War Games
Someone on TUMBLR suggested that George Lucas watched the War Games serial of Doctor Who and it influenced Star Wars. The argument was flimsy; basically, the glasses technology that works the same as the Jedi Mind Trick.
From a factual standpoint, War Games aired in Britain in 1969. Doctor Who was already airing in the United States. Tom Hanks has stated he was already a fan at this point, and Walt Disney died in 1966, but not before trying to make an American Doctor Who film. It's plausible although Steven Spielberg claims he was introduced to Doctor Who by Tom Hanks.
However...now that I've watched War Games, there are little things like the use of "Empire" and "Rebellion" and little things that make me wonder if they're right...
From a factual standpoint, War Games aired in Britain in 1969. Doctor Who was already airing in the United States. Tom Hanks has stated he was already a fan at this point, and Walt Disney died in 1966, but not before trying to make an American Doctor Who film. It's plausible although Steven Spielberg claims he was introduced to Doctor Who by Tom Hanks.
However...now that I've watched War Games, there are little things like the use of "Empire" and "Rebellion" and little things that make me wonder if they're right...