space opera's fortunes are turning around...

Discussion in 'Future of Trek' started by Temis the Vorta, Apr 24, 2012.

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  1. Sindatur

    Sindatur The Gray Owl Wizard Admiral

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    Oh, sure SciFi (and Fantasy) in general has always been frowned upon as a nerd thing, but, I got the impression Rama was saying the term Space Opera got an even more raw deal than SciFi in general and was used to insult to SciFi
     
    Sindatur, May 17, 2012
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  2. MacLeod

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    Perhaps that's because the term Space Opera is similar to the term Soap Opera.
     
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  3. Tribble Herder

    Tribble Herder Lieutenant Commander

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    It is what the term is based on, so there's that.
     
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  4. Temis the Vorta

    Temis the Vorta Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    They're both based on the now-nearly-defunct term "Horse Opera" - which originally referred to Westerns during the silent movie era.
     
    Temis the Vorta, May 18, 2012
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  5. RAMA

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    People used to think the space opera didn't have to have realistic events or characters...well since some of those haven't happened yet, or seemed so far out (imagine what people thought about pre-moon landing space travel) it was easy to label all of it as non-realistic events.
     
    RAMA, May 23, 2012
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