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Star Wars is a pretty good space opera. It harkens back to the serials of the 40's and 50's like Flash Gordon, Space Patrol and other goofy sci-fi tv and radio shows. There were some fantastic sci-fi radio shows back in the day - Dimension X and X Minus 1 both are marvelous. You can listen to shows at http://www.archive.org/details/Dimension-X I'd recommend listening to "Outer Limit" and "Knock" to get a feel for some of the craziness these folks got up to. They also have some of the Ray Bradbury Martian Chronicles episodes that are amazing.
ReplyDeleteGods, I LOVE Flash Gordon! Yes, "space opera," that was the word I was looking for. Thanks for the links!
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