STAR TREK: TNG - ENSIGN WESLEY CRUSHER
While not what you would call a Trekkie, I have been a big Star Trek fan since I was a little boy. I have watched the series and franchise grow into one huge monstrosity over the last 30 years and with the current direction the films are taking, I think it will last a lot longer. This is a series dedicated to the lovable space pioneers and the movies for which they starred. A lot of these caches are on a fairly busy road. I tried to place them where parking was good. Please watch children along this stretch and use good judgement. I hope you enjoy my latest entries.
Wesley Crusher is a character in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, appearing regularly in the first four seasons and sporadically afterwards. He is the son of Beverly Crusher and is portrayed by actor Wil Wheaton.
In the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Wesley Crusher first arrived on the Enterprise-D with his mother, soon after Captain Jean-Luc Picard assumed command. Crusher's father was killed while under Picard's command, with Picard delivering the message to Wesley and to his mother, Beverly. Picard initially found Crusher irritating, as he is often uncomfortable around all children, a fact which he discloses to his second, William Riker in the pilot episode "Encounter at Farpoint". In early episodes of the series, Picard did not allow Crusher on the bridge of the ship. Through the progression of the series, however, Picard comes to realize that Crusher understands many things beyond his age and has inherited his mother's high level of intelligence, while Crusher himself also learns to overcome his initial animosity towards Picard following his fathers' death. Picard begins to afford Crusher more opportunities on board the ship. An alien known as The Traveler expresses to Captain Picard that Wesley possesses a unique intelligence and great potential when provided encouragement and opportunity, comparing him to a child prodigy like Mozart. Picard soon appoints Crusher as an acting ensign.
Crusher eventually takes the entrance exam for Starfleet Academy. His test score ranked lower than required, and he was not accepted into the Academy in his first attempt, as detailed in the episode "Coming of Age". Later, he misses his second chance to take the Academy entrance exam during the episode "Ménage à Troi" in which he assists the Enterprise-D crew in rescuing Riker, Deanna Troi, and Lwaxana Troi from hostile Ferengi, for which Picard grants him a field promotion to full ensign.
I decided to add Wesley Crusher to the list of characters mainly due to Wil Wheaton’s reoccurring role on The Big Bang Theory.