Wheaton released a memoir in 2022 calledStill Just a Geekand has a new podcast calledStorytime With Wil Wheaton.

And he shared that despite his desire to call his parents, he knows who he can call.

“That is a supernatural impulse.

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Every child has a mom and a dad.

And you want to share that with them.

And I’ve just accepted that when I have that impulse,I text myStar Trekfamily.”

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Two people he specifically shouted out wereLeVar BurtonandJonathan Frakes.

Wheaton shared that both Burton and Frakes shared separately withhim how proud they were.

He texted Burton a thank you because he says that his podcast would not exist without Burton.

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He was curious about me and about what I did and how I did it.

And then last night, I felt that way from LeVar."

Fans were not kind to Wesley.

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He shared that fans would write “angry letters to Starlog and they were really mean to me.

Theywere cruel to this childat conventions and stuff in ways that would never fly today.”

“The truth is the kids who Wesley was meant to bring into Star Trek loved him!”

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That was just great."

you could see Wheaton in older episodes ofStar Trek: The Next Generation.

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