"Galaxy Quest" TV show?
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Sounds good to me!
You're the one thinking it has to be taken "seriously". It can be comedy without having to be parody. That in itself would be a better premise.
Both of these. The humor is in the idea that the viewing audience of the show doesn't realize that it isn't acting on a set, but the real deal.
The premise is "Poking loving fun at Star Trek". Unless they mix the parody aspect with some character development in earnest that will run out of material if they try to do 22 episodes a year.
The movie did that very well, so why not a TV show?
I movie takes 90 minutes, it can't run out of parody material.
I think a 6-10 episode run could do it very well, I just don't think a show with 22 episodes per season can.
Wait, wait, what am I missing? Has it bee stated somewhere that it is indeed going to be a season of 22 episodes? An anyway, what does "running out of material" in 22 episodes prove? Most shows that do have seasons that long barely have enough good material to justify that length anyway.
So, who will return? I googled Tim Allen, and the page result for his current show says "2011-", which indicates he's still working on a primetime show. Would Rickman and Weaver do TV? Would Weaver want to have to wear those outfits again?
Tony Shaloub has had a break from Monk now for a while, and I haven't seen him in anything since then, so I think he'd be likely. I can maybe see Sam Rockwell signing on, perhaps i the seasons were short. Justin Long isn't working right now, so why not? Rainn Wilson's not doing anything, but he hasn't been away from TV for very long. Enrico Colantoni does TV, so he'd probably do it. Missi Pyle was on a show about wedding planners, and I haven't seen her in anything since The Artist, so she'd be likely.
Tony Shaloub has had a break from Monk now for a while, and I haven't seen him in anything since then, so I think he'd be likely. I can maybe see Sam Rockwell signing on, perhaps i the seasons were short. Justin Long isn't working right now, so why not? Rainn Wilson's not doing anything, but he hasn't been away from TV for very long. Enrico Colantoni does TV, so he'd probably do it. Missi Pyle was on a show about wedding planners, and I haven't seen her in anything since The Artist, so she'd be likely.
But it isn't just parody material is my point. It is as much about the characters as it is about poking fun at Star Trek, and in some moments even more so.
If they decide to pursue the characters rather than just a parody then they will have more material to work with. Again, like the film did.
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I'd love to have a new Trek series myself, as long as it was good.
I'm wary of this new Galaxy Quest TV show. It could be good.
But i'll wait until it comes out on DVD.
I'm wary of this new Galaxy Quest TV show. It could be good.
But i'll wait until it comes out on DVD.
She was on SVU recently. Played one of those idiot anti-vaccine nutbar parents.
Galaxy Quest is more of an homage than a satire to the Trek universe. The film has so much heart along with timeless messages of honesty and being true to one's self. The only thing that got old was the shameless exploitation of SW's cleavage. Ok, that didn't really get old but the film could have done without it.
The thing about Galaxy Quest was that it was originally a much darker, more serious production. And that is not a joke, as it was going for a PG-13 rating, with SW dropping the F* bomb in one scene. Another deleted scene is her pulling her top open more (not completely) to distract one of the guards (because, lizards...)
The decision was made at some point to set it up as more of a comedy, and have fun with the tropes of science fiction and fandom.
I think it was the better decision, but there was definitely some lingering effects from the original conception to the final product.
I'd be really surprised to see it make it to air at all. I can see a few premises working, but not one where it's a presentation of the in world TV series from the movie. What would be the point of that? The whole gag was that the show they were on was cheesy. That's at the heart of the parody, them poking fun at all the embarrassingly outdated concepts, and the actors who've been pigeon held to it. That one note song of a full blown TV series that just depicts Nesmeth & Co's original TV characters can't sustain on current TV
The idea mentioned earlier is good enough, of a show within the show that's based on the fact that the movie aliens have built an actual NSEA Protector, and at the end of events in the movie, they also launch a new TV series, which one can assume will reflect the adventures of this actual ship.
This is a workable premise, because it' s a show with actual characters to develop, instead of 2 dimensional gags. It also avoids the possibility of a show that's nothing more than a spoof of Star Trek, and therefore not a continual slam on Star Trek, as the OP was concerned about. Instead, it could contain more of a comical commentary on us, the fandom, who in their case would be presented with a new Galaxy Quest show, that as we all know would spark dissent among the fandom, who are too committed to the original show. The irony being in that their new show would be more realistic, because it's based on real adventures.
It could work. Plus is has that self irreverent slant that's been terribly popular now, like The Office, Community, & Parks & Rec, where the show gets poked fun at, as do the actors, and the fans, but still there is an actual story at play.
The idea mentioned earlier is good enough, of a show within the show that's based on the fact that the movie aliens have built an actual NSEA Protector, and at the end of events in the movie, they also launch a new TV series, which one can assume will reflect the adventures of this actual ship.
This is a workable premise, because it' s a show with actual characters to develop, instead of 2 dimensional gags. It also avoids the possibility of a show that's nothing more than a spoof of Star Trek, and therefore not a continual slam on Star Trek, as the OP was concerned about. Instead, it could contain more of a comical commentary on us, the fandom, who in their case would be presented with a new Galaxy Quest show, that as we all know would spark dissent among the fandom, who are too committed to the original show. The irony being in that their new show would be more realistic, because it's based on real adventures.
It could work. Plus is has that self irreverent slant that's been terribly popular now, like The Office, Community, & Parks & Rec, where the show gets poked fun at, as do the actors, and the fans, but still there is an actual story at play.
This may be the result of the recent super hero craze that we see now. They're putting a lot of these types of shows on TV now, thanks to the success of the Marvel comics movies.
I love stuff that is weird, interesting and new. But if it's just a clone of a current craze being stuffed on TV for the moment--not sure.
I have to see the movie first to get a good opinion first, but I like parody when it done right.
I love stuff that is weird, interesting and new. But if it's just a clone of a current craze being stuffed on TV for the moment--not sure.
I have to see the movie first to get a good opinion first, but I like parody when it done right.
Super hero shows are all over TV now, so anything "super hero-ish" would probably be considered for a show too.
Galaxy Quest-- alien characters, colorful uniforms, based on a movie-- it fits that description.
Galaxy Quest-- alien characters, colorful uniforms, based on a movie-- it fits that description.
So, if we were to get a series based upon NuTrek, it would be a "super hero-ish" series?
I'm just not seeing it.
Sounds more like a Science Fiction movie.
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