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My favourite bit of that movie (Rickman plays Sir Alexander Dane, a proud thespian whose once illustrious career has been destroyed by Galaxy Quest typecasting

My favourite bit of that movie (Rickman plays Sir Alexander Dane, a proud thespian whose once illustrious career has been destroyed by Galaxy Quest typecasting him into this humiliating role): Jason Nesmith: You WILL go out there. Sir Alexander Dane: I won't and nothing you say will make me. Jason Nesmith: The Show Must Go On. Sir Alexander Dane: ...Damn you.

omegaham 11y ago
My favorite part is when they're in front of the supermarket. "... By Grabthar's hammer... what a savings." It's like he's contemplating his entire acting career and questioning how he got to this point in his life.
- ntoronto 11y ago
  It's like he's contemplating his entire acting career and questioning how he got to this point in his life. That's my favorite Rickman scene as well. It takes a fine actor to pack 30 years of fictional history into a single line. I'll greatly miss his tremendous talents.
- Agustus 11y ago
  Because I love that scene, and youtube hasn't DCMA'ed it yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgv7U3GYlDY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgv7U3GYlDY
pjc50 11y ago
.. riffing on not only Patrick Stewart and Alec Guinness, but also Rickman himself going from Serious Theatre to Hollywood action movies. Rickman clealy had a lot of fun playing villains; apparently he improvised or re-wrote most of his lines in Robin Hood, making it hilarious.
- scott_s 11y ago
  I have no idea if this was improvised, but the line has stuck with me since childhood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhfuuKiTcYQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhfuuKiTcYQ
- Pxtl 11y ago
  > Patrick Stewart and Alec Guinness No, it's Leonard Nimoy. This is a Trek TOS satire, and he's the alien sidekick who hates his catchphrase "Live Long and Prosper" or, in this case, "By Grabthar's Hammer, you shall be avenged". Nimoy had a reputation for being quite sick of being Spock. It was even the title of his biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Not_Spock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Not_Spock
  - BuildTheRobots 11y ago
    It's possibly worth pointing out in later life he seemed happier about it -his second autobiography was called "I am Spock" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Spock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Spock
    - phyllostachys 11y ago
      This reminds me of how I learned recently how much Harrison Ford disliked Han Solo as a character. :-/
      - Pxtl 11y ago
        It actually kinda shows in the new movie. I mean, I was happy to see the old cast back, but Ford didn't really seem to be feeling it a lot of the time. But on the other hand, that might just be an oldish man not really feeling comfortable playing an immature character (that's part of Han's charm, really). I'd wager his dislike of the Han Solo character had more to do with working with George Lucas.
erbo 11y ago
Another good scene between the two: (Jason is fighting the rock monster) Jason: Alexander, you're supposed to be my adviser, advise me! Alexander: Well, you're just going to have to figure out what it wants. What is its motivation? Jason: It's a rock monster, it doesn't *have* any motivation! Alexander: Well, there's your problem, Jason, you were never serious about the craft!

omegaham 11y ago

My favorite part is when they're in front of the supermarket. "... By Grabthar's hammer... what a savings." It's like he's contemplating his entire acting career and questioning how he got to this point in his life.

ntoronto 11y ago
It's like he's contemplating his entire acting career and questioning how he got to this point in his life. That's my favorite Rickman scene as well. It takes a fine actor to pack 30 years of fictional history into a single line. I'll greatly miss his tremendous talents.
Agustus 11y ago
Because I love that scene, and youtube hasn't DCMA'ed it yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgv7U3GYlDY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgv7U3GYlDY

pjc50 11y ago

.. riffing on not only Patrick Stewart and Alec Guinness, but also Rickman himself going from Serious Theatre to Hollywood action movies. Rickman clealy had a lot of fun playing villains; apparently he improvised or re-wrote most of his lines in Robin Hood, making it hilarious.

scott_s 11y ago
I have no idea if this was improvised, but the line has stuck with me since childhood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhfuuKiTcYQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhfuuKiTcYQ
Pxtl 11y ago
> Patrick Stewart and Alec Guinness No, it's Leonard Nimoy. This is a Trek TOS satire, and he's the alien sidekick who hates his catchphrase "Live Long and Prosper" or, in this case, "By Grabthar's Hammer, you shall be avenged". Nimoy had a reputation for being quite sick of being Spock. It was even the title of his biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Not_Spock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Not_Spock
- BuildTheRobots 11y ago
  It's possibly worth pointing out in later life he seemed happier about it -his second autobiography was called "I am Spock" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Spock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Spock
  - phyllostachys 11y ago
    This reminds me of how I learned recently how much Harrison Ford disliked Han Solo as a character. :-/
    - Pxtl 11y ago
      It actually kinda shows in the new movie. I mean, I was happy to see the old cast back, but Ford didn't really seem to be feeling it a lot of the time. But on the other hand, that might just be an oldish man not really feeling comfortable playing an immature character (that's part of Han's charm, really). I'd wager his dislike of the Han Solo character had more to do with working with George Lucas.

erbo 11y ago

Another good scene between the two: (Jason is fighting the rock monster) Jason: Alexander, you're supposed to be my adviser, advise me! Alexander: Well, you're just going to have to figure out what it wants. What is its motivation? Jason: It's a rock monster, it doesn't *have* any motivation! Alexander: Well, there's your problem, Jason, you were never serious about the craft!