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From: showard@udenva.UUCP (showard)
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Subject: Re: space "operas"
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Date: Sun, 26-May-85 16:49:27 EDT
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> From: Alastair Milne <milne@uci-icse>
> 
>   Would somebody please have pity and tell me what a space "opera" is supposed
>   to be?  
> 
>   Acknowledging that it probably has nothing to do with real opera, 
>   what is it?
>
  Probably one of a long series of responses.

  Space opera refers to the Western-in-Space genre typified by Buck Rogers,
Flash Gordon, Star Wars, et. al.  The term is related to soap opera and
horse opera (western).

--Steve Howard, aka Mr. Blore the DJ who would not die!
-- ...udenva!showard
--"You Earthlings are SO stupid"--Plan 9 from Outer Space