[Fedora]

> Yep, that's the guy. He invented many of the space opera standards which later became cliche'. Keeping that in mind when reading his books helps to keep a proper perspective, I have found.

Makes sense to me. I don't mind cliches in the pioneering SF writers; it's the cliches in the new stuff that bugs me! But I don't mind it in the old stuff, which I could read/watch all day--I like stuff like John Carter, Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, etc.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

He invented many of the space opera standards which later became cliche'. Keeping that in mind when reading his books helps to keep a proper perspective, I have found.

Reminds me of this playwright, Shakespeare. Almost everything he writes is a cliche.

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[Bear_in_RoseBear]

I like stuff like John Carter, Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, etc.

I think you would really like the Lensman series, then!