Star Trek
When you ask someone to name a science-based franchise that includes space travel and aliens in its works, they’ll probably talk about Star Wars. And while that isn’t wrong, they’d forget to mention the fantastic TV show that inspired it.
Written and produced by Gene Roddenberry, Star Trek is arguably among the most influential sci-fi TV show ever. If this successful series hadn’t been aired in the 1960s, George Lucas’ incredible project might have never come into being.