space opera

[op-er-uh, op-ruh] /ˈɒp ər ə, ˈɒp rə/
noun
1.
a television or radio drama or motion picture that is a science-fiction adventure story.
Origin
1945-50
British Dictionary definitions for space opera

space opera

noun
1.
a science fiction drama, such as a film or television programme, esp one dealing with interplanetary flight
Contemporary definitions for space opera
noun

any melodramatic literature, motion picture, or television program set in outer space

Word Origin

based on soap opera

Slang definitions & phrases for space opera

space opera

noun phrase

A movie or show about interplanetary exploration, warfare, sex, etc

[1941+; coined by Wilson Tucker]