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Stuart Fails To Save The Universe had another great episode and brought back a wonderful guest star from The Big Bang Theory days. Wil Wheaton appeared as an enforcer for the Magic Guild, and while his time was short-lived, it now has me eager for him to return for a potential Star Trek crossover.
Wheaton is one of Star Trek's biggest cheerleaders, and I almost wonder if he's already pitched the franchise crossing over with the new HBO Max series. In any case, this latest episode on the 2026 TV schedule has me hoping we'll get a crossover, and it would be easier to do than you might think.
Wil Wheaton Could Totally Appear As Wesley Crusher In Stuart Fails To Save The Universe
Seeing Wil Wheaton blast magic out from his fingers had me thinking about how Wesley Crusher joined the Travelers in Star Trek, and how Wesley could totally land in Stuart Bloom's universe. Travelers are not bound by the traditional laws of time and space, as we saw a ton when the character was featured in the animated series Prodigy.
Stuart Bloom is a comic book guy, but he generally seems to be an expert on all things that are nerdy in pop culture. No doubt he'd recognize the value someone like Wesley Crusher could bring to his quest to save the universe, provided he could get over the obvious paradox of Star Trek being a fictional franchise in his universe.
Outside the show's universe, it's no secret that Warner Bros. Discovery is in the midst of a merger with Paramount Skydance. With Paramount being the one with the rights to the Trek franchise, it feels like it would be easy, maybe even preferred, if Stuart Fails To Save The Universe gave the storied sci-fi franchise a rub.
The TBBT Franchise Has Long Referenced Star Trek, So A Crossover Would Be Amazing
Wil Wheaton appearing as himself on The Big Bang Theory shows just how much Star Trek DNA is in the franchise. Sheldon Cooper regularly viewed Spock as his hero, rightfully so as one of Trek's best characters.
To have Stuart and friends step aboard the Enterprise or any other revered ship of Star Trek, it'd be a huge moment for the franchise. Plus, given the Star Trek alumni who have appeared on TBBT over the years, it could make for reunions that wouldn't otherwise happen on a traditional Trek show.
Whether it'll happen, we'll just have to wait and see. It certainly seems possible within the premise of Stuart Fails To Save The Universe, in which the team gets caught up in just about every situation imaginable. This includes some scenes from the trailer which appear to show Stuart trapped in The Matrix, and battling Mr. Freeze from Batman.
Until that Star Trek crossover comes, I'll continue to enjoy Stuart Fails To Save The Universe, which streams new episodes on HBO Max on Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. ET. This season is off to a great start, so I'm eager to see where else Season 1 leads.
