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Originally Posted by BillSmithBooks
Star Wars is the only REAL science fiction (I say, pointing to my sig). 
Seriously, the thing that is great about these series is that they show how broad and diverse sci-fi/fantasy can be.
I think it's a shame that space westerns are given so little slack by "serious" sci-fi folks, especially critics -- a good story is a good story, period, whether it is a space western, space opera, cyberpunk, RPG-style fantasy or one of the more exotic varieties of sci-fi/fantasy.
I've always felt that criticizing space westerns for having the tropes of the genre and just dismissing the stories is a lot like criticizing Victorian romance for not having enough submarine battles...
For example, some (many) westerns are awful. But some, like Eastwood's Unforgiven, transcend the limitations of the genre. |
I know but I have to give Jon his snarkiness back when I see it (when someone quotes him
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