Galaxy Quest riffs on Star Trek in a variety of ways, but what do the stars of the sci-fi shows think of the satirical approach to actors and fans?
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How Star Trek Cast Members Really Felt About Galaxy Quest
"Galaxy Quest" is a cute, funny film, with enough winking meta-commentary to keep Trekkies laughing jocularly at themselves. It prods fandom while also vaunting it. But how do the real-life "Star Trek" actors feel about it? "Galaxy Quest" posits that actors in a short-lived cult sci-fi TV series are uniformly egotistical, bitter, angry, resentful, and jobless. William Shatner, George Takei, and several others have talked about "Galaxy Quest" over the years.