Infographic: The Influence of Star Wars on Film and TV

While we are waiting for the new Star Wars movies to start arriving, let’s take a look back the original trilogy. It was a simpler time. George Lucas seemed to love movie making more than he loved merchandising and repackaging in those days.

With the original Star Wars, he created something so unique and so mythical that it lives to this day. It is more popular now than ever. The original trilogy has influenced many movies that came after. In many ways.

This infographic from Shutterstock and the guys at Pop Chart Lab shows the connections between Star Wars and other films, television shows, characters, and concepts that came after. It’s a pretty cool look at how Star Wars has influenced our culture.