Why did they get rid of Wesley Crusher?

The Real Reason Wil Wheaton Quit Star Trek
Writing on his old 2000s blog, Wheaton explained the trigger for his departure wasn't so much fan backlash, but poor treatment behind the scenes, revealing, "I left Star Trek because it was seriously interfering with my career in feature films."
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Why does no one like Wesley Crusher?

Wesley Crusher wasn't well-liked on Star Trek: TNG

And if you ask them why they dislike Wesley, they immediately start ticking off the reasons: he was annoying, arrogant, he was a “Mary Sue” character, he sulked a lot, and he was always saving the day.
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Why did Dr Beverly Crusher leave?

Fans were shocked to find her character, Dr Beverly Crusher, gone from the series in its second season. McFadden had raised concerns about sexist material on the show and was pushed out by one of the male producers on the show.
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Why did Doctor Crusher leave in season 2?

Dr. Crusher wasn't in TNG season 2 because Gates McFadden was fired by co-executive producer Maurice Hurley. Production on TNG season 1 was infamously chaotic and numerous writers quit the show during its tumultuous first year.
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What happened to Wil Wheaton's character on Star Trek?

Wil Wheaton's Deleted Return To Star Trek

All that's left of Wil Wheaton's return to Star Trek is a deleted scene on the Star Trek: Nemesis Director's Cut DVD in which Wesley Crusher appears in a background shot at Riker and Troi's wedding. Squint or you'll miss him.
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Why Wesley Crusher Is Actually Not So Bad



Did Wesley Crusher create the Borg?

In Star Trek Next Gen S03E01 Evolution he improves on nanites so that they can work together and improve themselves. To allow further growth they leave the enterprise to a wormhole that sends them through space and time to delta quadrant around 1484.
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Is Wesley Crusher a Mary Sue?

Wesley is not only a Mary Sue, he is *the* quintessential Mary Sue. In a show where they repeatedly stress earning your rank through hard work, he is immediately given a prime duty assignment over somebody who did put in the work.
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Why did Dr. Pulaski leave Star Trek?

Katherine Pulaski, didn't make it to the third season. Roddenberry described Muldaur as "a most talented actress", and said that the decision "to let her go was made solely because the hoped-for chemistry between her and the rest of the starship cast did not develop."
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Why did Gates McFadden temporarily leave Star Trek?

In Making It So: Continuing Star Trek - The Next Generation, Part 2: "New Life and New Civilizations," McFadden states that she was fired. She was too vocal to the show's staff regarding some of the writing on The Next Generation being sexist, and was unsavvy at the time regarding studio politics.
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Why did Dr. Pulaski leave the show?

Despite referencing the style of the successful Dr. McCoy, her character's failure to mesh with the rest of the crew coupled with the actor's ambivalence about the show and other offers led to Pulaski's eventual departure.
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Why did Maurice Hurley leave TNG?

Executive producer Rick Berman recalled that Hurley "had a real bone to pick" with McFadden and did not like her acting. He left the series after its second season, which left the door open for Rick Berman to rehire McFadden after dismissing her replacement Diana Muldaur. Hurley was replaced by Michael I.
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Does Picard marry crusher?

The answer to this could simply be that just like in "All Good Things..." Picard and Crusher got married, and it didn't go well. That's why he's calling up the old Stargazer doctor to certify him "fit for space travel." Maybe he can't face Beverly because they're not a not on speaking terms.
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Is Wesley Crusher Picard's son?

Whether or not this was the original plan, Star Trek ultimately debunked the idea of Wesley Crusher being Picard's son. Picard and Beverly did indeed have a past relationship: her late husband, Jack Crusher, was Picard's former first officer and best friend on the USS Stargazer.
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Is Wesley Crusher the traveler?

Wesley Crusher has returned. Or perhaps Welsley Crusher never left. In the season 2 finale of Star Trek: Picard, Wil Wheaton makes a pivotal cameo — a surprise appearance that suggests his character, Wesley, is now a bonafide time traveler.
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Is Will Wheaton in Picard?

Wil Wheaton shocked everyone with his surprise appearance on the season two finale of Star Trek: Picard. He appeared to Kore as a Traveler and offered her the opportunity to join the team, so to speak.
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Is crusher in Picard season 2?

With Gates McFadden's return as Dr. Beverly Crusher confirmed, is Star Trek: Picard season 2's romance between Jean-Luc and Laris already over?
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Who is the best Star Trek doctor?

11 Best Doctors In The Star Trek Universe
  • 8 Phil Boyce. ...
  • 7 The Doctor. ...
  • 6 Katherine Pulaski. ...
  • 5 Noonian Soong. ...
  • 4 Julian Bashir. ...
  • 3 Christine Chapel. Even though Dr. ...
  • 2 Ira Graves. A brilliant scientist, Ira Graves was a molecular cyberneticist. ...
  • 1 Phlox. The alien doctor of the first USS Enterprise, Phlox was always a unique healer.
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Is Dr Crusher in Picard?

Crusher's return to Star Trek: Picard has fans ever hopeful for a romantic resolution. At the beginning of season two, the series set up a possible romance between Admiral Picard and Laris, the Romulan housekeeper at Chateau Picard.
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Is Guinan a Time Lord?

Guinan, of 'Star Trek,' Would Be a Great Time Lord on 'Doctor Who' Immortal beings have to stick together, so it would only make sense for the titular time traveler from Doctor Who to take on Guinan from Star Trek as a temporary companion, or perhaps as a fellow Time Lord!
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Why did Riker grow a beard?

According to Jonathan Frakes (the actor who portrays Riker) the beard was a result of his personal hatred of shaving, combined with the 1988 writer's strike meaning that he had more time between shows than normal.
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How much does Wil Wheaton make per episode?

10 Wil Wheaton: $20,000

Wil Wheaton was no exception, and even though he literally played himself, he was making $20,000 per episode throughout the course of the show - and given that his net worth is around half a million, these were impressively well-earning episodes for him!
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How old was Wil Wheaton when he played Wesley Crusher?

Wil Wheaton was already a veteran of cinema and television when, at the age of fifteen, he was cast as boy genius Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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Why was Picard called Locutus?

During their mission to assimilate Earth, the Borg decided that a human voice was necessary to facilitate their introduction into human society. Captain Picard was chosen to be that voice. And that voice was dubbed Locutus of Borg.
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Is Leland the first Borg?

But if Discovery is telling a Borg origin story, establishing Leland as the earliest Borg Drone could set the precedent for their human appearance.
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