12 October 2008
Lehane and Star Trek: A Great Mix
Dennis Lehane is my hero. Not only does he write
fantastic mysteries — he's now managed to bring
Star Trek into the mix. I just started
Sacred, his third book, and what do I find
on pages three and four of the paperback version? The
following dialogue, with the exposition taken out:
"He could be an alien," Angie said. ...
"An alien," I said. "From where exactly? France?" ...
"No, stupid. From the future. Didn't you ever see that old Star Trek where Kirk and Spock ended up on earth in the thirties and were hopelessly out of step?"
"I hate Star Trek." ...
"How can you hate Star Trek?"
Not only does Lehane mention Star Trek, his characters talk about an actual episode of the original series and get it close to right! Amazing.
So Lehane is officially my new hero. Of course, what Kenzie's problem is, I don't know. How can anyone hate Star Trek?
More on Stephen Whitfield's 1968 documentary book, The Making Of Star Trek, soon.
"He could be an alien," Angie said. ...
"An alien," I said. "From where exactly? France?" ...
"No, stupid. From the future. Didn't you ever see that old Star Trek where Kirk and Spock ended up on earth in the thirties and were hopelessly out of step?"
"I hate Star Trek." ...
"How can you hate Star Trek?"
Not only does Lehane mention Star Trek, his characters talk about an actual episode of the original series and get it close to right! Amazing.
So Lehane is officially my new hero. Of course, what Kenzie's problem is, I don't know. How can anyone hate Star Trek?
More on Stephen Whitfield's 1968 documentary book, The Making Of Star Trek, soon.