Were the X-MEN creators watching BATTLESTAR GALACTICA in 1978?

There is a very famous sequence in Marvel's The Uncanny X-Men #146 (April 1981) where the super-villain Arcade brashly lights a match using Dr. Doom's armor to ignite the flame.  Is it worth mentioning that Lt. Starbuck (Dirk Benedict) did the same thing - three years earlier?  In the Battlestar Galactica episode ("Lost Planet of the Gods", Part 2), Starbuck lights a match using a Cylon's armor to ignite the flame.

Uncanny X-Men #146 (April 1981) - Arcade lights up via
Dr. Doom's armor.  ("It's nice ta know yore tin suit's good for something.)

Battlestar Galactica  ("Lost Planet of the Gods", Part 2); aired on Oct. 1, 1978)
 - Starbuck lights up via Cylon armor.

Marvel's BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #5 (July 1979) -
Starbuck lights up via Cylon armor in the
 comic book adaptation of "Lost Planet of the Gods"

FASHION DEJA VU: The Six Million Dollar Man vs. The Magician

Lee Majors is Steve Austin in
The Six Million Dollar Man (1973 - 78)

Bill Bixby is Anthony Blake in
The Magician (1973 - 74)

The Six Million Dollar Man is copyright (c) NBC / Universal.
The Magician is copyright (c) CBS / Paramount.

Seeing Red

Red West and Elvis Presley in 1971

The late Red West (1936 - 2017) wore many hats throughout his long career.  Aside from being a founding member of Elvis Presley's inner circle known as the "Memphis Mafia" (and Elvis' personal bodyguard), he was a talented songwriter, an author, a karate instructor, stuntman, boxer and a prolific character actor who made unforgettable appearances on several classic Sci-Fi shows.  He made three appearances (playing different characters) on The Greatest American Hero and also appeared on Battlestar Galactica, Knight Rider, The Six Million Dollar Man, The "New" Twilight Zone and many other shows.  Here are some highlights from his genre appearances.

Red West guest-stars on
  The "New" Twilight Zone
("The Once and Future King")
- he plays Elvis Presley's boss in
this time-travel themed episode

Red West guest-stars on
Battlestar Galactica
("The Lost Warrior")

Red West guest-stars on
The Greatest American Hero
("Here's Looking at You, Kid")

Red West guest-stars on
The Greatest American Hero
("It's All Downhill From Here")

Red West guest-stars on
The Greatest American Hero
("Desperado")

All photos and quoted dialogue are used for illustrative purposes only and are copyright (c) the respective copyright holders.

Miri

Both Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica feature young women named Miri.  On Star Trek ("Miri" - written by Adrian Spies; directed by Vincent McEveety), Miri is played by Kim Darby.

On Battlestar Galactica ("The Young Lords" - written by Donald Bellisario, Frank Lupo and Paul Playton; directed by Donald Bellisario) Miri is played by Audrey Landers.

Interestingly, both productions deal with children left to fend for themselves on a hostile planet.  Also, Star Trek's Miri falls in love with Captain Kirk, while Battlestar Galactica's Miri is interested in Lt. Starbuck.

Star Trek ("Miri")
 - Kim Darby and Michael J. Pollard

Battlestar Galactica ("The Young Lords")
- Audrey Landers and Dirk Benedict

Battlestar Galactica is copyright (c) NBC / Universal; created by Glen A. Larson.
Star Trek is copyright (c) CBS / Paramount; created by Gene Roddenbery.

Battlestar: JFK ("Let the word go forth...")

Commander Adama (Lorne Greene) quotes from President John F. Kennedy's inauguration speech ("Let the word go forth...") in this unforgettable scene from the Battlestar Galactica pilot movie ("Saga of a Star World").

("Let the word go forth...")

("...let the word go forth...")

Battlestar Galactica is copyright (c) and trademark NBC / Universal; created by Glen A. Larson.

Take a QUANTUM LEAP into BUCK ROGERS

The BIONIC WOMAN episode "Canyon of Death" (airdate: April 14, 1976) features a fun (totally unintentional) peek into the near-future of science fiction television when Oscar Goldman (Richard Anderson) explains the functions of a high-tech flying suit ("...and now, we're gonna take a quantum leap into Buck Rogers.").  QUANTUM LEAP starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell aired on NBC from 1989 to 1993 and
BUCK ROGERS in the 25th CENTURY starring Gil Gerard and Erin Gray
aired on NBC from 1979 to 1981.

The Bionic Woman is copyright (c) and trademark NBC / Universal; created by Kenneth Johnson.