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There's a Galaxy Quest TV Series in the Works

By Tim Surette

Apr 21, 2015

Apparently television studios will never give up, never surrender their attempts to reboot every existing TV and film franchise out there. The latest victim is one of my favorite movies, the 1999 science-fiction comedy masterpiece Galaxy Quest. Paramount Television is in the early stages of developing a Galaxy Quest TV series, Deadline reports, and I don't know whether to cry or do cartwheels.

Currently, there's no network attached to the project, but Galaxy Quest writer Robert Gordon, director Dean Parisot, and producer Mark Johnson are all on board.

Galaxy Quest was, of course, about washed-up actors from a popular sci-fi TV series who were mistaken for real heroes by an alien race and transported into space to help them fight off an evil villain and save their planet. Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Tony Shalhoub, Alan Rickman, Enrico Colantoni, and Sam Rockwell made up the kick-ass cast.

There are two ways to look at this: On one hand, I'm glad TV is rebooting something great, because the onslaught of recent revivals has been hit-or-miss in terms of necessity. On the other hand, good source material is that much easier to mess up, tainting the legacy of the original. At this point, I'm wary of a Galaxy Quest reboot because I'm pessimistic about the outcome, but I'm also too beaten down by the industry's overwhelming push to revive old franchises to fight it. Sigh. By Grabthar's Hammer, this better be amazing.

What do you think? Yay or nay?

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JT_Kirk

Apr 26, 2015

This will suuuuuuuck.

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maritimer00

Apr 22, 2015

I liked the Galaxy Quest movie but let's be honest: the show they should be rebooting/remaking is the one they're spoofing - Star Trek.

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numberonecubsfa

Apr 22, 2015

I adore Galaxy Quest. I don't want them to do this. It can't be the same.

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ThanatosHades7027

Apr 22, 2015

I have really mixed feelings about this one. I LOVE Galaxy Quest and more would be great BUT much about that love comes from the actors and changing the cast and crew pretty much HAS to be done. I mean lets face it It would be great is everyone stepped down to do the TV show but it's unrealistic to expect it. So now you have to look at a complete reboot because getting new actors to replace the rolls of others should only be done if absolutely necessary. It's better to just have a new cast with no relation to the others witch means it's better to do a whole new show. That being said though it's better to do a spin off. I really hope this works out though but yea with luck it will be able to stand on it's own and be good if not great but it's not one I can say with high sertanty that yes this is going to be great.

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Karstedt

Apr 22, 2015

In the likely even that it doesn't like up to the movie (a very tall order) it will suffer simply by comparison even it is isn't bad. That's always a big problem when recreating something that was really great.

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No1Slayerette

Apr 22, 2015

As others have mentioned, the film worked really well because of its well-known ensemble cast, I doubt the series will be able to attract as many big television/ movies stars which may take away some of the self-reflective humour from the series.

Imagine Ryan Murphy's upcoming Scream Queens without Jamie Lee Curtis, that's what a series adaptation of Galaxy Quest would look like without any well known science-fiction/ fantasy talent.

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377221

Apr 22, 2015

I don't think it's sustainable over the course of a series. There are plenty of directions they could go with it, but I think the novelty would wear off.

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left4dead

Apr 22, 2015

Back before it was just a thing that gets done all the time, I would've welcomed a movie sequel BUT only with the original cast ripping through great gags. Now? Too late for anything but we'll always that great movie to re-watch.

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Ryusui

Apr 22, 2015

Given 12 Monkeys turned out pretty awesome, I'm willing to give this the benefit of the doubt.

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ttdg

Apr 22, 2015

Hopefully instead of recasting the original cast they do it as something along the lines of Galaxy Quest: The Next Generation.

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Athena33

Apr 22, 2015

Hello Tv.com!! Alright in my opinion one of the reasons the movie worked was it resonated with Star Trek fans. It was like a spoof on Trek without being about Trek. Its like a spoof on Star Trek actors. The premise was brilliant and yes one of my favorite movies. I cannot forsee it being a hit on TV. I am not a writer so I do not know what they can do with it, but for me I think it would not be very viable.

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Sparzy666

Apr 22, 2015

The movie worked but i can't see this as a series.

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Boozwaa

Apr 22, 2015

The Movie was great.... Unfortunately, not too many reboots do well. But hey, you never know. If it's good, maybe it'll be on Netflix and we can watch it all at once.

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JeremyTaylor1

Apr 22, 2015

Beloved film turned TV series worked out well for Fargo. I am currently cautiously optimistic pending more information.

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hockeyrick

Apr 22, 2015

The movies was killer, lets see if TV can live up to it!

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stanking

Apr 22, 2015

On the positive side, at least it's not being produced by SyFy.

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mdoz34

Apr 22, 2015

careful, no network is attached to the project yet, don't want to jinx it

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AmySF

Apr 22, 2015

The only good thing I can see coming out of this is perhaps it will encourage more people to see the movie. Then, realizing how great the movie is, and how (probably) lousy the series is, they'll avoid the series and it will be quickly cancelled, and then we can all go back to talking about how great the movie is.

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Writerpatrick

Apr 22, 2015

This has the potential to be one of the worst shows ever produced. Think of Quark or Homeboys from Outer Space. Galaxy Quest was a Star Trek parody, but how much can they parody something until it grows stale?

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sh811a

Apr 22, 2015

Galexy Quest is one of my favorate movie and this TV revival could go either way. Problem is to find a really good ensamble, because the ensamble in the original film was one of the best things about it. IDW comic a couple times around tried making a follow up to this film which I thought was ok if completely unnessary. Well we'll just have to wait and see.

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current

Apr 22, 2015

When you first hear it's going to be a series, it's like how didn't they think of it sooner? Then the blood returns to your thinky part of the brain and it's; oh, a series with maybe more? Sheeet!

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bluemorphotat

Apr 22, 2015

Oh dear!

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ChaosTheory10

Apr 22, 2015

This is either going to be really really good or really really bad either way I am in at least for awhile.

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Sam20

Apr 22, 2015

Can't see this working. I will say though that Sigourney Weaver looked insanely hot in that movie.

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JenMo73

Apr 21, 2015

I agree it can either be really good or really bad. I'm hoping they get some of the original cast members!!!!!

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sylaine

Apr 21, 2015

This would really depend on the who and where. The potential for a screw up is enormous and that I really don't want to see. This really better be amazing.

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LainUmbra

Apr 21, 2015

I could picture a remake/tv series in an animated format- possibly even the fifteen minute adventure sort. A live action version though? Well, live action has a lot more network consequences, and realistically it would be the kinda show where humor would only last a couple seasons/it would be bored of itself

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DresserBoys

Apr 21, 2015

I'd watch it. Love the movie.

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Fastfreddy666

Apr 21, 2015

YES ! Bring it on... But only if they cast Sigourney Weaver and Tony Shaloub.
Party like it is 1999! and another demand: Executive producer J.J Abrams.
It will probably get cancelled because nobody will watch it expect me and the other people commenting on this post. They cancelled Firefly. Nobody likes hardcore SF anymore... Fringe, Revolution, Firefly, Believe... we only got The 100. and that is not really hardcore SF.
but it will have to do. oh well...

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Kallenprice97

Apr 21, 2015

I don't see how you convert GQ into a TV Series. The premise doesn't work over a series.

What made the movie work is the laughable concept of actors being mistaken for heroes and then becoming actual heroes.

All the gags are one-offs -- fans who took a show way too seriously and who know more about the technology than the actors -- aliens who are so technologically advanced that they can build real working stuff based on seeing it on TV, yet are too naive to realize TV is fake -- the obvious parallels to Star Trek... Those were super funny and fun to watch. Once.

But, you can only laugh at the same gag so many times before it becomes a groan.

How do they expect to sustain a series based on this premise?

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WUWait

Apr 22, 2015

Well considering the film was based on a series (fictional series but still series all the same) it isn't to hard to imagine that they can pull it off. I'd imagine that the Thermians would need more help. If they can make so many spin offs of star trek work, they can make a parody sci fi series work.

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dref22

Apr 21, 2015

Awesome movie, I was excited to read the news but then I thought, it wouldn't be the same.

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B_Agate

Apr 21, 2015

No way they duplicate the cast, so its bound to be a disappointment,

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TesserT

Apr 21, 2015

This too is one of my favorite movies - I loved the premise about the aliens thinking a TV program & the actors as being real - but I think it was the actors that contributed to it being a favorite, so I'm not sure about a reboot with different actors. Then again, if they use the original premise and add news twists it might be worth checking out.

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WUWait

Apr 21, 2015

I suppose the writer, director and producer will Never give up. Never surrender. But just in case they do manage to to cock it up By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Worvan, you shall be avenged.

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BiniBeans

Apr 21, 2015

the orignal movie was really great and will stay that way regardless of whether they mess this up. so let them try.

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KateSullivan

Apr 21, 2015

Yeah, this is one way or the other. I always have this bipolar relationship with this movie. In a vacuum, I love it. But sometimes in the myriad of times it is on TBS or whatever, I just can't watch it, but I feel this way about the Princess Bride too. But, sadly, it appears at 12:35 and I intended to go to bed....

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Hungry_Homer111

Apr 21, 2015

Agreed, it could either be really good, or really, REALLY bad. I'll definitely keep an eye out for more news and trailers, and hope for the best, but I won't get my expectations too high.

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