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Why Wil Wheaton Didn’t Want to Play Himself on

Wil Wheaton’s Initial Skepticism: A Nerd’s Fear of the Spotlight
When Wil Wheaton was first approached to appear on , his initial reaction wasn’t excitement—it was outright rejection.

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As a lifelong self-proclaimed nerd, Wheaton feared the show would ridicule geek culture rather than celebrate it. “Whenever somebody in entertainment wants to do something about our culture, odds are the nerds are going to be the butt of the joke,” he once admitted.

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