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Yep. The Vampire Diaries. Eight seasons on the CW.
Wesley is fine. He’d make a great lead in a potential Kirk show.
For shite and giggles I asked 2 different A.I this exact question: Whats the public general consensus of Paul Wesley "s performance of James T. KIRK?
response 1
Paul Wesley's portrayal of James T. Kirk in "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" has received mixed reviews. Some fans appreciate his fresh take, while others feel he lacks the quintessential "Kirk-like" qualities. William Shatner praised Wesley's performance, calling it "brilliant".
response 2
Paul Wesley’s performance as James T. Kirk in Strange New Worlds has received mixed reactions. Some viewers appreciate his fresh, more grounded take on a younger Kirk, while others feel he lacks the iconic charisma and presence of past portrayals.
All I'm saying is that the general consensus on his Kirk is mixed. And it's likely TPTB would factor that in doing a new show. Now it's possible as Wesley continues to play Kirk , he will receive more momentum . But I don't think we are there yet
response 1
Paul Wesley's portrayal of James T. Kirk in "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" has received mixed reviews. Some fans appreciate his fresh take, while others feel he lacks the quintessential "Kirk-like" qualities. William Shatner praised Wesley's performance, calling it "brilliant".
response 2
Paul Wesley’s performance as James T. Kirk in Strange New Worlds has received mixed reactions. Some viewers appreciate his fresh, more grounded take on a younger Kirk, while others feel he lacks the iconic charisma and presence of past portrayals.
All I'm saying is that the general consensus on his Kirk is mixed. And it's likely TPTB would factor that in doing a new show. Now it's possible as Wesley continues to play Kirk , he will receive more momentum . But I don't think we are there yet
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and I stopped reading there.
This. I don't give two shits what an algorithm pieces together.
All this shows is that a certain vocal minority of fans are the ones crying the loudest.
You’re entitled to your opinion.
AI doesn’t validate it though. Sorry. Even for shite and giggles.
Man, where was AI to ask if William Shatner should be a lead? Or Avery Brooks?
To quote Colonel Potter, "it would have saved us all a lot of trouble!"
I think we can't really know if Wesley can be a leading man.ad Kirk because he's literally a secondary character. Him being Kirk creates an absurd standard but we just don't know
Given the AI gets all its information from the internet proper; I'm Amazed Wesley's performance got as good a review considering 95% of everything on the net is clickbait.
Most of the people complaining about the current state of Trek or doing so just because negative raging gets more clicks than positive reviews overall.
Didn't say it did . The A.I is essentially scraping this data off of online sources. My use of A.I was akin to looking to see what a movies rotten tomatoes score is .Real people I speak to in real life seems to have a midling opinion on him too. Including people I come acoss in Trek conventions. From my experience, Very few /noone is rage hating on him in real life. That is the online rage haters. Most seem to have a lukewarm reaction to him. So I'm not hating on the guy. Just saying he's decent. Not outstanding. ( my opinion) Now My other musings ( a.i consensus scraping) is more so speculation ( something that happens on message forums) on what the studio may find if they did a deep dive on vetting the popularity of the portrayal . Maybe I'm wrong and he's more popular than I thought. I dont think it's unreasonable to spitball on the question on if Wesley can pull off centre stage leading role as Kirk in a hypothetical new series. A.I is just one tool. I don't dismiss out of hand or unilateral agree with it either.
Like it or not, perception, whether it's reality or not, is a thing in pop culture. Vocal minorites can get amplified on echo chambers. Sad but true. And that can be a factor in swaying studios decisions.
To be clear, I'm not a Wesley "hater". Or part of that group that just likes to complain about moden trek or that something is different than what they're expecting. Chapel is 100 percent different and I like her character even more than the TOS version. My opinion on Wesley is literally middle of the road. I've seen beter, I've seen worse.
But as a side note, I really do like the dynamic betwen him and Sam. I do enjoy that chemistry and give him considerable credit there.
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Complaining now is a full time job. Before it was just food critics but now anyone can make a buck off of it.
If someone actually asked Wesley to be lead man material for Trek, I think he'd do it. Easily.
"Yeah, I'll do it!" said the actor who wants to work.
Film at 11.
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