Reddit mentions of Redshirts

This blew my mind when I met Mark. I grew up watching Stargate SG-1. Will always have a special place in my heart.

Also, the book Mark was talking about:
Redshirts, by John Scalzi

My friend, if you haven't already read this you're in for a treat. Scifi author John Scalzi has tackled exactly that premise:

https://www.amazon.com/Redshirts-Novel-Three-John-Scalzi/dp/1491514388

I don't think fanfic is a problem. Exhibit A: HPMoR. But there's critically-accepted/acclaimed fanfic works in the industry. Watts's "The Things" and Scalzi's "Redshirts" are both fanfic, and they were both nominated for the Hugo Award (Scalzi won his, and Watts should have won, but was robbed). SF fans aren't strangers to fanfic.

And fanfic isn't a requirement by any stretch. Sword of Good, Three Worlds Collide, Study of Anglophysics, and Last Christmas are all good non-fanfic rationalist works.

Publishing is hard, and takes ages. I dread the day I finish a novel, because I know it'll be years before anyone else will see it even though it's done and ready! I've delayed starting one partly for that reason. But it can force us to up our game. And IMHO the benefits are worth it.

I recommend checking out Redshirts: A Novel With Three Codas. It's a published fanfiction (only technically) of Star Trex which tries to rationalize the behaviors of the crew.

The actual Red Shirt getting fed up sorry is by John Scalzi. I highly recommend the audio book version

Redshirts by John Scalzi. You won't be dissapointed.

Redshirts?

Read [Redshirts by John Scalzi](http://www.Redshirts.com/ A Novel with Three Codas https://www.amazon.com/dp/1491514388/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_5mNQAb49XA6D6), and this will give you a perspective of how new ensigns fight to survive the high mortality rate on away missions, and why you should look busy when the captain is coming by.

Don't get caught in the narrative!