http://phillyist.com/2008/04/22/whiz_of_the_web_546.php All comments for Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes en-us 2009 MikeMuller Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:15:29 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss redmullersox@yahoo.com redmullersox@yahoo.com 60 http://phillyist.com/2008/04/22/whiz_of_the_web_546.php#comment-1344437 http://phillyist.com/2008/04/22/whiz_of_the_web_546.php#comment-1344437 Comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:55:04 -0500 <p>If you click through to the article, the producer of the film is quoted as saying of Weaver's casting: "We kind of geeked out at the thought of having a little wink to Alien." But I do remember how Weaver just repeated what the computer said in Galaxy Quest, and I can see how it may very well be a reference to that film, as well.</p> http://phillyist.com/2008/04/22/whiz_of_the_web_546.php#comment-1344433 http://phillyist.com/2008/04/22/whiz_of_the_web_546.php#comment-1344433 Comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:51:39 -0500 <p>It's actually a nod to "Galaxy Quest," in which Weaver played a female spaceship crewmember whose "job" was repeating whatever the ship's computer said. </p>