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'''''White Dwarf''''' is a made-for-television movie that aired in 1995. Set in the future, student doctor Driscoll Rampart expects to become a physician to the rich and powerful; but is required by his school to perform his internship on a distant, rural planet named Rusta, orbiting a white dwarf star. The world has a distinct
''White Dwarf'' was written as an allegory of prejudice and ignorance by ''[[Wild Palms]]'' writer Bruce Wagner. Essentially a [[Recycled in Space]] retelling of [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s film ''[[Red Beard]]''; and follows many of the tropes invoked by that film; plus many of its own.
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* [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe]]: The ritual at the Sea of Tears when Never's Proteus Syndrome threatens to kill him.
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Although Strake makes a valiant attempt to turn it evil.
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* [[Genius Loci]]: Rusta is implied to be this, particularly the Sea of Tears, also known as the Blood of Rusta; though alien enough that it's never entirely clear.
* [[Great Offscreen War]]: Some sort of conflict between Humans and the native Rustians roughly a half-century earlier is implied; but not elaborated on.
* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]: Dr. Akada definitely fits this role. He's fully aware that [[Humans Are
* [[Light Is Not Good]]
* [[Morality Pet]]: Never, to Dr. Rampart.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Driscoll Rampart's relationship with Never.
* [[Royal Brat]]: Rampart is a classic non-blueblooded version.
* [[Schizo
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]: Rampart attempts unsuccessfully to invoke this trope upon learning that he'll be serving his internship on a primitive backwater world instead of a prestigious private hospital.
* [[Space Western]]: The Light side has elements of this.
* [[Zeerust]]: Deliberately invoked by the retro-futurist Rustans.
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