I just have to say, yes I know this is a little late, but I went there once and never went back.

Oh my oh my oh my.

I was just going to sit back and be an amused observer here in my own comment sandbox, but I feel compelled to just say one thing.

If people don't go to a site to read the comments, then what the hell is everyone doing in here arguing about this?

Hmmmmm?

Hoo boy! The irony!

I think his blog's really entertaining and I wouldn't be able to point him out if I saw him in a movie or TV show.

Let me see if I can get this right: if you're a celebrity and lot's of people comment on your post, whether their commenting intelligently or not, your site isn't worth much. Sounds like jealoust or resentment. I found Wil's site the way I find anything on the web -- through other links. I'm not a celebrity sniffer or a star-fucker, thank you very much. I'm interested in the stories he tells, which is my criteria for any site. Sometimes I read the comments and contribute my own, sometimes I don't. But I certainly don't judge Wil Wheaton by the number of comments he gets. Trolls are everywhere.

I still do not fathom why the quantity of comments he gets is relevant. You either like his writing or not.

If not, why bother going to his site?

When I started my blog, I got a lot of the same "celebrity" traffic that this guy gets. (I know a guy who once served a meatloaf sandwich to Rob Zombie)

It's frustrating to know that they don't want to read your work you for who you are...they want to read your work for who you are when they think you are what you are....only you're not. (And neither am I.)

The other side of the token, I suppose, is that it's nice to get 150+ comments to a post that should garner maybe two or three.

At least you call them celebrity sniffers. I'm' not as tactful. I call them star fuckers.

The guy can be pretty funny. But so are a lot of people, and they don't get 1,000 ass kissin' posts about it.

Again, who reads his blog for the comments? I certainly don't.

His recent tales about the Fourth of July and of his Star Trek figures were charming and infused with a real sense of life (well, the Fourth of July one was). He's a regular guy who happens to have been on tv and in the movies, nothing more.

Never having been a Trekkie...I have no idea what character anyone is talking about.

If I read something someone's written that I like...I tend to follow their other links, thinking that something must be enjoyable.

Honestly, I think it's mostly ass kissing on that one...but I could be wrong.

The odd thing is, most of the Star Trek fans I know always hated the "Wesley" character. There was, apparently, even an "air-lock Wesley" campaign.

I found his blog my chance one day. I read it not because I'm a fan (truthfully I had no idea who he was until I read his comments!) but because some of the things he has on there are funny. The most recent ones were the Epitaph comment's. When you read his blog, you get the sense that most of the people there are big star trek fans, but others like me, just happend on to it and read it. It's not a daily obsession like Jodi's blog, but it's fun to read when your bored:)

Wil played Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation. He was also the lead character in the film, "Stand By Me."

I don't read Wil's site for the comments; I read his posts. You either like them or you don't.

Personally, I find him one of the better writers of blogs, our hostess here excepted.

Yeah, maybe it's because I don't watch television (and refuse to go look at his blog), but who exactly is Will Wheaton? He can't be too big of a celebrity.

Who the hell is Wil Weaton...and why is he missing an L from his name?

I think it's a little bit of both. Some of his stuff is good, but a lot of people go there just because he's "Wesley." *snort* It's pretty obvious from the comments on his site, which range from interesting feedback to "woah, I can't believe I'm the first commenter on Wil Wheaton's blog!!!!" haha

It ain't no jodiverse. ;)

Will's stories are excellent -- you really get a sense of place and time when he tells a tale. I'd gladly buy a book of his writings, I enjoy them so much.