Comments on: Sheldon or Wil?

By: Mike Wagner

Mike Wagner — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:27:08 +0000

Oh, and the little touches like drinking from a can of “Dr. Peeper” are awesome.

By: Mike Wagner

Mike Wagner — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:17:35 +0000

Phil,
Are you sure it’s not a laugh track though? Remember the fuss back in the 80s about whether or not some sitcoms really were filmed before a live audience, and it turned out they were but the laugh tracks were added after the fact because it sounded better.

I only started watching BBT two weeks ago. From episode 1. I’m now caught up, and my folks are working on watching them all too. Hilarious. And I usually can’t stand sitcoms.

By: tm

tm — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:07:50 +0000

“Wil, on the other hand, ate my lunch when I attacked him over Trek physics. In fact, I still haven’t forgiven him. So I should add the obligatory CURSE YOU WIL WHEATON!”

Those pretty pictures you always post may have made your thinking…2-dimensional. No match for a former Starfleet lieutenant. Who left you and your inbox marooned in a spam-filled planet. Buried alive, so to speak. So, to fully capture your need for revenge on Wil Wheaton, you need to quote some Melville.

By: Fernando

Fernando — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:27:23 +0000

But remember what happened with Khan. He finished like Ahab. Citing Sheldon
WHEATONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: JenniferBurdoo

JenniferBurdoo — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:01:43 +0000

That Joseph Franz Tech Manual is in print, it’s not so hard to find. I bought one in an airport bookstore last year.

My dad has the Space Shuttle Operator’s Manual, too.

But that Tech Manual is TOS; properly Dr. Plait should’ve been holding a Next Generation Tech Manual! Bad Bad Astronomer!

By: Andy Beaton

Andy Beaton — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:28:55 +0000

and it’s all real humans.

Or nerds, anyway.
I’m putting my money on Sheldon. I see him as a Khan-like figure, obsessed with vengeance. And revenge is a dish best… oh, you know that one, do you?

By: JB of Brisbane

JB of Brisbane — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:53:03 +0000

OMG! I just looked at the photo again… you’re holding a STAR FLEET TECHNICAL MANUAL, fGs. Those things are like hen’s teeth (my sister is lucky enough to own one). A lot of non-canon stuff (including details of the “under construction” DREADNOUGHT class), but a fascinating collection of drawings of ships, equipment (phasers, communicators, tricorders, medical instruments, etc.) and even patterns for the Classic Series uniforms (no Captain’s tunic, however). Every Trekkie and Trekker should have the chance to leaf through one from front to back at least once in their lives.

By: Phil Plait

Phil Plait — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:25:08 +0000

One thing I want to clear up; on here and on Fark people think BBT has a laugh track. It doesn’t. It’s filmed in front of an audience. I attended a filming last year (the one right before Wil’s dadgummit) and it’s all real humans.

By: Eradicator

Eradicator — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:55:51 +0000

Wheaton wins. Sheldon would be too busy pausing awkwardly waiting for the laugh track to kick in.

By: ND

ND — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:13:15 +0000

Katharine,

I hear Chuck Norris can divide by zero, so Wil has some competition.

By: RAF

RAF — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:49:04 +0000

Wheaton…he kicks intergalactic butt…everyone knows that.

By: Katharine

Katharine — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:44:12 +0000

I say Wil Wheaton needs his own jokes.

For example:

Wil Wheaton can divide by zero and not only prevent the universe from collapsing, but create whole new universes with the physical constants of his choice.

By: TechyDad

TechyDad — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:19:49 +0000

Not sure about a Treknobabble fight, but in a Google fight, Wil Wheaton wins easily.

By: Grand Lunar

Grand Lunar — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:16:55 +0000

Wheaton, hands down.

I remember reading the book he has. I SO want a copy! Again!
Brings back memories.

By: John Paradox

John Paradox — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:28:06 +0000

20. QuietDesperation Says:
Being a Numb3rs man myself, I vote for Dr. Charles Edward Eppes.

Naw, Larry Fleinhart…

J/P=?

By: Jamey

Jamey — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:36:57 +0000

@Alex

Hey, hey! I *LIKED* Wesley! I liked him a *LOT*. Wesley kicked tail, took names, and travelled to the ends of the Universe and back with *EASE*!

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:52:04 +0000

Wil has the Space Shuttle manual, so he wins. Power level over 9000.

By: Thomas A.

Thomas A. — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:11:19 +0000

Oh, Treknobabble fight. My first thought was “threesome with Wil and Sheldon”, and then I had to catch my breath.

By: t-storm

t-storm — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:52:06 +0000

I’d say Wil since he actually exists.

By: LC

LC — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:01:58 +0000

Sorry Wil, you got to go down on this one. Sheldon Wins

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:57:47 +0000

Which Wil are we talking about, there is the Wil Wheaton who exists in our universe, and Evil Wil, who exists in Sheldon's universe. I know it's kind of hard to image that Sheldon is arguing with someone who isn't in his Universe, but it's important not to get the two Wils mixed up, as our one is a really nice guy, and it's not his fault he played Wesley.

By: Timmy

Timmy — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:55:35 +0000

I agree with 15. Mike Sperry Says:

“the audience wins”

By: Julia (Jules)

Julia (Jules) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:22:05 +0000

I may be a little biased here but I have to go with Wil. Besides, the dude eats panties for breakfast (http://twitter.com/wilw/status/2805442940) and flew the damn Enterprise. He is pretty hard core. Plus I hear he does a pretty good pistol-wink with kew kew sounds.

By: Brian Too

Brian Too — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:22:00 +0000

Wil Wheaton (as W.C.) saved the ship, what, 8 times? Sheldon Cooper saved the Enterprise 0 times. Sheldon is a wannabe!

By: Chief

Chief — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:09:20 +0000

I’m a geek, I have those two books and have to give Wil the nod. Sorry Sheldon.