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Topic: Battlestar Galactica creator G. Larson (1937-2014)
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-15-2014 11:45 AM
Glen A. Larson, the television writer-producer who created Battlestar Galactica, as well as Quincy M.E., Magnum, P.I. and Knight Rider, has died, reports The Hollywood Reporter. He was 77. Battlestar Galactica lasted just one season on ABC from 1978-79, yet the show had an astronomical impact. Starring Lorne Greene and Richard Hatch as leaders of a homeless fleet wandering through space, featuring special effects supervised by Star Wars' John Dykstra and influenced by Larson's Mormon beliefs, Battlestar premiered as a top 10 show and finished the year in the top 25. But it was axed after 24 episodes because, Larson said, each episode cost "well over" $1 million."I was vested emotionally in Battlestar, I really loved the thematic things. I don't feel it really got its shot, and I can't blame anyone else, I was at the center of that," said Larson, who years early had written a sci-fi script, Adam's Ark, with a theme similar to Battlestar's and had been mentored by Star Trek's Gene Coon. "But circumstances weren't in our favor to be able to make it cheaper or to insist we make two of three two-hour movies [instead of a weekly one-hour series] to get our sea legs." |
Henk Boshuijer Member Posts: 450 From: Netherlands Registered: May 2007
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randy Member Posts: 2176 From: West Jordan, Utah USA Registered: Dec 1999
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RobertB Member Posts: 160 From: Israel Registered: Nov 2012
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Philip Member Posts: 5952 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Jan 2001
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Ronpur Member Posts: 1211 From: Brandon, Fl Registered: May 2012
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posted 11-16-2014 04:28 PM
This man was responsible for so many of my fun TV memories while growing up. What a legend he is! |
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Gilbert Member Posts: 1328 From: Carrollton, GA USA Registered: Jan 2003
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