Wil. Look at your wish list again. I think that you may be able to cross another thing off.
Posted by: Dee | November 19, 2002 8:49 PM
Congratulations Wil. So now that you have that wish fulfilled... are you going to remove it from your wish list -- or put it under a "wishes granted" section and add a new one to your wish list? Dream big, Wil!
Congratulations again...
Cheers!
~Janece
Posted by: Janece | November 19, 2002 8:49 PM
'Every person who has gone there to do that has ended up e-mailing me, saying, "You know what? I went there to laugh at the washed-up child star, and I'm sorry that I ever thought like that. It's very clear that you're not like that."'
I never thought that dude. I actually stumbled across your site by accident (gotta love google). Anyway, I thought your character was pretty cool; he was much like me when I was young. He knew many adults and learned many things from them, but he did not have many friends his own age. Fortunatly, those times have passed and I now have many friends my own age (and some older friends too).
Cool interview dude.... Good luck with the book!
Posted by: E | November 19, 2002 8:53 PM
Good interview, Wil. Next stop...Letterman. Glad to see you mentioned Kansas, even if you didn't go into detail. I've always wondered what you thought about living here. I didn't really know any of the NewTek crowd directly; I was just always under the impression none of them were very happy here.
Posted by: Topeka Lee | November 19, 2002 9:06 PM
I can't read all that :)
Congrats!
Posted by: dan | November 19, 2002 9:14 PM
"you've heard about the plane flying around the world with jimi hendrix, jim morrison, howard hughes and elvis...i think that's the one chunky is on...it's one big party in the sky.
Posted by d. burr at November 19, 2002 06:15 PM "
Oh yeah...cool. Definately cool. :)
Posted by: Artisticspirit | November 19, 2002 9:18 PM
Wil,
Wow, you did not scamper away from the reporter. This was a good interview. But, for a person who does not like the fame that comes with some types of film acting, you gave some long answers to those questions. Things that make you go huummmmmmmm?
FG
Posted by: Fabian | November 19, 2002 9:19 PM
Great interview!
Doesn't it feel great to see yourself "published" in a medium that many people read?
Posted by: kendoka | November 19, 2002 9:28 PM
Wil...
Congratulations... and let me say you're welcome (I think). I sent the AV Club an email a number of months ago stating that you were interested in being interviewed by them, but I never recieved any response back from them. Not trying to claim credit, just saying that I may have had something to do with it. Anyway, great interview, man...
~Scott the dreamweaver
Posted by: Scott | November 19, 2002 9:46 PM
Hey Wil:
Big Congrats!! :) Sounds like you'll be
needing to find a new goal to add to the
end of that list now.
-Matt
Posted by: Matt (AMZ on Here) | November 19, 2002 10:01 PM
I worked up in Madison while the Onion was there oh so many moons ago. Fun times. The best assignment I ever got was David Chan who gets to film the nekkid chicks for Playboy. Oh, the rough life of a journalist.
But it's nothing compared to the uber-coolness of you Wil. The world is a fuzzy ball of happiness with an orgasmic nugat center now that society has that interview of you in its permanent archives. Future sociologists will look to this day as the dawning of a new era of Enlightenment.
Plus it fits in nicely next to the Pathetic Geek Stories.
Posted by: EnderW25 | November 19, 2002 10:09 PM
I really enjoyed the interview, Its been so long since we got something like that, and the fact that it was for The Onion totally RAWKS!! You said it best...It absolutely, positively, does not get any better than WilWheaton.net! And now you have one more thing to be thankful for!
Posted by: AngelGypsy | November 19, 2002 10:32 PM
Dreams can come true, they can happen to you.....
Posted by: gecko | November 19, 2002 10:44 PM
Awesome. 'Twas an excellent read. Congrats.
Posted by: Reena | November 19, 2002 10:50 PM
congratulations.
my two cents: remember to set a new goal to replace this one. i always try to keep my number of goals standard... it keeps me moving forward...
otherwise i'd be a worse slacker than i already am...
Posted by: john Kiggins | November 20, 2002 12:09 AM
I had a great time reading that article. I never cease to be impressed with how articulate, intelligent, and all-around cool you are.
Posted by: katie | November 20, 2002 12:18 AM
Your best interview yet.
You didn't say 'boobies' though :)
Posted by: ionicus | November 20, 2002 1:28 AM
I'm confused. You got invited to eat at a college fraternity house? Why is this an honor?
Want to come to Johnstown, PA, to eat at the Delta Chi house? Well, they don't actually have a place to eat, but they'll take you to the student union. Well, they'll direct you to the student union, I mean, they won't PAY for you or anything
Posted by: buntz | November 20, 2002 5:46 AM
Aaaahhhh! I got my onion list-bot mail this morning, and there you were! Congratulations, Wil. I immediately geeked out and sent a link to all my friends, who up to now keep meaning to visit wwdn, but never somehow seem to do so. Perhaps now they'll change their evil ways.
By the way, I liked Wesley _because_ I was a geek, and the number of sympathetic teen geeks on TV was 1, Wesley. I actually stopped watching TNG after you left.
Posted by: Erika | November 20, 2002 6:40 AM
Wil,
I always was a fan since I was 12 yrs old. I loved the interview and am new to this site. I was very impressed I think you're greater than ever.
Posted by: Abigail | November 20, 2002 7:28 AM
Ah Wil..did not the soapbox start in MARCH..not
MAY?..picky picky picky!!!
GREAT INTERVIEW !!!!
Posted by: bluecat/redblanket | November 20, 2002 8:23 AM
Okay, I know that I'm the one living in the past, but all this time I thought that it absolutely, positively doesn't get any better than kissing Ens. Lefler.
Posted by: theothercourtney | November 20, 2002 9:49 AM
Your right. It doesn't. The Onion is one of the best websites I've ever visited. Also one of my favourites.
Posted by: Tiana | November 20, 2002 10:46 AM
Being interviewed by The Onion A.V. Club is so totally *totally* rad. Woohoo! High five!
Posted by: mccharen | November 20, 2002 11:50 AM
:))
Posted by: Agi | November 20, 2002 12:57 PM
Congrats! So, do you add a new wish to the list or are you trying to get to zero? Is that all there is to the interview or do you have a hidden longer one like Joss Whedon?
And thanks for not telling The AV Club guys how much Topeka really sucks.
JT
Posted by: JimmyT | November 20, 2002 2:44 PM
Tres chic :)
Posted by: Bleu | November 20, 2002 5:15 PM
OK. What you need to do, Wil, is keep that item on your wishlist but add a big-assed flashy graphical check mark next to it. Or maybe a couple of pictures of hands pointing at that item from multiple angles and a big sign saying, "RIGHT HERE BABY! DID THIS ONE! THAT'S RIGHT, I AM THE MAC DADDY! UNCLE WILLY IS NUMBAH WUHN!!! BOOYAH!
Not that humility is a "bad thing" exactly...
Posted by: Amit C. | November 20, 2002 8:20 PM
I think the title of this blog entry should have been "Another wish granted". Hasn't the "write a book" wish come true? Or does it not count until you officially publish it?
What's your definition of "Great"? I think you inspire a lot of folks here with your words.
And you certainly have made me think and reflect with your words. So you can cross that off, too.
Was that all of the interview? It ended rather abruptly.
Posted by: loretta652 | November 20, 2002 11:40 PM
Wow. Of all the people to be interviewed by they've got to be the coolest. I think you've reached the pinacle of success....Star Trek Star Smreck....the Onion is where it's at.
I used to watch Star Trek with my dad and do my chemistry homework. I called you, "Pajama boy." It's fantastic to hear that we both have grown out of our geeky phases.
Posted by: Julie | November 21, 2002 1:04 PM
Dear Wil,
Isn't life wonderful, when reality coincides with your dreams. I'm delighted for you. Keep up the GREAT work.
Posted by: Joycieq | November 21, 2002 2:20 PM
The Video Toaster 4000? You're scatting me???
I knew you were a closet Amiga user! Damn, would be cool to hear a bit of the inside scoop on the development of that product. It was KICK ASS at the time it came out. I think they still have it for the MAC/PC? I could be wrong.
Maybe you should give the old Amiga crowd a boost and show up at their annual Amiwest show in Sacramento.
Posted by: RetroRandy | November 21, 2002 7:28 PM
Wil
What is it about that Billingly kid from Christmas story that every likes so much. I've read many articles about celebs and most go out of their way to mention him and laud him. Is he just a really cool dude?
Josh
Posted by: Josh Prophet | November 21, 2002 9:58 PM
An excellent interview by both you and the writer.
Cruise ship stragglers (or is it staggerers?), that was funny! Hey kid, step aboard the Back To The Future machine!How about them first impressions!? *Hic*
Posted by: bjog | November 21, 2002 11:37 PM
Seriously, you know what I would think would actually be cool for you to add to your wishlist?
To get an "E Hollywood Story: Wil Wheaton" made.
I, for one, would love to have that honor (although perhaps I could do without some of the tragedy some have to endure to get it).
At the very least, something like a "Where are they now?" spot...
Posted by: Ray | November 22, 2002 1:38 AM
Hey Wil, I'm a first time visitor here after reading the excellent Onion interview and I've read a few entries and I think I'll be coming back quite a bit!
Just to say, I watched a lot of Star Trek while growing up and I never hated your character. I remember thinking I wanted to be you, how many kids get to fly a starship??? And I always thought the writers were missing out by not introducing a Troi-Wes love story! haha!
cheers,
Shruiy
Glasgow,Scotland
Posted by: Shruiy | November 22, 2002 1:57 AM
Glad to see it! Seriously it was a great interview, It was interesting to read all that stuff. I started watching Star Trek when I was stressed about exams. My friend lent me a tape of it to help me sleep. All that happened was I ended up totally addicted and didn't get any sleep anyway. Good thing you left too, even though I had some pretty miserable friends at the time!
Posted by: Lynne | November 22, 2002 3:10 AM
Just read the interview, as usual your wit and insight give me hope for humanity in the entertainment business. Way to go, keep it up and hope to see more of you on the small and large screens.
Cheers,
bb
Posted by: Barbara | November 22, 2002 10:08 AM
I'd imagine this is the first time the phrase "huge dick" and the name "Wil Wheaton" were used in the same sentence.
Posted by: Jonathan Carter | November 22, 2002 10:53 AM
Read the Onion interview, which led me here. I remember Wil from Star Trek, and it was really neat in a VH1 Where Are They Now?esque way to read about a child star who ended up being a really decent sounding guy.
seppo
Posted by: Seppo Helava | November 22, 2002 1:38 PM
Wow..that was a great reading.And thank you so much for appreciating your biggest fans!I come here sometimes everyday and then I give you a few days to catch up on your writing here..then I am back again..Its addicting...I wanted to say that even after all that you have been through..the fact that you stayed grounded to all that surrounded you is fantastic.
Posted by: Candace | November 22, 2002 6:25 PM