ZF> Now that the 'spoiler alerts' are over, I would like to express my
 ZF> appreciation to the Trek offices for their two-fold tribute in the last
 ZF> episode of DEEP SPACE NINE.
 ZF> Not only did the Mark Scott Zicree episode pay homage to the struggles 
f
 ZF> Negro writers in the 1950s, and in an interesting way...
 ZF> It also paid homage to the 1930s and 1950s versions of STAR TREK in 
adio
 ZF> and pulp fiction, as many long-time readers here are aware of the 
istory
 ZF> of Trek.
It certainly did.  The only thing better would have been for Bennie and
his girl to go to a movie right before the movie scene -- with the film
title visible on the marquee, such as Vampires of the Vacuum.  Talk
about a *subtle* reference.
But I'll afraid that even *that* could become an issue in the copyright
litigation over the Republic Star Trek films of the 50s.  
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