space opera
noun
: a futuristic melodramatic fantasy involving space travelers and extraterrestrial beings
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Cosmic space opera fans should love what Bungie's largest sci-fi universe yet has to offer.
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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The story of Darth Plagueis the Wise was famously told by Chancellor Palpatine to Anakin Skywalker at the space opera in Revenge of the Sith.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 July 2024
In the often sterile cosmos of the Hollywood space opera, the mere acknowledgment of human horniness is a sign of intelligent life.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
Their works, no matter the setting, could be considered the opposite of grounded, with high saturation and vibrant lighting working well in tandem with the exuberant sets, costumes, and shiny spaceships of their space opera to create an ethereal, dreamlike world.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The Acolyte creator Leslye Headland talks about possible season 2
The story of Darth Plagueis the Wise was famously told by Chancellor Palpatine to Anakin Skywalker at the space opera in Revenge of the Sith.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 July 2024
In the often sterile cosmos of the Hollywood space opera, the mere acknowledgment of human horniness is a sign of intelligent life.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
Their works, no matter the setting, could be considered the opposite of grounded, with high saturation and vibrant lighting working well in tandem with the exuberant sets, costumes, and shiny spaceships of their space opera to create an ethereal, dreamlike world.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Space opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20opera. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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