space opera

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And while George Lucas is counting the days until his space opera, “Star Wars,” will surpass Mr. Spielberg’s record—he’s done the math and has calculated it will be at 7:05 p.m. the Saturday after next—even he’s unhappy.

From The Wall Street Journal

The result is what you might expect from the “cinéma du look” pioneer, best known for “Léon: The Professional” and his sci-fi space opera “The Fifth Element.”

From Los Angeles Times

The mecha franchise “Gundam” is best known for its giant robots, but it’s a sprawling space opera that touches on political themes including the horrors of corruption, inequity and war.

From Los Angeles Times

“Star Wars” is a space opera and a series of family movies made, in part, with toy licensing in mind.

From Salon

It’s not that he was underemployed or little known — he’s been celebrated in genre circles since “Firefly,” the 2002 single-season western-themed space opera in which he played the sweet, comical pilot of a spaceship captained by smuggler Mal, played by Nathan Fillion, with whom he has since been linked in the interested public mind, like Hope and Crosby, or Fey and Poehler.

From Los Angeles Times