# The Galaxy Quest appreciation thread \[spoilers\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 7, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345 "2011-12-07T04:04:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/1 "2011-12-07T04:04:15Z")
So, I just watched this for the nth time and I was struck by what a great movie it is. Acting, script, story, effects, cast, it works as a stand alone movie that you only need the vaguest awareness of Trek fandom to appreciate, yet it’s full of nods and winks to the faithful, well done all round. Sooo, share you favorites scenes, quotes, alternate casting fantasies, whatever. I’ve just noticed that when they’re trying to get to the reactor to shut it down and they come around the corner to the giant illogical chompers that Sigourney Weaver’s says ‘well fuck that,’ although the audio track says ‘_screw_’ that. Nice. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/2 "2011-12-07T04:14:21Z")
“Does the rolling _help_?” “Yes, it helps.” “I see you’ve managed to get your shirt off.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/3 "2011-12-07T04:14:42Z")
“That was a hell of a thing.” Sums it all up nicely. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/4 "2011-12-07T04:16:58Z")
[‘Oh, that’s not right!’](http://youtu.be/i8lrfRwNlfs) ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/5 "2011-12-07T04:19:31Z")
“By Grabthar’s Hammer…what a savings.” “WHERE’S MY LIMO?” What a great movie. I gave it a “10” and there are very few movies I give a “10” to. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/6 "2011-12-07T04:21:46Z")
Looking over the quotes section at imdb, it occured to me that this entire movie is really just one long quote. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn1767](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shawn1767](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn1767)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/7 "2011-12-07T04:21:50Z")
It hits all the right notes at being a parody of Star Trek without being mean or cruel about it. It’s a wonderful send up of the Star Treks and done with a loving touch. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/8 "2011-12-07T04:22:33Z")
“It’s all real.” “I knew it!” [sub]Well, at least he’s outside…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/9 "2011-12-07T04:24:47Z")
My fav has always been: > [@Guy Fleegman](#): > > I know! You’ll need to make a weapon. Look around you– can you construct some sort of rudimentary lathe? But to add more to the OP, my 2nd favorite scene: > [@Chomper Scene](#): > > Gwen DeMarco: What is this thing? There’s no useful purpose for there to be a bunch of chompy, crushy things in the middle of a hallway! > Jason Nesmith: Gwen— > Gwen DeMarco: No! I mean, we shouldn’t have to do this! It makes no logical sense! Why is it here? > Jason Nesmith: Because it’s on the television show. > Gwen DeMarco: Well, forget it! I’m not doing it! This episode was badly written! ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/10 "2011-12-07T04:27:15Z")
“Did you guys even _watch_ the show?” With an all-star cast and quality writing Sam Rockwell still manages to steal every scene he’s in. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/11 "2011-12-07T04:27:52Z")
Try to fashion a weapon!! …can you make a rudimentary lathe? ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/12 "2011-12-07T04:28:41Z")
"Hey guys, there’s a red-thingy moving toward the green-thingy. " I think this was the movie that introduced me to the greatness of Sam Rockwell. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/13 "2011-12-07T04:34:04Z")
I decided to look up Rockwell, since he was so damn familiar looking, I was sure I’d seen him in something else. Turns out the only other thing I’d seen him in is Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and I’d have never have pegged Guy and Zaphod as the same actor… ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/14 "2011-12-07T04:34:08Z")
There’s a better rated R version that we’ll never see. Like when Weaver says “Fuck this” and Tony Shalhoub’s character is clearly meant to be smoking weed the entire time. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/15 "2011-12-07T05:04:54Z")
those poor people… While you’re at it - throw this at them too. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/16 "2011-12-07T05:14:04Z")
“We gotta get out of here before those things kill Guy!” ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/17 "2011-12-07T05:20:49Z")
I saw this in the theater and loved it, but the best experience seeing this was at the World Science Fiction Convention in Chicago. Nothing quite like seeing a film where everybody in the audience knows and loves the film and gets every reference. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/18 "2011-12-07T05:45:08Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > "Hey guys, there’s a red-thingy moving toward the green-thingy. " > I think this was the movie that introduced me to the greatness of Sam Rockwell. Likewise. > [@Tengu](#): > > I decided to look up Rockwell, since he was so damn familiar looking, I was sure I’d seen him in something else. > > Turns out the only other thing I’d seen him in is Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and I’d have never have pegged Guy and Zaphod as the same actor… He’s one of my favorite actors working right now. He was also **“Wild Bill” Wharton** in **The Green Mile,** and did an awesome job in Duncan Jones’ **Moon.** ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/19 "2011-12-07T05:49:37Z")
> [@](#): > > It hits all the right notes at being a parody of Star Trek without being mean or cruel about it. It’s a wonderful send up of the Star Treks and done with a loving touch. And then hits glorious homage by having him out-Kirk Kirk; it’s tongue in cheek, sure – but right up through to the shoulder roll on the convention floor saving the day, it’s hard to beat _“And what you fail to realize is: my ship is dragging mines.”_ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/20 "2011-12-07T05:57:55Z")
“Look! I have one job on this lousy ship, it’s stupid, but I’m gonna do it! Okay?” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345.md?page=2)