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Why Are "Space Operas" Short Lived?
#1
Any recommendations for good space operas? Firefly and Cowboy Bebop were rather short-lived, as well as the newer Dark Matter (2015-2017). Is there no mass market appeal for space operas? Conversely, there's a large audience that enjoys The Expanse.



#2
The genre is useful for long story and character arcs but also expensive to film, unless rendered in animated form, like countless anime series. Battlestar Galactica?



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#3
True, but there are plenty of episodic series as well, which in theory would be more accessible yet they're still not as popular. I'll have to give BSG another rewatch