In terms of content, Redshirts faithfully adapted for the screen would earn a solid 'R' for language and some sexual references, but the truth is it's probably nothing more explicit than you'd hear in a high school hallway. It's a brilliantly funny book with an unexpected amount of emotional heft, and I liked it an awful lot. What Scalzi does, somehow, is explore the absurdity of the redshirt trope without making a mockery of the protagonists themselves, despite the fact that, well, t hey're redshirts. As Dahl, Duvall, Hanson and their fellow low-ranking shipmates begin poking further into their disproportionate mortality rate, their tale briskly moves the action forward and keeps your attention well beyond the usual capacity of a pure send-up. There are dozens of such moments that capture the inspiration and the in-jokes that help build the world of Redshirts – in an interview with GeekDad, Scalzi talked about his approach to the project – and while they're hilarious, they are also surprisingly effective at drawing you into a story that's more than just a spoof.
"I’m thinking you should have called bullshit on the ice shark story," Duvall said. "It wasn’t specified at the time," Dahl said, spearing a meat bit on his tray. "Is it a shark made of ice?" Hanson asked.
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