The 1954 version of Flash Gordon, produced by DuMont Television, embraced a juvenile tone, subverting the more serious sci-fi themes of its time and laying groundwork for cult series.
George Lucas's desire to reboot Flash Gordon in the 1970s reflects how deeply the 1930s and 40s adaptations, particularly with Buster Crabbe, influenced his creation of Star Wars.
Though relatively unnoticed initially, the 1954 Flash Gordon series changed the basic premise of space adventures, influencing later iconic narratives in the sci-fi genre.
Unlike Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon was an everyman character whose extraordinary adventures began after being transported to fantastical settings, a template that would recur in many later works.
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