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rampartd

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1. because "rom com" was already taken?

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 01:13 AM

Mar 18

"space opera" might be more appropriate?

the science part of it seems easy enough, esp. if we're talking jules verne/ hg wells thhings.

i wonder how the more "woo" stuff - magic, monsters and such got to be "science."

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A Guide to the Earliest Science Fiction Films (1895-1909) [View all] AllaN01Bear Mar 18 OP

because "rom com" was already taken? rampartd Mar 18 #1

yes. i have heard about that word before. AllaN01Bear Mar 18 #3

I have a simple and complete definition of sci-fi nuxvomica Mar 18 #2