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Date Posted: 19:04:11 12/12/02 Thu
Author: darvangi
Subject: Re: When genre conventions go bad
In reply to: cjl 's message, "When genre conventions go bad" on 11:15:22 12/09/02 Mon

Yes, now that I think about it, I have to agree with you when you say that:
...the juxtaposition of the Western and science-fiction genres doesn't work for me because the science-fiction genre (in mass media, at least) has always been an extension of the Western. You know: last frontier, pioneer spirit, rewriting the rules outside of civilization, etc., etc.

I remember now that I had considered, when I first read the synopsis of the show, the redundancy of mixing one 'frontier' genre with another. But I do still appreciate the irony of seeing these people with accents, mannerisms, and even moral values (such as those displayed in Mal's duel over the sake of Inara) reminiscent of the Western genre being put into a futuristic setting. Though it does seem superficial, it's a little bit of glossy icing on a very dense cake. Speaking of superficial, could that cake/icing metaphor I just wrote be any more cliche? :)

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