I'll open this week by acknowledging the feedback feelers I have received from some of you, thanks again! No one had anything negative to say, which was nice! Some of you said you actually rented and watched some of the films I have recommended, for which Blockbuster and Hollywood Video thank you - as do I!

      One friend gave me her likes and dislikes, which have, to a slight degree, influenced my choice for this outing. She (whom, -by the way- as of this writing is out in Hollywood visiting her daughter who works for Castle Rock Pictures, in an unknown [to me] production managerial position) said she doesn't really like Science Fiction! (utter blasphemy!) However, she does like comedies (among other, lighter fares) so a compromise of sorts came to mind. ... I'm waiting for the drum roll to conclude ... "Galaxy Quest".

      Here is a film that has everything one could want in a movie... well, okay, nobody gets naked, but there's lots of good cleavage, meaning Sigourney Weaver as Lt. Twany Madison, who is the romantic interest for greater Michigan's favorite comedian, Tim Allen, who plays Commander Peter Quincy Taggart. Both are members of the crew of the starship NSEA Protector, which soars into space each week in the TV space opera, Galaxy Quest...then the ratings slip!

      Now, years later, these actors, still garbed as the stalwart crew, are relegated to doing personal appearances at "Trekkie"-like conventions, signing autographs for throngs of fans and suffering show-related question after question, while trying to maintain their decorum, and barely hiding their mutual dislike for each other.

      As an out-of-work actor, the ex-commander is about to descend into the bottle when a group of fans dressed as the TV show's crew, appear at his home. He thinks they want him to appear at another convention, so he goes along with them to suddenly find himself "beamed up" to their real starship, where they beseech his aid in saving the real galaxy! You see, they are Thermians, and they have been receiving the transmissions of his TV show and think they have been viewing "historical documents". They have actually modeled their society after the show on which they've seen the Commander save the universe again and again! Taggart returns to Earth and persuades his fellow actors to go along with these aliens, to help their cause. Now, with no script or director to guide them, these actors try to become the characters they have portrayed, calling upon the story lines from their past seasons to save these aliens' world!

      There are continual pokes at Star Trek which is the more-than-obvious catalyst of this farce, with a Mr. Spock-like character, Dr. Lazarus, aptly played by Alan Rickman (in the only non-maniacal heavy role I've ever seen him in) who is always on the threshold of boredom. Rickman and Weaver handle comedy as well as they do drama, playing off Allen expertly.

      Other members of the "bridge crew" are played by TV veterans, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell and Daryl Mitchell, in this ensemble cast that does battle with the evil and ruthless alien Sarris, giant rock monsters and a horde of hungry little green men, all created by the legendary Stan Winston.

      The DVD has scads of extras including deleted scenes and on location featurette. It's "two-thumbs up" and four-stars, for this film Newsweek called "Funny!" (saves space...no pun intended). So slither into your skintight spandex starship togs and go to "Warp-9" to see Galaxy Quest!