History Film / GalaxyQuest

* RuleOfCool: Since the original show was cancelled before they showed the Omega 13 in action, Brandon and his fellow hardcore fans have a few different theories as to what the Omega 13 actually does -- some of which are of mere academic interest, and one of which is scarily awesome. Guess which one actually turns out to be right?

* WoodysFinestHour: InUniverse example. The final episode of Galaxy Quest set up for the upcoming episode (Shepherd stating when ambushed that they have to activate the Omega 13.), but it ended up cancelled.

* CoolGuns: Averted hard - Sarris' mooks' guns look like submarine sandwiches.

* CaptainObvious: A bit misleading, since this is not actually TheCaptain, but rather Gwen, since the show [[BridgeBunnies actually wrote her that way]].

* BambooTechnology[=/=]ImprovisedWeapon: also lampshaded in the same scene. ("I know! You can make a weapon, look around you, [[ImprovisedWeapon can you construct]] some sort of rudimentary [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lathe_(metal) lathe]]?" "A ''lathe?!?'' '''Get off the line, Guy!"''') From the original ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]]'' episode "Arena", in which Kirk literally made a cannon out of bamboo and gunpowder out of coal and sulfur and whatnot that he just happened to find lying around (though given the aliens had chosen a place of combat where either party could win and his opponent was much stronger, this likely wasn't just luck).

''"A chillingly accurate documentary"''

* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Computer, is there a replacement beryllium sphere onboard? [[AC:Negative, there is no replacement beryllium sphere onboard.]] No, [[SoWhatYouAreSaying there is no replacement beryllium sphere onboard]].

** The good reviews weren't limited to ''Trek'' actors either; virtually every actor who's worked in sci-fi treats it like ''Citizen Kane'' at some point or another. For instance, the topic of ''Galaxy Quest'' comes up during a commentary track for ''{{Farscape}}'', whereupon ClaudiaBlack flies into hysterics over the ship's computer. ("No, there is no beryllium sphere on board")

* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Computer, is there a replacement beryllium sphere on board? [[AC:Negative, there is no replacement beryllium sphere on board.]] No, [[SoWhatYouAreSaying there is no beryllium sphere on board]].

* DumbBlonde: Gwen, at least in the show itself. (Sigourney Weaver stated that her IQ dropped significantly every time she put on the wig...)

** The good reviews weren't limited to ''Trek'' actors either; virtually every actor who's worked in sci-fi treats it as the Bible at some point For instance, the topic of ''Galaxy Quest'' comes up during a commentary track for ''{{Farscape}}'', whereupon ClaudiaBlack flies into hysterics over the ship computer. ("No, there is no beryllium sphere on board")

** Worth noting that the film was produced by {{Dreamworks}}, [[DuelingStudios the main rival of]] {{Pixar}}. This led to a subtle, but nevertheless funny bit where the crew lands on an alien planet and the bit from WesternAnimation/ToyStory where Buzz gets his helmet opened for the first time is made fun of. [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot Would have been even funnier if]] [[ActorAllusion Nesmith had been the one to open the shuttle]], not Kwan.

* UnpredictableResults: Nobody knows what the Omega 13 does (the show got canceled on a CliffHanger), though the die-hard fans have [[WildMassGuessing some theories]]. [[spoiler:One of them turned out to be right]].

** A [[DeletedScene deleted part of one scene]] has [[ClassicallyTrainedExtra Sir]] [[AlanRickman Alexander Dane]] "entering the mind" of the rock monster through method acting.

** When Jason is fighting the rock monster, Tommy advices: "Go for the eyes. Like in episode 22 with ..."

** When Jason is fighting the rock monster, Alexander's advice is to attempt to figure out it's "motivation".

* AlmostOutOfOxygen: The BigBad orders to suck the air out of the ship's residential area. The crew manages to reverse the effect just in time before everybody dies.

*** Actually, the ShowWithinAShow and real life FiveManBand - with the exception of Nesmith, are different.
** Jason plays and is TheHero.

** Tommy plays the Tagalong and is TheChick.

** WilWheaton said that the only problem he had with the film was that he wasn't in it, [[{{Hatedom}} playing a fan rabid with anger for]] [[TakeThatMe the snotty teen genius character.]]

** And at least in Weber's case, he had worked out in his head what the controls did and applied that consistently throughout the original television show. Also a ShoutOut to WilWheaton, who played [[CreatorsPet Wesley Crusher]], as he did the same thing on the set of ''Next Generation''.

** Tommy Weber's controls are based on how he operated them on the show. Fortunately, he had taken the time as a kid to figure out consistent hand gestures. Since Tommy is probably at least partially based on WilWheaton, this is a straight homage. Wheaton once remarked on [[http://interviews.slashdot.org/interviews/05/06/27/0926218.shtml how pleased he was]] that "his" station in the ''Star Trek Experience'' worked just like it did in the series, which was made possible because [[http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/may04/wheaton.shtml he had worked out his station's interface]] with MichaelOkuda.

* TeleporterAccident: On his first attempt at using the 'digital conveyor', Fred Kwan tries it on a pig-lizard. [[{{Squick}} It doesn't turn out well]].
* TheShowMustGoOn: Used on thespian Sir Alexander Dane to convince him to not flee from a sci-fi convention. He is ''not'' happy about it... [[DoingItForTheArt especially because it works]].

** Jason again when he realizes Gwen didn't turn off the communication link with Sarris as he tried to imply.

-->'''Jason''': *looks up in OhCrap mode*...Gwen, I thought I gave you the ''kill'' sign.
-->'''Gwen''': NO, you gave me the "dead" signal, I was agreeing with you. Like I know where the "hold" button is.

* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Jason's quiet "oh darn" when he first sees [[spoiler:the real Grignak]].