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mysteryowl

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14. Just pure fun!

Reply to blm (Reply #12)

Fri Jan 23, 2026, 11:22 PM

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But viewers would need to fully understand the old Star Trek, that is what makes it so funny.
Well, the actors and the story line is done so well!

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Galaxy Quest - (1999) for anyone that used to watch Captain Kirk /Star Trek [View all] mysteryowl Friday OP

I bought it on VHS tape twenty years ago. The transporter scene had me in stitches. John1956PA Friday #1

I am laughing now just thinking about the movie. mysteryowl Friday #2

A favorite! Bayard Friday #3

Thanks for the movie tip. mysteryowl Friday #6

Youtube, Pluto and Tubi have Buckaroo Bonzai Tasmanian Devil Saturday #32

Buckaroo is a wild, strange movie with a really creative 'look' to the aliens. eppur_se_muova Friday #21

Buckaroo Bonzai! FullySupportDems Saturday #25

"Laugh while you can, monkey boy!" Bayard Saturday #36

so much better than the 1 w/ the raccoon. i couldn't finish that 1. pansypoo53219 Friday #4

Oh, my god, I'd forgotten about that movie. PoindexterOglethorpe Friday #5

Glad to refresh your memory. mysteryowl Friday #7

This is one of my all time favorite movies. FalloutShelter Friday #8

Yep, a cult classic. mysteryowl Friday #9

Have you seen the making-of doc- FalloutShelter Friday #10

That can be my protest sign tomorrow! mysteryowl Friday #11

LOVE THAT! FalloutShelter Friday #13

My favorite guilty pleasure movie. blm Friday #12

Just pure fun! mysteryowl Friday #14

Absolute comedy gold for even a casual Trek fan. Beartracks Friday #15

Oh good, that is nice to hear. A casual original star treky fan works too. mysteryowl Friday #16

Oh - haha! I didn't mean that *I* was merely a casual Trek fan! :) Beartracks Saturday #37

No, I understood what you meant. mysteryowl Saturday #38

Absolute gold. mwmisses4289 Friday #17

One of my favorite Star Trek movies... hunter Friday #18

I look for it on DVD whenever I go to Goodwill intrepidity Friday #19

Have you seen it yet? mysteryowl Friday #20

Oh my, yes. Several times. intrepidity Friday #23

Awesome! mysteryowl Friday #24

You can get it at ebay StoolPigeon Saturday #35

Just one more... mysteryowl Friday #22

I watched this movie when it first came out LetMyPeopleVote Saturday #26

Either Jonathan Frakes called Patrick Stewart, or Ilsa Saturday #27

I think he is "Guy number 5" or something like that. mysteryowl Saturday #39

Guy #5 had some great lines! Ilsa Saturday #41

"Who from STNG" mysteryowl Saturday #42

Star Trek (the) Next Generation nt Ilsa Saturday #43

One of the greats IbogaProject Saturday #28

Yes..its a great parody if trek BlueWaveNeverEnd Saturday #29

I saw Galaxy Quest markodochartaigh Saturday #30

"We'll do that!" Tasmanian Devil Saturday #31

Great movie! Grumpy Old Guy Saturday #33

A good example of a paradoy LogDog75 Saturday #34

"Look, I have one job on this lou'ssy ship. It's stupid, but I'm gonna do it, OK?" mysteryowl Saturday #40

I Enjoyed It Immensely ProfessorGAC 14 hrs ago #44