There are some hardcore Trekkies in the world who consider Dean Parisot's 1999 comedy to be the best "Star Trek" movie. The main characters in Parisot's film are all struggling actors, still most fondly remembered for their work on a short-lived cult sci-fi series from decades prior. The in-universe show, called "Galaxy Quest," resembles "Star Trek" in several key ways, and the egotistical lead actor Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen), who played the captain of the starship Protector on "Galaxy Quest," was clearly modeled after William Shatner.
The plot of "Galaxy Quest" is amusing: a species of shapeshifting aliens, requiring defense from marauders, recruit the original "Galaxy Quest" actors to serve as their champions. The aliens assumed that rogue TV broadcasts they once saw were very real and have recreated "Galaxy Quest" in real life. The put-upon thespians don't have the heart to explain to the aliens that their show is...
The plot of "Galaxy Quest" is amusing: a species of shapeshifting aliens, requiring defense from marauders, recruit the original "Galaxy Quest" actors to serve as their champions. The aliens assumed that rogue TV broadcasts they once saw were very real and have recreated "Galaxy Quest" in real life. The put-upon thespians don't have the heart to explain to the aliens that their show is...
- 2/27/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
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"Galaxy Quest" isn't just a hilarious sci-fi riff on "Three Amigos," it's also respected by longtime fans of "Star Trek" as a loving parody of the original series created by Gene Roddenberry, not to mention a positive portrayal of passionate fandom. In the movie, Tim Allen, Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Tony Shalhoub, and Daryl Mitchell play the cast members of a cheesy sci-fi series called "Galaxy Quest" that looks eerily like the original iteration of "Star Trek" on the small screen. At this point in their careers, all the actors are washed up, relegated to appearing at sci-fi conventions and answering nerdy questions about the show from their most passionate fans. But they're about to get a chance to become real heroes.
When a race of aliens appear in Los Angeles and ask the "Galaxy Quest" crew to help them...
"Galaxy Quest" isn't just a hilarious sci-fi riff on "Three Amigos," it's also respected by longtime fans of "Star Trek" as a loving parody of the original series created by Gene Roddenberry, not to mention a positive portrayal of passionate fandom. In the movie, Tim Allen, Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Tony Shalhoub, and Daryl Mitchell play the cast members of a cheesy sci-fi series called "Galaxy Quest" that looks eerily like the original iteration of "Star Trek" on the small screen. At this point in their careers, all the actors are washed up, relegated to appearing at sci-fi conventions and answering nerdy questions about the show from their most passionate fans. But they're about to get a chance to become real heroes.
When a race of aliens appear in Los Angeles and ask the "Galaxy Quest" crew to help them...
- 1/22/2024
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Alejandra Márquez Abella has directed this science fiction movie ‘A Million Miles Away’ the plot of which follows the first migrant farmworker named Jose Hernandez traveling to space. The movie is set to be released on September 15, 2023.
Following is a list of other science fiction space movies that you might be interested in A Million Miles Away.
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Top 10 Films Like A Million Miles Away: The Martian (2015)- The Verge
Ridley Scott directed this science fiction movie that is adapted from Andy Weir’s same-named 2011 novel.
The plot revolves around Mark Watney, who is left stranded on Mars after his crew leaves presuming him to be dead, and has to struggle to keep himself alive.
American actor Matt Damon played the role of Mark Watney in the movie. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards.
The movie...
Following is a list of other science fiction space movies that you might be interested in A Million Miles Away.
Also Read: Top 10 Television Series Like Shadow and Bone, While you wait for Season 2
Top 10 Films Like A Million Miles Away: The Martian (2015)- The Verge
Ridley Scott directed this science fiction movie that is adapted from Andy Weir’s same-named 2011 novel.
The plot revolves around Mark Watney, who is left stranded on Mars after his crew leaves presuming him to be dead, and has to struggle to keep himself alive.
American actor Matt Damon played the role of Mark Watney in the movie. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards.
The movie...
- 9/3/2023
- by Suvechchha Saha
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
It's a big day for "Star Trek" news. First, Paramount+ announced the long-developing "Star Trek: Discovery" spinoff series "Section 31" has been reworked as a streaming movie. Now we have word the streaming platform is also planning to send the crew of the Nsea Protector on a new mission in the form of a "Galaxy Quest" TV series.
Okay, fine, Dean Parisot's semi-cult 1999 sci-fi action-comedy isn't technically a "Star Trek" film, but it is an unabashed and loving send-up of Gene Roddenberry's creation (one that "Star Trek" fans adore for its playful skewering of the franchise). The movie centers on the cast of the titular fictional TV show, a "Star Trek"-styled 1980s space adventure series that's mistaken for being a collection of "historical documents" by a naive extra-terrestrial race known as the Thermians. Facing extinction at the hands of the sadistic other-worldly warlord Sarris, the Thermians turn to...
Okay, fine, Dean Parisot's semi-cult 1999 sci-fi action-comedy isn't technically a "Star Trek" film, but it is an unabashed and loving send-up of Gene Roddenberry's creation (one that "Star Trek" fans adore for its playful skewering of the franchise). The movie centers on the cast of the titular fictional TV show, a "Star Trek"-styled 1980s space adventure series that's mistaken for being a collection of "historical documents" by a naive extra-terrestrial race known as the Thermians. Facing extinction at the hands of the sadistic other-worldly warlord Sarris, the Thermians turn to...
- 4/18/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
What's the best "Star Trek" movie? Is it "The Wrath of Khan"? "The Voyage Home"? "First Contact"? Many a Trekkie have said, half or fully seriously, that the answer is the loving parody film, "Galaxy Quest." "High concept" doesn't even begin to cover the film: aliens (the Thermians) who believe that a short-lived sci-fi series was a documentary recruit the cast to help them battle a galactic tyrant.
The sci-fi show in question is a "Trek" parody, a program that was cut short but kept alive decades later by an obsessive fandom. Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen) is William Shatner, the egomaniac who soaks up public adoration so much he doesn't notice how his co-stars loathe him. Alexander Dane (Alan Rickman) isn't a one-to-one for Leonard Nimoy, but his resentment of playing the alien "Dr. Lazarus" is in line with Nimoy's autobiography, "I Am Not Spock". Sigourney Weaver, a silver screen...
The sci-fi show in question is a "Trek" parody, a program that was cut short but kept alive decades later by an obsessive fandom. Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen) is William Shatner, the egomaniac who soaks up public adoration so much he doesn't notice how his co-stars loathe him. Alexander Dane (Alan Rickman) isn't a one-to-one for Leonard Nimoy, but his resentment of playing the alien "Dr. Lazarus" is in line with Nimoy's autobiography, "I Am Not Spock". Sigourney Weaver, a silver screen...
- 11/19/2022
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
What is the best "Star Trek" movie? There are a handful of options that Trekkies tend on agree on being acceptable answers to this question. Their ranks include often "Galaxy Quest," itself a loving sendup of "Star Trek: The Original Series" that, in some ways, honors the spirit of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry's utopian sci-fi vision better than many actual "Star Trek" films.
Directed by Dean Parisot, the beloved 1999 film follows the washed-up stars of a popular "Star Trek"-style 1980s sci-fi series as they're pulled away from their monotonous routine of fan conventions and promotional work and into a real-life interplanetary conflict. Parisot had mostly worked in TV prior to making the movie and had recently called the shots on "Home Fries," the 1998 Drew Barrymore dramedy that's only really notable for being one of "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan's early writing credits. The film was also produced by Mark Johnson,...
Directed by Dean Parisot, the beloved 1999 film follows the washed-up stars of a popular "Star Trek"-style 1980s sci-fi series as they're pulled away from their monotonous routine of fan conventions and promotional work and into a real-life interplanetary conflict. Parisot had mostly worked in TV prior to making the movie and had recently called the shots on "Home Fries," the 1998 Drew Barrymore dramedy that's only really notable for being one of "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan's early writing credits. The film was also produced by Mark Johnson,...
- 10/28/2022
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
This The Expanse article contains spoilers.
As the coalition forces prepare to storm the ring station in The Expanse series finale, the Rocinante crew is running through its systems check, and voices are heard in the background signaling their readiness. “Thrace ready!” we hear, and our ears perk up. How unusual to share the name of one of the most badass space dogfighters ever, Kara “Starbuck” Thrace of Battlestar Galactica. When that’s followed by “Ripley ready!” all doubt is removed. Naming yet another famous spacefarer, Ellen Ripley of Alien, can’t be a coincidence.
Fortunately, fans of Easter eggs like this are provided with a quick glimpse of the roster on Naomi’s screen, and it’s filled with the great heroes of space science fiction in movies and television. It’s fitting that, as The Expanse makes its final bow, the “Great Hunt” of sci-fi culture appears to...
As the coalition forces prepare to storm the ring station in The Expanse series finale, the Rocinante crew is running through its systems check, and voices are heard in the background signaling their readiness. “Thrace ready!” we hear, and our ears perk up. How unusual to share the name of one of the most badass space dogfighters ever, Kara “Starbuck” Thrace of Battlestar Galactica. When that’s followed by “Ripley ready!” all doubt is removed. Naming yet another famous spacefarer, Ellen Ripley of Alien, can’t be a coincidence.
Fortunately, fans of Easter eggs like this are provided with a quick glimpse of the roster on Naomi’s screen, and it’s filled with the great heroes of space science fiction in movies and television. It’s fitting that, as The Expanse makes its final bow, the “Great Hunt” of sci-fi culture appears to...
- 1/14/2022
- by Michael Ahr
- Den of Geek
The Allman Brothers Band has announced the release of Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection, a box set of rarities, unreleased tracks, live performances and classic songs. The box set, out February 28th via Island Mercury/UMe, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the rock band, and is available as a 10-lp or 5-cd box set or on digital.
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The box set was produced by Allman Brothers Band historians and aficionados Bill Levenson, John Lynskey, and Kirk West, and collects 61 Allman Brothers Band classics, live performances and rarities, and includes seven previously unreleased tracks,...
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The box set was produced by Allman Brothers Band historians and aficionados Bill Levenson, John Lynskey, and Kirk West, and collects 61 Allman Brothers Band classics, live performances and rarities, and includes seven previously unreleased tracks,...
- 1/15/2020
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
While Halloween season is officially over, the world of horror (and sci-fi) marches on with this week’s Blu-ray and DVD releases. November 5th is probably one of our quieter days of home media releases in some time, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t some killer stuff to get excited for. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark arrives on Tuesday on multiple formats, and for those of you who love Galaxy Quest as much as I do, the sci-fi comedy is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a brand new Steelbook as well.
All three entries in Edgar Wright’s Cornetto Trilogy are headed to 4K this week—Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End—and for those of you who were unable to keep up with it on Amazon, the Good Omens series hits both Blu and DVD this Tuesday.
Other notable releases...
All three entries in Edgar Wright’s Cornetto Trilogy are headed to 4K this week—Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End—and for those of you who were unable to keep up with it on Amazon, the Good Omens series hits both Blu and DVD this Tuesday.
Other notable releases...
- 11/5/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
To quote that beloved space serial starring Jason Nesmith and Gwen DeMarco: Never give up, never surrender!
With Upfronts Week wrapped, the fate has been decided for nearly every in-season, scripted broadcast series (save for NBC’s midseason fare, which the network purposely chose not to rule on just yet). All told, more than two dozen shows met their maker over the past six months, including a few summertime stragglers.
Previously, we invited you to weigh in on the 14 shows that got the axe during that most brutal of days, the Friday before Upfronts. But now that we have a...
With Upfronts Week wrapped, the fate has been decided for nearly every in-season, scripted broadcast series (save for NBC’s midseason fare, which the network purposely chose not to rule on just yet). All told, more than two dozen shows met their maker over the past six months, including a few summertime stragglers.
Previously, we invited you to weigh in on the 14 shows that got the axe during that most brutal of days, the Friday before Upfronts. But now that we have a...
- 5/21/2019
- TVLine.com
Kirsten Howard Nov 15, 2017
Paul Scheer has finished his first Galaxy Quest script, and has been chatting about how he's adapting the story for television...
It looks like there might be more historical documents for strange alien races to study over at Amazon soon, as the Galaxy Quest TV series moves forward with The League's Paul Scheer on writing duties. He's taken over from Robert Gordon, who wrote the 1999 film and was originally due to develop the show, and has been chatting to Slashfilm about how he's approached developing the beloved story while staying mindful of the original direction.
See related The Punisher: new images The Punisher: what can we expect from a solo Netflix series? New on Netflix UK: what's added in November 2017?
"Right now, I just handed in my first script to Amazon, so I’m in that zone. I’m excited about it. It’s a bigger...
Paul Scheer has finished his first Galaxy Quest script, and has been chatting about how he's adapting the story for television...
It looks like there might be more historical documents for strange alien races to study over at Amazon soon, as the Galaxy Quest TV series moves forward with The League's Paul Scheer on writing duties. He's taken over from Robert Gordon, who wrote the 1999 film and was originally due to develop the show, and has been chatting to Slashfilm about how he's approached developing the beloved story while staying mindful of the original direction.
See related The Punisher: new images The Punisher: what can we expect from a solo Netflix series? New on Netflix UK: what's added in November 2017?
"Right now, I just handed in my first script to Amazon, so I’m in that zone. I’m excited about it. It’s a bigger...
- 8/18/2017
- Den of Geek
Paramount has been eagerly raiding the film archive for titles to turn into TV series, and it has its next target on the radar. 1999’s Galaxy Quest is now in development for the small screen.The movie, in case you’ve never seen it, took a satirical look at the casts of Star Trek in particular, following the misadventures of a group of actors still dealing with being typecast as their characters on the sci-fi series Galaxy Quest. Preening leading man Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen), who played Captain Peter Quincey Taggart, has long since annoyed the rest of his former colleagues to breaking point with his slack attitude. But then they’re contacted by a group of aliens they mistake to be super fans, who need their help with a nasty tyrant creature. The result? the group is suddenly flung into a very real situation in space. Director Dean Parisot...
- 4/21/2015
- EmpireOnline
Galaxy Quest: The Journey Continues #1
Writer: Erik Burnham
Artist: Nacho Arranz
Colors: Esther Sanz
Letters: Gilberto Lazcano
Publisher: Idw
When last we saw Commander Taggert and his loyal crew, they were aboard the Nsea Protector once again after an eighteen year absence. Those of us who monitor the Galaxy Quest historical documents carefully have been waiting patiently to see what adventure awaits our heroes. Though it appears video transmissions have forever gone dark, Erik Burnham and his crew have documented Galaxy Quest in an alternate, but equally pleasing manner.
Galaxy Quest: The Journey Continues #1 takes place a few years after the film’s ending credits. The main conflict, however, arises due to the Commander’s decision to use the Omega 13 during the crew’s final confrontation with General Sarris. Turns out Omega 13′s ability to rearrange matter wasn’t limited to the Protector’s command deck.
Across the galaxy on the planet Dryth,...
Writer: Erik Burnham
Artist: Nacho Arranz
Colors: Esther Sanz
Letters: Gilberto Lazcano
Publisher: Idw
When last we saw Commander Taggert and his loyal crew, they were aboard the Nsea Protector once again after an eighteen year absence. Those of us who monitor the Galaxy Quest historical documents carefully have been waiting patiently to see what adventure awaits our heroes. Though it appears video transmissions have forever gone dark, Erik Burnham and his crew have documented Galaxy Quest in an alternate, but equally pleasing manner.
Galaxy Quest: The Journey Continues #1 takes place a few years after the film’s ending credits. The main conflict, however, arises due to the Commander’s decision to use the Omega 13 during the crew’s final confrontation with General Sarris. Turns out Omega 13′s ability to rearrange matter wasn’t limited to the Protector’s command deck.
Across the galaxy on the planet Dryth,...
- 1/26/2015
- by Elizabeth Rico
- SoundOnSight
Looking for what's new on Netflix streaming for October 2014? You've come to the right place.
We've rounded up the best TV shows and movies arriving soon. So take some time to peruse this list, and maybe block off a weekend or two so you can binge-watch Season 5 of "The Vampire Diaries" or something.
Here's a much larger rundown of what subscribers can expect in September, courtesy of Netflix. All title dates are subject to change.
Available October 1
"Annie" (1982)
Based on the Depression-era comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," this adaptation of the smash Broadway musical follows America's favorite urchin (Aileen Quinn) as she captures Daddy Warbucks' (Albert Finney) heart with her unquenchable optimism. In the meantime, Annie must try to dodge the treacherous head of the orphanage (Carol Burnett). Directed by John Huston, Annie features the hit song "Tomorrow."
"Annie: A Royal Adventure" (1995)
Annie, the charming orphan with a head full of red curls,...
We've rounded up the best TV shows and movies arriving soon. So take some time to peruse this list, and maybe block off a weekend or two so you can binge-watch Season 5 of "The Vampire Diaries" or something.
Here's a much larger rundown of what subscribers can expect in September, courtesy of Netflix. All title dates are subject to change.
Available October 1
"Annie" (1982)
Based on the Depression-era comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," this adaptation of the smash Broadway musical follows America's favorite urchin (Aileen Quinn) as she captures Daddy Warbucks' (Albert Finney) heart with her unquenchable optimism. In the meantime, Annie must try to dodge the treacherous head of the orphanage (Carol Burnett). Directed by John Huston, Annie features the hit song "Tomorrow."
"Annie: A Royal Adventure" (1995)
Annie, the charming orphan with a head full of red curls,...
- 9/25/2014
- by Tim Hayne
- Moviefone
Galaxy Quest
Written by David Howard and Robert Gordon
Directed by Dean Parisot
USA, 1999
“Never give up. Never surrender.” Truer words have never been spoken. In 1999, the science fiction genre was shaken up a bit by a movie so smart and so funny that no other film has managed to duplicate its greatness ever since. That film is Galaxy Quest, a hilarious satire of all things sci-fi, most specifically the Star Trek franchise. Galaxy Quest isn’t simply a parody of Star Trek, though. It’s a parody of a show within a movie that bears an extraordinary resemblance to Star Trek, and this goofy send-up is the perfect recipe for intelligent humor, dazzling special effects, and pure movie magic.
The film follows a group of semi-washed up actors who starred in Galaxy Quest, a Trek-esque TV show from the early 1980s.Led by Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen), this band...
Written by David Howard and Robert Gordon
Directed by Dean Parisot
USA, 1999
“Never give up. Never surrender.” Truer words have never been spoken. In 1999, the science fiction genre was shaken up a bit by a movie so smart and so funny that no other film has managed to duplicate its greatness ever since. That film is Galaxy Quest, a hilarious satire of all things sci-fi, most specifically the Star Trek franchise. Galaxy Quest isn’t simply a parody of Star Trek, though. It’s a parody of a show within a movie that bears an extraordinary resemblance to Star Trek, and this goofy send-up is the perfect recipe for intelligent humor, dazzling special effects, and pure movie magic.
The film follows a group of semi-washed up actors who starred in Galaxy Quest, a Trek-esque TV show from the early 1980s.Led by Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen), this band...
- 7/19/2014
- by Randall Unger
- SoundOnSight
To be a great frontman you must possess a commanding presence. As Quentin Crisp rightly put it, charisma is “the ability to influence without logic.”
People often get confused between what makes a great frontman and what makes a charismatic frontman. Lou Reed, Alex Turner, Ian Curtis, Brandon Flowers and Liam Gallagher are all amazing frontman but to label them ‘charismatic’ is something totally different. There may be some names you don’t agree with, some you’re surprised are in there or perhaps you’ll end up swearing at your laptop screen because Bruce Dickinson and Randy Blythe weren’t listed: this isn’t a Metal list by any means. Nor is it a list that favours pure Indie. It’s a collection of 15 frontmen from all eras of popular culture, neatly gathered in one place for your entertainment.
15. Brian Molko
The Brian Molko is often overlooked in lists such as this,...
People often get confused between what makes a great frontman and what makes a charismatic frontman. Lou Reed, Alex Turner, Ian Curtis, Brandon Flowers and Liam Gallagher are all amazing frontman but to label them ‘charismatic’ is something totally different. There may be some names you don’t agree with, some you’re surprised are in there or perhaps you’ll end up swearing at your laptop screen because Bruce Dickinson and Randy Blythe weren’t listed: this isn’t a Metal list by any means. Nor is it a list that favours pure Indie. It’s a collection of 15 frontmen from all eras of popular culture, neatly gathered in one place for your entertainment.
15. Brian Molko
The Brian Molko is often overlooked in lists such as this,...
- 11/19/2013
- by Rosie Marsh
- Obsessed with Film
Spice Up Your Life may have been one insufferable pop confection from a carefully assembled marketing exercise with loud voices, but there's no denying that the message of the song holds water. A spice-less curry makes for a bland eating experience. Flavour-free chewing gum is the equivalent of swishing an elastic band in your mouth. Some even say that Parmesan cheese adds that all important zing to a pasta dish, although I'd dispute that claim, given that A, it looks like dandruff and B, melting cheese tastes like a sweaty flip flop.
This point also got me thinking when musing on the latest Buffy episode called School Hard. The episode is generally very popular among the Buffy cognoscenti, primarily because it Spikes Up Your Life. Yes, the long-running thorn in Buffy's side crashes into town with a razor sharp wit and the swagger of Mick Jagger at Glastonbury, complete...
This point also got me thinking when musing on the latest Buffy episode called School Hard. The episode is generally very popular among the Buffy cognoscenti, primarily because it Spikes Up Your Life. Yes, the long-running thorn in Buffy's side crashes into town with a razor sharp wit and the swagger of Mick Jagger at Glastonbury, complete...
- 9/23/2013
- Shadowlocked
Nancy Boy: Semans Debut Morbidly Entertaining
She’s the one that got away, but not in the way you’d think in Andrew Seman’s debut, Nancy, Please, an entertaining little jaunt of a film that manages to use its singularly structured point of view to give us something new concerning the plight of the privileged, white man-child. Overriding its own one note nature to give us an acerbic tale of arrested development, Semans, who also co-wrote with first time writer Will Heinrich, proves to be an adept storyteller, even if not quite everything about his debut is successful. But you may be surprised at whose perspective you align yourself with come the film’s final frames.
Yale PhD student Paul (Will Rogers) has recently moved in with his longtime girlfriend, Jen (Rebecca Lawrence) after what seems to have been an unpleasant experience as a roommate to a young...
She’s the one that got away, but not in the way you’d think in Andrew Seman’s debut, Nancy, Please, an entertaining little jaunt of a film that manages to use its singularly structured point of view to give us something new concerning the plight of the privileged, white man-child. Overriding its own one note nature to give us an acerbic tale of arrested development, Semans, who also co-wrote with first time writer Will Heinrich, proves to be an adept storyteller, even if not quite everything about his debut is successful. But you may be surprised at whose perspective you align yourself with come the film’s final frames.
Yale PhD student Paul (Will Rogers) has recently moved in with his longtime girlfriend, Jen (Rebecca Lawrence) after what seems to have been an unpleasant experience as a roommate to a young...
- 6/20/2013
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
It's The Avengers (aka Avengers Assemble) writer-director Joss Whedon's birthday today, so what better way to celebrate than by geeking out over the guy who geeks out over The Avengers the most? No, not Joss Whedon, but one of the film's characters.
In the Marvel movies, he’s Agent Coulson, snarky Shield agent and enthusiastic fanboy of the Avengers; in real life (well, Twitter), he’s Clark Gregg (@clarkgregg), snarky tweeter and enthusiastic fanboy of The Avengers (especially Agent Coulson). Worst secret identity ever.
Maybe the real reason for The Avengers’ astonishing box office success is because Agent Coulson made all of Shield go and see it multiple times…
@clarkgregg is entertaining to follow on Twitter. It seems like he’ll retweet almost anything to do with Agent Coulson. He’s effectively dining (or tweeting) out on that role, lapping up all the attention. In Galaxy Quest terms, he...
In the Marvel movies, he’s Agent Coulson, snarky Shield agent and enthusiastic fanboy of the Avengers; in real life (well, Twitter), he’s Clark Gregg (@clarkgregg), snarky tweeter and enthusiastic fanboy of The Avengers (especially Agent Coulson). Worst secret identity ever.
Maybe the real reason for The Avengers’ astonishing box office success is because Agent Coulson made all of Shield go and see it multiple times…
@clarkgregg is entertaining to follow on Twitter. It seems like he’ll retweet almost anything to do with Agent Coulson. He’s effectively dining (or tweeting) out on that role, lapping up all the attention. In Galaxy Quest terms, he...
- 6/23/2012
- Shadowlocked
Placebo have announced two new UK tour dates later this year. The group, who are performing at the Sundance Film & Music Festival on April 28, will play two warm up shows ahead of the gig. The 'Nancy Boy' band will perform at the Edinburgh Picturehouse on April 25 and Liverpool's Olympia the following day. Discussing their appearance at Sundance, frontman Brian Molko said: "As a band, we follow our own philosophy of making the music we want to make, putting faith in our (more)...
- 2/6/2012
- by By Robert Copsey
- Digital Spy
Once again the good folks over at Premiere Props have put together a horror-themed auction to die for, riddled with all sorts of horror goodies and special guests. Even cooler? Tim Sullivan (2001 Maniacs, Chillerama, "Vh1’s Scream Queens") will be joining radio personality Leo Quinones (The Film Freak) for this guaranteed circus of fear!
In addition to rare, iconic items such as Kiefer Sutherland’s trench coat from The Lost Boys, Dracula’s cape from The Monster Squad, the Endoskull from T3, genre legend Forrest J Ackerman’s personal photo album, and writer/director Tom Holland’s private Fright Night and Child’s Play production archives, offered to the public will be costumes and props from Sullivan’s 2001 Maniacs franchise, including the Confederate eye patches worn by Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger – A Nightmare on Elm Street) and Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects), horror giants who both have essayed the role of Mayor George W.
In addition to rare, iconic items such as Kiefer Sutherland’s trench coat from The Lost Boys, Dracula’s cape from The Monster Squad, the Endoskull from T3, genre legend Forrest J Ackerman’s personal photo album, and writer/director Tom Holland’s private Fright Night and Child’s Play production archives, offered to the public will be costumes and props from Sullivan’s 2001 Maniacs franchise, including the Confederate eye patches worn by Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger – A Nightmare on Elm Street) and Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects), horror giants who both have essayed the role of Mayor George W.
- 10/19/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Whilst you’re all revisiting George Lucas’ three classic films on shiny new Blu-ray, or re-reading Simon Gallagher’s utterly fantastic 52 Reasons Why Star Wars Is The Greatest Film of all Time I began to consider the very titular nature of the films themselves…
How much warring in the stars is there, really, in Star Wars? Not too much to be honest, sure there’s a lovely dogfight (no, not the Amores Perros kind) at the end of A New Hope, some land assault type stuff in Empire, another dogfight in Jedi and the much discussed ‘clone wars’ in the prequels, but, for the most part, the saga features more ‘intimate’ character based action than full on intergalatic warfare.
Which lead me to thinking about what other wars in the stars, or star wars, are there outside of the Star Wars universe, and which are the best star wars that...
How much warring in the stars is there, really, in Star Wars? Not too much to be honest, sure there’s a lovely dogfight (no, not the Amores Perros kind) at the end of A New Hope, some land assault type stuff in Empire, another dogfight in Jedi and the much discussed ‘clone wars’ in the prequels, but, for the most part, the saga features more ‘intimate’ character based action than full on intergalatic warfare.
Which lead me to thinking about what other wars in the stars, or star wars, are there outside of the Star Wars universe, and which are the best star wars that...
- 9/13/2011
- by Owain Paciuszko
- Obsessed with Film
The veteran genre actor George Takei, best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in the original Star Trek, has released a tongue-in-cheek audition video online for the part of Spider-Man in the troubled Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, presumably after thinking to himself: “Target that role, and audition!” Reeve Carney is currently playing the role, but at the current rate of turnover of cast and crew, Takei’s bid is probably realistic.
The video has a slightly bizarre but amusing sense of humour, and includes not only a moment which references Star Trek and Indiana Jones simultaneously, but also the best version of the Spider-Man theme song since Homer Simpson’s rendition of ‘Spider-Pig’. The catchy “Spider-Man / Spider-Man / George Takei should be Spider-Man…” is sure to be a hit on the web.
Takei also delivers the line “Not only do I have great vocals, but I...
The video has a slightly bizarre but amusing sense of humour, and includes not only a moment which references Star Trek and Indiana Jones simultaneously, but also the best version of the Spider-Man theme song since Homer Simpson’s rendition of ‘Spider-Pig’. The catchy “Spider-Man / Spider-Man / George Takei should be Spider-Man…” is sure to be a hit on the web.
Takei also delivers the line “Not only do I have great vocals, but I...
- 4/8/2011
- Shadowlocked
Placebo frontman Brian Molko wasn't fazed by death threats when he first shot to fame - he measured it as sign of success. The "Nancy Boy" singer caused a sensation when his band first hit the charts in 1996, mainly due to his androgynous looks and alternative performing style.
Following the release of the band's eponymous debut disc, Molko became a target for stalkers and sickos sent him scary death threats, but he insists he saw the negative attention as a sign he'd made it. He tells Kerrang! magazine, "I have been stalked for the past 15 years and, in fact, I'm being stalked right now. For me, that's as good a barometer of success as anything!"
"Around the time of the first album, I was getting death threats on my answering machine. That's when I knew we had properly arrived. The fact that we had inspired someone to actually make the...
Following the release of the band's eponymous debut disc, Molko became a target for stalkers and sickos sent him scary death threats, but he insists he saw the negative attention as a sign he'd made it. He tells Kerrang! magazine, "I have been stalked for the past 15 years and, in fact, I'm being stalked right now. For me, that's as good a barometer of success as anything!"
"Around the time of the first album, I was getting death threats on my answering machine. That's when I knew we had properly arrived. The fact that we had inspired someone to actually make the...
- 9/16/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
It’s a pitch perfect parody of television sci-fi, obsessive fan culture, and a classic comedy in its own right. We salute 1999’s under-appreciated Galaxy Quest...
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In the States this week, they've just put put an over-long YouTube video in cinemas. Not one of those funny ones, either, but the latest opus from two of the six writers of Scary Movie, wittily entitled Vampires Suck. Crucially, it doesn't even look as funny as just watching the Twilight films they're spoofing.
It pays to remember better parodies, like Airplane with its rapid-fire gag rate, or The Life Of Brian with its daring satire and eternal quotability, or any of Edgar Wright's collaborations with Simon Pegg, for their on-the-nose homages to the genres they lovingly send up. Or maybe the one that seemingly few people remember, Galaxy Quest.
Is there a more underrated comedy than Galaxy Quest?...
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In the States this week, they've just put put an over-long YouTube video in cinemas. Not one of those funny ones, either, but the latest opus from two of the six writers of Scary Movie, wittily entitled Vampires Suck. Crucially, it doesn't even look as funny as just watching the Twilight films they're spoofing.
It pays to remember better parodies, like Airplane with its rapid-fire gag rate, or The Life Of Brian with its daring satire and eternal quotability, or any of Edgar Wright's collaborations with Simon Pegg, for their on-the-nose homages to the genres they lovingly send up. Or maybe the one that seemingly few people remember, Galaxy Quest.
Is there a more underrated comedy than Galaxy Quest?...
- 8/25/2010
- Den of Geek
My busy schedule of late has kept me out of the X-Men Origins: Wolverine loop, though based on our own Elisabeth Rappe's comments and our 1-10 Scale poll, it would appear as if most of you weren't crazy about the movie. It's too bad, really, and hopefully Fox will listen to the fans and inject some of their say into the next Wolverine movie (and Deadpool movie), but I'd venture to say that not all bad has come from the new mutant release. If anything, the film has inspired a whole bunch of bored dudes to create their own homemade Wolverine claws -- and then proceed to either dance in front of a camera or punch the living crap out of a poor old cardboard box. Oh, and don't forget the horrific costumes that go along with those claws.
Is it just me, or is there something very creepy about...
Is it just me, or is there something very creepy about...
- 5/6/2009
- by Erik Davis
- Cinematical
"Galaxy Quest" has a fabulous comic premise and a cast totally in sync with the gag that generates the laughs. The special effects whizzes have also done their job to create a world in which the comedy can unfold.
But "Galaxy Quest" still feels like a near miss. The problem with a great premise is that it demands a great payoff, and here the payoff is a tad weak.
Nevertheless, "Galaxy Quest", with a cast headed by Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman, should attract sizable holiday audiences looking for cheerful entertainment during a season in which poverty, prisons and sociopaths are filling theater screens.
"Galaxy Quest" is the name of a cult science-fiction television show (1979-82) that might remind you of a similar series where brave humans and near-humans trekked among the stars. Two decades later, "Galaxy Quest"'s cast, forever typecast and unable to sustain acting careers after the show's cancellation, live off their fictional personas at sci-fi conventions, where legions of faithful fans line up to get autographs at $15 a pop.
At one convention, a group of Thermians, an alien race from a distant world, comes to recruit the "GQ" crew to help defend the extraterrestrials' planet from an evil adversary. It seems the Thermians long ago intercepted telecasts of "Galaxy Quest" and, lacking any understanding of TV or entertainment, believe the episodes to be "historical documents" of real events.
When the "GQ" cast gets whisked off to this distant planet, they discover that the Thermians have copied their space ship, the NSEA Protector, and the "GQ" world to such a remarkable degree that the actors find themselves back on their old set -- only this time everything is real.
Allen's Jason Nesmith, the only cast member to still get a kick out of his series persona, plunges into this new mission without any qualms over having no director or script. But Weaver's Gwen DeMarco, the blond bombshell whose only job was to repeat information supplied by the ship's computer, is often terrified, and Rickman's cranky Alexander Dane, a British stage actor unable to return to Shakespeare after his role as the half-humanoid, half-reptilian Dr. Lazarus, is mostly baffled.
The rest of the "cast" includes Tony Shalhoub as a non-Asian who goes by the name of Fred Kwan; Daryl Mitchell, who was a 10-year-old gunner/navigator when the series was in primetime; and a new member, played by Sam Rockwell, the sci-fi convention's host, who did appear briefly on "Galaxy Quest" before being killed by a lava monster.
The byplay among the "GQ" cast and their encounters with the real terrors of space are mildly amusing, but writers David Howard and Robert Gordon seem content with obvious jokes and never dig any deeper into the various levels of reality -- and unreality.
Elements bring to mind the 1942 film "To Be or Not to Be", though light years removed in style, substance and seriousness. In the classic, Ernst Lubitsch played wonderfully with the idea of actors using their thespian skills to outwit an enemy. In "Galaxy Quest", the threats from the evil Sarris (Robin Sachs) needed to carry real weight and the gimmicks from the old TV series should have created more interesting reverberations in the cast's real battles.
Instead "Galaxy Quest" gets by with broad physical gags and nifty effects, such as a CGI-produced band of cannibalistic blue children and a giant monster comprised of rocks and boulders. Alien makeup and creature effects by Stan Winston are first rate. And director Dean Parisot keeps the pace brisk, which also helps.
"Galaxy Quest" is certainly a bright entertainment. But the satire falls a little short.
GALAXY QUEST
DreamWorks Pictures
A Mark Johnson production
Producers:Mark Johnson, Charles Newirth
Director:Dean Parisot
Writers:David Howard, Robert Gordon
Story by:David Howard
Executive producer:Elizabeth Cantillon
Director of photography:Jerzy Zielinski
Production designer:Linda DeScenna
Music:David Newman
Costume designer:Albert Wolsky
Editor:Don Zimmerman
Alien makeup and creature effects:Stan Winston
Visual effects supervisor:Bill George
Color/stereo
Cast:
Jason Nesmith:Tim Allen
Gwen DeMarco:Sigourney Weaver
Alexander Dane:Alan Rickman
Fred Kwan:Tony Shalhoub
Guy Fleegman:Sam Rockwell
Tommy Webber:Daryl Mitchell
Mathesar:Enrico Colantoni
Sarris:Robin Sachs
Running time -- 102 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
But "Galaxy Quest" still feels like a near miss. The problem with a great premise is that it demands a great payoff, and here the payoff is a tad weak.
Nevertheless, "Galaxy Quest", with a cast headed by Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman, should attract sizable holiday audiences looking for cheerful entertainment during a season in which poverty, prisons and sociopaths are filling theater screens.
"Galaxy Quest" is the name of a cult science-fiction television show (1979-82) that might remind you of a similar series where brave humans and near-humans trekked among the stars. Two decades later, "Galaxy Quest"'s cast, forever typecast and unable to sustain acting careers after the show's cancellation, live off their fictional personas at sci-fi conventions, where legions of faithful fans line up to get autographs at $15 a pop.
At one convention, a group of Thermians, an alien race from a distant world, comes to recruit the "GQ" crew to help defend the extraterrestrials' planet from an evil adversary. It seems the Thermians long ago intercepted telecasts of "Galaxy Quest" and, lacking any understanding of TV or entertainment, believe the episodes to be "historical documents" of real events.
When the "GQ" cast gets whisked off to this distant planet, they discover that the Thermians have copied their space ship, the NSEA Protector, and the "GQ" world to such a remarkable degree that the actors find themselves back on their old set -- only this time everything is real.
Allen's Jason Nesmith, the only cast member to still get a kick out of his series persona, plunges into this new mission without any qualms over having no director or script. But Weaver's Gwen DeMarco, the blond bombshell whose only job was to repeat information supplied by the ship's computer, is often terrified, and Rickman's cranky Alexander Dane, a British stage actor unable to return to Shakespeare after his role as the half-humanoid, half-reptilian Dr. Lazarus, is mostly baffled.
The rest of the "cast" includes Tony Shalhoub as a non-Asian who goes by the name of Fred Kwan; Daryl Mitchell, who was a 10-year-old gunner/navigator when the series was in primetime; and a new member, played by Sam Rockwell, the sci-fi convention's host, who did appear briefly on "Galaxy Quest" before being killed by a lava monster.
The byplay among the "GQ" cast and their encounters with the real terrors of space are mildly amusing, but writers David Howard and Robert Gordon seem content with obvious jokes and never dig any deeper into the various levels of reality -- and unreality.
Elements bring to mind the 1942 film "To Be or Not to Be", though light years removed in style, substance and seriousness. In the classic, Ernst Lubitsch played wonderfully with the idea of actors using their thespian skills to outwit an enemy. In "Galaxy Quest", the threats from the evil Sarris (Robin Sachs) needed to carry real weight and the gimmicks from the old TV series should have created more interesting reverberations in the cast's real battles.
Instead "Galaxy Quest" gets by with broad physical gags and nifty effects, such as a CGI-produced band of cannibalistic blue children and a giant monster comprised of rocks and boulders. Alien makeup and creature effects by Stan Winston are first rate. And director Dean Parisot keeps the pace brisk, which also helps.
"Galaxy Quest" is certainly a bright entertainment. But the satire falls a little short.
GALAXY QUEST
DreamWorks Pictures
A Mark Johnson production
Producers:Mark Johnson, Charles Newirth
Director:Dean Parisot
Writers:David Howard, Robert Gordon
Story by:David Howard
Executive producer:Elizabeth Cantillon
Director of photography:Jerzy Zielinski
Production designer:Linda DeScenna
Music:David Newman
Costume designer:Albert Wolsky
Editor:Don Zimmerman
Alien makeup and creature effects:Stan Winston
Visual effects supervisor:Bill George
Color/stereo
Cast:
Jason Nesmith:Tim Allen
Gwen DeMarco:Sigourney Weaver
Alexander Dane:Alan Rickman
Fred Kwan:Tony Shalhoub
Guy Fleegman:Sam Rockwell
Tommy Webber:Daryl Mitchell
Mathesar:Enrico Colantoni
Sarris:Robin Sachs
Running time -- 102 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
- 12/20/1999
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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