Great episode Wil. Enjoyed the gunfight at the Nerd Corral! Time to start the "Free Chaos" campaign!

That's outstanding! Nice to see cultural icons who can be a positive influence, that can be Christian and still be "cool."

"Hey, Washington. What? You've got Raymond Burr in a Hawaiian shirt? Well, I've got Wil Wheaton in a goofy clown sweater."

Did you go straight from dinner to go see "Bill and Ted's Nice Adventure"?

Wow, I had seen the one pic you posted to Twitter, but didn't see the whole album until now. You guys need to get your RSS->Twitter Feed set up! Anyway, on bass, "Wolverine" looks like Tony Levin playing with his funk fingers!

Hrm would kicking the guy in his insufficient package be adding injury to insult?

That avatar is one zesty biscuit there, champ! May do a little Wang Chung in honor of this, sport. Or not.

That avatar is one zesty biscuit there, champ! May do a little Wang Chung in honor of this, sport. Or not.

The best thing about BSG is that they didn't ruin it by having one of those probably hatable Wil Wheaton-type characters that have been ruining great sci-fi TV shows for years... :P Sadly, I'm a couple seasons behind as my wife finds it too intense to watch during the only time we have to watch it (after the kids go to bed)... And your TXTs (there's a reason it's spelled that way) with your wife belie your age. One of those "damn kids these days" could have said the same thing in 20 characters...

The best thing about BSG is that they didn't ruin it by having one of those probably hatable Wil Wheaton-type characters that have been ruining great sci-fi TV shows for years... :P Sadly, I'm a couple seasons behind as my wife finds it too intense to watch during the only time we have to watch it (after the kids go to bed)... And your TXTs (there's a reason it's spelled that way) with your wife belie your age. One of those "damn kids these days" could have said the same thing in 20 characters...

Hey, Wil. go here enter your address and put in "need a drummer for Rock Band" in the comments section...see what he says... This topic needs some Krupa, a man whose name evokes a style of play. Hang out 'til the end to see some killer matchstick(!) play...

Hey, Wil. go here enter your address and put in "need a drummer for Rock Band" in the comments section...see what he says... This topic needs some Krupa, a man whose name evokes a style of play. Hang out 'til the end to see some killer matchstick(!) play...

In an actual sane, useful legacy left behind by L. Ron Hubbard, there have been regular anthologies published with the winners of the "Writers of the Future" contest that he started and is currently being sponsored by his estate. I bought some of the early volumes, and not only are there good stories in there (with a mix of styles), but essays from established authors on the art. Of course my experience is from 20 years ago, when the contest was new and I was under the illusion that one day I would be published in said anthology...

In an actual sane, useful legacy left behind by L. Ron Hubbard, there have been regular anthologies published with the winners of the "Writers of the Future" contest that he started and is currently being sponsored by his estate. I bought some of the early volumes, and not only are there good stories in there (with a mix of styles), but essays from established authors on the art. Of course my experience is from 20 years ago, when the contest was new and I was under the illusion that one day I would be published in said anthology...

Are you sure you'll have time for PAX with all the "legal issues" you're dealing with right now? http://www.bbspot.com/News/2007/08/wil-wheaton-indicted-for-role-in-robot-fighting-ring.html ...and to think my kids looked up to you! :^P

Are you sure you'll have time for PAX with all the "legal issues" you're dealing with right now? http://www.bbspot.com/News/2007/08/wil-wheaton-indicted-for-role-in-robot-fighting-ring.html ...and to think my kids looked up to you! :^P

Wil, just came across This story on Kuro5hin. While it has a similar tone to the downloadsquad article you linked, it offers solutions. Solutions that will never happen, but I found it to be an interesting read and so, even though this blog entry is "buried," I thought I'd post. (Coincidentally, it was written on the same day as this blog entry!)

Wil, just came across This story on Kuro5hin. While it has a similar tone to the downloadsquad article you linked, it offers solutions. Solutions that will never happen, but I found it to be an interesting read and so, even though this blog entry is "buried," I thought I'd post. (Coincidentally, it was written on the same day as this blog entry!)

Heh, I think you'll appreciate this Wil: Picked up my girls (ages 7 and 4) from my Mom's last night, and the following discussion ensued on the drive home: Kiera(7 year old): Daddy, I can see the moon and a single star! Me (not an astronomer, and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, but pretty sure it was Venus): Actually, honey, I think that's a planet. Kiera: Maybe it's Pluto. Me (not wanting to engage a 7-year-old in the "Pluto's not a planet any more" debate): No, Pluto's too far away. I think it's Venus, the planet nearest to us. Kiera: What's the biggest planet Daddy? Me: In the solar system? The biggest planet is Jupiter. Kiera: Maybe it's Jupiter. Alannah (4-year old): There's just one problem Daddy. Me: What's that Alannah? [waits for random non-sequitor that Alannah is known for] Alannah: Pluto's not a planet any more. I very nearly crashed the car.

Heh, I think you'll appreciate this Wil: Picked up my girls (ages 7 and 4) from my Mom's last night, and the following discussion ensued on the drive home: Kiera(7 year old): Daddy, I can see the moon and a single star! Me (not an astronomer, and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, but pretty sure it was Venus): Actually, honey, I think that's a planet. Kiera: Maybe it's Pluto. Me (not wanting to engage a 7-year-old in the "Pluto's not a planet any more" debate): No, Pluto's too far away. I think it's Venus, the planet nearest to us. Kiera: What's the biggest planet Daddy? Me: In the solar system? The biggest planet is Jupiter. Kiera: Maybe it's Jupiter. Alannah (4-year old): There's just one problem Daddy. Me: What's that Alannah? [waits for random non-sequitor that Alannah is known for] Alannah: Pluto's not a planet any more. I very nearly crashed the car.

Oh, on further review, one other nit. Follow the general grammar rules for citing books, movies, TV series, etc, if possible. As a general rule, titles of all of the above would be italicized, titles of "sub-sections" (TV series episodes, chapters of books, short stories in a collection, etc) would use "double quotes." Wikipedia has adopted a style guide for titles that pretty much follow the standard rules...

Oh, on further review, one other nit. Follow the general grammar rules for citing books, movies, TV series, etc, if possible. As a general rule, titles of all of the above would be italicized, titles of "sub-sections" (TV series episodes, chapters of books, short stories in a collection, etc) would use "double quotes." Wikipedia has adopted a style guide for titles that pretty much follow the standard rules...

Hey, Wil, a couple of things: --I noticed a correction this area, and this is a note to correct the correction. Originally you wrote: "...writes reviews of classic Star Trek: The Next Generation reviews for TVSquad.com,..." I think the second "reviews" was supposed to be the word "episodes." You eliminated the word entirely, and now it reads awkwardly. --Quote:"news segment for a SNL-like show, 'Acme This Week.'" Should be AN SNL-like show. But is it an "SNL-like" show or an "SNL Weekend Update style" show? --Agree with the post above about mentioning the InDigital work. --A real nit-pick, but the line "But Wil is much more than just an actor; he’s an author, blogger, voice actor, special correspondent to the BBC and social commentator" seems like it's all elaborated in the following paragraphs. I was thinking that it would be "best" (again, a nit) to list those things in the order that you elaborate on them (or change the order of the paragraphs to match, or some combination...). --Also agree on the step-children. You already mention being a stepparent above (when talking about the in-the-works audio book). You can always be a bit ambiguous by changing it to: "He lives in Pasadena, CA with his wife Anne and sons Ryan and Nolan." Or leave out the "their" before sons in the suggested text above...