# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/41 "2011-12-07T16:32:16Z")
> [@Lasciel](#): > > 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. Sometimes, some actors can be seen to be just “phoning it in”. I can’t think of any poor performances in this film. Why is that? Was the cast “liking” the script? (I don’t know if they got overpaid…) ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/42 "2011-12-07T16:37:59Z")
Rockwell is also worth seeing in “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” the sort-of biopic about Chuck Barris of “The Gong Show,” and the gruesomely depressing “Snow Angels.” ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/43 "2011-12-07T16:48:23Z")
One of my favorite movies of all time. “Is there air? You don’t know!” ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/44 "2011-12-07T17:14:35Z")
> [@Sister\_Vigilante](#): > > One of my favorite movies of all time. > > “Is there air? You don’t know!” _whaa-whoo__whaa-whoo_ . . . seems ok. > [@Mahaloth](#): > > 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. I’d agree with this. An amazing movie in all aspects. ---
**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, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/45 "2011-12-07T17:30:36Z")
Oh yeah, and the scene where Dr. Lazarus saves the day and they all say "Hooray, the Captain has saved us! (or something like that). I swear I watched this 10 times before I realized Rainn Wilson was one of the Termites. It’s a perfect role for him. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/46 "2011-12-07T17:31:19Z")
no love for the Thermians? For me, Mathesar is the funniest. “_You have saved us_!” “Mum’s the word.” “mum, mum, mum, mum…” ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/47 "2011-12-07T17:42:08Z")
The scene with Nesmith at the swimming pool was a tad disturbing, given Shatner’s wife’s death. But yes, a very good, funny movie. 🙂 ---
**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, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/48 "2011-12-07T17:46:42Z")
> [@lost4life](#): > > I swear I watched this 10 times before I realized Rainn Wilson was one of the Termites. It’s a perfect role for him. Did you recognize Enrico Colantoni, of _Just Shoot Me_ and _Veronica Mars_, as the Thermian leader? ---
**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, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/49 "2011-12-07T17:54:51Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > Sooo, share you favorites scenes, quotes, alternate casting fantasies, whatever. Alternate casting fantasies _ **other** _ than the actual cast of Star Trek? ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/50 "2011-12-07T18:00:44Z")
On NPR Patrick Stewart said that he got a call from Michael Dorn to see this movie because there was a character based on him. Stewart said Rickman really echoed the times when Stewart would complain about having gone from Shakespeare and RADA to acting opposite a puddle of ooze. But he ended with “…and nobody laughed more than I.” I liked that the evil enemy was written and played as a competant commander, even if had trouble taking “no” for an answer. ---
**Author:** ![limegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/82dd89/32.png) [@limegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/limegreen)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/51 "2011-12-07T18:11:11Z")
My whole family adores this movie and will quote it endlessly if someone starts it. However, I never realized Shaloub was supposed to be high, I just thought he was…mellow…and dumb. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/52 "2011-12-07T18:29:37Z")
My memory on this is vague, but I sure thought I saw something that made it clear that Shaloub was supposed to be stoned. Then seeing it on commercial TV and figuring that part was edited out was no surprise, but I’m just not sure. The only thing I am sure of is that he’s supposed to be a stoner when the movie takes place. ---
**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, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/53 "2011-12-07T18:34:28Z")
> [@Duke\_of\_Rat](#): > > My memory on this is vague, but I sure thought I saw something that made it clear that Shaloub was supposed to be stoned. Then seeing it on commercial TV and figuring that part was edited out was no surprise, but I’m just not sure. IIRC, aside from him taking everything in stride and having constant munchies, it’s only that one of the characters derides him with a quick _“Are you high?”_ – which, for PG-rated fig-leaf purposes, could of course be figurative instead of literal. ---
**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, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/54 "2011-12-07T19:18:15Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > Woah, I was there, too! The writers’ acceptance speech upon winning the Hugo award was a hoot, too. Sadly I missed that. My other favorite ChiCon memory: Buckaroo Banzai. A whole room full of fans shouting the answer to the question “Where are we going” with “PLANET TEN!” and “When?” with “REAL SOON!” ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/55 "2011-12-07T19:29:23Z")
“Are you enjoying your Kep-mok blood ticks, Dr. Lazarus?” I agree that this is a wonderful film - warm, funny, affectionate. It looks like the principal actors are having a great time making it, too. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/56 "2011-12-07T19:54:49Z")
> [@limegreen](#): > > . . . , I never realized Shaloub was supposed to be high, I just thought he was…mellow…and dumb. Thank you. My grown kids twitted me because I argued with them about this. I never admitted that most of the time I"M like that, so I just assumed that’s the way he was. > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > “Look! I have one job on this lousy ship, it’s stupid, but I’m gonna do it! Okay?” That’s my favorite. Second favorite is, “It always stops at ‘one’ on the show.” ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/57 "2011-12-07T19:55:08Z")
“By Grabthar’s hammer, by the suns of Worvan, _ **you shall be avenged** _” Alexander Dane, to Quillek(sp?)as he lays dying from a gunshot. The actor says the line he hates the most, for the sake of the Thermian who admired him so. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/58 "2011-12-07T20:26:05Z")
I love how they show Alexander Dane in his apartment . . . still wearing the rubber head. Like he wouldn’t rip that thing off as soon as he wasn’t in public anymore. And at the end, when his hair is sticking out of it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chanteuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Chanteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chanteuse)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/59 "2011-12-07T20:51:46Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > “By Grabthar’s hammer, by the suns of Worvan, _ **you shall be avenged** _” > > Alexander Dane, to Quillek(sp?)as he lays dying from a gunshot. The actor says the line he hates the most, for the sake of the Thermian who admired him so. Oh, yeah. Makes me tear right up, too. [This](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6f4EOlKtUM) bit always cracks me up! ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/60 "2011-12-07T20:56:06Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > “By Grabthar’s hammer, by the suns of Worvan, _ **you shall be avenged** _” > > Alexander Dane, to Quillek(sp?)as he lays dying from a gunshot. The actor says the line he hates the most, for the sake of the Thermian who admired him so. My favorite part of the entire movie. Galaxy Quest is up there as one of my all-time favorites. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345.md?page=4)