Quote: "Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare, with use of melodramatic, risk-taking space adventures, relationships, and chivalric romance."
A subgenre of science fiction that features adventures in space or on alien worlds, often with a focus on action, romance or political intrigue.
Quote: "Set mainly or entirely in outer space..."
Quote: "It features technological and social advancements (or lack thereof) in faster-than-light travel, futuristic weapons, and sophisticated technology, on a backdrop of galactic empires and interstellar wars with fictional aliens."
Quote: "The term does not refer to opera music, but instead originally referred to the melodrama, scope, and formulaicness of operas, much as used in 'horse opera'... and 'soap opera'."
Quote: "Space operas emerged in the 1930s..."
Quote: "An early film which was based on space-opera comic strips was Flash Gordon (1936), created by Alex Raymond."
Quote: "Perry Rhodan (1961–) is the most successful space opera book series ever written."
Quote: "The Star Trek TV series (1966–) by Gene Roddenberry and the Star Wars films (1977–) by George Lucas."
Quote: "After the convention-breaking 'new wave', followed by the enormous success of the franchises, space opera became once again a critically acceptable sub-genre."
Quote: "The Star Trek TV series (1966–) by Gene Roddenberry and the Star Wars films (1977–) by George Lucas brought a great deal of attention to the sub-genre."
Quote: "Space operas [...] continue to be produced in literature, film, comics, television, video games, and board games."
Quote: "The term does not refer to opera music, but instead originally referred to the melodrama, scope, and formulaicness of operas..."
Quote: "Throughout 1982–2002, the Hugo Award for Best Novel was often given to a space opera nominee."
Quote: "Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare, with use of melodramatic, risk-taking space adventures, relationships, and chivalric romance."
Quote: "Set mainly or entirely in outer space, it features technological and social advancements (or lack thereof) in faster-than-light travel, futuristic weapons, and sophisticated technology, on a backdrop of galactic empires and interstellar wars with fictional aliens, often in fictional galaxies."
Quote: "It features technological and social advancements (or lack thereof) in faster-than-light travel, futuristic weapons, and sophisticated technology..."
Quote: "After the convention-breaking 'new wave', followed by the enormous success of the franchises, space opera became once again a critically acceptable sub-genre."
Quote: "The term does not refer to opera music, but instead originally referred to the melodrama, scope, and formulaicness of operas..."
Quote: "An early film which was based on space-opera comic strips was Flash Gordon (1936), created by Alex Raymond."
Quote: "Perry Rhodan (1961–) is the most successful space opera book series ever written."