# New Wil Wheaton TNG review on tvsquad **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 19, 2007, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625 "2007-12-19T21:52:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625/1 "2007-12-19T21:52:11Z")
After a 5 month hiatus, there’s a new TNG episode review by Wil Wheaton up on tvsquad [here](http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/12/03/star-trek-the-next-generation-datalore/). Hilarious as usual. > [@](#): > > Data tells Lore a little bit about the ship and her crew (including this totally not gay observation about Wesley: “He has a child’s body, but we have found him to be much more.”) ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625/2 "2007-12-19T23:01:18Z")
If that kid could act as well as he can snark, he’d have a shelf loaded with Oscars. I’d buy a book of his reviews (suggested in the comments.) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625/3 "2007-12-19T23:04:05Z")
I’ve never read these before, but he’s pretty good: Exposition Voltron, _Of Mice and Men_, the Haunted Mansion, planet Shark, _cricket_. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625/4 "2007-12-19T23:11:37Z")
[QUOTE=Voyager] If that kid could act as well as he can snark, he’d have a shelf loaded with Oscars. I’d buy a book of his reviews (suggested in the comments.) [/QUOTE] The kid’s in his 30s now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625/5 "2007-12-19T23:14:28Z")
“and Lore pretty quickly reveals that he’s a complete dickwad.” 😃 That’s gold, Jerry…Gold! ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625/6 "2007-12-20T00:51:10Z")
It was worth reading just for: "Riker, Geordi, and Tasha all join forces to be sort of an Exposition Voltron, . . . " Now I’m going to have to read them all. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625/7 "2007-12-20T01:08:37Z")
The review is longer than the actual episode! Reminds me of Televison Without Pity so-called recaps, except it’s a bit weird that the writer is actually one of the people who appears in the episode. He sounds so detached from all of it. But it is fairly amusing, if you have the time to read all of it. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625/8 "2007-12-20T09:21:46Z")
“Planet Shark”. Hee. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625/9 "2007-12-20T15:05:35Z")
If you believe Wheaton needed to redeem hismelf for playing Wesley - I don’t; I blame the character’s irritating qualities on poor writing - that site is it. I particularly love the frequent Futurama and Simpsons references. Regarding “The Last Outpost:” > [@](#): > > Finally, Picard asks Troi if she’s sensing anything from the Ferengi ship. That’s good, since it’s kind of her whole job and everything. She says she’s sensing nothing, so maybe they can block their thoughts and emotions. That’s bad. > […] > Data says that we don’t know that much about the Ferengi, which is bad, but we do know a few things about them that seem to be reliable, which is good. Data says the Frogurt is also cursed. Of “The Lonely Among Us:” > [@](#): > > After slowly working our way up to respectability with Where No One Has Gone Before, we dive back into the depths of The Naked Now. This episode feels like it was written long before the actors were cast, and it’s clear that, though we were all beginning to get comfortable with our characters and each other, we had to force ourselves into some very stiff dialogue, in a script that strains the suspension of disbelief at just about every turn, and pretty much fails in every attempt at masonry. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625/10 "2007-12-20T15:15:21Z")
Yeah, the personal recollections are what really sell the reviews. I especially like the bit where he got harassed by Nice Guy Eddie’s dad. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625/11 "2007-12-20T15:23:27Z")
This struck me most of all: If my son Ryan, who is about to enter college, is reading this, please don’t follow his example if you intend to graduate in four years. Keep studying. Your grades and my money thank you.God, I am older than dirt. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625/12 "2007-12-20T15:43:55Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] This struck me most of all: If my son Ryan, who is about to enter college, is reading this, please don’t follow his example if you intend to graduate in four years. Keep studying. Your grades and my money thank you.God, I am older than dirt. [/QUOTE] You’re not quite that old. His 2 kids are from his wife’s first marriage, so he’s only 16 years older than Ryan. ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625/13 "2007-12-20T16:14:38Z")
[QUOTE=muldoonthief] You’re not quite that old. His 2 kids are from his wife’s first marriage, so he’s only 16 years older than Ryan. [/QUOTE] I’m really glad you clarified this for us - I was horrified at the thought of Wheaton popping a sprog out at age 17! I have to say his reviews are fantastic, it’s good to see he’s able to laugh at himself and TNG as much as is necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625/14 "2007-12-20T16:36:53Z")
But what the fuck is up with the website that hosts that blog? Buggy and slow as hell! ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625/15 "2007-12-20T17:00:20Z")
[QUOTE=muldoonthief] You’re not quite that old. His 2 kids are from his wife’s first marriage, so he’s only 16 years older than Ryan. [/QUOTE] Whew! ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625/16 "2007-12-20T19:11:42Z")
[QUOTE=muldoonthief] You’re not quite that old. His 2 kids are from his wife’s first marriage, so he’s only 16 years older than Ryan. [/QUOTE] He’s written a great deal about being a stepdad (I can’t remember the name of the book he put out about it, but I’ve read a lot about it on his blog) that’s extremely touching. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625/17 "2007-12-20T19:16:34Z")
[QUOTE=Bosstone] The kid’s in his 30s now. 🙂 [/QUOTE] Still a kid in my book. 🙂 My mother in law used to call the guys at a produce stand “the Young Men.” When we went with her once, we found they were all in their '60s. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625/18 "2007-12-20T21:33:24Z")
He even referenced Re: Your Brains by Jonathan Coulton: Lore: Hey, it is not unreasonable, I mean, it is not going to eat your eyes. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625/19 "2007-12-20T22:17:25Z")
Those are great. Is there any link where they are all collected? He has some links in the various reviews, but I’d like to see more. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625/20 "2007-12-20T23:07:57Z")
[QUOTE=cher3] Those are great. Is there any link where they are all collected? He has some links in the various reviews, but I’d like to see more. [/QUOTE] As far as I know, the ones on that site are all that exist. He’s doing the episodes in order, and he hasn’t even gotten out of season 1 yet. ETA: Sorry, I forgot the OP’s link went directly to an episode review. [Here’s the link](http://www.tvsquad.com/bloggers/wil-wheaton) to the blog itself. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wil-wheaton-tng-review-on-tvsquad/430625.md?page=2)