Spoilers Ready Room with Wil Wheaton

[Tosk]

Aren't they always?

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

Wasn't there that time that Riker unexpectedly showed up to save the day (with the Jerry Goldsmith theme playing) in the season finale of two different Trek shows in the same year?

Wasn't that the writers fan-boying over Jonathon Frakes and just wanted him to show up as much as possible?

 

[Noname Given]

Not from a show that is currently In-Production.

DS9 and ST:VOY would disagree..

 

[Tuskin38]

Region free version finally up
https://startrek.com/videos/jonathan-frakes-takes-command-ready-room

 

[TRON JA307020]

He needs to stop calling every viewer a "nerd" at the beginning of the show. This is no longer the height of The Chris Hardwick Nerd Commodification Era and many viewers don't self-identify as "nerds." Also Star Trek is supposed to about inclusivity and that means welcoming nerds and non-nerds, if one is to use this outmoded jargon. I mean, The Sisko isn't a nerd, and Star Trek should want future Siskos in the audience to feel welcome to the franchise.

Star trek is still pretty niche. I have no problem with Wil saying "nerds". It still holds pretty true. Star trek can't get Star Wars or Marvel numbers. It's just the reality. I do kind of like that it isn't as popular as those franchises.

 

[fireproof78]

Saying Star Trek is for nerds is one of the continued black marks on a franchise supposedly about inclusiveness.

 

[eschaton]

Saying Star Trek is for nerds is one of the continued black marks on a franchise supposedly about inclusiveness.

Nerds are pretty mainstream now, considering comic book movies are the biggest draws at the movies.

 

[fireproof78]

Nerds are pretty mainstream now, considering comic book movies are the biggest draws at the movies.

Who cares about mainstream? It comes across as "stay in your lane."

 

[Tuskin38]

I never got any sense of bad intentions out of it. Wil also considers himself a nerd.

 

[Bynar]

Latest episode is up. Here is a non geoblocked link. Preview clip for next week is a Raffi and Worf scene.

 

[Finn]

The problem with Ed Speelers is that he's way to old. he's 35 in real life. He just can't pass for 20. He's a perfectly serviceable actor, but I just can't see past this quite obvious flaw.

He leads a harder life than most 20 year olds attending university. Besides, he's more like 24. Besides, I've seen high schoolers who looks older than him.

 

[Turtletrekker]

I spent 11 years working at a high school and I swear to God some of those kids were able to grow better beards as teenagers then I have ever been able to.

 

[Finn]

I spent 11 years working at a high school and I swear to God some of those kids were able to grow better beards as teenagers then I have ever been able to.

I knew a couple folks who could grow a decent goatee in the sixth grade.

 

[eschaton]

I spent 11 years working at a high school and I swear to God some of those kids were able to grow better beards as teenagers then I have ever been able to.

This is an appropriate discussion for this thread, considering Wil is now 50 and still waiting for his beard to stop being patchy.

 

[bookworm8571]

He leads a harder life than most 20 year olds attending university. Besides, he's more like 24. Besides, I've seen high schoolers who looks older than him.

He is a good actor and I can suspend disbelief. Maybe he aged ten years in a transporter accident or time travel mishap. I also could look at the movie posters of Eragon or the TV show Downton Abbey, where the actor is atpround the right age for this character, and mentally juxtapose that image over the one of him from Picard.

 

[Finn]

Not much disbelief to suspend, as people age differently. I've seen 30 year olds who could pass as 15 years olds and 20 year olds who could pass for a 40 years olds.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

Spoiler: Ready Room - ST:PIC.S3.E04 = Todd Stashwick

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[Kamen Rider Blade]

Not much disbelief to suspend, as people age differently. I've seen 30 year olds who could pass as 15 years olds and 20 year olds who could pass for a 40 years olds.

Most of Humanity would prefer to look younger as they age.

30 y/o who can pass for 15 y/o is a "Fountain of Youth" level DNA lottery.

Imagine being 60 y/o and looking / feeling / functioning / moving like you're modern day 30 y/o.

Now imagine if you're 100 y/o and looking / feeling / functioning / moving like you're modern day 50 y/o.

That's some genetic engineering that people would love to have.

 

[Finn]

They’ve evolved beyond that attitude

 

[TerryTrek]

To put the age question to bed.

Jack is 23-24. Confirmed by episode 3x04.

I could buy that. Chris Pine played a Mid-20s Kirk just the same.