Many character archetypes are fairly similar.
Starbuck, Han Solo and Captain Kirk are the same archetype.
Apollo is essentially the "6'2" Eyes of blue" square-jawed striaght-shooting leader
Identical notions CAN be arrived at completely independent of the other
Fans of anime can see Cowboy Bebop as a spiritual descendant of Lupin the 3rd. In fact CBs creator sites Lupins gang as inspiration for Spike and his co-horts.
Basically I guess Im saying is that there are no truly original ideas. But existing notions can always be utilized to good effect. And badly if the Wild Wild West movies, not to mention certain Sci-Fi outings (And Im not meaning TNS)
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