Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers/Quotes
From the Episodes:
"You're not in your safe little solar system anymore. Your ship is now my ship. And I'm handing you over to the Queen's Slaverlords." (Beat) "How do you like outer space so far?"
—Captain Kidd, "Phoenix"
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"The spirit of the heart never dies."
—Niko (trying to reassure Zach about Eliza's fate), "New Frontier"
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"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it's a matter of choice!"
—Goose, "Chained"
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Geezy: "Remember, Captain Foxx, when the Queen catches you; you have not seen me. You have never seen me, I do not exist!" —Zach and Geezy, "Psychocrypt."
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DVD Commentary and reviews:
"Well, there's a popular line with the fan community."
—Christopher Rowley on the infamous Ship Tease in "Scarecrow"
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"Having not realized ahead of time that The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers likewise had such a cowboys-and-spaceships premise, I was initially a bit taken aback; each episode’s opening sequence is just a big, spastic orgy of science fiction imagery: spaceships, lasers, alien life forms, vast, empty stretches of space. And then our narrator mentions some heroes we’d assembled, and suddenly this heroic quarter of tech-enhanced cowfolk come bursting onto the screen. On robotic horses." |
"I can’t quite express how unexpected and off-putting this all is, but I came to grips, not five minutes into the first episode, with a far more surprising revelation: I was fixating on this one relatively minor and forgivable misstep because to broaden my gaze in the least would mean that I’d be forced to acknowledge that, flawed and silly as you might rightfully expect it to be, The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers is better than all of its fondly remembered animated peers by a staggering and comical margin."
—Popmatters review
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"This is often dark '80s cartoon featured a team of cyborg space sheriffs who fought the Queen of the Crown, who sucked out the souls of her victims to feed her army of zombie slaverlords. Space cowboys versus space zombies -- how did this show not catch on? Apart from the many Western parallels (badges that triggered their cyborg powers, talking robot horses), it also featured an obvious cartoon version of Clint Eastwood named Shane Gooseman, who could cybernetically shapechange to adapt to danger. You won't see that in Gran Torino." |
"In fact, it's striking how mature the show's tone is, and how well it does at putting its characters in realistic jeopardy. A good example, even for a syndicated series, would be the surprisingly ubiquitous sight of clearly manned enemy craft exploding. Thankfully, there's also plenty of humor to offset the seriousness, and, amusingly enough, many of the verbal jokes and puns are of a deliberately corny nature. Still, the commentary tracks do suggest the show was slightly too mature for the younger demographics, which was one reason the series was not as successful as other shows. Plenty of people were watching, but they were too old for toys."
—Toonzone review
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From the Fanfic:
"I know that it's over, though. The nightmare's over...Eliza and I are finally going to wake up."
—Zachary, Chrysalis
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"I have a conscience, sir, but my survival instinct has always defeated it."
—Goose (from one of Ann-Kathrin Kniggendorf's fanfics)
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When I was alone you could hide. Against the four of us, you don't have a chance.
—Goose ("Hiding in Plain Sight")
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