Galaxy Quest 1999 flags

Star Trek was a series that just cried for a spoof.  There have been so many, and many more to come.  From Saturday Night Live to Youtubers.  Spoofing Star Trek is a sign that this franchise is indeed a cultural institution.

However, a unique sentimental spoof made fun of the show and fans and yet, was able to capture that warm glow trekkie glow...Galaxy Quest 1999.   Several banner and flags appear in the movie.  During the convention-meet and greet the stars of the show- a purple Galaxy Quest pennant can be seen on the wall with the Saturn-like planetary logo.

Before he was cast as Snape, Alan Rickman, was a funky scientific alien with a flag swearing vengence for his fallen comrades.

Captain Harlock's Flag from Galaxy Express 999: キャプテンハーロックの旗—銀河鉄道999

 
The Star Trek of Japan is Galaxy Express 999 or rather the 'Ginga Tetsudo Sureenain' of the USA is Staru Tureku?  One key character is Captain Harlock, who flies the pirate ensign on his Galactic Voyager. 

Galaxy Express 999 was an animated show with many adult themes.  It was basically a star trek across the span of the Milky Way to Andromeda Galaxies.  Themes of life, love, death, war, broken dreams, immortality, ghosts, greed, capitalism, work and the social contract of cultures were its mainstaty, explored in each episode. 

KIRK = Tetsuro てつろ星野 鉄郎
SPOCK = Maetel  メーテル
SCOTTY = Shasho-san "Conductor" 車掌しゃしょう

Valley Forge US Monument Flag

Makeshift Flaming Flag from the movie Arctic 2019

A vexilloid was made by our hero who crash landed in the Acrtic.  He made a makeshift flaming flag to get the attention of a helicopter in the distance.

Flags of this nature can only be used once, and the fabric varies from a hodgepodge source of materials. 

Lower Swedish Cabin in Philly

The US peace canton flag flies along side, the lower Swedish Cabin just outside of Philadelphia in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.  It is located in the municipality in Upper Darby Township.

The Flag of the Holy Land of Silence: 沈黙の聖地

The Holy Land of Silence(沈黙の聖地) is a fictional planet in the Japanese animation series Galaxy Express 999.  This story takes place on an intergalactic train that travels in between the Milky Way Galaxy and Andromeda Galaxy.   Along the way the space-train stops at various planets that the passengers can visit.  On one planet the flag of the Holy Land is Silence is shown. 

The flag has white filed with blue centered disc.  On the disc is an I-cross with black inner cross line.


This planet is not so holy, as the people have become paranoid of speaking loudly, due to people have inappropriate conversations.

A dictator arose on this planet the resultant oppressive atmosphere become unbearable for the locals.  

Flags on Ghost Planet Filament: Galaxy Express 999 幽霊世界のフィラメントの旗

On the Ghost Planet Filament, a whitish flag can be seen in a flash back about the people who once lived there. The shape of the flags were rectangular and pennant shaped.  It was aired to Japanese Audiences on April 12, 1979.