Wesley Crusher Wesley Crusher Wesley Crusher is a character in the fictional "Star Trek" franchise. He appears in the television series "" ("TNG") and the feature film "" (2002). He was a regular character in the first four seasons of the series and appeared sporadically in the next three seasons. He is the son of Beverly Crusher and Jack Crusher and is portrayed by actor Wil Wheaton. In the television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation", Wesley Crusher first arrives on the "Enterprise"-D with his mother, soon after Captain Jean-Luc Picard assumes command. Crusher's father was killed while under Picard's command, with
Lessons (Star Trek: The Next Generation) of the stellar cartography on board the "Enterprise", but the set would be completely replaced for its reappearance in the movie "Star Trek Generations". James Van Hise and Hal Schuster wrote in their 1995 book, "The Complete Next Generation", that they thought the relationship between Picard and Daren was believable, and that the story itself was very effective. They thought that the loneliness Picard feels at the end of the episode was part of an ongoing story which would culminate in the subplot about Picard's loneliness in "Star Trek Generations". Several reviewers re-watched "Star Trek: The Next Generation" after the