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Originally Posted by VicLavigne
Star Wars is classic Space Opera -- it's hard to find a better fit for that class. Empires, battles, good vs evil, even the bit of swords & sourcery.
Vic
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Actually I am going to say that Star Wars more reasonably resembles Science Fantasy. Yes, it has many elements of Space Opera, but it crosses over the line with the Force. To my mind, Space Opera still has to at least have the veneer of science over its major plot points. The Force is an explicitly mystical phenomena. If they had made the Jedi and Sith merely psionics, then Star Wars would have been straight up Space Opera.
I would suggest that Star Trek actually often is very good Space Opera, though the best examples are in the literary world.
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Bill