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Wow, I kinda feel bad for mocking his Wesley Crusher now, I wonder how much the near universal hate for that character has affected him.
I'm a huge star trek fan and had a major crush on Wesley Crusher when I was a kid in the 90s. I honestly had no idea his character was universally hated. Wesley is wonderful. Reading his blog made me so sad, he hated acting so much.. https://wilwheaton.net/2022/05/yes-i-was-forced-to-be-a-child-star-it-was-never-my-dream-or-my-idea/
I hated Wesley as a kid, for most of the reasons Wil has detailed in various places over the years, and also did not like Wil because of the association.
That changed after reading some of his posts from the early 00s. I'd gone specifically to laugh at him for being a failure and came away a big fan of his.
I credit Wil's blog for helping me grow as a human. I got his books as well. Very good reads all of them.
Yeah, it's a strange feeling having a dislike for someone then realising how absurd it is and that they're actually a pretty cool person, He was a pretty good actor too by TNG standards, I think that his character was more believable was part of what made the bad writing stand out so much.