Will a case involving a television producer killed during a sci-fi convention kindle an unlikely romance between Hodges and Wendy?Will a case involving a television producer killed during a sci-fi convention kindle an unlikely romance between Hodges and Wendy?Will a case involving a television producer killed during a sci-fi convention kindle an unlikely romance between Hodges and Wendy?
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- TriviaThis episode spoofs Star Trek (1966). Wallace Langham, Liz Vassey, Kate Vernon, Bradley Thompson, David Weddle, Naren Shankar (who wrote the episode) and Ronald D. Moore (the man who shouts "You suck!") all worked on assorted Trek spin-offs in one capacity or another. Also, many of the "fantasy" sequences between Hodges and Simms are obvious spoofs of scenes from Star Trek. For example, the scene where Hodges and Simms are wearing "obedience collars" and Simms is running Hodges through training exercises is clearly an homage to the episode The Gamesters of Triskelion (1968), which has a scene that is nearly identical. Wallace Langham (Hodges) actually has a tie to Star Trek. In 1998 Wallace was in a 5th season episode of Star Trek: Voyager titled "Once Upon A Time" as a hologram character Flotter T. Water III.
- GoofsMandy correctly points out that traveling faster than the speed of light is impossible per Einstein physics, when mocking Wendy and Hodges' love of the show. But Star Trek - Galaxy Quest's "real life" inspiration, generally follows the same laws of physics.
Ships in Star Trek do not, in fact, go faster than the speed of light - their "warp engines" effectively warp space, effectively shortening the distance the ship has to travel, at sub-light speeds. Not only does it fit within said laws of physics, it's one of the main scientific theories as to a method of humans eventually achieving interstellar travel.
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David Hodges: He's dead, Jim.
- ConnectionsReferences Mister Ed (1961)
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For Fans of ST:TOS and Both Versions of BSG...
I know it's just my opinion (that's what IMDb reviews are for, right?), but of all the post-Grissom episodes, this might be far and away the best AND the funniest. The producers and the writers are obvious ST: TOS and BSG fans, because the care they took in lovingly spoofing the details in Hodges' and Bryce's fantasies is a dead giveaway. And throwing in cameos by Ron Moore and Grace Park? HUGE plus. If you are a fan of either or any of the imitated shows, but not necessarily a CSI watcher, this is the episode that may just get you hooked. Bravo to cast, crew and especially David Weddle, Bradley Thompson, Naren Shankar and Michael Nankin. Can we have more like this, please?
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- Jan 27, 2010
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