Epic Aliens

Can science fiction be “epic?”

Is the Star Trek series “epic” due to its many incarnations?

Is science fiction really a vehicle to talk comparatively and symbolically about human interactions and present day society?

Feel free to leave your “epic thoughts” and links here.

Epic Aliens:  Science Fiction

http://io9.com/5466295/science-fictions-10-most-epic-love-stories

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_opera

http://www.startrek.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek