# 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:** 4
**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, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/61 "2011-12-07T20:57:22Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > 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. I’ll have to see the movie again, but I thought that his character was seen carrying around a baggie at one point. ---
**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, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/62 "2011-12-07T20:58:43Z")
DeMarco: “Historical documents?” Surely you don’t think Gilligan’s Island is a… Thermian: **THOSE POOR PEOPLE!** ---
**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, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/63 "2011-12-07T21:04:06Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I’ll have to see the movie again, but I thought that his character was seen carrying around a baggie at one point. IIRC, he’s shown casually snacking on what’s in the baggie. ---
**Author:** ![Sally\_Mander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Sally\_Mander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sally_Mander)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/64 "2011-12-07T21:28:27Z")
> [@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… > [@cmyk](#): > > He was also **“Wild Bill” Wharton** in **The Green Mile,** and did an awesome job in Duncan Jones’ **Moon.** _The Green Mile_ is is what I was going mention. You’d never guess the same actor plays such different characters. ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/65 "2011-12-07T21:43:35Z")
Love this movie. One of my favorite scenes is when young Laredo is taking the ship out of dock, and everyone is leaning to one side trying to steer through sheer force of will. Also, “Hey guys, there’s a red thingy moving toward the green thingy. I think we’re the green thingy!” ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/66 "2011-12-07T22:28:43Z")
I love that on the DVD, you have the option of changing audio tracks and seeing the whole movie dubbed into Thermian. It’s really surreal. ---
**Author:** ![TPWombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@TPWombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TPWombat)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/67 "2011-12-07T22:34:37Z")
Brandon’s Mother: “Where are you going with those fireworks?” Brandon: “Well, the Protector got super-accelerated coming out of the black hole, and it, like, nailed the atmosphere at Mach 15, which, you guys know, is pretty unstable, obviously, so we’re gonna help Laredo guide it on the vox ultra-frequency carrier and use Roman candles for visual confirmation.” Brandon’s Mother: “Uh, all right, dinner’s at seven.” Brandon’s Mother (to Brandon’s Dad) : “Well, he’s outside.” ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/68 "2011-12-07T22:44:18Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > 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.” That reminds me of a quote that hasn’t been mentioned: Sir Alexander Dane: You’re just going to have to figure out what it wants. What is its motivation? Jason Nesmith: It’s a rock monster! It doesn’t have motivation! Sir Alexander Dane: See, that’s your problem, Jason. You were never serious about the craft. ---
**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, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/69 "2011-12-07T23:10:42Z")
> [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](#): > > Love this movie. One of my favorite scenes is when young Laredo is taking the ship out of dock, and everyone is leaning to one side trying to steer through sheer force of will. This! Having taught my three kids to drive, I have often leaned to try to bank the car around a turn when a novice driver was taking it a smidge wide. I’m sure Jason was stomping on his own “brake pedal” too.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/70 "2011-12-07T23:24:01Z")
This episode was poorly written! I’ve always thought that the first draft of this script had to be with Shatner and Nimoy and later changed. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/71 "2011-12-08T00:07:58Z")
“Our last commander was not… strong.” ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/72 "2011-12-08T00:37:22Z")
It is hard to add to the gushfest for this movie, but I do love it too. Perfect on so many levels - from casting Tim Allen in the Shatneresque (did I spell that right?) role to the writing. It is a movie that the majority of people will not object to watching. I also missed the Sam Rockwell love-in. He is great and makes any movie he is in worth watching- Iron Man 2 not withstanding. Plus, in addition to Sam Rockwell, you have Tony Shalhoub. Either one make the movie they’re in worth watching- again Iron Man 2 not withstanding. ---
**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 8, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/73 "2011-12-08T01:00:40Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I also missed the Sam Rockwell love-in. He is great and makes any movie he is in worth watching- Iron Man 2 not withstanding. Plus, in addition to Sam Rockwell, you have Tony Shalhoub. Either one make the movie they’re in worth watching- again Iron Man 2 not withstanding. Maybe I’m misunderstanding your post. But Tony Shalhoub wasn’t in _Iron Man 2_. ---
**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 8, 2011, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/74 "2011-12-08T01:49:58Z")
[“Guy, you have a last name.” “Do I?!?! Do I?!?!”]([Galaxy Quest- Guy - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1-Wpq-NOQg#t=38s)) One of the best comedic line deliveries I’ve seen. Great editing, too. ---
**Author:** ![kirk1168](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@kirk1168](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kirk1168)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/75 "2011-12-08T02:00:21Z")
MINERS, not MINORS. You lost me. I’m just jazzed about being on the show, man. ---
**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 8, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/76 "2011-12-08T02:07:57Z")
**Never Give Up, Never Surrender!** (can’t believe that hasn’t been said by now - can’t believe I forgot it in my first post either!) ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/77 "2011-12-08T02:51:34Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Maybe I’m misunderstanding your post. But Tony Shalhoub wasn’t in _Iron Man 2_. You seem to be - I read Ike as saying that Rockwell is good in everything except IM2. In addition to rockwell in galaxy quest, you have shalhoub. Then again, perhaps I’m wrong. ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/78 "2011-12-08T03:19:36Z")
[Goblin Valley State Park](http://www.utah.com/stateparks/goblin_valley.htm) is a real place. ---
**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 8, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/79 "2011-12-08T03:35:21Z")
> [@Meatros](#): > > You seem to be - I read Ike as saying that Rockwell is good in everything except IM2. In addition to rockwell in galaxy quest, you have shalhoub. > > Then again, perhaps I’m wrong. The way he wrote it is pretty ambiguous. I was thinking maybe he had Jon Favreau and Tony Shalhoub confused. ---
**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 8, 2011, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345/80 "2011-12-08T03:40:12Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Alternate casting fantasies _ **other** _ than the actual cast of Star Trek? I’m posting from a gaming store so can’t link, but the wiki page for GQ includes quotes from various ST actors including, IIRC, **Will Wheaton** saying he would’ve liked to’ve been the rapid fan yelling at the screen about how stupid it is to have a kid on the bridge. I’m in favor of this. Also, I think \*\*Tasha Yar \*\*could’ve played Brandon’s mom. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galaxy-quest-appreciation-thread-spoilers/605345.md?page=5)