First Time Watching Galaxy Quest! - Movie Reaction - bunnytails 

What's your favorite line or moment from this movie?

_"he was worried about dying and now he's looking at boobs?"_ Is there ever a bad time to look at boobs? 😆

"and it exploded" might be my favorite line delivery

I love how Fred is so chill all the time. Because he is high af. That is why he carries the paper bag all around, it has his gear in it.

It took me a few viewings to realize how perfect having Guy play the security chief was. He was always so hyper-vigilant about any possible threats.

When Mathezar was being broken by learning that the show wasn't real, his actor did such a good job of conveying his despair that Tim Allen had to leave the room for a while.

I love how Galaxy Quest is basically acknowledged by fans as an unofficial Star Trek movie. Also, Patrick Stewart initially refused to see it until Jonathan Frakes told him to give it a try. He loved it. "Nobody laughed louder or longer in the cinema than I did."

It always cracks me up, when Sarris starts shooting up the bridge. Guy is the only person who doesn't get hit.. In spite of all of his fears he's actually an anti-red shirt!

By Grabthar's hammer, what a reaction.

Ah Galaxy Quest. A tribute in it's own right to Star Trek fandom!

Guy screaming might be my favorite part. but also him yelling "is there air? you don't know!"

If you enjoyed this, you might really like "Never Surrender - A Galaxy Quest Documentary".

There is a famous Leonard Nimoy story about him being in a restaurant and the waitress asked him. "Is it true you're the guy who wrote the book?" and since he had written a couple of books by then he responded "yes." The waitress replied by saying she'd raised her kids by it. (Dr. Spock was a famous author about raising children.)

31:03 When Gwen (Sigourney) says "Well, screw that!" watch her mouth, it was added in post production. She doesn't say "screw" lol

A great homage to our beloved series. Lenard Nemoy often wore the Spock ears around his home to find the character. Which he eventually nailed. Sigourney Weaver's line about there always being ducts is a reference to the Alien franchise. The we work together or not at all is a reference to the animated series. When the racist studio didn't want Nichelle Nichols or the other none white actors to voice their characters. Their friends and costars told the studio if they aren't welcomed then no one will do the show. Sam Rockwell is fantastic as the "Red Shirt" representative.

Every time I hear Alan Rickman say the line and MEAN it! “ by Grabthar’s Hammer, by the Sons of Warvan. You shall be avenged.” I just tear up. Bunnytails, your time with Star Trek has made you a great commander.

If you think about it, this is the same premise as "A Piece of the Action," but instead of the Iotians with the Gangster book it"s the Thermians and the TV episodes forming the basis of their society. This came out during the production 9f ST:TNG and the cast was hesitant t9 see it at first fearing it mocked them, but came to realize it was a tribute to Star Trek - and it's fans. Patrick Stewart even said, "THIS is the Star Trek movie we shouod have made!"

Galaxy Quest shows how to honor a franchise the right way.

The sweetest love-letter to Start Trek ever made

Always nice when a genuine Trekkie watches this movie.

There are four great Star Trek movies: The Wrath of Khan, The Voyage Home, The Undiscovered Country, and Galaxy Quest. The best part of this reaction is at 40:55.

10:20 Sigourney Weaver didn’t know “Guy” was going to scream, so that was a genuine look of shock.

I think that was the coolest part about this movie is that the official Star Trek fandom / people who make Star Trek have claimed this movie as a Star Trek movie

This is my second favorite Star Trek movie that isn't a Star Trek movie. The first is Forbidden Planet, which Roddenberry did state was a major source of inspiration. The third is Master And Commander: At World's End.

Like many DVDs, the Galaxy Quest DVD had multiple language audio tracks. English, French, Spanish. Unlike most DVDs, Galaxy Quest included Thermian. So yes, you could listen to the whole movie in Thermian.

“That’s no Corbomite” was the moment I realized I married the wrong woman. 😂

Awesome fact, the actor who plays Sarris, Robin Sachs, also voiced Zaeed Massani in Mass Effect.

One fun little easter egg in the movie is the number on the side of the spaceship, the "Protector" is "NTE-3120" NTE stands for "Not The Enterprise" 😅

Galaxy Quest was a thing that made The Orville possible; a Trek spoof film that enabled a TNG-style continuation series.

Back in the 70s, there was a Trek anthology novel that had a story called Visit to a Weird Planet, Revisited. Shatner, Nimoy, and Kelley were filming an episode on set and like Mirror Mirror, switched places with their Starfleet counterparts and ended up in the 'real' Trek universe. Was hilarious, just like GQ.

There’s a good meta understanding of Star Trek in this. William Shatner had been accused of hogging lines. The actors were venturing on to other pursuits, but conventions had kept them going.

Your spot on impression of a Thermian made me laugh my ass off. Thanks, Bunnytails 😂

The pratical effect extended to the Command Deck. That part of the set was designed to move so the crew's movements would be synchronized during battle scenes.

Wonderful to see A Piece Of The Action, The Corbomite Manoeuvre and Arena amongst other episodes (not to mention the somewhat fractious off-screen dramas) be the inspiration for this movie. Yet it’s clearly affectionate whilst a spoofing/satirising Star Trek 😂❤

This movie is such a tasteful "love-letter" to the Star Trek / Sci-Fi fandom. If you've never seen The Orville television series, that is another great homage to Star Trek. The Orville is both good comedy and good sci-fi with great effects, costumes, aliens, etc.

Towards the end, when Sarris kills the bridge crew right before the Omega 13 activation, the only person to not get shot is Guy.

The actor that played Mathizar came up with the Thermian way of speaking based on a vocal warm-up exercise he used to do as a young actor and did it as a joke. The director loved it so it stayed.

The best unofficial Star Trek movie ever.

28:08 I’ve always felt that silent turn when Jason wordlessly says, “it’s time to stop fucking around here,” and everyone slips into their roles unquestioningly was one of Tim’s finest acting moments. So much said with just one look.

Note that as Security Chief "Roc" Ingersol, Guy gets to send other redshirts to their deaths, but as a member of the cast, his character is a guaranteed survivor. The only thing that would've made the ending cooler is if the kids who helped save them were shown as being trainees on the bridge crew.

This movie is so well done, and so sweet for the fans. It's amazing how well it came together.

Winston Churchhill of the UK originally said, "Never give up. Never surrender. Never, never, never, never." This was in a speech of his during WW2.

Enrico Colantoni(Mathezar) was a regular on "Veronica Mars" as the title character's father, a former sheriff turned private detective. He had a very different role as a guest star on "Person of Interest."

Yes Bunny, all the costumes of the antagonists in this film are practical. The effects on this film are top notch.

Aliens basing their world on records of our culture is of course done in Star Trek with “A Piece of the Action” and even “Patterns of Force”.

Such a good movie. An affectionate parody of TOS and its behind the scenes shenanigans plus the resulting Trek fandom. And also a darn good scifi adventure in its own right. Love it.

Alexander's objection to his Dr. Lazarus character must be influenced by Leonard Nimoy's attempt to distinguish himself from his most famous role through his book, "I Am Not Spock." Later he published, "I Am Spock."

Tony Shalhoub's character was supposed to be stoned. But they didn't mention that because they wanted the PG-13 rating. Same with Sigourney Weaver being dubbed over when looking at the chompers.

3:30 to the far-right..... that's Dwight Schrute!

My favorite line comes from your reaction: "Don't listen to those RU-vid comments!" at 4:15.

loved the dedication, clapping and walking like "termite or dalmatian". 👏

The Thermians say they're from the Klatu Nebula, which appears to be a reference to the character Klaatu from "The Day The Earth Stood Still", a classic sci-fi film whose director would later direct Star Trek: The Motion Picture. There's also a remake starring Keanu Reeves that is worth watching as well. Highly recommended.

From Hans Gruber to Dr Lazarus; Alan Hickman had range. By Grabthar's Hammer, you will never be forgotten. RIP

There has been so much talk of a sequel or even a TV series, but with Alan Rickman's death, it's better we have this one gem.

The reason Tech Sgt. Chen looks so chill and relaxed is because he's always high, Guy even remarks about it in one scene; "Are you stoned?" And he always has snacks with him.

In City of Heroes when they added Titan Weapons as a power set, I made a character called "Grabthar the Just" who wields a giant hammer. :D

I think yours was the best reaction to Galaxy Quest I've seen yet..you caught all the Trek references. Since the invention of movies, there have been only five perfect comedies. One of them is "The Princess Bride." This is another one.

If you enjoy behind the scenes discussions, I can't recommend highly enough the 2019 documentary Never Surrender on Prime. Made for the 20th anniversary of Galaxy Quest, it talks with cast, crew, and executives about how the film was made (including how the Thermians became how they were). It also talks with fans, critics and some Star Trek alumni about how the film was received and the lasting legacy it has had. I have watched it many times and it is a great compliment to watching the film.

The Termites or Dalmatians, their walk reminds me so much of how characters in Everquest Online Adventures would run when they were farther away in the distance and a lesser model was being used. The legs especially!

19:43 yeah, he's stoned through the whole movie, that's why

At our local, fan run scifi convention several years ago a guy cross dressed as Gwen character and the convention added the idea that he was the REAL actress from the REAL show. You couldn't tell itv was a guy, and he signed autographs. It was the 2nd day the con pointed out it was April fools weekend. There were several people actually pissed at being fooled. They got people to believe that galaxy quest was a real slow by saying it was Canadian that had never been shown in the US.

Leonard Nimoy wrote a book: I Am Not Spock. Leonard Nimoy's first autobiography, published in 1975 Alexander (Alan Rickman) WAS him!

I loved the little touch of having the fans at the convention shooting Sarris with their Nerf guns.

" miners not minors..." man, gets me every time...that and everything Guy says...superb!

"Surely you don't think that Gilligan's Island is a......?" "Those poor people 😔"

Sam Rockwell (Guy) is especially memorable in the near future film, "Moon."

When Sarris appeared at the convention at the end, I did not think the people would be scared. I thought they would just be impressed by the alien makeup and acting.

Weaver jumped when Rockwell screamed. It wasn't in the script; she really was startled, lol! It's not fair that Jason got the credit for saving them from suffocating. Although explicit scenes were cut for the rating, Fred was high on weed the entire film.

He said "it's just not fair" after they saved the dying crew and they yelled "Commander Taggert has saved us!"

The whole, "I'm not going to say that stupid line." actually has some basis in reality. After Star Trek ended, Leonard Nimoy felt that being in Star Trek hurt his acting career and said he was never going to say, "Live long and prosper." ever again. A few years went by and one of the first Star Trek conventions happened. Leonard did not go but a couple Star Trek alumni did. After the convention they contacted him and told him he really needed to attend one. He reluctantly agreed and went to the next one he could attend. While there he met fan after fan telling him how much his character Mr. Spock meant to them and one fan even said they were thinking of unaliveing themselves but hearing Spock say, "Live long and Prosper." caused them to stop. Also, many fans over the years told him that they decided to go into science because of Mr. Spock. Needless to say, Leonard did not have any problems saying, "That stupid line." after that.

Bunny, I think you have the _ideal_ outfit for your first viewing of this movie. The best kind of satire is one that fans of the _franchise_ will appreciate.

I think the thing that I enjoyed the most about this reaction was watching you get more and more into the movie as it kept going. 😎👍🏽

"Give him a hand, he's British!" The impromptu announcer for the crew's return is Kevin McDonald, member of Canadian comedy troupe Kids In The Hall

More trek then trek! I bloody adore this film.

This is certainly one of the best Trek movies. And it's so meta-science-fiction as it speculates about what happened on Sigma Iotia II after Bela Oxmyx and his goons figured out how the transtator in McCoy's forgotten communicator works. 😉

This might well be the most geeked-out, fun reaction to the film I have ever seen. Thank you for sharing!

The Omega-13 is a reset button. Hilarious.

It was nice to see that they appreciate the fans rather than making fun of them.

16:22 Her job is to repeat the computer and to look good.

Love this film! Hey Bunny, the Thermian walk - when we walk, leg forward/opposite arm back, leg back, opposite arm forward. When they walk, it's leg forward/same side arm forward, leg back/same side arm back- it's counter intuitive. Basically, your arm on each side follows each leg on the same side (or leg follows arm on same side - same thing). Walking that way is tough enough, but running like that like they were in some scenes, well, that's why it's so funny, because it looks very odd and hard to do without screwing up even falling over! They actually had "Thermian School" where the actors playing them were taught how to walk and talk and otherwise be a Thermian, by actor Enrico Colantoni (Mathezar), who invented it all on his own.

It's great how you almost instantly expressed the theme of this one; yes, these shows have a bit of corn to them, but there is absolutely a significance and depth to them. They are inspiring, enlightening and even life changing. So wonderful to see the crew finally understand their show was more than just geek references and laser guns and cool outfits. It was about what it is to be human, about conveying that human experience and understanding it. The film has a perfect mix of humor and drama that is very, very rare. It's poking fun at the genre but also doing it with obvious GREAT love. One of the very few "modern classics" IMO. Now, you gotta work on a famous one-liner...!

They probably ended up not only with the show, but insanely rich as the govt could use the ship, reverse engineering it for space and domestic tech. The space travel/energy capabilities from that ship would be a quantum leap foward

10:38 "He's a natural at the jelly travel " reverb context 😂🤣😂😊

I enjoy imagining that the Thermians are a tribute to the Iotians, those "very imitative" aliens who took that one book and based a whole Chicago gangster civilization on it in that episode A Piece of the Action. You have just seen one of the better Star Trek movies ever made, even if it's not canon. Thanks!

By Grabthar's Hammer, this might just be my favorite movie. It's certainly my favorite Star Trek movie, not that I don't love the others.

🐰🐇🐰🐇 greatest tribute movie ever made. I shed a tear everytime I watch it.😊

7:45 fun fact: at this point, during the theater presentation, as the bay doors were opening to space, the aspect ratio changed from a smaller TV ratio to one that filled the entire theater screen.

More Star Trek than Star Trek, is what tv show The Orville was called when it started around 2018. Many trekkies had problems with Star Trek Discovery and so The Orville was much liked. Seth McFarlane made the show with this intent. Its not a spoof, by the way.

In addition to the major names you mentioned, superfan Brandon was played by a very young Justin Long; Fred was played by Tony Shalhoub (Monk); and one of the Thermians was played by Rainn Wilson (Dwight from the Office).

Always liked the SNL Trek Convention spoof with Shatner goofing on the fans: “you look like you’re about thirty years old, have you ever kissed a girl before?”

As a Star Trek fan, I just loved this movie. My favorite scene was the one on one with the rock monster. Totally a Gorn moment.

This is how Star Trek went from being a tv show to something more because fans began asking questions about stuff that the writers only intended for the episode that it appeared in, fans made it the Star Trek Universe. Sadly this is also reflective of the real disconnect between actors of Star Trek how actors would before filming scenes would edit scripts taking lines intended for other actors, William Shatner did this a lot so much that when he was given the director's chair for Star Trek V actor Geoge Takei was reluctant to apprise his role as Sulu. This "hammer" parallels not just Leonard Nimoy who was only known as Spock despite playing other characters in other shows but reflects actors being type cast by studios themselves.

Hooray! Galaxy Quest. The unofficial tribute to the original crew! It's a comedy classic. Pure cinema gold. And I think Tim Allen is a better Shatner than Shatner!

11:25 Mathesar: "Your courage and teamwork and friendship through adversity." bunnytails: "You can learn a lot about those things from watching Star Trek." Yes.

I've never met a Trek fan that didn't love Galaxy Quest.

Lovely to see a new fan's reaction to this as a fan. The "By Grapthar's hammer" catch phrase was reference to Spock's "live long, and prosper.". In the last season of Star Trek they wanted to exploit fans by selling a medallion they wanted Spock to start wearing. He wore it once. It was called an IDIC. I won't even mention the corny catch phrase that represented.

The Thermians walk like the marionettes in a Gerry Anderson produced series like Thunderbirds and Fireball XL5.

One of my favorite Fred scenes was when he was checking for air on the berilllium sphere planet.

And now that you've seen Galaxy Quest, you're ready to see the first episode of Star Trek: Enterprise.

10:34 He took that TRIP quite well. Well, he was tripping alright ^^