Star Wars has long been at the forefront of the sci-fi genre, and in many ways, also the fantasy genre. There have been few other TV and movie franchises that have been able to improve upon, or even replicate, something that Star Wars has already done. However, there is one project on Apple TV that beats Star Wars at its own game in a very specific way. There’s no denying that George Lucas’ space opera has made one of the most iconic uses of a certain sci-fi trope, but Star Wars is no longer at the top of the pile in this respect.

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