Fandom has change , so any serial satirizing it must interchange too . The author for the forthcoming Galaxy Quest TV series says the show is going to be about two generations of the NSEA Protector ’s crew , as well as how much pop finish fandom has shifted from the days of Commander Nesmith to a raw multiplication of nerdy “ John Rock stars . ”
In an audience with / Film , writer Paul Scheer gave an update on the Galaxy Quest TV series , which has been in the full treatment ( off and on ) for yr , with the latest iteration being promised byAmazon . Scheer said he just turned in the first hand for the show , which will “ continue the story of our original characters and have consequences from the first film . ” This intend it ’s not a gruelling reboot , and opens up the possibility of Tim Allen , Sigourney Weaver , and other role player from the moving-picture show return to the enfranchisement — woefully without Alan Rickman .
That said , Scheer said there will also be new characters , who will finally suffer up with the original mould . This indicates Galaxy Quest ( the fictional show , not the actual movie ) has become a franchise in the year since the events of the plastic film — either by getting a reboot , like Netflix ’s upcoming fall back in Space , or more kindred to Star Trek : Discovery ’s human relationship to the humans of Star Trek .
“ It is mixing two casts … The only way I ’ve been looking at it is , using everything from the first movie and making the reasons for everything not just — I want to avoid anything that could be viewed as a reboot for reboot ’s sake , ” Scheer said .
However , the most interesting tidbit from the consultation had to be how the series is going to palm the issue of modern fandom . When Galaxy Quest was first released in 1999 , dweeb refinement was n’t nearly as popular as it is today . For example , in 1999 , San Diego Comic - Con had an attendance of 42,000 — nowadays , it ’s typically over130,000at least , with hundreds more cons around the world . Marvel and DC films are overshadow the box office , and Star Wars and Star Trek are come to big on both the big and lowly screen . Fandom is n’t just a corner market any longer . It has a broad , diverse , and ever - growing reach .
I love that in 1999 , as a fan of Star Trek and die to these conventions since I was a kid : sci - fi , phantasy , those world have change so drastically . I really wanted to capture the difference between the original dramatis personae of Star Trek and the J.J. Abrams cast of Star Trek . I think that , to me , is my entryway point . Sci - fi heroes are careen stars now . If you depend at Thor , in 1999 if that movie came out , it would not be receive the way it is . the great unwashed would not require to see a cosmic , galactic thing on that level . But now we ’re accept it . I remember just by virtue of that replacement in our environment , it ’ll make the floor feel a minuscule bit more fresh .
This is a really interesting slant . It not only relieve oneself the new series more relatable for modern audiences , but it ’s also poise to showcase an on-going result for rooter : The wide consumer acceptance of dweeb civilisation , and fandom ’s place within it . The original geeks of Galaxy Quest were ostracized and mocked for their interest in the show . Now , their fandom is divvy up by everyone — but not all of them may like that . I see their Modern lives as one recollective chorus of Felicia Day ’s The Guild song “ I ’m the One That ’s Cool . ” I ’m beaming to see the young Galaxy Quest handle the pile commercialisation of geek culture , but I hope it also examines how that ’s affected those who were sports fan before the Protector ’s gang were rock whiz — because they ’re the ones that are cool now .
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