The Serials That Inspired George Lucas!

By The Bombadcast

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Friends, picture it! Before hyperspace, before lightsabers, before that galaxy far, far away… there were serials. Cliffhangers! Rocket men! Steel robots! Heroes punching losers square in the jaw! Tonight on The Bombadcast, we roll back the projector and dive into the BOMBAD movie serials of the 1930s and 40s that lit the spark in a young George Lucas. From Buck Rogers to The Phantom Empire, these chapter plays were packed with ray guns, pulp danger, and breathless adventure and they laid the foundation for Star Wars itself. We’ll talk about flashing titles, weekly chapters, evil empires, square-jawed heroes, and why Star Wars doesn’t just reference these serials, it inherits their soul. Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheBombadcast All of our links can be found at this site below! https://linktr.ee/TheBombadcast We hope you enjoy & STAY BOMBAD! The Bombadcast goes live every Thursday at 9 pm CST! Bombad Gaming is live every Wednesday at 8 pm CST! New Podcast episo

Tags: George Lucas, Buck Rogers, Gene Autry, Star Wars, 1930s, 1940s, Star Wars origins, Star Wars inspiration, George Lucas influences, film serials, classic serials, science fiction serials, Star Wars history, Flash Gordon, The Phantom Empire, Republic serials, space opera serials, retro science fiction, early science fiction, pulp science fiction