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  Galaxy Quest

   • h*****l@**.com
     28/12/1999 00:00:000 UTC

     Awesome movie! Very funny and very entertaining.

     The talk is that Tim Allen's portrayal of a Shatner-like actor is
     insulting.

     As a devoted Shatner fan, I found it hilarious and not insulting at all.
     It is

     an unfortunate fact that Shatner gets marred by some in fandom. However,
     it's

     also wonderful fact that he is very much beloved by many in fandom. Even
     in

     this movie Sigourney Weaver's character says that despite what she
     thinks of

     Tim Allen's character and his behavior, the fans really do love him. The

     character meant it sincerely and with affection. In truth, the whole
     movie was

     a spoof of Star Trek and its fandom in general. Someone not in fandom
     will be

     entertained by the movie. Somone like me in fandom "gets it" and can
     really

     appreciate the movie. Only the crazy obsessed fans who live their entire
     lives

     around Star Trek (like the juror who wore a starfleet unifrom to court)
     would

     feel insulted, if anyone doesm, because they refuse to hear the truth of
     how

     ridiculous it is to be so obsessed. What SHatner said in saturday Night
     Live

     skit and Tim Allen's character alluded to that's "it's only a tv show"
     is in

     fact a Truth that some people, especially the Shatner haters, just
     cannot

     accept. The great irony of the movie is that it portrays an alien race
     who

     made Galaxy Quest/Star Trek a reality. Wonderful!

     Jerry Katz

       • p*********f@***.com
         11/01/2000 00:00:000 UTC

         Jerry

         I really had no problem with what Shatner said on SNL about the
         fans, although

         I find it ironic that he said it, considering he'd not be more than
         a

         dinner-theatre actor without Trek.

         What really turned me off of Shatner was a remark he made about the
         credits.

         When a man feels that "anyone whose name comes after the title I
         don't care

         about" to paraphrase, his ego has gotten the best of him. Star Trek
         is about a

         lot more than Kirk, Spock, and Bones.

         I'd not have believed he was like that until I met him and tried to
         get his

         autograph. I've every other cast member's except his... he refused
         and walked

         off like I was a leper.

         Shame about his wife... I'm no Shatner hater. I felt bad for the man
         with his

         recent misfortune, but I nol longer hold him in the high regard I
         once did.

         Bryan

         ps- he is a funny guy, though... especially when he thinks himself a
         rock star.

            • t*******a@h******l.com
              12/01/2000 00:00:000 UTC

              On 11 Jan 2000 14:01:05 GMT, p*********f@***.com (PrinceWulf)
              wrote:

              >Jerry

              >I really had no problem with what Shatner said on SNL about
              the fans, although

              >I find it ironic that he said it, considering he'd not be more
              than a

              >dinner-theatre actor without Trek.

              >What really turned me off of Shatner was a remark he made
              about the credits.

              >When a man feels that "anyone whose name comes after the title
              I don't care

              >about" to paraphrase, his ego has gotten the best of him. Star
              Trek is about a

              >lot more than Kirk, Spock, and Bones.

              >I'd not have believed he was like that until I met him and
              tried to get his

              >autograph. I've every other cast member's except his... he
              refused and walked

              >off like I was a leper.

              >Shame about his wife... I'm no Shatner hater. I felt bad for
              the man with his

              >recent misfortune, but I nol longer hold him in the high
              regard I once did.

              >Bryan

              >ps- he is a funny guy, though... especially when he thinks
              himself a rock star.

              Based along the lines of his assumed 'rock star' status,
              Shatner is

              more to be pitied than scorned.

              For instance, has anyone seen his recent Priceline.com
              commercials

              where he's on a stage, trying to match lyrics to songs with
              Priceline

              plugs, and looking like hell as he does it? This farce may
              caused by

              successful attempts to match a liquor bottle with his gullet.

              Shatner's had it, but don't tell that to Jonathan Frakes.

              Thom