Wheaton previously wrote in his 2022 memoir that he sometimes wanted to call his parents but instead chose to text his "Star Trek" family.

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From the first moment that William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy were filmed together on the original Star Trek, there was an instant spark and rapport between their characters of Captain James T.

And you want to share that with them. And I've just accepted that when I have that impulse, I text my Star Trek family." Wheaton recalled being particularly moved by his interaction with Burton.

2025 Wheaton went on to explain that he texted a number of his Star Trek: The Next Generation costars on the eve of announcing Storytime, including Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard), Jonathan ...