CaspianXIJul 26, 2023

My name is Wil Wheaton. I Live With Chronic Depression and Generalized Anxiety. I Am Not Ashamed.

https://lemmy.world/post/2182511

My name is Wil Wheaton. I Live With Chronic Depression and Generalized Anxiety. I Am Not Ashamed. - Lemmy.world

> My life is, by every objective measurement, very very good. > > And in spite of all of that, I struggle every day with my self esteem, my self worth, and my value not only as an actor and writer, but as a human being. > > That’s because I live with Depression and Anxiety, the tag team champions of the World Wrestling With Mental Illness Federation.

Show threadastral_avocadoJul 26, 2023
Wow, I kinda feel bad for mocking his Wesley Crusher now, I wonder how much the best universal hate for that character has affected him.
Show threadI_Fart_GlitterJul 26, 2023
I’m a huge star trek fan and had a major crush on Wesley Crusher when I was a kid in the 90s. I honestly had no idea his character was universally hated. Wesley is wonderful. Reading his blog made me so sad, he hated acting so much… wilwheaton.net/…/yes-i-was-forced-to-be-a-child-s…
yes, i was forced to be a child star. it was never my dream or my idea.

I can't remember specifically when I first said "I just want to be a kid," but I can still see the late 70s smog, and smell the exhaust all around us as I begged her for what feels like years to stop making me do this, while we sat in traffic on the freeway after school, going to and from auditions, day after day after day.

WIL WHEATON dot NET
Show threadPagingDoctorLoveJul 27, 2023

I’m a HUGE trekkie, and I loved the character. Maybe it makes a difference that we didn’t watch the show until it had been out for like 20 years, so we didn’t take it so seriously. We’d pause it and make fun of how Troy would inexplicably get blocked when it was convenient to the plot, how everyone said “SensORS,” Riker’s affable intergalactic ladies man persona, and yes, even the peppy Wesley Crusher with his runaway science experiments and ability to disappear for months at a time without anyone questioning it.

I wonder if Wil would consider a cameo on one of the new series? There’s like 5 that I’ve heard of, although I haven’t seen any. I’m old and have no idea where to find them or what order to watch them in. But Wil is just as much a part of the nostalgia as the rest of them. That was a Grade-A show, and the only character I didn’t like was Q.

Show threadgray_agent

He’s doing a behind-the-scenes interview show with the new season of Strange New Worlds.

The Ready Room g.co/kgs/gp8L4Z

Before you continue to Google Search

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Show threadPagingDoctorLoveJul 27, 2023
Kickass! Looks like it’s a good time to figure out how to watch all the new shows! Thank you!
Show threadHyperrealityJul 27, 2023

Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds are Trek like you're used to. Arguably some of the best Trek even.

Discovery is more like the recent movies, and not necessarily for everyone.

Just saying so you don't get discouraged if Discovery turns out not to be to your liking.

Show threadPagingDoctorLoveJul 27, 2023
Thank you! I get kind of overwhelmed with too many options. I love TNG and voyager, DS9 was okay, we never watched Enterprise and just cherry picked episodes from the original. I love the lore. I really want to get into it again but at last count there were FIVE new shows (including at least one animated one, I think?) and that was too many options for my brain to handle. I really will take any and all advice, thank you!
Show threadHyperrealityJul 27, 2023

Yeah. It's a bit overwhelming. For a long time there was nothing, now there's so many.

There are actually two animated shows. Both are good, but Lower Decks is the one you want to watch first. Short funny episodes, for adults with fond memories of classic Trek. Ideal for casual viewing. Inside jokes, etc. ST Prodigy is the other show. That's aimed more at young adults with a hint of a Star Wars Clone Wars / Rebels vibe.

Strange New Worlds is more serious, with more arcs, but also really great. Probably the best in a long while. TV that'll give you a warm glow. Great stand-alone episodes too. Like a TOS combined with TNG at its best. They also recently did a cross-over episode with Lower Decks, to give you an idea.

Both made by true Trekkies, who loved the series. Jonathon Frakes/Riker has directed plenty of episodes, IRC.

There's also Picard. The first two seasons were a bit rough, and quite dark. The third season is much better, like a TNG movie combined with Voyager, but still more adult and also with a season long arc. That does have a lot of cameos from old regulars though. Riker, Beverly, Warf, Deanna, Data, Seven, etc.

Show threadPagingDoctorLoveJul 27, 2023
Amazing. I appreciate this so much!