Well fuck, I guess the 16:9 HDTV version of Galaxy Quest was just a crop job.
I guess we'll have to get a 35mm print to know whether the theatrical prints were also cropped, or opened.
And scope isn't totally dead, as long as there are directors who shoot on film. Christopher Nolan and J.J. Abrams are still shooting in Panavision. I loved seeing that stretched-out lens flaring in the 35mm portions of Interstellar. (And it's going to be great seeing Episode VII in true scope.)