Never Surrender: The Galaxy Quest Story (Amazon Prime 2018)

[Greg]

A documentary about the making of the movie Galaxy Quest and it's resulting fan appreciation.

I loved Galaxy Quest when it came out. Such a great story. Such a great cast. I've watched it dozens of times. Some of my favorite quotes come from this movie (See you managed to get your shirt off) So, I was excited to find out there was a documentary about the making of the movie. 

But I did go into this with low expectations, much like I did when I originally saw the movie. And the documentary is really funny, much like the film. They give a really good overview of the sausage process that is film making. What a mess. There's some surprising information about who the original director was supposed to be and why he left over the casting of Tim Allen. There was a lot of interesting information about they wanted to play the lead. It seemed like everyone in Hollywood wanted the role. 

Everyone from the cast is there. All the producers were interviewed. They even had the Production Designer, who came off as insane, as most Production Designer's do.

They also tied it into the current fans and it's effects on their lives. They interviewed a lot of the fans, including a family who might have been a tad too bit invested in their roles as Thermians.

Very enjoyable. Recommended for fans of the Original Movie. If you haven't seen the original Galaxy Quest, what is wrong with you?

[thatguy]

Good doc. I want to see the cut with the swearing intact.

—tg

[Drunk Monk]

Intrigued. I'll add it to the queue. Thanks for the tip.

[Drunk Monk]

Since we don’t have a Galaxy Quest thread, I’ll post this here:

Star Trek’s Simon Pegg Working On ‘Galaxy Quest’ TV Series
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| JUNE 28, 2021 | BY: TREKMOVIE.COM STAFF18 COMMENTS SO FAR
The 1999 sci-fi comedy movie [i]Galaxy Quest[/i] was a loving spoof of Star Trek and Trek fandom. It even shows up on some “best of Star Trek” lists. Now[i] Star Trek’s[/i] Simon Pegg is the latest tasked at a [i]Galaxy Quest[/i] follow-up.
Simon Pegg gives reviving[i] Galaxy Quest[/i] a try
Since 1999 there have been a number of attempts to develop some kind of follow-up to [i]Galaxy Quest[/i]. And in a new interview, Emmy-winning writer/producer Georgia Pritchett revealed to the UK’s Times she is working on a television spinoff, with Simon Pegg.
The article contained no other details about the project. The latest news regarding a [i]Galaxy Quest[/i]series was one in development at Amazon which would bring back members of the original cast. A number of writers had been attached to that project, including Paul Scheer who in 2018 told The Wrap it had been put on hold. According to Scheer, his version would have the original cast interacting with the new cast, a storyline he said was inspired by the 2009 movie [i]Star Trek[/i] featuring a new cast.
In March of this year, Sigourney Weaver told Collider that the project had been “in mothballs” in the years following the 2016 passing of Alan Rickman, however, she also indicated new activity, saying “I think they are finally now reviving it.”  It’s not clear if the current project involving Pritchett and Pegg is related in any way to the one worked on by Scheer or mentioned by Weaver, however she said it was a “story of the old ancient Galaxy Questers being brought into this series with another young cast.” [i]Galaxy Quest[/i] star Tim Allen has also discussed reprising his role as Commander Taggert. Earlier this year he talked to EW about a possible sequel to the film.
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Poster for [i]Galaxy Quest[/i] film
In addition to playing Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in the three Kelvin Universe Star Trek films produced by J.J. Abrams, Simon Pegg has extensive writing credits in comedy and genre on both film and television, including co-writing 2016’s [i]Star Trek Beyond[/i]. Pritchett has an impressive resume garnering a number of awards and nominations, including the critically-acclaimed shows [i]In the Thick of It[/i], [i]Veep[/i], and [i]Succession[/i]. She also has some sci-fi comedy television experience, working with Armando Iannucci on HBO’s [i]Avenue 5[/i].
With many starts and stops over the years, it’s hard to say if this latest attempt to bring back [i]Galaxy Quest[/i]will take off. However, Pegg seems to be a perfect fit for the project, and Pritchett being involved indicates this is a serious effort. So, never give up, never surrender.
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Simon Pegg at the UK premiere of [i]Star Trek Beyond[/i]