Video Influence of 'Space Opera' Examples

I have also researched into existing examples of the 'space opera' genre. I have noticed that even early versions of film/television such as the 1930s Flash Gordon still follow key themes/elements of the space opera genre without all the big and expensive modern special effects.

Flash Gordon (1936)

 

 

Planet Outlaws- Buck Rogers (1953) 

 

Firefly



Battlestar Galactica



Star Trek





Star Wars





Mass Effect





Halo
 

 

StarCraft