According to Comicbook.com as reported on Jan. 19, 2013, it was mentioned that Wil Wheaton would be to appear in a Super Bowl XLVII commercial. The commercial is also part of a "Steer the Script" promotion made by Jimmy Fallon on Twitter.
The commercial will be of the Lincoln Ford Company and the location of the site at the Vasquez Rocks. The site is well known as a filming locations for a bountiful amount of "Star Trek" shows as well as other famous movies.
Wheaton knows of the location and its significance in the film industry and expresses his view on the situation:
“Vasquez Rocks — or, as I like to call it, Every Planet Ever In The History Of The Star Trek Universe And Most Sci-Fi Movies From The Fifties — has an incredibly rich film history, but most of us know it from the aforementioned projects,” he said. “In fact, from the moment I saw the iconic rocks, my brain began a loop of the Star Trek fight music that did not stop until I left the set hours later.”
“It’s so cool to work here,” Wheaton told the director, “because even though Star Trek always came here, those sons of b***hes never let Wesley on the landing party.”
Keep in mind, a long with this interesting tid bit of the Star Trek universe, will come curing the Super Bowl, will be a new 30 second "Star Trek Into Darkness" commercial as well.
Wil Wheaton is not only an iconic character from "Star Trek The Next Generation", but also currently is an internet sensation hosting his own web series on "Geek & Sundry" called "Table Top" where he invites stars from other Sci-Fi genre shows as well as table-top game creators to play along in a tutorial-based jam session.
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