# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![caused\_two](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@caused\_two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caused_two)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/21 "2011-12-07T06:10:44Z")
“Guy, you have a last name.” “DO I? DO I?” ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/22 "2011-12-07T07:03:01Z")
“It’s a rock! It doesn’t have any vulnerable parts!” ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/23 "2011-12-07T07:34:31Z")
Fantastic movie. I never really got into Star Trek but it’s still hilarious purely on its own merits and also has a lot of notes that resonate with any sci-fi fan. “It turned inside out.” “…and it exploded.” ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/24 "2011-12-07T08:26:03Z")
It’s one of my favorite comedies too. Every line is fun, but Tony Shalhoub’s “That was a hell of a thing” is my favorite for some reason. He steals almost as many scenes as the great Sam Rockwell. “Hey guys, I just wanted you to know that, the reactors won’t take it; the ship is breaking apart and all that… Just FYI” ---
**Author:** ![Achren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/25 "2011-12-07T09:20:07Z")
I consider this better Trek than some actual Trek movies. “That’s right again. That’s… come on, group hug.” “Sure, they’re cute now, but in a second they’re gonna get mean, and they’re gonna get ugly somehow, and there’s gonna be a million more of them.” ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/26 "2011-12-07T12:08:34Z")
“The show must go on.” “Damn you.” ---
**Author:** ![MegaBee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@MegaBee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaBee)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/27 "2011-12-07T13:29:47Z")
“That’s not right.” ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/28 "2011-12-07T13:43:19Z")
I love this movie, but I can’t watch it without crying at the end (reentry and landing scene). ---
**Author:** ![howye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/29 "2011-12-07T13:46:01Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > 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.** I am no Sam Rockwell fan to be honest, but every science fiction fan should do themselves a favor and watch **Moon**. Rockwell truly surprised me there. I have been watching Star Trek,TOS on Netflix and it is amazing how often the quote “I see you managed to get your shirt off” comes to mind. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/30 "2011-12-07T13:47:02Z")
Love the movie, and my enjoyment is boosted by George Takei’s comment. He once called it “a chillingly realistic documentary.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/31 "2011-12-07T14:26:18Z")
Holy cats! Sam Rockwell is Guy, and Zaphod, and the main character in Moon? My mind, it is blown. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/32 "2011-12-07T14:30:58Z")
“Where are you going?” “To see if there’s a pub…” These words of wisdom have helped me in many occasions. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/33 "2011-12-07T14:34:12Z")
> [@Snickers](#): > > Holy cats! Sam Rockwell is Guy, and Zaphod, and the main character in Moon? My mind, it is blown. He’s two of the main characters in _Moon_. Whoa. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/34 "2011-12-07T15:18:58Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > 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. Years ago, a friend point that out about Tony Shalhoub’s character, and it makes it much easier to understand the character. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/35 "2011-12-07T15:43:26Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > 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. Woah, I was there, too! The writers’ acceptance speech upon winning the Hugo award was a hoot, too. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/36 "2011-12-07T15:46:42Z")
I heard Guillermo del Toro on NPR a couple years ago and he mentioned this movie specifically. He actually pointed out that, in a way, it’s one of the best movies he’s ever seen. Comedy is way, way harder than drama or horror. Galaxy Quest, to him, is one of the few frame-for-frame perfect movies he’s ever seen. Every second is perfect and the whole thing works so well. It really is an amazing movie. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/37 "2011-12-07T15:47:04Z")
“Maybe you’re the plucky comic relief. You ever think about that?” ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/38 "2011-12-07T15:48:03Z")
This is a movie I never get tired of. It’s just the perfect Saturday afternoon movie in every way. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/39 "2011-12-07T15:51:07Z")
> [@Snickers](#): > > Holy cats! Sam Rockwell is Guy, and Zaphod, and the main character in Moon? My mind, it is blown. He was perfect in Iron Man 2 also. ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/40 "2011-12-07T16:27:28Z")
All of my favorite quotes are already taken, but I have to throw Alan Rickman into the amazing “scene-stealing hacks” (ok, there’s another good quote that no one got yet) ring. I just love the utter weariness of everything he does - twirling a makeup brush into his eyeballs, the expression he gives his dinner, rolling his eyes at everything the captain does, and then at the end when he really actually gets into it, all wide-eyed and manic. God I love that man. I think my favorite throw-away scene is the cut-away of the giant rock monster floating off in space. He looks soooo happy to be weightless, and to have caused such carnage, and then _thwack_ cut to the spatty minion on the windshield. Just classy all around. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345.md?page=3)