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PostPosted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 4:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Holy mackerel, I'd forgotten about that idea I posted at the top of the page back in March of 2018, and I had to re-read it!

You're right! Gee, I oughta be a writer! Very Happy

Unfortunately the death of Alan Rickman screws up my proposed sequel too. In fact, all the actors look much older now, but I think your suggestion about a Next Generation might provide an answer to the problem.

I'll see if I can come up with something which relies on the older versions of the Fan Boys (and girls) who could become the New Crew of the NSEA Protector and venture into space on this new mission.

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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 1:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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All Sci-Fi's Saturday Live Chat (<— link) for 5/22 is Galaxy Quest, which is available on YouTube with a fine picture.

IMDB has 109 trivia items for this production. Here's sixteen from the first 1/4 of the list. I'll add more in a later post and let you guys comment on the ones below first. Very Happy
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~The scene when Tim Allen is in a men's room overhearing how the cast of Galaxy Quest are nobodies and all the co-stars can't stand him mirrors an actual event in William Shatner's life. He discovered the exact same things about himself when he attended a 1986 convention.

Note from me: This moment in Shatner's life inspired an important element in the movie's premise; the fact that Jason Nesmith desperately wanted to be the beloved commander of the NSEA Protector and earn the respect of all those around him.

I love this aspect of the movie, because not only does Galaxy Quest the TV series emulate Star Trek, the drama is based on William Shartner's own life.

~ Director Dean Parisot and star Tim Allen have revealed in interviews that the original tone of the film was much darker, with more scenes of violence. After test screenings, the film was recut to emphasize the comedy and obtain a PG rating.

Note from me: Even though the re-editing was probably a very good idea, I'd still like to see the "darker" version. (Then again, maybe I don't . . . Confused)

~ Tim Allen admitted that he was quite star-struck when he met Sigourney Weaver, as he's a huge fan of Alien (1979). Allen even got Weaver to sign some of his Alien memorabilia between takes. She ultimately did, writing "Stolen by Tim Allen; Love, Sigourney Weaver", which she said made him very upset.

Note from me: Sigourney was undoubtedly just ribbing Tim a little with that autograph . . . but it makes me wonder if Tim actually did purloin the items in question! Shocked

~ This film was one of the earliest to have its own internet domain and website, GalaxyQuest.com (now available only via Wayback archive). However, rather than being a polished part of the film's marketing campaign, the site (in keeping with the film's fandom theme) was deliberately designed to look like a fan page, with screen captures and poor H.T.M.L. coding.

Note from me: I saw the site while it was still up, and it was well done! There's a site which praises the lost GQ site, called 5 Reasons Why the Fake 'Galaxy Quest' Fansite is Awesome.

~ Gwen DeMarco laments that her TV Guide interview was "six paragraphs of my boobs and how they fit into my suit". This actually happened to Jeri Ryan, who played Seven of Nine on Star Trek: Voyager (1995).

Note from me: I tried to find that interview, which I think was the TV Guide May 19-25 2001 issue, but I had no luck.

~ Sam Rockwell based his portrayal on Bill Paxton's performance in James Cameron's classic Aliens (1986). In particular, his elevated fear of being killed, and his mental collapse upon seeing a motion detector that shows their enemy closing in on them.

Note from me: Now that I've read that comment I can see the similarity between the two characters. Very Happy

~ Although Alan Rickman hated sci-fi as a genre, he could not resist taking part in this film as he found the material very funny.

Note from me: Alan had some of the best lines in the movie, including my favorite reading of the frequently overused phrase he utters so dramatically when he first see the Protector. "Oh . . . my God."

~ Alexander Dane never removes his headpiece throughout the entire film, even when he and Gwen DeMarco are speaking to each other by home phone.

Note from me: The director probably did this for two reasons. (1) He wanted the audience to subconsciously accept Rickman's character as an alien by never showing him out of the makeup, and (2) it might indicate that Rickman's character was secretly fond of his "alien look" and was reluctant to take it off. Very Happy

~ According to writer David Howard, the continuous melodic yet monotone voice of Thermian commander Mathesar was an original idea that Enrico Colantoni brought to the character. Everyone on the set loved this so much, they kept it in the film.

Note from me: Enrico's idea was brilliant! He totally sells us on the idea that he's an alien who speaks English in an odd way.

~ In the audio commentary for Star Trek (2009), director J.J. Abrams says "By the way, I think we've all gone on record as saying one of our favorite 'Trek' films is 'Galaxy Quest'. And this sequence [where Kirk and Sulu are falling toward Vulcan without a parachute] is clearly an homage to Tony Shalhoub's great save in that film."

Note from me: That is indeed one of the best moments in GQ, and Chekov's mad dash from the bridge to the transporter room in Star Trek (2009) so he can grab Kirk and Sulu before they hit the ground is a high point.

~ On the rock planet, Lt. Laredo chides Dr. Lazarus for holding his tracking device upside down, claiming that he actually thought Dr. Lazarus' character was "smart or something" by the way he was leading the group to find the nearest Beryllium sphere, before realizing he was using the device incorrectly.

This is a subtle reference to the first season of Star Trek: The Original Series (1966), where Mr. Spock often held his tricorder back to front, possibly due to Leonard Nimoy being not yet familiar with the prop.


Note from me: I've never noticed Nimoy doing that. I'll have to watch for it during future viewings of TOS.

~ Just after the crew arrives via the 'pods', the Thermians appear without their appearance generators. When the captain asks "Who wants a tour?", at least Sigourney Weaver did not know that 'Guy' was going to scream in terror as he did. You can see a very real reaction from her at that moment.

Note from me: Ah-ha! I'll have to watch her closely the next time I enjoy GQ. Laughing

~ Harold Ramis wanted to cast Alec Baldwin in the lead role, which he turned down. Steve Martin and Kevin Kline were considered, though Kline turned it down for family reasons. When Tim Allen was cast, Ramis left the project. After seeing the film, Ramis said he was ultimately impressed with Allen's performance.

Note from me: I have difficulty imagining any of those other actors in the role of Taggert. In fact, some of them seem like a very bad idea — specifically Steve Martin! I think Tim nailed the part admirably.

~ Laliari is the first main role Missi Pyle landed in a feature film. Her role was expanded after the producers noticed Sigourney Weaver was the only female main character.

Note from me: Missi is gorgeous, both as a hot alien babe and a glamorous movie star.






~ The film proved quite popular with Star Trek fans. At the 2013 Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas, it received enough support in a Star Trek Film Ranking, and was included with the twelve Star Trek films that had been released at the time on the voting ballot. The fans at the convention ranked it the seventh best Star Trek film.

Note from me: This is high praise indeed, since die-hard fans of TOS might have though GQ was making fun of Star Trek: TOS in a mean-spirited manner.

~ The promotional campaign for the film included a mockumentary for the E! cable channel about the fictitious Galaxy Quest television series. Most of the cast members appeared as their actor characters from the film. Extras from the film's convention scenes also appeared as fans giving candid interviews. Outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage from the film were used as clips from the television series. The humor even went so far as Sigourney Weaver's character, Gwen DeMarco, claiming that she had turned down "a small part in a Woody Allen movie" to do the Galaxy Quest series, which is a nod to her early gig as an extra in Annie Hall (1977).

Note from me: YouTube has the mockumentary (in three parts), and it appears to be from an old VHS tape. Another version is the complete show, but the picture is dark, and it's been "zoomed in" to fill the screen, thus cropping the picture at the top and bottom.
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__________ Galaxy Quest E! Documentary (1/3)


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__________ Galaxy Quest E! Documentary (2/3)


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__________ Galaxy Quest E! Documentary (3/3)


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And here's a promo for a new documentary about the movie!

_____ Never Surrender - In Theaters November 26


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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 3:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

William Shatner wrote in one of his books, that he found out how the cast felt about him from Nichelle Nichols. He was interviewing the cast from the show and he had just finished with NN and was packing up his tape recorder, when she asked him if he wanted to know how much the cast hated him during the show. He stopped, then started unpacking his tape recorder. Laughing

Tim Allen said that getting the part was a dream come true for him. He is a big SF fan, and always wanted to play that type of character.

It was announced after the movie came out that there was to be a sequel, but it never happened.

Bud, I'd love to see the original cut too.

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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 6:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I forgot to put this in my other post, but there is a reason Tony Shalhoub's character was always eating and acted the way he did: He was stoned out of his gourd. Laughing

For some reason they did what they could to remove that from the movie.

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PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2021 9:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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That's obviously the impression we all get from Tony's performance.

Oddly enough, the Blu-ray's special features include a wonderful documentary that has interviews with the cast and producers, the later of which stated that the character "Fred Kwan" wasn't stoned, he was just "sort of burned out" . . . whatever that means. Rolling Eyes

Yeah, I know. I don't buy it either. Wink

Here's a puzzling item I just thought of. When the Thermians pick up Jason Nesmith from his home and ride with him in a limousine to the alley where the limo is lifted up into the air and taken to the ship . . . what happened to the human limo driver?

I suppose the limo and the driver were returned to Earth, and the poor driver was left with an "alien abduction story" he'd never get anyone to believe! Sad

Oh well . . .

Just for the record, the weakest moment in this near-perfect movie is the first scene aboard the Protector. Jason Nesmith is taken to a perfect replica of the TV show's bridge, sees the alien villain on a large view screen, then walks back through several corridors to reach the transporter room.

Throughout all this, he foolishly continues to think it's all just a fan-made set which was constructed for him to stumble into (hungover and unshaven) and spend two minutes making wisecracks before leaving. Rolling Eyes

I guess the producers thought that having Nesmith be hungover was explanation enough for this shockingly clueless reaction to all this.

Of course, the moment he's enveloped in the clear gel and sees the stunning view of space, he realizes how dumb he'd been! Shocked

I don't know how the scene on the bridge could be changed to avoid the suggestion that Nesmith is incredibly stupid at that moment. The next scene, of course, is a very important moment in the story — Nesmith's realization that he's on a starship.

But the bridge scene itself simply doesn't quite work in it's present form.

Perhaps I should also mention (again) the scene in the climax when an alien spacecraft crashes into a hotel in middle of a crowded convention.

Naturally this should have caused widespread panic and mobs of screaming people . . . rather than cheers from the clueless folks who thought it was just a stunt by the Galaxy Quest cast!

But the great moments the scene includes, such as when Nesmith "dips" Tawny Webber and passionately kisses her, and then his kind acknowledgement of this fellow crew members — along with his heartfelf salute to the young fans who helped him — makes that entire scene too wonderful to criticize! Cool

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Bud Brewster wrote:
That's obviously the impression we all get from Tony's performance.

Oddly enough, the Blu-ray's special features include a wonderful documentary that has interviews with the cast and producers, the later of which stated that the character "Fred Kwan" wasn't stoned, he was just "sort of burned out" . . . whatever that means. Rolling Eyes

Yeah, I know. I don't buy it either. Wink

When the movie came out, the Director (maybe it was the Produce) said in an interview that Fred Kwan was stoned. I don't know, maybe he was stoned because he was burned out.

But by removing that story line it removes the character losing the crutch gaining, or regaining confidence and becoming more competent as he falls in love.

Daryl Mitchell who played Tommy Webber, the teenage pilot on the TV show is three years older than Sam Rockwell, who played a no name adult crewman on the show.

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I'll check that BD extra feature and make sure I'm correct about my above statement. Very Happy

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PostPosted: Thu May 20, 2021 7:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Spoiler warning:

My favorite part: "We pretended. We lied."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VGajDTNKFU
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 19, 2023 2:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote


Will Shanklin·Contributing Reporter

Tue, April 18, 2023 at 1:35 PM EDT

A Galaxy Quest series is reportedly under development for Paramount+.

A new show based on the 1999 cult-classic film — a spoof of Star Trek and its fandom — will land on the streaming home of five original Trek series, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The sci-fi comedy followed a cast of washed-up actors making a meager living from the convention circuit after their television series — also called Galaxy Quest — was canceled.

The plot involves aliens who picked up transmissions of the show from Earth, believing it to be a real-life documentary. The socially awkward extraterrestrials, gelatinous creates who take on humanoid forms, seek the actors’ leadership as their planet faces extinction. The cast eventually finds itself transported to outer space, where they reluctantly face the threat and eventually learn to live up to their TV personas. Galaxy Quest was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $90 million at the box office and gaining cult-classic status.

Still from the movie &#x002018;Galaxy Quest&#x002019; (1999) featuring Alan Rickman in sci-fi makeup and costume.

Still from the movie ‘Galaxy Quest’ (1999) featuring Alan Rickman in sci-fi makeup and costume.
If the series brings back the film’s original cast, it will have to make do without star Alan Rickman, who died of cancer in 2016. In addition to his scene-stealing turn as Alexander Dane, the movie starred Tim Allen as narcissistic William Shatner equivalent Jason Nesmith, Sigourney Weaver as Gwen DeMarco, Tony Shalhoub as Fred Kawn, Daryl Mitchell as Tommy Webber and Sam Rockwell as Guy Fleegman (a spoof of Star Trek’s expendable “redshirts”).

The new Paramount+ series is in its “early development stages.” Mark Johnson, an executive producer of the movie, returns for the upcoming series. No casting or writing decisions have been reported. Paramount TV Studios will develop the film for its streaming counterpart.

The upcoming series isn’t the first attempt to revive the IP. It was reported in 2021 that Simon Pegg and Succession writer Georgia Pritchett were helming a new series; it’s unclear whether the new project includes them. Before that, in 2015, an adaptation with the original cast was also under development.

However, that one never advanced beyond the development stage after Rickman’s death and scheduling conflicts with Allen. In a 2016 interview, Rockwell told the Hollywood Reporter, “We were ready to sign up, and [then] Alan Rickman passed away and Tim Allen wasn’t available — he has [Last Man Standing] — and everybody’s schedule was all weird. It was going to shoot, like, right now. And how do you fill that void of Alan Rickman?

That’s a hard void to fill.”

Indeed.

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 12, 2023 10:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote


An update....

The Galaxy Quest 2 story is not yet known, but Tim Allen confirmed there was a full script at one point in the project's history. Allen explains that the sequel story would have largely focused on the relationship between Jason and Alexander. Obviously, with Rickman's passing, that script is no longer possible to use.

The end of Galaxy Quest saw the Star Trek parody series getting a revival with the old cast returning. With so much time that has passed, it is likely the revival would have ended, and it could be interesting to see how the actors react if the show was rebooted with a younger cast.

Of course, the story for Galaxy Quest 2 would have to find a way to bring the characters back into space. Perhaps this time, the movie could find the cast willingly entering into another space adventure to feel they are still relevant and have a purpose.

Tim Allen suggested the Thermians would continue to play a role in the sequel which could mean another threat against them emerges.

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 13, 2023 7:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Gord, that is a great post! Very Happy

I agree that the time for a sequel has passed, and we can no longer reasonably expect the kind of great sequel that could have been done shortly after the original has been released.

It just can't happen now. Sad

Not only have the beloved cast members either passed away or aged quite a bit, the potential audience for a remake is significantly older now!

Let's face facts. This movie succeeded largely because the aging TOS fans were delighted to see a story in which the characters in a Trek-like TV series got to become real-life versions of their fictional characters! Cool

But now — 24 years later — the people who loved this movie have children and grandchildren who know as much about TOS as our own kids and grandkids know about the 1930s Flash Gordon serials!

We must face the truth. Hollywood simply missed its chance to present us with a thrilling Galaxy Quest sequel. The actors have either passed their prime . . . or simply passed away.

Unfortunately that can also be said most of us. Sad

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