{"id":113712,"date":"2019-10-12T00:15:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T07:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/?p=113712"},"modified":"2019-09-10T21:28:38","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T04:28:38","slug":"the-more-you-know-star-trek-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/2019\/10\/the-more-you-know-star-trek-edition.html","title":{"rendered":"The More You Know: Star Trek<\/i> edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Something educational for a Saturday morning:<\/p>\n

\"No<\/p>\n

It is, however, my painful duty to inform you that KIRK NEVER FALLS IN LOVE WITH a VULCAN.\u00a0 AMERICAN EDUCATION IS A SHAMBLES.<\/p>\n

Deacon Steve Greydanus had a Latin teacher at seminary who said Western Civilization ended on September 6, 1966 when James T. Kirk ruined all grammar by saying \u201cTo boldly go\u201d instead \u201cTo go boldly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fun fact: in Michael Flynn\u2019s Spiral Arm Universe<\/a>, one of the planets colonized by Terrans is named \u201cBoldly Go\u201d.<\/p>\n

Also recommended: Redshirts<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

And, just because I remain impressed by the way he created the character of Spock, here is Leonard Nimoy, late in life, talking about the process of creating that character, which you can watch unfold as the first season progresses.<\/p>\n