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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. The science fiction Western differs from the Space Western in that it has science fiction themes in a Western setting, rather than Western themes in an outer space setting.
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. Teaching Science Fiction Gunn, James In 1953, J. B. Priestley described the "Western" as one of the three types of science fiction.[1]
★ ''The Dark Tower series'' by Stephen King
★ ''Girl in Landscape'' by Jonathan Lethem
★ ''Hong on the Range'' by William F. Wu
★ ''Jonah Hex'', a Western comics hero, was for a time transported to a post-apocalyptic 21st century.
★ ''Daisy Kutter'' by Kazu Kibuishi [2]
★ ''Lone'' by Stuart Moore and Jerome Opena [3]
★ ''Iron West'' by Doug Tennapel [4]
★ ''Dead Or Alive - A Cyberpunk Western'' by Tatjana [5]
★ ''Alien Outlaw''
★ ''As Time Goes By''
★ ''The Aurora Encounter''
★ ''Back to the Future Part III''
★ ''The Beast of Hollow Mountain''
★ ''Futureworld''
★ ''Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter''
★ ''Oblivion''
★ ''
★ ''
★ ''The Valley of Gwangi''
★ ''Welcome to Blood City''
★ ''Westworld''
★ ''Wild Wild West''
★ ''The Phantom Empire''
★ ''Darkwatch''
★ ''Deadlands''
★ ''Tin Star''
★ ''Wild Arms (series)''
★ ''Wild Guns''
★ "Spectre of the Gun", an episode of '' in which the main characters are imprisoned in a psychic illusion of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
★ "A Fistful of Datas", a Holodeck-based episode of ''.
★ "Gunmen of the Apocalypse", an episode of ''Red Dwarf''.
★ '' Legend'' UPN Television series featuring Richard Dean Anderson and John De Lancie.
★ ''Outlaws''
★ ''The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.''
★ "The Good, the Bad and the Wealthy", an episode of ''Sliders'' that deals with an parallel universe where Texas dominates the western portion of the United States.
★ "The Gunfighters", a 1966 ''Doctor Who'' serial.
★ "The Secret Empire" segment of the 1970s TV series ''Cliffhangers''
★ "Living in Harmony", an episode of ''The Prisoner''
★ ''The Wild Wild West'' included many episodes with science-fiction elements.
★ Similarly to "The Wild Wild West", the 1966 animated cartoon version of ''The Lone Ranger'' often featured anarchronistic technology in many episodes. Such technology included a villain who replaced his damaged hands with the paws of a bear, a deranged botanist who produced a variety of man-killing plants and a recurring villain -a juvenile delinquet named Tiny Tom- who in one episode wreaked havoc with an army of living toy soldiers.
★ Cross-genre
★ Steampunk
★ Weird West
★ Space Western
★ SpaceWesterns.com
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. The science fiction Western differs from the Space Western in that it has science fiction themes in a Western setting, rather than Western themes in an outer space setting.
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| Examples |
| Books |
| Comics |
| Film |
| Serial |
| Games |
| Television |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
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. Teaching Science Fiction Gunn, James In 1953, J. B. Priestley described the "Western" as one of the three types of science fiction.[1]
Books
★ ''The Dark Tower series'' by Stephen King
★ ''Girl in Landscape'' by Jonathan Lethem
★ ''Hong on the Range'' by William F. Wu
Comics
★ ''Jonah Hex'', a Western comics hero, was for a time transported to a post-apocalyptic 21st century.
★ ''Daisy Kutter'' by Kazu Kibuishi [2]
★ ''Lone'' by Stuart Moore and Jerome Opena [3]
★ ''Iron West'' by Doug Tennapel [4]
★ ''Dead Or Alive - A Cyberpunk Western'' by Tatjana [5]
Film
★ ''Alien Outlaw''
★ ''As Time Goes By''
★ ''The Aurora Encounter''
★ ''Back to the Future Part III''
★ ''The Beast of Hollow Mountain''
★ ''Futureworld''
★ ''Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter''
★ ''Oblivion''
★ ''
★ ''
★ ''The Valley of Gwangi''
★ ''Welcome to Blood City''
★ ''Westworld''
★ ''Wild Wild West''
Serial
★ ''The Phantom Empire''
Games
★ ''Darkwatch''
★ ''Deadlands''
★ ''Tin Star''
★ ''Wild Arms (series)''
★ ''Wild Guns''
Television
★ "Spectre of the Gun", an episode of '' in which the main characters are imprisoned in a psychic illusion of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
★ "A Fistful of Datas", a Holodeck-based episode of ''.
★ "Gunmen of the Apocalypse", an episode of ''Red Dwarf''.
★ '' Legend'' UPN Television series featuring Richard Dean Anderson and John De Lancie.
★ ''Outlaws''
★ ''The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.''
★ "The Good, the Bad and the Wealthy", an episode of ''Sliders'' that deals with an parallel universe where Texas dominates the western portion of the United States.
★ "The Gunfighters", a 1966 ''Doctor Who'' serial.
★ "The Secret Empire" segment of the 1970s TV series ''Cliffhangers''
★ "Living in Harmony", an episode of ''The Prisoner''
★ ''The Wild Wild West'' included many episodes with science-fiction elements.
★ Similarly to "The Wild Wild West", the 1966 animated cartoon version of ''The Lone Ranger'' often featured anarchronistic technology in many episodes. Such technology included a villain who replaced his damaged hands with the paws of a bear, a deranged botanist who produced a variety of man-killing plants and a recurring villain -a juvenile delinquet named Tiny Tom- who in one episode wreaked havoc with an army of living toy soldiers.
See also
★ Cross-genre
★ Steampunk
★ Weird West
★ Space Western
References
External links
★ SpaceWesterns.com
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