Ask Wil Wheaton Anything

Wil Wheaton [IMDB] is our latest interview victim. Best known here as Wesley Crusher on TNG, Wil has a history doing movies both good (Stand by Me) and, uh, otherwise (see his FAQ). His movie "The Good Things" just won the grand prize at the 27th Festival of American Cinema at Deuville. His currrent project is "Jane White Is Sick & Twisted". Post your questions for him here, one per post, and we'll forward a few of the highest rated ones to Wil.

Complete nonsense

[Caine]

But I have to say that was the best, most interesting and most funny celebrity site, I've ever seen. :)

He can't be all bad:

[Xzzy]

His website uses php instead of asp. That's worth at least ten additional cool points, and considering the reputation the poor guy has, that's really something.

What is your favorite...

[IPFreely]

What is your favorite word?

What is your least favorite word?

What sound do you love?

What sound do you hate?

What turns you on, inspires you?

What occupation would you like to attempt besides acting?

What occupation would you not like to do?

What is your favorite curse word?

If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive?

I Am Not Spock

[workly]

What's the most gloriously awful way you've been offered to cash in on your Wesleyness?

Re:Which one?

[uberdood]

um, none of them.

try:

Olivia D'Abo (True Q)

-or-

Madchen Amick (The Dauphin)

gawd, am i a geek or what.

Re:Ashley Judd - Please clarify

[erasmus_]

He's obviously joking, as he tends to do based on the rest of the responses on his site / BBSpot. Let's not pick questions like this for the interview, or we won't have a lot of interesting responses.

Re:Geekess or Valley Girl?

[mjh]

As someone who's married, I'm answering becuase I thought you might appreciate the perspective of someone who is not married to a geek.

My wife is fantastic and I wouldn't trade her for any other human being in the world. But to say that she's not a geek is an understatement. I look, with fond admiration at two friends of mine who are married to geeks. They have that in common, and they both can get excited about wiring their houses, or the new software that they've written or installed. Or the bug that they just squished.

My wife just doesn't get it. She doesn't get why I spend so much time in front of the computer. She doesn't get how working with computer software really gets me pumped up, and gives me feelings of accomplishment. She just doesn't get it, and it causes stress in our marriage. Fortunately, we're able to work it out.

Geek girls are starting to turn up more and more... however they're still exceedingly rare. The ability to share goals together and get excited over the same things will be much more important over the long run than the physical attractiveness of your spouse, which will inevitably decline. If you are a geek girl, you're sitting on a real gold mine. You'll be able to share the same sort of desires and get excited about the same thing as a *HUGE* number of men in the world. It's rare.

Good luck.

Re:Those Silly Automatic Doors

[kilgore_47]

In the early episodes especially, even the most diehard trek fans got pretty irritated with your character. Did you ever find yourself watching a TNG episode and being annoyed with your own character?

Do you think Neelix is as annoying, or more annoying, as the young Crusher? (ideally this could even be a /. poll!)

Re:Which one? More choices

[Anonymous Coward]

Here are a few that top my list (in no particular order):

• Michelle Forbes [imdb.com] as "Ensign Ro Laren"
• Rosalind Chao [imdb.com] as "Keiko Ishikawa O'Brien"
• Famke Janssen [imdb.com] as "Kamala" in "The Perfect Mate"
• Carolyn McCormick [imdb.com] as "Minuet" in "11001001" and "Future Imperfect"
• Susan Gibney [imdb.com] as "Dr. Leah Brahms" in "Booby Trap" and "Galaxy's Child"
• Julie Warner [imdb.com] as "Christy Henshaw" in "Booby Trap" and "Transfigurations"
• Estee Chandler [imdb.com] as "Oliana Mirren" in "Coming of Age"
• Katherine Moffat [imdb.com] as "Etana Jol" in "The Game"
• Bebe Neuwirth [imdb.com] as "Nurse Lanel" in "First Contact"
• Teri Hatcher [imdb.com] in "The Outrageous Okona"
• Jaime Hubbard [imdb.com] in "The Dauphin" (and Wesley even gets to kiss her!)

...and last, but certainly not least,

• Kirsten Dunst [imdb.com] as "Hedril" in "Dark Page"