Definition of space opera
: a futuristic melodramatic fantasy involving space travelers and extraterrestrial beings
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Old Man’s War and its sequels are his take on military science fiction, while last year’s Collapsing Empire was a new foray into space opera.
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From westerns to space operas, weapons are part of popular culture.
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Instead, the events with The Resistance take on more of a ticking-clock space opera more similar to the 2004 Battlestar Galactica series.
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USA TODAY's Brian Truitt raved about writer/director Rian Johnson's space opera with a glowing 3½ star review.
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The eighth and latest chapter in the long-running space opera dives into those mysteries from The Force Awakens, too.
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And the show still stands as one of the finest space operas on TV (sorry, Star Trek).
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USA TODAY's Brian Truitt raved about writer/director Rian Johnson's space opera with a glowing 3½ star review.
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The space opera mothballed Luke Skywalker as a prequel trilogy detoured into stories that happened before he was born.
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First Known Use of space opera
1941
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