Just a Geek

Chapter 12. All Good Things . . .

WHILE I WAS WORKING on Nemesis, I knew in the back of my mind that there was a good chance my scene would not make the final print of the film. It didn’t add to the story at all, and I was the last person to be added to the cast. Because of those two factors, I wasn’t too surprised when I started hearing the rumors that I’d been cut from the film and replaced with Ashley Judd, who was playing Robin “Mrs. Wesley Crusher” Lefler. The rumor about Ashley Judd turned out to be false and I understand that the credibility of the Internet as a source of honest and true information may never be restored. However, the rumor about my scene hitting the cutting room floor turned out to be true.

14 AUGUST 2002

Spare Us The Cutter

The call came while I was out, so I didn’t get the message until days later.

“Hi,” the young-sounding secretary said on my machine. “I have Rick Berman calling for Wil. Please return when you get the message.”

I knew.

I knew before she was even done with the message, but I tried to fool myself for a few minutes anyway.

I looked at the clock: 8 p.m. They’d most likely be out, so I’d have to call tomorrow.

I told Anne that I had a message to call Rick’s office and she knew right away also.

We’d thought about it for months, ever since I’d heard the rumors online. Of course, I tend to not put a whole lot of stock in what I read online . . . if I did I’d be overwhelmed with the sheer amount of hot teen bitches who want to get naked for me right now ...