Galaxy Quest is streaming for free on Tubi — and it’s never been more relevant

The year 1999 was a much less cynical time in American pop culture. On television, The West Wing was still preaching a more civil vision of politics, while Stargate SG-1 imagined a world where scientists and soldiers worked together to explore a universe of infinite possibilities. In theaters, The Matrix echoed our collective, overblown Y2K fears in the most badass way possible, while Star Wars roared back into the zeitgeist with the promise of a bold new trilogy. (It didn’t exactly pan out, but back in 1999, we were ready to believe.) It was in this bright-eyed moment that one movie arrived to satirize geek culture in the gentlest way possible.