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That's fascinating! Do you know why this would be called 'space opera'? And could we also say things like 'western opera'?
by mercer 10y ago
That's fascinating! Do you know why this would be called 'space opera'? And could we also say things like 'western opera'?
- detaro 10y agoI think for "simple" western movies the term was "horse opera", related is "soap opera", but in science-fiction it is not seen as such a negative term anymore and the definition has expanded to cover a wider range of works. Futuristic with not much in the way of technical details, hero figures, grand conflicts is roughly what makes a space opera now, and at least some of Banks' works fit right in there.