Star Trek

Just finished watching "Journeys End", and I have to say I am very sad at the outcome for Mr. Crusher. He had such a bright future, and looked like he would have an amazing career in Starfleet. One of my favorite missions was when he went with Piccard on a Shuttlepod and he ended up saving Piccard.

So imagine my disappointment tonight when I see Wesley quit Star Fleet and become a time traveling hippie. What a waste!

If you watch Nemesis , during the wedding scene you see Wesley in a Starfleet dress uniform. So, at some point he returns

Why Don't we Just Put Him  In A TOS Red Shirt,And Be Done With It!!

It became too convenient to have one person--such as Wesley or Data--solving all the ship's problems, single-handedly.  In reality, it should have been more of a team effort.

True, Wesley was intelligent and not restricted by Starfleet regulations or training.  But, how could he possibly be as smart as the writers made him, at his youthful age?

In a Cold Fusion book (I think it was), Wesley displayed his many talents as a Traveler.  He seemed more natural in that role.

I still like the Wesley Crushers!!!  shirt on BBT.. Too funny. I would like to know where he came form in the last movie? He is at the wedding of Troy and #2. But Last we saw him was he not moving on to some other dimension or something..

I can agree, now, that his character wasn't given the best material, but when the show aired, I liked him.  I just don't think the writers knew what to do with him, as he was essentially Gene Roddenberry's own Mary Sue.

When TNG premiered, Wil Wheaton was the only name I knew of all the actors. When Reading Rainbow started, I was slightly too old for it, so at the time I'd never heard of LeVar Burton (had never seen Roots).   I knew Wheaton from Stand By Me and he was my favorite from that movie.  I didn't have a crush on him, though. I never had age appropriate teen crushes.  (When I was 14 I had a crush on Lance Henriksen.  I have issues.) I thought it was weird to have a kid on the bridge, but I like his character well enough.  I never got the anti-Wesley cruelty that was usually spread by adults that trickled down to Wheaton himself.  I like Wil Wheaton, his blogs are enjoyable and I read his book "Just A Geek" and it gave a lot of insight on how Star Trek, and subsequently, the anti-Wesley sentiment, effected him.  He's a very honest individual and really shares with his fans (he and Aaron Douglas are my favorite "fanboy" actors).

I've always thought it would be nice to see a new series with an older (aging make-up?) Admiral Crusher.