For anyone new here, we just finished watching season 1 of Star Trek The Original Series and every episode reaction is on the channel! We are starting season 2 very soon!

@Robo-er5lg

Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait!

@GopherBaroque61

Жыл бұрын

By the way, if you remember, in Star Trek, the Enterprise's registry number is NCC-1701. Just so you know, the Protector's registry number was NTE-2000. NTE stands for "Not The Enterprise".

@Robo-er5lg

Жыл бұрын

Really? I had no idea about NTE … that’s cool… any significance around the number ?

@patfranks785

Жыл бұрын

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@GopherBaroque61

Жыл бұрын

@@Robo-er5lg Not really. It's just a number. Maybe it's an homage to the Excelsior (NX-2000)?

Alan Rickman’s delivery of “by Gramthar’s Hammer…what a savings,” is my favorite line deliverance in cinematic history. There’s just sooooo much going on in that one sentence. The humiliation, degradation, shame, desperation, self-loathing, and misery of Alexander Dane’s entire situation was distilled into a single phrase.

@Serai3

Жыл бұрын

It's that pause. It's so tortured. You can see him physically struggling to get that last bit out, the dregs of his dignity dying of thirst.

@nonconsensualopinion

Жыл бұрын

@@Serai3 Definitely. The twitching around his mouth as he tries to get it out like 2 times before he can finally manage.

@michaelpapp5518

Жыл бұрын

@@Serai3 yes. That pause as he built the will to force the words out. So good. I can’t help but smile every time I remember it. Everyone knows Alan Rickman from Die Hard or Harry Potter. He was excellent in both. I first saw him in Galaxy Quest. No performance of his has ever topped this one for me.

@GamingTheSystems1

Жыл бұрын

And the balloon cutting is the cherry on top.

@andrewe2057

Жыл бұрын

This movie has at least two of the best line deliveries in cinematic history, IMO. Only rivaled by Tremors.

I was at a Star Trek convention where the audience voted to rank all the films. Galaxy Quest was voted as the 7th best Star Trek film.

@majkus

Жыл бұрын

I'd have rated it higher. This, and 'Master and Commander' were the best Star Trek films in years.

@christopherleodaniels7203

Жыл бұрын

I’d lobby to put Forbidden Planet on the list too.

@Mauther

Жыл бұрын

It usually ranks 2nd best after Wrath of Khan

@fredermac7468

Жыл бұрын

Epic!

@galadballcrusher8182

Жыл бұрын

@@christopherleodaniels7203 for sure...in particular it kinda reminds me of that TOS episode with that female plant alien that guy living on a planet had married, that used to suck minerals and salts from people faces...

Fans really enjoy this film because it doesn't treat fans badly. The fans while portrayed as obsessive geeks, are good people who help save the day!

@renlessard

Жыл бұрын

Yes. It is made by people who respect the source material they were satirizing

They pulled off something unique: a spoof of the sci-fi genre that is at the same time a great sci-fi movie on its own merits.

@EVAUnit4A

Жыл бұрын

You get exactly the same effect with, _Kingsman: The Secret Service,_ being a love letter to the gentleman spy genre like James Bond- being a part of the genre while also making commentary that is not disrespectful. (IMO, the _Austin Powers_ movies are the _opposite_ of _Kingsman,_ in that they were _disrespectful,_ even _harmful_ in their commentary, to the point where MGM Studios literally panicked and gave us the deadly-serious Daniel Craig movies... which were in-and-of-themselves a copy of the Jason Borne movies.)

@vincegamer

Жыл бұрын

@@EVAUnit4A similar, but I don't think Kingsman was a spoof. I think it was creators deciding to update the old spy genre. They looked at James Bond and said "we can do better"

@EVAUnit4A

Жыл бұрын

@@vincegamer Fair enough. =)

@tempsitch5632

Жыл бұрын

It’s not a spoof or parody or satire. It’s homage.

Tim Allen was perfectly cast as a Kirkesque character and the part was so well-written as loving satire. You remarked that he bought into real space travel right away and Shatner might have reacted the same way, as evidenced by his recent trip into space with Blue Origin.

Without hyperbole, my favourite movie of all time. Perfect casting, fat-free script, great little moments, I love it all. A great rewatch when you're feeling down.

@rymerster

Жыл бұрын

Agree completely. Introduced my mum to it recently when she was really sick and it cheered her up greatly. She introduced me to Star Trek so totally got the jokes.

for the movie, instead of the old "shaky cam" technique when the ship is actually attacked by Saris, they built a gimbal for the set, so the whole set really moved! in the shots where you see Alan Rickman and Sigourney Weaver grabbing their respective consoles and looking up, that's them wondering if the set was going to crash down on them!

@rsrt6910

Жыл бұрын

That was also why Sam Rockwell opted to crawl along the floor, because he was afraid if he stood he'd just get knocked onto his knees. So forth it to see what peoples REAL reaction to your "spaceship" being smacked around for a change.

@timothyserabian5103

8 ай бұрын

This is my favorite behind the scenes facts about this movie. Knowing that that entire said was shaking and it wasn’t just the camera just makes it all the more awesome.

There was a second aspect ratio change when Galaxy Quest was in theaters. It was 1.33:1 for the old TV show, then it expanded to 1.85:1 at the convention, then it expanded again to 2.35:1 when Tim Allen's character realizes it's all real when he sees space open up in front of him as he's being sent home.

You can always feel if a parody is being made out of spite or as a homage. While they make fun of the tropes it's still a fun sci-fi film not only show how things are silly but also why the fans love these silly parts. No matter if it's corny catch phrases, old sets/costumes or story tropes like the 1s on the bomb.

William Shatner wanted to face off against an army of rock monsters at the climax of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, but the budget allowed for just one. The resulting ‘man in a rock costume’ monster proved to be so laughably unconvincing that it didn’t get used at all: there was no Kirk against rock creature fight, sadly. So, kudos to the creators of this film for slipping it in here.

@Mirrorgirl492

Жыл бұрын

I always loved that they gave the Commander the Rock Monster Fight that Captain Kirk missed out on.

@penoyer79

Жыл бұрын

Star Trek 5 was meant to be much bigger but the studio kept slashing Shatner's budget and forcing changes even as the movie was filming. George Takei refused to be in the movie once he heard shatner was directing. Shatner had to convince him to come back. and even Takei gave Shatner props as a director for keeping things fun and positive on set even when it became clear the studio was totally fucking his movie.

Ahh... Galaxy Quest and The Orville... Some of the best Star Trek ever made.

My favorite story about GQ is about the ST: TNG cast. Patrick Stewart (Capt Picard) didn't want to watch it, as he considered it a slap on the face of their work in the series. But his good friend Jonathan Frakes (Cmdr Riker) convinced him to watch it. That night nobody was laughing as hard as he in the theatre.

@jovetj

7 ай бұрын

Man! To be a fly on THAT wall!!

I'm a STAR TREK fan for over 30 years and I love this movie! 🖖🥰

My 2 favorite lines from this film come from Sam Rockwell as Guy (Crewman # 6): "I know! You construct a weapon. Look around. Can you form some sort of rudimentary lathe?" (total reference to The Arena) and "Oh! That's not right!", I also like the Fred Kwan character - so easy-going and laid back, totally the opposite of Scotty. His character name is meant to actually represent what Paramount did with Jean Luc Picard in Star Trek:TNG: giving the character one nationality (French) while having him played by an actor of a totally different nationality (British).

@mikejankowski6321

Жыл бұрын

Fred was stoned. Hence the munchies.

@linphillips8331

Жыл бұрын

And the comment from Weaver on the planet, "we have to go, before they kill Guy!"

@brentoutashape9141

Жыл бұрын

Patrick Stewart was so bad at playing a Frenchman they just explained it away in the show by declaring that French was a "dead" language."As if all of France just decides, "you know, mon ami, ze Inglish language eez so byooteeful...." I mean, that's already pretty lazy acting and writing, but, for crying out loud, "Tea. Hot. Earl Grey." Why did they even try to pretend, here?

@dneill8493

Жыл бұрын

There's a red thingy, heading towards the green thingy, I think we're the green thingy. Is there air? You don't know. Aaaaaaarrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhh. Miners, not minors! Some of my favourites as well as the few in the messages above.

@bad-people6510

Жыл бұрын

In the original series literally only Deforest Kelly was actually from the same place his character was from. You had Canadians playing an American and a Scot, and you had Americans playing an African, a Japanese, a Russian, and a space alien. Also, I'm pretty sure Tony Shaloub was supposed to be stoned during the first half of the movie.

I'm sure someone else has already mentioned it, but the reason Fred was able to buy in to the reality of the situation was in a cut scene where he got high. So we was just tripping the whole time. That's also why he was always snacking in the second act.

I consider this a perfect movie, tbh. Everything about it is just so well done.

The world's most obvious ADR actually makes this movie even better.

@rymerster

Жыл бұрын

My head-canon says the ship’s computer automatically ADRs curse words as there won’t have been any in the original show.

So glad you watched this. Even more than a love letter to Trek, it's a love letter to fans. Fans saved the day, as fans helped save Trek from the scrap heap of old canceled TV shows. Also, vents didn't start with Die Hard. Go back and rewatch Dagger of the Mind. 🙂

@rymerster

Жыл бұрын

I was going to say, lots of vents in Trek on the way.

@mikejankowski6321

Жыл бұрын

And for Sigourney, on a personal note, it harked back to the Alien movies. Great multiple layers of reference.

@heartlessbasturd5481

Жыл бұрын

Jeffries tubes

such a great movie, one of those you smile all the way through watching it. A love letter to Star Trek the original. Hope you keep growing your channel, on to 5k now.

Great reaction guys! Now that you've seen Galaxy Quest, if you're interested there is a really good documentary on the movie. Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary which is on Amazon Prime. It's definitely worth a watch if you like the movie.

@rymerster

Жыл бұрын

Agree, it’s a superb documentary

"Why does he look like that?" Tony Shalhoub was playing a "yellowface" character. His stage name was Fred Kwan, and his character's name on the show was Chen, but he wasn't really Asian, so he was squinting and wearing make-up. It's kind of downplayed in the film, but he never wears the yellowface after the original clip they show, and around the middle of the film he says, "Kwan's not even my real name." He was also originally meant to be a stoner, but they cut those references out. That's why he always appears mellow and is always snacking. They actually didn't use "shakeycam"; they did that in the original 4:3 clip at the beginning, as an homage to Trek, but on the "real" ship, they actually had the bridge set up on gimbals and pitched it around. Patrick Stewart said about the film, "I had originally not wanted to see [Galaxy Quest] because I heard that it was making fun of Star Trek and then Jonathan Frakes rang me up and said ‘You must not miss this movie! See it on a Saturday night in a full theatre.’ And I did and of course I found it was brilliant. Brilliant. "No one laughed louder or longer in the cinema than I did, but the idea that the ship was saved and all of our heroes in that movie were saved simply by the fact that there were fans who did understand the scientific principles on which the ship worked was absolutely wonderful. And it was both funny and also touching in that it paid tribute to the dedication of these fans." Pulitzer Prize winning Playwright and Screenwriter David Mamet said that there are only 4 "perfect" movies: The Godfather, A Place in the Sun, Dodsworth and Galaxy Quest. By Grabthar's Hammer, what a praising.

Love how stoned and chill Tony Shaloub's character is in this. And Sam Rockwell steals every scene he's in lol

There's also a lot of the 1970s Buck Rogers series in this film's DNA. It's mostly a tribute to Trek, but the post-Star Wars boom in sci-fi TV shows was a clear influence, too.

@jeanettecarnell8933

Жыл бұрын

And Blake's 7,from the final episode.

"It can't be that hard, right? Flying a plane can't be that hard." "Dude, driving like a 20 foot UHAUL was the most terrifying thing I've ever done." This is so relatable lol

I saw this movie in a packed theater in Seattle when it came out. I don't remember much in the way of promotion, so it came as a complete surprise. The audience interaction was phenomenal, and it counts as one of my all-time favorite moviegoing experiences, ever. That, and when I saw Aliens in a theater full of marines on base.

When the film was released, they set up a 'fan' web-site that was this wonderfully amateurish page that looked like it was designed by a fifteen-year-old fan boy in the 1990s who loved the original series, gushing over the rumors of a returning series and especially Sigourney Weaver's character. It included episode summaries of the original series that were suitably awful. It was hilarious, and a perfect companion-piece for the film. I do not think it is archived anywhere. This was all such a labor of love. A spoof that delivers an engaging story in its own right is the right way to do it. It is why 'Spaceballs' is considered interesting and fun, but not a classic. But people still love 'The Court Jester' (1955) with Danny Kaye, because it is an enjoyable little swashbuckler (and a sort-of musical, too). Oh, you haven't seen The Court Jester? What _do_ they teach them in these schools nowadays? Alan Rickman's delivery of The Line to the dying Thermian is one of the most pitch-perfect moments possible, a sweet and sad instant among the chaos. Just a little lighter, and it would have been nothing more than another joke. A little heavier, and it would have seemed like Alexander was just being his over-acting self and insincere.

@joshfacio9379

6 ай бұрын

was this the website?

WHAT? How have you guys not seen this? Glad you guys are getting around to it. It's a great movie that pokes fun of Trek but lovingly pays homage to it. They did actually build the bridge set on a gimble to actually shake the set.

Regarded by some as the best Star Trek movie ever made. Even watching these clips I was seeing trek references I never noticed before like The Doomsday Machine, Space Seed, Alan Rickman’s portrayal of Patrick Stewart’s most common complaint about doing Star Trek, while he was shooting the episodes: I’m a Shakespearean actor, now I’m doing this.

Favorite line: "let's get out of here before one of those things kills Guy."

Sam Rockwell wasn’t going to do the movie but decided to because he just got done doing “The Green Mile” which he knew everyone would hate his character in that movie

@linphillips8331

Жыл бұрын

Sam Rockwell's perfectly cheesy in this movie! He's a gem.

The movie made $90 million on a $45 million budget. I think in terms of Hollywood accounting, it didn't even break even. But then again, neither did Blade Runner or The Thing remake, or a number of other films that are now beloved. There's an SNL skit with Shatner at a Star Trek convention that would be a nice companion to this movie.

Definitely a film I never get tired of watching.

The serial number of the NSEA-Protector NTE-3120 stood for Not The Enterprise. You speak about how cool it must have been to wear the makeup of the villains in this movie. My daughter (age 8 at the time) and I met Robin Sachs (Sarris) at a sci-fi convention in November 2000. He was one of the nicest people you could meet - definitely not the typical actor stereotype - and he and my daughter became good friends having toy phaser fights against each other for the rest of the day. She told him she found the makeup scary. He confided in her that "I found how I looked scary too!"

Galaxy Quest trivia. It wasn't a shake cam. They actually built the bridge on a giant gamble that shook and moved to create a more realistic effect than the traditional shake cam.

The movie was a box office disappointment due to inept marketing by the studio; the marketing debacle is discussed in the fantastic "Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary" from 2019. It explores the development of the concept, casting the film, battles with the studio, etc. Speaking of casting, Enrico Colantoni invented the Thermians' style of speaking for his audition and the director loved it so much that he used it as a template for the other actors cast as Thermians. There's a goldmine of other behind-the-scenes stories in the documentary (it's available to stream for free on Amazon Prime).

@targetaudience

Жыл бұрын

I know Screen Junkies made that documentary, I remember them advertising it at the time

@GF_Baltar

Жыл бұрын

@@targetaudience I highly recommend it, the documentary is both funny and fascinating (and a bit sad, as the cast & crew discuss the untimely death of Alan Rickman)

It was intended as full send-up of Star Trek, including all the tropes (ripped shirt, pushy star, reluctant second, redshirt, etc.) but was done so well, and so honestly that long term Star Trek fans (like myself) completely embraced it! One of the best comedy movies ever!

This film is part Parody, Part Homage. It perfectly represents the time when Franchises, Actors and Writers actually Appreciated their Fans.

This movie does well with the non-sci fi crowd too. I worked at Tower Video on Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles and I convinced old, beverly hills, uber rich customers to rent this movie. They’d come back with big smiles and say, “we will watch anything you recommend“. Literally would rent our one copy out as soon as it was returned to whoever was standing in line.

One of my all time favorite movies! Saw it when it came out and I was 13 - loved it then. I'm 35 now, and it still has that magic. A well crafted, well cast movie that has stood the test of time. The very end of the film, where Allen shoots Saris and the crowd goes crazy and the cast does a bow, always gave me the impression it was a deliberate reference to Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, which is the final film that focused on the original cast. Not to give anything away, but once the climax of the film as been resolved, which happens in a big conference hall filled with people, Kirk gives a speech that is followed by thunderous applause and all of the original cast lined up in a similar fashion. They don't bow, but it's clearly meant to be a curtain call. The moment in Galaxy Quest feels like a direct refernce.

One of the greatest movies of all time. There's not a wasted scene in it and everything -- literally everything -- is set up and paid off later. Two brilliant things about this film stand out to me. 1) "By Grapthar's hammer" -- the entire movie, it's made a joke because Alexander Dane seriously hates the line and hates having to repeat it. But the payoff is not the punchline of a joke, it's actually a very serious, emotional moment when a man who idolizes him is dying in his arms. This movie is hilarious but that scene gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. 2) The countdown of the bomb. It's used as a joke because the timer always stops at one on the show, but the movie brilliantly uses that to not just poke fun at a trope (not just of sci-fi films but it's a trope in action movies, too), but it also plays as a moment that ups the tension because when Jason Nesmith presses the button, you expect the bomb to be disarmed, but it keeps going. On your first watching, you think the button didn't work so they're in bigger trouble now -- only for the timer to stop at one and DeMarco making that observation. It makes the joke payoff all the funnier because of that added tension.

The scene where Weaver says "screw that!" was dubbed. If you look closely at her face, you can probably tell what she originally said.

What's funny is this is a better Star Trek sequel then any of the official Trek shows and movies to come out in the past 20+ years.

@rsrt6910

Жыл бұрын

I think I speak for MOST Star Trek fans when I say about the last two decades: WHAT Trek shows and movies...

So Guy was killed by a "lava monster" (a Horta) in the episode he appeared in. The registry number of the Protector has the letters "NTE" rather than "NCC." They stand for Not The Enterprise. The ship is also designed as the inverse of the Enterprise, with the main section being the cigar-shaped hull and the stardrive being circular. It is pretty apparent that Weaver's character is not actually saying "Screw that." They could have reshot that scene but it is funnier this way. Her always repeating what the computer says is most likely their approximation of Uhura's catchphrase "Hailing frequencies open, sir." It was the "stupid line" that almost made her quit the show. Catchphrases do abound in Star Trek. Spock has "interesting," or sometimes "fascinating." Bones has "I'm a doctor, not a ________." One catchphrase often attributed to Kirk, "Beam me up, Scotty," has never actually been uttered in that way, but in some variation. Some things in Galaxy Quest don't quite add up. Like the scene where Laredo is scraping the side of the ship against the dock. With the "wing" that sticks out farther from the ship than that part, that would be impossible. Yet when they clear the dock that wing just pops out not touching the dock at all. The bit with the "digital conveyer" could have been avoided by just using the glop transporter that they use at the beginning of the film. And it is one thing to construct a full-sized replica of an alien starship by just viewing the "historical documents," but where do they find that species of tick that Dr. Lazarus is supposed to enjoy? Or Beryllium spheres? But no one really cares because the movie is so much fun. And it does have a lot of heart for a parody.

@clintonwilcox4690

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, the part with the ticks always made me wonder how they got them. But maybe they have a form of replicator technology that can approximate insects for meals. Additionally, the "digital conveyer" could be explained by the possibility that the glop transporter needs planning and time to stand in and launch for it to work, and as Nesmith was fighting a pig creature and a rock monster, they didn't have time to wait for the glop transporter. The "digital conveyer" is a much faster form of transport that would probably be preferred for use in emergencies.

On the topic of the bridge, for Galaxy Quest the "real ship" bridge was built on a gimble. The TV Show bridge was just flat on the floor and if you notice during the TV segment you see the actors doing their best original series style acting. The gimble set apparently scared the Hell out of the actors. A lot of their reactions are the genuine article. When the Star Trek team started production on "Star Trek Nemesis" the bridge was redesigned on a gimble as well for the final battle sequence in that film. Galaxy Quest is considered one of the best Star Trek films among many Trek circles, and is given the moniker of "honorary Star Trek films." Many of the actual Trek actors found it absolutely hysterical. One of the producers was afraid of Galaxy Quest, that nobody would take Star Trek seriously anymore. Ironically, this was around the time that Star Trek was starting to go into decline anyway. (The last two movies of that era are often considdered sub par and not so great, and the last TV show, cancelled in 2004, was not so good.)

I was gonna say that you guys would really enjoy watching this after season 2 or season 3 of ST:TOS...but I guess we are gonna see if only 1 season is enough. LOL I am sure you will love it no matter what. ✌💯😎

@jovetj

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, I definitely think they should rewatch it at some point! During or just after TNG.

This movie was written as alive letter to Star Trek. All the production team were fans.

The leader of the enemy aliens was wearing a costume, with all kinds of servo mechanisms to move the various parts. I'm pretty sure this was Justin Long's first major role. I heard him talking about the audition, where he was so insecure and nervous, that he played the role perfectly.

Loved that you 2 watched this loving homage to Star Trek. This film, like Back to the Future, is considered to be a "perfect" movie as it is perfectly constructed. It wasn't promoted very well and barely made any money but it has achieved cult status and is considered to be among one of the best Star Trek films even if it is isn't really one. One last tidbit: Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard of TNG) initially avoided watching this film as he thought it was going to be a satire that just pokes fun at the franchise but he ended up watching it after Johnathan Frakes (Commander William Riker, same show, the direct sequel series to TOS that ran from 1987-94) talked him into it and had a blast. Looking forward to watching your reactions to season 2 of TOS.

@DeltaAssaultGaming

10 ай бұрын

Jonathan Frakes.

Love this movie, but one of the things they messed up in all the home video releases is that the 4:3 aspect ratio is only supposed to widen to 1.85:1 which is then supposed to last until Nesbit is about to be transported _back_ to Earth for the first time. Then the aspect change to 2.35:1 is synced to the doors on the back of the ship opening and really sells the awe of the moment and the realization that everything is about to become much greater in (literal and figurative) scope.

They were actually gearing up for a sequel to this when Alan Rickman died, and all the actors said there wasn't any point to a sequel without Alan.

Fred Kwan is so chill during this whole adventure because he's stoned out of his gourd. Tony Shaloub did an amazing job.

Legendary special visual effects icon Stan Winston did the creatures for this movie. Lucas’s Industrial Light and Magic was the cgi team. What a sumptuous visual feast Galaxy Quest is.

One of my favorite movies of all time. Not just favorite comedies either. It's as near to perfect as a comedy movie can be. People thought it was gonna be making fun of Star Trek. But what it delivered was a beautifully hilarious love-letter to the franchise. Man i wish the sequel had gotten made. But unfortunately Alan Rickman died right as it started to get off the ground, and as the actors and writers said at the time, there is no Galaxy Quest without Alan Rickman. So it was canceled. This movie makes me laugh, and in a couple moments i legit get choked up. Best comment i've heard about Galaxy Quest was from various cast members of Star Trek TNG, they said "It's the movie WE should have made." and i agree. There is a reason when fan polls ask what the best Trek movie is, Galaxy Quest is often number one even though it's not technically a Star Trek movie.

I love the split screen and good editing to convince us you are in the same room and talking to each other! Right there with Pitch meeting.

This is one of my favorite movies, thank you thank you for doing a reaction! Well done, you didn't seem to miss anything. Of course some things were lost in trimming it down (e.g., the Gilligan's Island reaction) but what you had was great. They actually built an articulating bridge set so that the actors would not suffer the problem Star Trek had - people occasionally flinging themselves in contrary directions. The planned sequel was stopped by Alan Rickman's death. They could neither replace him nor go on without him so we are left with a single adventure. Love your appreciation for the practical effects, the little throwaway lines (my favorite is "Give him a hand, he's British!" followed by "Miners, not minors.") the way the plot went. This is a perfect movie, always makes me feel good. Edit: For comedy sequels see The Pink Panther series.

@clintonwilcox4690

11 ай бұрын

I had no idea they were planning a sequel to Galaxy Quest. Galaxy Quest is a near perfect movie and it was perfect as-is, a self-contained, standalone film that is at the same time a spoof and a love letter to science fiction and its fandom. No sequels need to be made.

27:09 The whole point of the movie is that the cast are mistaken for the real thing by an alien culture that has no concept of deception. There's nowhere to go beyond that - the only thing you could do would be to repeat it with better special effects and the wobbly sets are part of the realism... It is a complete piece and as near perfect as can be imagined - let it be. There were preparations being made for a follow-up but these were cancelled when Alan Rickman died. The cast and producers decided to honor his memory and decided not to try and replace him.

Interesting fact now that you're watching TNG. Loredo has a line saying that when he was a kid on the show, he had worked out how all his controls operated. Wil Wheaton did the same, he had specific pattens of buttons he came up with for different tasks Westley would be ordered to do. Very much a thing that a kid actor would do.

The set is built on hydraulics

Great job, guys. This is one of the great comedy spoofs that references so many shows of the 60s through the 80s, even 90s. Star Trek, obviously. But also Buck Rogers, Battlestar Galactica, Batman, Flash Gordon, James Bond, so many great references and nods. Brilliantly written and performed. That’s actually true about some fans being so into it they lose their sense of reality. I was at a convention in Corpus Christi Texas in 1995 and sat next a young guy who was (sadly) not all there. He absolutely believed it was all real and that calling it a fictional TV show was a government coverup. I politely moved to another seat.

@mikejankowski6321

Жыл бұрын

My mother had the nerve to tell me Star Trek wasn't real. So I replied, "Of course it is, it's a REAL TV SHOW!"

@MoonjumperReviews

Жыл бұрын

@@mikejankowski6321 - That is an undeniably true statement! 😎👍

Awwwww, _blast-!_ You guys should _really have_ waited to watch this one until after you had moved into some of _Star Trek: The Next Generation,_ because _Galaxy Quest_ is not just a commentary on _TOS_ but also _TNG._ (As just _one_ example of this, "Give him a hand, he's British!" is a hat-tip to actor Sir Patrick "Captain Picard" Stewart being from England.) There's _a lot_ of meta commentary in _Galaxy Quest_ that- if you change just a few names- becomes on-the-head, almost painfully accurate to behind-the-scenes of _Star Trek_ and the Trekkie fandom. _Galaxy Quest_ doesn't cover all of the Rick Berman Era (1987-2005), but focuses mostly on its earliest two series. There's soooooo many references that I can't post them all, but here's just a few: - The _NSEA Protector's_ exterior (long conical hull, flat curved engine pods) is deliberately designed to be the _opposite_ of the _USS Enterprise_ (flat circular primary hull, long cylindrical engine pods). Indeed, the "NTE" designation of the hull number for the _Protector_ means "Not The Enterprise"! - As you pointed out early on, in both the original theatrical release and 15-year Anniversary Blu-Ray, the movie starts out in deliberate 4:3-ratio. But then, when Nessmith is first inside a transport pod- suddenly realizing that he _actually is_ in outer space- _as_ bay doors are opening (and you hear the dramatic music) the movie deliberately switches from 4:3 to 16:9 for the rest of its runtime! - Sir Alexander Dane (a combination of both Leonard Nimoy and Sir Patrick Stewart) having his alien prosthetic on all the time is a commentary on how Spock's characteristic pointed ears seemed to follow Nimoy all over the place even when he wasn't wearing them, and wanted to deny the character and move on. (It may also be a reference to actress Kirstie Alley literally wearing her Vulcan ears home each night during the filming of _Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan;_ she actually got permission to wear them all the time rather than go through the hassle of getting them added/removed each filming day!) - The line shouted by Guy Fleegman inside the Surface Pod (aka shuttlecraft)- _"Hey! Don't open that! It's an alien planet! Is there air?! You don't know! (holds breath)"-_ was actually an issue brought up behind-the-scenes by Tim Allen, because _he_ asked that question. The director loved it so much that they had the paranoid and terrified Guy voice it! - Dane's line at the convention to Nessmith- _"Old friend?! You stole all my best lines, you cut me out of episode two entirely!"-_ is basically Leonard Nimoy saying that to William Shatner in regards to _TOS..._ which absolutely did happen in Seasons Two and Three! - Perhaps the most-obvious one, the title "Galaxy Quest" is a synonym of "Star Trek". Many Trekkies- including myself- hold _Galaxy Quest_ in the highest regards, so much so that we count it as an honorary member of the _Star Trek_ movie count! Just before the 2012 acquisition of 20th Century Fox and Fox Television Studios by The Walt Disney Corporation, the idea was floating about of either a sequel movie or TV series of _Galaxy Quest_ being made. Three things shut this idea down- the imminent Disney acquisition, the inability to sort schedules amongst cast and crew, and actor Alan Rickman's sudden death. _However,_ one of the last original TV shows that Fox TV produced was Seth MacFarlane's _The Orville_ (2017) which is equally an homage to _Star Trek_ (more specifically the _TNG_ series) while also being its own entity. _The Orville is not_ directly related to, nor spun-off from, _Galaxy Quest_ (because it was made by rival DreamWorks Pictures), but it is in exactly the same vein as the latter. If you are interested, _The Orville_ just recently resumed its Third Season on Hulu after an almost-three year hiatus, and its transition from broadcast to streaming right in the middle of a pandemic! _Never give up, never surrender!_

@rymerster

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As I commented, they can always watch Galaxy Quest again in a year or two, it’s a good one for repeat viewings.

Nimoy jokingly called it a 'documentary.' Such a hilarious movie!

Actually... not only shaky-cam. The bridge set was built on a giant gimbal, so they could shake the entire room & actors could stumble around realistically. They'd later use the same bridge-on-a-gimbal trick for Star Trek: Nemesis.

That gauntlet they had to go down with the choppy crushy things (LOL). I've only ever seen that in cartoons...and on Hercules the Legendary Journeys. And at one point when Hercules sees a hall like that his response was "Who Makes These Things?"

This movie had a small callback to the British science fiction TV show "Blake's 7" during the final Omega 13 sequence.

My favorite line is when Tony Shalhoub is makin' out with the alien chick and the tentacles come out. Sam Rockwell: "Ohhhhhhh, that's not right!!"

It's worth noting that this isn't just a Star Trek parody, but it took from a bunch of scifi-shows. Sure, they focused on Star Trek to reach more of a main stream audience. Alan Rickman’s character's character has some Spock, but is mostly a Minbari from Babylon 5, and Sigourney Weaver's Gwen is almost a carbon copy of Sally Knyvette playing Jenna Stannis in Blake's 7. Some scenes are pure homages to scenes from some shows, like the shoutout scene on the bridge being taken from Blake's 7 too.

Galaxy Quest seemed to be more of a spoof of The Next Genneration where Picard had catch phrases and everyone wore similar jumpsuit. Even the alien bad guys look like the Borg from The Next Generation.

In 2019 there was a documentary made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Galaxy Quest. Never Surrender is available on Prime and follows the making of the film, as well as the reaction of fans, critics and Star Trek actors. Definitely entertaining and worth watching if you enjoyed the movie.

The new set up is great including the screen:)

Loved your reaction! Having watch the early Star Trek I know helped you see the parallels and that it wasn’t a jab. One thing to note, when they “beamed” him up from the planet, Allen’s character say, “I see you managed to take your shirt off.” Kirk ended up shirtless in a lot of episodes. You’ll enjoy the newer Star Trek movies even more if go on to watch those…. I highly recommend them. Things to keep in mind -Hypospray/shots - never hurt. -The guy in the red shirt is always the one to die on away missions.

It's a love letter to Star Trek the original series done by exceptionally talented people. I love it!

I'd say that while the use of ventilation shafts here IS playing off "Die Hard," you may find something vaguely similar in TOS as you go. (No spoilers!)

Grew up loving a wide variety of music in the 80s but didn't have an easy path to go to concerts so my first concert was in college with my new roommate went to his county fair and saw the Damn Yankees end of summer 1993.

Galaxy Quest is a pretty funny movie, and it came out in the 90s when Star Trek was ubiquitous with TNG, Voyager, etc. A sequel is out of the question now that Alan Rickman is gone. Not sure if you have seen it yet or not, but Space Balls is good Star Wars parody film :)

The ship's registry number, NTE-3120, stood for "Not The Enterprise".

Perfect. Hot off the "Star Trek TOS."

Rickman isn't playing Nimoy so much as an amalgamation of George Takei and Alec Guinness from Star Wars. Takei for being desperate for more of the spotlight and Guinness for resenting all the sci-fi stuff he found himself engrossed in.

One of the few perfect films in my opinion.

I can remember a time in my teens when I might not have really believed that there was a magical world out there... but I definitely would have been ready to buy into what was obviously a high-effort ARG at a drop of the hat.

When this movie was first scripted it was a raunchy rated R comedy. In the vain of Animal House meets Star Trek. Weaver is clearly saying "Fuck That" but was ADR'd early in production with the direction the film would eventually take. In fact part of her topless scene was used in the trailer. Naturally all that stuff was cut and removed from the production.

Kevin McDonald from Kids in the Hall really shined as the convention announcer at the very end. If you enjoyed his introductions, you should check out a few of the Kids in the Hall sketch pieces.

Just found your channel, but instantly subscribed on the strength of this reaction alone! 🎉 #quest4life

Tim Allen's personality in this show is supposed to be imitative of William Shatner's. Shatner seems to possess an unbelievable mental resiliency.

Excellent choice!

Some posters have mentioned some of the other Trek references and inside jokes. There's also the casting of Laredo as a child driving the ship--a reference to teenage Wesley Crusher on TNG. The Gwen character basically representing Uhura. There are some classic lines from TOS that have become part of popular culture and often get repeated. Spock's "Live long and prosper", which you haven't seen yet, is the way Vulcans say goodbye to one another. (It was also how Nimoy signed off his final tweet to his fans: "LLAP.") Every time one of the actors like George Takei or Nichelle Nichols is pictured doing the Vulcan hand salute (which you'll see in the season 2 opener) in real life, they are referencing that line. It's hard to overstate the cultural impact the show wound up having, besides all its films and spinoffs and references in other entertainment. People chose technical professions and created inventions because of it. Soldiers recited lines from episodes to each other to help get them through. A space shuttle was given the name Enterprise and cast members were there at the rollout. Nichelle was involved with NASA to help recruit women and people of color. Riverside, Iowa has a statue and sign as the "future birthplace of Capt. James T. Kirk." A real life astronaut, scientist and member of royalty each appeared in the latter series. And cap it all off with a 90 year-old William Shatner going into space. The reality of Trek may not exist but those boundaries between fact and fiction sure have been blurred, lol. I think it's safe to say that no other series in the history of television has had anywhere near the same level of influence.

The Omega 13 is a literal reset button. The show was episodic, so they hit the reset button to reset things back to the status quo for the next episode

The actor who played Sarris refers to him as Attila the Crab. P.S. Your theory is good, but it's not accurate. When the episode is played at the beginning, Guy refers to it being part of the "lost two-parter" from 1981, which no one has seen again until that day. So the workings of the Omega 13 weren't unknown. It's just that information wasn't available until now, and the actors had no clue because who remembers stuff like that from a job twenty years ago? (Several of the ST actors have said exactly that - if the world had to be saved with ST details, it'd have to be up to the fans, because they have no clue what would be required.)

Trivia; the late, great Grant Imahara worked in miniature effects for this film. And, played Sulu in the Star Trek fan series, Star Trek continues!

Sigourney's voice: 'Well, screw that!' Sigourney's lips: 'Well, f*ck that!' Something tells me they had to change a line, to get their desired rating. 😆

@momokochama1844

10 ай бұрын

They did. There also was a scene lost on the cutting table where she opens her uniform to distract an alien so it gets crushed by a door. You can find it here on YT

@your_local_questerian

9 ай бұрын

​@@momokochama1844I honestly thought that scene was tamer compared to what you see today. Maybe it wouldn't work in a PG film because the scene was maybe a little too risque for a PG film, but maybe somewhere else.

Cool stuff, I like seeing more reaction channels.

I loved this movie so much and I kept hoping for more. When Seth McFarlane announced "The Orville", I was so excited that it would be the weekly Galaxy Quest adventure that I wanted. If you haven't seen The Orville, Season 1 and 2 carries a similar tone to this movie. It's currently on Season 3, which has gone more serious and much less jokey.

Galaxy Quest did $90.7 million on a $45 million budget. Although it only did $71.4 million Domestically; it's still a box office success. It's considered to be one of the best, and most favored Star Trek films, being a non Star Trek film. Even members of Star Trek TNG crew loved this film. Wil Weaton himself; called it a Star Trek film. Although; it didn't get a sequel, and planed TV series based on the continuing adventures of Galaxy Quest was in the work, until Alan Rickman passed away. The TV series was cancelled; with no new property announced. The KZread channel; Fandom did make 'Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary' back in 2019, and is available to watch on Amazon Prime.

Such a great parody. I do love the complaint later on. "This was such a poorly written episode." The Engineer is really just solving everything. I do love the extra/security officer who is sure he is going to die cause nobody knows his last name. Such a good parody.

Thanks for reacting to this, a great story and great bunch of actors make this more than just a gag reel. Some time ago you asked for some short run series to react to. Here are three one season wonders from the murky past. Yancy Derringer (1958) about a gentleman in 1868. Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982). A fighter pilot turned air cargo delivery service in pre WW2 South Pacific. The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (1993). Adventures in the weird wild west. Each has its own vibe but defiantly some fun characters and over the top situations with that pulp/ comic book serial feel.

Best Star Trek Parody ever! Anf and it's a special tribute to the fans as well. This shows what would happen if the cast of the original series were mistaken for real space heroes and must fight off an intergalactic warlord.

Gilligan's Island: those poor people. A sequel was planned, but dropped when Alan Rickman died. Sir Patrick Stewart loved it and got Jonathan Frakes to see it.

@ernesthakey3396

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No, I believe Stewart didn't want to see it UNTIL Frakes told him to go see it on a Saturday night in a crowded theater. Frakes had already seen it.

@shallowgal462

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@@ernesthakey3396 I believe you are correct, sir!

@ernesthakey3396

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@@shallowgal462 A pleasure to be of service, milady!

One of my favourite films! 🛸

I was told a long time ago that ‘they’ wanted to make this into a series, but it never happened.

Many fans (myself included) consider this am honorary Star Trek movie. And the Trek actors loved it too! Patrick Stewart (who originally wasn't going to see it because he thought it was just making fun of Trek) saw it on the recommendation of Johnathan Frakes, and he concluded it was absolutely brilliant, with his favorite part of the movie being that the fans of the show ended up saving the day!

@DeltaAssaultGaming

10 ай бұрын

Jonathan Frakes