Never give up. Never surrender. And apparently, never assume the actors know what the hell is going on.

This week on What We Saw On Stolen Cable, Uncle Patches and Sinister Cinema revisit Galaxy Quest, the 1999 sci-fi comedy that somehow managed to lovingly make fun of Star Trek, convention culture, washed-up television actors, and obsessive fandom—without ever feeling mean-spirited about any of it.

We talk about Tim Allen as Jason Nesmith, Sigourney Weaver knowing exactly what her job on the ship is, Alan Rickman desperately trying to escape Dr. Lazarus, Sam Rockwell realizing he doesn't even have a last name, Tony Shalhoub remaining suspiciously calm through everything, and a young Justin Long helping save the day from his bedroom.

We also dig into the movie's troubled production, its original darker tone, the infamous “screw that!” moment that clearly wasn't supposed to be “screw,” and how a movie that started as a parody became one of the most beloved unofficial Star Trek movies ever made.

Because underneath the Thermians, rock monsters, ridiculous space battles, and one seriously inconvenient set of chompers, Galaxy Quest understood something important:

Sometimes the people who love the show understand what it means better than the people who made it.

Grab your Grabthar's Hammer and join us for:

What We Saw On Stolen Cable
Galaxy Quest – That's Not What She Said