Star Trek: The Next Generation Panel w/ Wil Wheaton, LeVar Burton, & Jonathan Frakes

[@garrisonsmith753]

This was the best panel I’ve seen. It felt so natural and not awkward at all

[@littlemikey46]

"Jonathan, I was just making shit up" Best line ever, laughed so hard.

[@azraelangelofred]

It was epic, lol. These guys are great together.

[@poshko41]

I love Levar Burton's answer at 3:25. Very rarely does such a humble actor come along acknowledging how blessed he was to even be on the show.

[@paulonius42]

Wil Wheaton is so likeable and geeky that I've grown to like Wesley Crusher.

[@stegwise]

it wasn't Whoopie, it was Ryker's Beard.

[@ISpyABirdie]

OK the makeup question was hilarious. poor dorn/spiner/sirpatstew and the girls. levar/jonathan mocking them, and wil's reaction 🤣😱

[@CoolsBreeze]

Lol damn the three of these guys together on a panel is hilarious.

[@georgeohwell9979]

are

[@AbqDez]

@15:00"Are you suggesting that there may have been something on Star Trek was created for dramatic entertainment effect that is not correctly tied to something that exists in reality?" ~ ThankYou Wil!! 

[@pdoylemi]

Some trivia here - they asked about guest stars who were big fans of the show - my favorite has to be Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac. He wanted to be on the show so much he took a role as a big alien fish guy who never even had a real line - he just gurgled and ate raw fish.

[@aaronmt14]

As much as I HATED Wesley Crusher, I love Will Wheaton, his insights are very thoughtful and intelligent.

[@josephdefilippis07]

Aaron Trammell same!

[@NiTeHaWKnz]

Same, and I didn't realize how funny he was either.

[@landwirtschafthoch1012]

YES!

[@bradikins00]

Nah, I still hate him. Just like in the show, he won’t go away.

[@brennanr.697]

After watching the series again, I really don't think Wesley was that bad a character. He was maybe 1% as annoying as Tilly.

[@tonysmith2360]

Just going through TNG again. I am so used to the characters I immediately get into the story. They are like family.

[@kassios]

This is the best star trek panel I've watched by far! Not only Lavar, Wil and Jonathan were hilarious, but the people asking the questions were extremely funny and intelligent! That was pure stand up comedy (with the exception that everyone was sitting down :P )

[@bobsmith962]

I remember reading rainbow and the transporter effect using the sparkles in the glass. I was so shocked when Levar mentioned that, I remember that from when I was in elementary school!!! Great memories. That is how I first learned about STNG!!! It looked so amazing back then and still is awesome.

[@oraculox]

15:10 That right there is why Wil Wheaton is the most aware Actor ever to exist!. I´m sure the that in the 2k views of this video no more than 10% listened to that entire question, and somehow Wil did, and answered intelligently But when some Shatner would say "get a life", this Wheaton gives dimension and importance to a follower´s voice.

[@DrDarren2012]

These guys are honestly some of the best of tv actors and good people.

[@Murph_.]

The two handed golf swing started in westerns many, many years earlier. Captain Kirk did it all the time as well.

[@Moviefan2k4]

A few other "nobody" actors at the time "TNG" was filmed include Kirsten Dunst, Famke Janssen, and Nikki Cox.

[@azdgariarada]

When she was like 12 years old. Season 7, episode 7. She played a little telepathic alien girl.

[@EdwoodCA]

Ashley Judd was in two episodes of TNG, as well. as the character of Robin Lefler in two episodes: Darmok; and The Game. Here's a short clip of her with Anderson Cooper about this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHfXmZuYYt99ibM

[@andrewmurray1550]

@@azdgariarada yes - that was Deanna's sister - who died in an accident, that episode featured Majel Barrett-Roddenberry as Lwaxana and the bad memory of her little girl dying brought on a mental breakdown.

[@murphtahoe1]

This was hilarious! Great to see they are having a lot of fun with it.

[@anthonysogg4383]

"Riker? I barely knew her."

[@Mr21Daytime]

Burton was already famous before star trek. He was and is the face of reading rainbow, and starred in Roots even before that.

[@BenjaminWirtz]

He was probably the most established actor of the main cast in America, Patrick Stewart was mostly famous in Britain and mostly on stage. Whoopi was probably the biggest star of all the recurring roles.

[@JakkFrost1]

I recognized Patrick Stewart from Dune.

[@rappy90]

But you don't have to take my word for it.

[@sandyellis3004]

My granddaughter knew immediately who Levar was. She yells that's rainbow🏳️‍🌈 man.

[@rtek5]

Actually Levar was the only face I recognized when the show debuted. If your as old as I am everybody knew him from roots. Wil had been in Stand By Me and I may have seen that before NG but I didn't remember him. I think the idea in general with the Trek franchise is to get new faces, not throw known actors up there. Reading Rainbow? I think I've seen bits and pieces of it, but I didn't become a father until 2000 so it's not something I know much about.

[@Mr21Daytime]

LOLOL, Ryker had this funny walk through generations where he would walk heavy with one shoulder leaning forward and his head tilted to the side while the look on his face was like GET ME OUT OF HERE PLEASE. lolololol

[@davidevans3227]

John Wayne

[@mikaneo]

I love how at 18:55 both Wil and LeVar both look at Jonathan.

[@chrisransdell8110]

Really good rhythm and energy to this panel.

[@d33846]

Best panel ever.. there is so much chemistry between them. I love them all.

[@Kitmaker]

OMG!!! I never connected the actor who played Barclay to the guy on The A-Team. Doh.... that was a total mind bender.

[@AusticHardOfHearingSinger]

KitMaker Network Same.

[@Kujakuseki01]

And in the last 10-15 years he turned into an alt-right radio show host.

[@JakkFrost1]

"Alt-right" or just conservative? Or are you one of those idiots who thinks they mean the same thing. (hint: if you think Milo Yiannopolous or Ben Shapiro are alt-right, you're one of the idiots.)

[@HJBounell]

It's funny how people want to keep what they have earned once they grow up and start earning

[@kavikkang9411]

There is no such thing as "alt-right", what you mean to say is simply "pro-American". You've been brainwashed.

[@Bravilor]

Haha! Sometimes I feel like Riker when I have to make a sharp turn through a door, and I tilt my head to the side and swing my outside (in relation to where I turn) arm and keep the other arm still, like I have a back problem.

[@WeaponsEducation]

Best written show ever

[@theinnerlight8016]

DS9

[@cattatra]

Wil is so good at speaking and getting his point across :D

[@AndrewS-lk4pt]

Kinda surprised when Wil started talking about "the episode where he was in the shuttle with Picard" no one yelled out "SAMARITAN SNARE!!!" as he had forgotten the episode name.

[@sageturmelle]

Jonathan Frakes and LeVar Burton were the voices of High Evolutionary and Jim Rhodey "Rhodes" and War Machine, respectively, on the

[@nitroxide17]

Definitely part of the reason why I became an engineer.

[@AusticHardOfHearingSinger]

nitroxide91 And part of why I became a computer tech and web, app, and software developer, as well as got into doing machine repair, in general.

[@Phaota]

Thanks for sharing this. Some serious laughs in that 29 mins. Loved the Riker joke.

[@johnallen6039]

this panel needs Marina to keep it under control

[@kevinskipp1861]

Haha...this isn't a rule 34 kind of room...

[@dee_mcgee11]

This is one of the best panels ❤️

[@JW-zc8mz]

I loved this... even if I did watch it 8 years after the posting. Thanks.

[@lordcron]

Now this was awesome! I loved every moment of this video! Great job for just posting it! Thank you!

[@pmadood6970]

Everyone: entranced over them having small talk Random girl asking multiple questions: any ways, back to me now

[@pmadood6970]

small talk about Star Trek too....

[@lvvitella]

It's always fun to see them....thanks!

[@BigJimboSlade]

Uncle Willie wrecked her? 8:50 - love it!

[@shumworld]

Does Will's shirt say "Holodeck is for porn"?

[@deadalusshadowduck]

Yes it does and he is fucking right it is! Remember those holosuites from Quarks bar in DS9? There is a reason why they were so popular and my guess is, that this very reason will be a driving force for the actual VR industry XD

[@kevinskipp1861]

Shadow Duck same as porn was the driving force for the Internet...and naughty pictures were the driving force for digital cameras. Why spend £200 on a 2Mpix camera, back in 2001 etc. when you could get a fantastic film camera for less...why would you sacrifice money and picture quality just so you didn't have to get the pictures developed...so yes, the holodeck would have been developed on the back of people wanting to f*ck a film star etc.

[@dpoolx]

Its a play on the Avenue Q lyric, 'the internet is for porn'

[@vincentadultman8527]

There are FOUR lights!

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

JONATHAN FRAKES HAS HART OF GOLD !!!!!!!

[@georgeohwell9979]

Heart

[@lyianx]

HAHA "The Holodeck is for Porn" I love it :D

[@donparker8246]

Jonathan Frakes played on an episode of The Waltons also.

[@joemasters2270]

"Take that, Lost!" xD

[@henne2k]

Would be “take that game of throne” at this point of time 😉

[@Ebeneezergoode1]

Woman - "....the Outrageous Okuna?" Frakes - "Ooohh..." Best review of that episode ever.

[@johnkean6852]

No-one has ever said this but me: l think that Jonathan looks like William Shatner - more so when he was younger. I always wondered if that was why he was selected for the role.🤔

[@AthenaSaints]

14:15, there is a reason Picard call him number one, not number two.

[@MrTotalAhole]

Starting at 8:44, I take every bad thought I had about Westley back. I bet thats not the 1st extra he wreaked either. Hell, I bet they all wreaked their fair share.

[@insaneapples1559]

Gotta love when the super nerds get handed the microphone and go off on some tangent about some fan story they wrote or some fan fiction book they read. Like just take it down a notch kids!

[@pikkuadi]

The guy that kept laughing at everything was the best lmao

[@29obbie29]

LeVar has a serious thirst on

[@AusticHardOfHearingSinger]

And some Star Trek TNG viewers became computer techs. Star Trek TNG got me interested in it. So, I learned to become a Computer and machine tech. Got my degree as a Computer tech.

[@D3gix]

I love watching these panels, the actors of Star Trek are fucking hilarious outside of the show

[@adventureswithmymother]

I’m still watching from October of 1987

[@TheAlfsterino]

Watch William fucking Shatner on KZbin and you'll see how much everyone on Star Trek loves and cares for Wil. It's also 20minuts of pure nerdy love for Star Trek..and they are 'totally cool about it now' to quote W. Enjoy!

[@OGRunner]

It was amazing how many episodes of Deep Space Nine, that Levar Burton directed.

[@nikkieyeque]

Thanks Will. U r awesome!

[@erinmurphy6993]

I met the Judd's once the middle daughter is actually the cute one. She also has a degree in psychology and unlike Ashley is a Star Trek fan.

[@Ziplock9000]

Ashley was gorgeous in her episode. She's utterly bonkers these days, very angry person.

[@Dan-uv5lw]

Remember the argument between Wes and Geordi on the Holodeck? Season two "Sarek"

[@ZantherStone]

Who DID come up with that uniquely Star Trek two handed golf swing strike?

[@Angry_Rancor]

Shatner did it quite a few times on TOS.

[@luuiv9518]

omg the "riker". fuck me thats funny

[@Shibaspidshund]

Moffant, it was Terry Hatcher who denied being on Star Trek :-)

[@raymonddavis1613]

He Rikered Daisy Dukes? Damn Frakes, you're the man.

[@joediver7669]

Love Levar's reaction to Wil at 7:21. He's got no idea what's happening.

[@TheNyah5]

Joe Diver Neither do I.

[@EdwoodCA]

@@TheNyah5 Um... well... if you're not too easily offended, you could [I recommend urbandictionary.com FIRST, before any image/video search] ... search the interwebs for 'teabag' or 'teabagging'.

[@TheNyah5]

EdwoodCA thx 😂😂😂😂. I knew the term, just didn‘t get the connection in this context. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@EdwoodCA]

@@TheNyah5 haha right on! "It's not a Rule 34 kinda room." haha

[@bobsmith962]

!?

[@JetstreamGW]

Double axe handle. The clasped hand strike is called a double axe handle. It's a pro wrestling thing :P

[@Evitable]

@10:51 @Jonathan Frakes - Gene is correct about the future when it comes to poverty and war in general. But what he was unaware of the the cyclical feedback that _he_ created... 1) Gene has a vision for the future 2) Gene creates a TV show that hints at such a future, without knowing precisely how to achieve it 3) The TV show gains not just popularity, but becomes a part of the culture 4) Through the influence and inspiration of children, generations grow up with a positive outlook of this vision of the future 5) This influence manifests in those children by way of specialization of jobs in the working world 6) Technologies are created that continually counter the reasons for poverty, inequality and war. (technology abolishes scarcity (eg. the replicator), the basis of property) 7) Through this feedback, Gene maybe the source of his own vision. It is nothing short of miraculous what humans can achieve, once _they_ decide to participate... It is up to us now.

[@Toasty667]

You can't live in England. There is no positive vision of the future in any shape or form.

[@Moviefan2k4]

My only problem with "Star Trek" is Roddenberry's humanistic philosophy. We can accomplish great things with our minds, both individually and collectively...but we're not all-powerful. There's certain things we'll never be able to do, because we're finite.

[@Evitable]

I'm a humanist. And nowhere does it says anything about being humans being 'all-powerful'. I think you may be confusing dogmatic religion with humanism. Which is odd I must say, since they are paradigm opposites! Also, "There's certain things we'll never be able to do, because we're finite." is just a simple a truism. Duh! What does this have to do with humanism? If anything, knowing we are finite and limited is _precisely_ what humanism is about! lol But, yes... recognizing what _we can do_ is definded by what _we know we can't_.

[@Moviefan2k4]

Evitable Well, one thing we'll never do in and of ourselves is explore space in person beyond our own solar system. The nearest one to our own is Proxima Centauri, and at our best speed now, it would take over 200,000 years at a constant of 15 miles per second.

[@Evitable]

Based on what we understand now, I completely agree with your conclusion. But I think we may be talking cross purposes here. Star Trek isn't about traveling through space, that's if you take it literately and on face value, but instead about learning what it is to be human. Star Trek is about the interaction between humans, exploring our morals and ethics, simply set in a science fiction universe using other species as representations of human biases. So we can step out from our own perspective and perhaps see things from the view of someone else. To me, Its about expanding our circle of empathy.

[@paulonius42]

I'm curious, why do you think Levar doesn't like him? I don't get that impression at all; they seem to get along fine.

[@erictaylor5462]

Hey y'all, When Star Trek TNG first came on the air, Patrick Stewart (Capt Picard) was 47 years old. Wil Wheaton was 15. On 29 July, 2019 Wil Wheaton will celebrate his 47th birthday. Happy Birthday, we love ya Wil, even if we hated Weasly Crusher

[@erictaylor5462]

@doctorwho0077 Well, not everyone hated him. Someone for everyone.

[@cosmiclino2080]

Eric Taylor Your right, I heard his mother likes him

[@CherrylMaree]

So funny.. the three of them are wonderful together.

[@sdprazak]

He's chewing gum, because Riker IS #1!!! :)))

[@bernardmillerjr.1487]

Best interview ever very entertaining.Your hate comments are not necessary. These guys are well off because you went to their movies watched their show. Who is the smart one? Duuuuude!

[@vanmoody]

The Ron Laflore story was a wonderful movie. LeVar was great in it.

[@Rollin6z]

Take THAT Lost!! Lmfao!! xD

[@OrchestrationOnline]

How you know you may be failing as an interviewer: if your guests ask to open the floor to questions less than 8 minutes into a 30-minute panel. Not that these guys like being moderated all that much on panels or anything...

[@bassebanan5092]

I want his shirt NOW!

[@TheOneTrueKaliban]

It's always tickled me that Steven Hawking has a better chair than Captain Pike.

[@OcultaManu]

I want to bring Gene Roddenberry’s dream to fruition

[@Emily_M81]

"shit" lol im dead XD

[@Eric-AC]

4:37 Wil Drops mic

[@j7519]

LOL he Rikered Daisy Duke lol

[@RockSleeper]

I wish the actor who played Q would show up to one of these in the audience, then fuck shit up when the mic comes to him

[@lknanml]

HOLY F. That high 5 made my day....

[@punchy001]

gotta get a t shirt like that " The Holodeck is for Porn" lol

[@ytubeanon]

"this isn't a rule34 kinda room" - ouch

[@ctbt1832]

Number one was probably the coolest smoothest motherfucker There is

[@selinesbeau]

Good grief Frakes looks like my uncle here.

[@Dios67]

Whoppi was fine but it was the ensemble cast that made the show great.

[@OGRunner]

I'm sorry, the more you watch the more you see how much Levar and Jonathan seem to like and appreciate Will's sense of humor.

[@meinerHeld]

Super-youth Wil looking like a little kid again here. It helps.

[@st45215]

levar doesn't need his visor anymore

[@javablossom]

I first thought I heard "Tough being a Kardashian"!!! HA!!! ... Yes... all that makeup... :-) LOL. I am sure that Cardassians had it tough too.

[@fredmertz4819]

I laughed. Levar Burton . I love this guy. I grew up on reading rainbow. Marvelous. Thank you. A credit to your sex and race.

[@spudrow2004]

LOL he totally Rikered Daisy Dukes XD

[@cappie2000]

8:47 - where Wesley Crusher admits to 'wrecking' Ashley Judd... you're welcome :)

[@Dan-uv5lw]

What is written on Wil Wheaton's shirt? Looks like something about the Holodeck.

[@mr.p1850]

It says. "The Holodeck Is For P0rn"

[@archentity]

Wil Weaton is almost 40!?!? He doesn't look that old.

[@yuiorinthiasanada9448]

I love all of you so much,and I really want to meet all of you in person.

[@AthenaSaints]

"The Holodeck is for Porn" That industry will forever be the first to test the new frontier of technology.