My Strange Galaxy
is not Star Trek: humanity is
celebrated but not as humanism. My Strange
Galaxy is not Star Wars:
providence is not an impersonal Force balanced by being divided against itself.
My Strange Galaxy is not Dr. Who: it is not social commentary. My
Strange Galaxy is not Mass Effect: individuality, not
diversity, is the Paragon path.
The great space
operas are worthy of their greatness. Star
Trek inspires technology. Star Wars
makes us mindful of good and evil. Dr.
Who gives us a look at reality from an outside perspective. Mass Effect encourages us to come
together for the common good.
Strange Galaxy
is a wonderful space opera… but it is not yet great. For all its fiction, art,
games and music it is an obscurity. It does not languish, mind you. There is
freedom in being unknown. Strange Galaxy
grows according to inspiration whereas the greats are bound to the whims of the
uninspired.
I am striving to make Strange
Galaxy great. Yes, I shall mourn the loss of liberty but alas, light must
shine if it is to be more than darkness. I have much to say and say it in the
telling of Strange Galaxy. The
brilliance must glare for all to see.
Strange Galaxy
is a space opera without spaceships. Magic is not in the guise of something
else. Swords and guns are equals but not in the same hands. There is continuity
but not as a particular story. The fate of the universe is not decided by
singular adventures. The characters are not a specific cast.
Strange Galaxy
is a fictional world of many worlds as a real world. The characters, human or
otherwise, are personalities living their lives for better or worse. The wars
are practical ventures, even if waged ineptly, for resources and influence. The
struggles of good against evil are those rare moments of individual courage and
gumption.
The space opera is the fantasy genre set in an
interstellar fairyland. The magic is “science” and the fairies are “aliens” but
despite the pretense the stories are fairy tales. I am not a pretender. Though
my Strange Galaxy is fictional, it is
not disingenuous. It is imagination in all sincerity. Enjoy.
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