History Series / RaumschiffGamestar

* MacGuffin: In season 4, the newly-christened third ''[=GameStar=]'' is tasked with recovering the "Golden UsefulNotes/Commodore64" -- the last personal computer that (supposedly) didn't waste any computational time and thus "ran at light speed".[[note]]The motivation being that modern computers waste so much time through inefficient design, that the world is in danger of ''literally'' [[RaceAgainstTheClock running out of it]].[[/note]] When the Empire learns about this mission, they immediately jump on the chance to do something evil by thwarting it, and later on, a MegaCorp (all but stated to be Creator/{{Microsoft}}) hires an operative to retrieve the golden hardware for their own R&D, as well. While everyone fights for its possession, however, none of them actually do anything with the [=GC64=], which could have just as well been replaced with any other artifact.

* MythArc: The hunt for the Golden UsefulNotes/{{Commodore 64}} in season four. Other seasons didn't have one.

''[=Raumschiff GameStar=]'' (RSGS for short) [[labelnote:Ger.]]"Raumschiff" means "Spaceship".[[/labelnote]] was a German {{Live Action|TVTropes}} GagSeries produced by the staff of the PC gaming magazine [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStar GameStar]] between 1997 and 2004 and [[DirectToVideo released on CDs (later, DVDs) that came with each issue]]. The magazine editors and layout designers were cast as either the heroic crew of the CoolStarship ''[=GameStar=]'' (e.g. with the editor-in-chief playing TheCaptain) or the villainous adepts of TheDarkSide commanded by TheEmperor. They [[WalkingTheEarth travel the universe]] and [[TheyFightCrime fight each other]] for no apparent reason.

The series was first and foremost a continuous AffectionateParody of classic and contemporary VideoGames, TV {{Series}}, {{Film}}s, and ScienceFiction literature, with the most noticeable {{pastiche}}s being of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' (the goodies) and ''Franchise/StarWars'' (the baddies). ''RSGS'' ran for [[Recap/RaumschiffGamestar five seasons and 58 episodes]], about six minutes long on average, and was discontinued when the original editor-in-chief left the magazine. It was released in its entirety on [=DVDs=] twice but never translated from German. Nowadays, it can also be watched for free on the [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE9D8EBC2E18C5F95 official GameStar YouTube channel]] (German only).

* PuffOfLogic: In episode 4x15, an AlienInvasion is thwarted by a random bystander calculating that the probability of the ''[=GameStar=]'', the Death Star, and the Andromedans duking it out over Earth at the same time is exactly zero--the aliens promptly disappear in a puff of logic (although the other two parties are mysteriously unaffected). Subverted immediately thereafter when the same bystander claims that a meteorite from Krypton hitting just behind him at that very moment is just as improbable--can you guess what happens next?

** "Wir werden... Haare färben?" - "We're all going to... dye hair?"
** "Wir werden alle... werben?" - "We're all going to... advertise?"
** "Wir werden alle... Serben?" - "We're all going to... become Serbs?"

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Mr. Lenhardt is the first crew member the Captain [[RecruitmentByRescue saves/recruits]] and has an entire episode ("[[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock The Search for Lenhardt]]", no less) dedicated to him, but is never found or mentioned again in the first season. In the second, he appears briefly but gets derailed again and ends up in an Imperial base--and is never heard from again.

* IncrediblyLamePun: The 2009 trailer plays with the CatchPhrase:
** "Wir werden... Haare färben?" - "We're all going to... dye hair?"
** "Wir werden alle... werben?" - "We're all going to... advertise?"
** "Wir werden alle... Serben?" - "We're all going to... become Serbs?"

* KillEmAll: The ending of the fifth (and final) season saw the [=GameStar=] and the Death Star colliding with each other and exploding, presumably killing everyone on board. Certainly puts Captain Langer's CatchPhrase into perspective...

* MacGuffin: In season 4, the newly-christened third ''[=GameStar=]'' is tasked with recovering the "Golden UsefulNotes/Commodore64" -- the last personal computer that (supposedly) didn't waste any computational time and thus "ran at light speed".[[note]]The motivation being that modern computers waste so much time through inefficient design, that the world is in danger of ''literally'' [[RaceAgainstTheClock running out of it]].[[/note]] When the Empire learns about this mission, they immediately jump on the chance to do something evil by thwarting it, and later on, a MegaCorp (all but stated to be Creator/{{Microsoft}}) hires a SuperSpy to retrieve the golden hardware for their own R&D, as well. While everyone fights for its possession, however, none of them actually do anything with the [=GC64=], which could have just as well been replaced with any other artifact.

[[caption-width-right:300:Top: [[MadDoctor Dr. Chris]], [[AxCrazy SO Peter]], [[OnlySaneMan First Mate Martin]], and [[BunnyEarsLawyer Captain Langer]]. Bottom: The (second) ''[=GameStar=]'', in all her ConspicuousCG glory [[note]]on the cover of the first DVD omnibus, released after season 3; the text on the bottom-left reads "Experience the [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative most thrilling adventures of any starship crewed by game reviewers]]!"[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:300:Top: [[MadDoctor Dr. Chris]], [[AxCrazy SO Peter]], [[OnlySaneMan First Mate Martin]], and [[BunnyEarsLawyer Captain Langer]]. Bottom: The (second) ''[=GameStar=]'', in all her ConspicuousCG glory [[note]]on the cover of the first DVD omnibus, released after season 3; the text block reads "Experience the [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative most exciting adventures of any starship crew composed of game reviewers]]!"[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:300:Top: [[MadDoctor Dr. Chris]], [[AxCrazy SO Peter]], [[OnlySaneMan First Mate Martin]], and [[BunnyEarsLawyer Captain Langer]]. Bottom: The (second) ''[=GameStar=]'', in all her ConspicuousCG glory [[note]]on the cover of the first DVD omnibus, released after season 3; the text under the title reads "Experience the [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative most exciting adventures of any starship crew composed of editorial staff]]!"[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:300:Top: [[MadDoctor Dr. Chris]], [[AxCrazy SO Peter]], [[OnlySaneMan First Mate Martin]], and [[BunnyEarsLawyer Captain Langer]]. Bottom: The (second) ''[=GameStar=]'', in all her ConspicuousCG glory[[labelnote:*]]on the cover of the first DVD omnibus, released after season 3; the text under the title reads "Experience the [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative most exciting adventures of any starship crew composed of editorial staff]]!"[[/labelnote]].]]

[[caption-width-right:300:Top: [[MadDoctor Dr. Chris]], [[AxCrazy SO Peter]], [[NumberTwo First Mate Martin]], and [[TheCaptain Captain Langer]]. Bottom: The (second) ''[=GameStar=]'', in all her ConspicuousCG glory[[labelnote:*]]on the cover of the first DVD omnibus, released after season 3; the text under the title reads "Experience the [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative most exciting adventures of any starship crew composed of editorial staff]]!"[[/labelnote]].]]

[[caption-width-right:300:Top: Dr. Chris, SO Peter, First Mate Martin, and Captain Langer. Bottom: The (second) ''[=GameStar=]'', in all her ConspicuousCG glory[[labelnote:*]]on the cover of the first DVD omnibus, released after season 3; the text under the title reads "Experience the [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative most exciting adventures of any starship crew composed of editorial staff]]!"[[/labelnote]].]]

->-- '''Captain Langer''''s CatchPhrase