Science fiction Western
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A science fiction Western is a work of fiction which has elements of science fiction in a Western setting. It is different from a Space Western, which is a frontier story indicative of American Westerns, except transposed to a backdrop of space exploration and settlement.
A science fiction Western occurs in the past, or in a world resembling the past, in which modern or future technology exists. The anachronistic technology of these stories is present because scientific paradigms occurred earlier in history but are implemented via industrial elements present at that time, or because technology is brought from another time or place. The genre often overlaps with Steampunk.
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[edit] Examples
The film serial The Phantom Empire may be the earliest science fiction Western. Since then, science fiction Westerns have appeared in film, television, novels, comic books, and other media. Since the characteristic elements of science fiction can occur in any setting, science fiction lends itself to combination with other genres. [1] In 1953, J. B. Priestley described the "Western" as one of the three types of science fiction.[2]
[edit] Books
- The Dark Tower series by Stephen King
- Girl in Landscape by Jonathan Lethem
- Hong on the Range by William F. Wu
- The Beast Master (and Hosteen Storm series) by Andre Norton
[edit] Comics
- Daisy Kutter by Kazu Kibuishi [3]
- Lone by Stuart Moore and Jerome Opena [4]
- Iron West by Doug Tennapel [5]
- Dead Or Alive - A Cyberpunk Western by Tatjana [6]
[edit] Film
- Back to the Future Part III
- The Beast of Hollow Mountain
- Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
- Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
- The Valley of Gwangi
- Westworld
- Wild Wild West
[edit] Serial
[edit] Games
[edit] Television
- Legend UPN Television series featuring Richard Dean Anderson and John De Lancie.
- Outlaws, a 1986/87 TV series.
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
- "The Gunfighters", a 1966 Doctor Who serial.
- The Wild Wild West included many episodes with science-fiction elements.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Gunn, James (1995). Teaching Science Fiction. Center for the Study of Science Fiction. University of Kansas. Retrieved on 2006-01-15.
- ^ Priestley, J. B. (December 5, 1953) "Thoughts in the Wilderness." New Statesman, p. 712. Cited in Padlipsky, Michael A. (1960), "More Than Pulp(?): Science Fiction and the Problem of Literary Value", undergraduate thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. URL accessed on January 15, 2006
- ^ Bolt City - Daisy Kutter
- ^ Dark Horse Comics > Profile > Lone TPB
- ^ TenNapel Strikes Gold in "Iron West", Comic Book Resources, May 17, 2006
- ^ kvltsite - Apathy on demand. - Dead Or Alive - Tatjana & Ponticelli
