Dean Parisot

director
Feature Film

Galaxy Quest


Some TV shows (we won’t mention any names) live on for their fans decades after cancellation. The result might be that aliens think the heroes of these shows are real, in which case the aforementioned heroes could be kidnapped to rescue the aforementioned aliens (and to figure out whether the Omega 13 will destroy the universe in 13 seconds or reverse time for that aforementioned number of seconds).

Tim and I watched this at Lake Cushman during a trip to the northwest in 2003, and I was as surprised as anyone about how much we laughed at Tim Allen’s parody. —Michael Main
Larado: Your orders, sir? [pause] Sir, your orders?
Commander Taggart: Activate the Omega 13. [To be continued . . .]
The NSEA Protector starship blasts its way out of a TV screen showing Tim Allen
                (as Jason Nesmeth), Sigourney Weaver (as Gwen DeMarco), and Alan Rickman (as
                Alexander Dane).
  • Eloi Honorable Mention
  • 2000 Hugo
  • 2000 Nebula
  • Science Fiction
  • Comedy
  • Definite Time Travel