Poor Wesley Crusher… the character is possibly the most maligned in all of Star Trek. His name elicits immediate derision from every corner of the Trek universe and one is more likely to find a Sarah Palin fan at a Jay Z concert than to find an actual Wesley Crusher fan.
Now I have to admit to having my own bias against Crusher and even joining in on the bashing once or twice but I decided to give Wesley a second chance based solely on how cool of a guy his portrayer, Will Wheaton, turned out to be. The guy does a pretty nifty podcast and has no problem making fun of himself as evidenced by his portrayal of a supremely dickish “Will Wheaton” on The Big Bang Theory.
So I did a bit of a Crusher-esque review of Star Trek: The Next Generation to try and find ways that Wesley Crusher was not so awful and was able to scrape together a list full of backhanded compliments and thinly veiled snark that proves why Wes was not quite as horrible as everyone thinks.
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I rather like Mr. Crusher. I’ve never understood why he was so widely disliked. I will have to go check out your article to see what all the hype is about.
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Wesley really wasn’t that bad once the show stopped having him save the day and make the experienced adults look kinda dumb in the process.
Plus Will Wheaton is a good dude.
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Ya’ know… it never occurred to me that the adults “should” have been smart enough to know how to resolve the things Mr. Crusher did. I just assumed he was a super genius and the entire crew would have died without his help! I guess I bought it hook line and sinker! 😉
Will Wheaton is pretty cool. I’ve read a few of his blogs and follow him on Twitter.
I did enjoy your article even if I’ve never been one to think poorly of his character. I also like Beverly and Troi so I guess we don’t have that in common! 😉
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Troia I could take or leave but I despised Beverly Crusher. I wanted Dr. Pulaski (who I loved to death) to get the gig full time and to never have to see Dr. Crusher ever again.
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I could never adjust to Dr. Pulaski. It was probably more out of familiarity with Dr. Crusher than anything to do with their characters or acting ability.
I do wish Guinan had a larger role; I love her character. She would have made a better counselor than Troi that’s for sure!
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I was really disappointed that they didn’t do more with Guinan especially after the way Q freaked out when he first saw her.
That was a huge missed opportunity.
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🙂 That’s the truth! Glad to have found your blog.
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