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space western
noun[ C ]
(alsospace Western)uk /ˌspeɪs ˈwes.tən/ us /ˌspeɪs ˈwes.tɚn/
a science fiction film, TV show, book, etc. (= one about an imagined future, especially about space travel or other planets) that deals with similar subjects to those in westerns(= stories about life in the west of the United States in the past):
In this space western a band of space mercenaries is drawn into a government conspiracy.
This space western has the usual cast of characters: the captain (read: sheriff) and crew (read: deputies), a doctor, a minister, and a barkeeper.
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His space western Firefly was ditched with only 11 episodes aired of the 14 that had been produced.
The mineral resources potentially available in outer space have inspired a number of space westerns that resemble conventional westerns, in which mining and prospecting are important motifs.
This goes beyond the typical space Western "refusal to draw on an unarmed man".
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Types of film, play, book etc.
action thriller
adaptation
Afrofuturism
Aga saga
allegorical
anime
bodice-ripper
boy-meets-girl
director's cut
noir
non-documentary
non-literary
one-shot
paean
parody
potboiler
psychological
sequel
stream of consciousness
tragicomedy
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