I'm not arguing Charles, but for the sake of an interesting discussion, you could pick virtually any genre and make an argument that Star Wars already explored that aspect of Sci-Fi. Most obvious was medieval fantasy, of course. So you are definitely not wrong, but I'd hardly say Firefly copied Star Wars. I see them as pretty different concepts within Sci-fi.
Good points, and I figured someone with more knowledge would have many earlier examples of western influence in science fiction. My problem isn't that he stole the idea from George Lucas or any other person, simply that the western stuff is what a lot of
Firefly fans point to as being really great about the show. For me, it's done way too obviously to be effective.
And no worries about argument versus discussion on stuff like this. I know there's nothing sacred about my tastes. Everyone develops their own sensitivities to things. There's no such thing as perfect taste.
