Editing Galaxy Quest (section)

=== Proposed sequel or television series ===
Talks of a sequel have been going on since the film's release in 1999, but only began gaining traction in 2014 when Allen mentioned that there was a script. Stars Weaver and Rockwell mentioned they were interested in returning.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geektyrant.com/news/galaxy-quest-sequel-wanted-by-everyone-involved|title=GALAXY QUEST Sequel Wanted by Everyone Involved|work=GeekTyrant|date=August 8, 2014|access-date=November 8, 2014|archive-date=November 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108230704/http://geektyrant.com/news/galaxy-quest-sequel-wanted-by-everyone-involved|url-status=live}}</ref> However, Colantoni has said he would prefer for there not to be a sequel, lest it tarnish the characters from the first film. He said, "to make something up, just because we love those characters, and turn it into a sequel—then it becomes the awful sequel".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Anders|first1=Charlie Jane|title=Why Enrico Colantoni Hopes They Never Make A Galaxy Quest Sequel|url=http://io9.com/why-enrico-colantoni-hopes-they-never-make-a-galaxy-que-1662536175|publisher=io9|access-date=November 24, 2014|date=November 24, 2014|archive-date=November 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125011425/http://io9.com/why-enrico-colantoni-hopes-they-never-make-a-galaxy-que-1662536175|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2015, Paramount Television, along with the movie's co-writer Gordon, director Parisot, and executive producers Johnson and Bernstein, announced they were looking to develop a television series based on ''Galaxy Quest''. The move was considered in a similar vein as Paramount's revivals of ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'' and ''[[School of Rock]]'' as television series.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/galaxy-quest-tv-series-paramount-adaptation-1201476536/ | title = 'Galaxy Quest' TV Series in the Works | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = April 21, 2015 | access-date = April 21, 2015 | first = Cynthia | last = Littleton | archive-date = April 22, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150422205519/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/galaxy-quest-tv-series-paramount-adaptation-1201476536/ | url-status = live }}</ref> In August 2015, it was announced that [[Amazon Studios]] would be developing it.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/27/galaxy-quest-tv-series-amazon | title = Galaxy Quest TV series landing at Amazon | magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = August 27, 2015 | access-date = August 28, 2015 | first = James | last = Hibberd | archive-date = August 27, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150827212521/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/27/galaxy-quest-tv-series-amazon | url-status = live }}</ref>

In January 2016, after the unexpected death of [[Alan Rickman]] from [[pancreatic cancer]], Tim Allen commented in ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' about the franchise's chance of a revival:

{{blockquote|I'm not supposed to say anything—I'm speaking way out of turn here—but ''Galaxy Quest'' is really close to being resurrected in a very creative way. It's closer than I can tell you but I can't say more than that. The real kicker is that Alan now has to be left out. It's been a big shock on many levels.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tim-allen-recalls-how-he-857267 |title=Tim Allen Recalls How He Won Alan Rickman Over: "I Don't Think He Liked Me All That Much" |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2016-01-19 |access-date=2016-08-16 |archive-date=August 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801165536/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tim-allen-recalls-how-he-857267 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

Speaking to the [[Nerdist Industries|Nerdist]] podcast in April 2016, Sam Rockwell revealed that the cast had been about ready to sign on for a follow-up with [[Amazon Studios|Amazon]], but Rickman's death, together with Allen's television schedule, had proved to be obstacles. He also said he believed Rickman's death meant the project would never happen.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Eddy|first1=Cheryl|title=The Death of Alan Rickman May Have Halted the Galaxy Quest TV Show|url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-death-of-alan-rickman-may-have-halted-the-galaxy-qu-1769444976|website=io9|date=April 6, 2016|access-date=April 6, 2016|archive-date=April 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409041601/http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-death-of-alan-rickman-may-have-halted-the-galaxy-qu-1769444976|url-status=live}}</ref>

However, the plans were revived in August 2017, with the announcement that [[Paul Scheer]] would be writing the series.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://deadline.com/2017/08/galaxy-quest-tv-series-amazon-paul-scheer-1202151268/ | title = 'Galaxy Quest' TV Series Back On Launchpad At Amazon With Paul Scheer Writing | first = Patrick | last = Hipes | date = August 18, 2017 | access-date = August 18, 2017 | work = [[Deadline (magazine)|Deadline]] | archive-date = September 29, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170929105823/http://deadline.com/2017/08/galaxy-quest-tv-series-amazon-paul-scheer-1202151268/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Speaking to ''[[/Film]]'', Scheer said that in his first drafts submitted to Amazon in November 2017 he wanted to create a serialized adventure that starts where the film ends, but leads into the cultural shift in ''Star Trek'' that has occurred since 1999; he said "I really wanted to capture the difference between the original cast of ''Star Trek'' and the [[J. J. Abrams]] cast of ''Star Trek''." To that end, Scheer's initial scripts called for two separate cast sets that would come together by the end of the first season of the show, though he did not confirm if this included any of the original film's cast.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.slashfilm.com/galaxy-quest-tv-show/ | title = 'Galaxy Quest' TV Show Continues the Story of the Original Cast, Will Address How Fandom Has Changed | first = Ben | last = Pearson | date = November 14, 2017 | access-date = February 19, 2018 | work = [[/Film]] | archive-date = February 20, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180220152203/http://www.slashfilm.com/galaxy-quest-tv-show/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

Following the dismissal of Amy Powell as president of Paramount Television in July 2018, Scheer said the ''Galaxy Quest'' series had been put on hold while Paramount's management was being re-established, but anticipated the show would continue forward after that. He also said they were making the series to allow the introduction of new characters while extending the setting, similar to what ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' did for ''[[Star Wars (film)|A New Hope]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.thewrap.com/paul-scheer-galaxy-quest-hold-delay-star-wars-force-awakens/ | title = Paul Scheer's 'Galaxy Quest' Show Is in a 'Hold Pattern' – But Will Be What 'Force Awakens' Is to 'Star Wars' | first = Tim | last = Molloy | date = August 21, 2018 | access-date = August 21, 2018 | work = [[The Wrap]] | archive-date = August 21, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180821004851/https://www.thewrap.com/paul-scheer-galaxy-quest-hold-delay-star-wars-force-awakens/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

Allen stated that a film sequel script is nearly ready to go as of January 2021. The script had been near completion for production by 2016 but with Rickman's death, it would have to undergo major rewrites as the core story focused on the relationship between Nesmith and Dane (Allen and Rickman's characters, respectively). A central plot element was to have the ''Protector'' and its crew affected by [[time dilation]] during space flight, which Allen considered a boon for the uncertain production of the film. While Allen said there were no immediate efforts for the sequel's production, he and the other cast and crew keep circulating the idea and believe it would be easy to restart the effort.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://ew.com/movies/galaxy-quest-2-tim-allen/ | title = Tim Allen gives a Galaxy Quest 2 update: 'It's a fabulous script' | first = James | last = Hibberd | date = January 15, 2021 | access-date = January 15, 2021 | magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | archive-date = January 15, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210115190501/https://ew.com/movies/galaxy-quest-2-tim-allen/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

[[Georgia Pritchett]] stated in a June 2021 interview that she and [[Simon Pegg]] were working on developing a ''Galaxy Quest'' television series.<ref>{{cite news | last=Maxwell | first=Dominic | date=June 25, 2021 | title=Georgia Pritchett: 'In Succession we take powerful people, dig deep and find their humanity' | work=[[The Times (London)|The Times]] | pages=T2–6, 7 | url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/georgia-pritchett-in-succession-we-take-powerful-people-dig-deep-and-find-their-humanity-jkg837qv9 | access-date=June 30, 2021 | archive-date=June 30, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630004955/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/georgia-pritchett-in-succession-we-take-powerful-people-dig-deep-and-find-their-humanity-jkg837qv9 | url-status=live }}</ref> Paramount was stated to be in the early stages of a ''Galaxy Quest'' series in April 2023 for the [[Paramount+]] streaming service, with production overseen by Johnson.<ref>{{cite web|title='Galaxy Quest' TV Series In Works At Paramount+|url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/galaxy-quest-tv-series-paramount-plus-1235329149/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=April 18, 2023|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref>