The Wesley Crusher Star Trek: Voyager Crossover You Missed
Wesley Crusher was one of the more divisive characters on The Next Generation, with many early audiences reacting negatively to the precocious know-it-all child who constantly saved the day. The writing for the young man eventually got better, and by the time he made a surprise appearance in Picard, most fans were happy to see him. Weirdly enough, though, Wesley Crusher had another crossover, this time with Star Trek: Voyager, that most fans missed…specifically, the spatial trajector matrix in “Prime Factors” was the same prop used for Wesley’s superconductor magnet in the TNG episode “The Dauphin.”
The Humiliating Reason Wil Wheaton Hated Most Star Trek TNG Directors
It’s an open secret that Wil Wheaton has a complicated relationship with the Star Trek fandom–after all, many fans can’t quite seem to separate the actor from his character, the annoyingly eager Wesley Crusher. Back in the day, though, it seems that Wheaton had an equally annoying time with Star Trek directors as he did with fans. When reviewing old episodes of The Next Generation, he once noted that most directors would give him derogatory nicknames or even physically move him around the set thanks to his young age.
The Hated Star Trek Character Everyone Finally Loves
If you haven’t been watching Star Trek: Prodigy on Netflix, you’re missing out—among other great reasons to stream, this CGI animated show is basically the closest thing to a Voyager revival we are ever going to get. So far, we have seen the return of characters like Janeway, Chakotay, and the holographic Doctor, but the show’s second season also had something special for TNG fans: the return of Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher, everyone’s favorite brainy ensign turned interdimensional traveler. Fans were overjoyed to see Crusher return, and according to Wheaton, these positive vibes are “35 years overdue.”
Hated Star Trek Character Hilariously Makes Fun Of Himself
While many fans were happy to see his triumphant return in Prodigy, it’s fair to say that Wesley Crusher remains one of the most controversial Star Trek characters. He was introduced as a precocious boy genius who always saved the day early on, and fans learned to resent how his character was constantly showing up the highly trained Starfleet professionals around him. However, actor Wil Wheaton soon learned to poke fun at himself: for example, he would tell Star Trek convention audiences he was grateful to the episode “The Dauphine” for dramatizing his real-life dilemma of having women he bares his soul to turn into hideous monsters.
The Star Trek comics are using the newer characters better than their original show
Star Trek had a nasty habit as of late of creating some really great characters that were saddled with either bad storylines or terrible shows. Few newer actors or actresses suffered from poor writing like Isa Briones who played a bevy of characters when she joined Star Trek: Picard. She...
What Star Trek: Prodigy brings to kids, according to Wil Wheaton
Both the first and second season of Star Trek: Prodigy are available now on Netflix, and by now, most fans know the series brought Wesley Crusher into the mix with Wil Wheaton returning to reprise his character from Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was a the perfect set-up for the Traveler, and he fit in wonderfully with the band of kids who were trying to get into Starfleet.