An old favorite, revisited.

While my mom and niece were here, it transpired that my niece had never seen Galaxy Quest. She is (or has been at various points in her life) a Trek enthusiast, so we brought out our Galaxy Quest DVD and set it spinning. (We'd already played the videotape to twisted, smoking filaments over the years.) It'd been a while since we'd watched it, and I can only say that I still love it.

We've been watching a fair few episodes of Star Trek: TOS recently, and viewing them in close temporal proximity with Galaxy Quest makes it all the better. If you've never seen it, I do recommend it. It's not just satire or parody (one day I'll work out the precise difference between the two): it's got great characters, terrific one-liners and situation comedy, fabulous sets and makeup, a great score, and a real sense of homage. It's not out to make fandom look stupid, but to point out what we writers already know: the human spirit, caught up in great passions and yearning for its highest goals, is beautiful. Even if — especially if — that makes the human look a bit dopey from time to time.