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Glen A. Larson is the creator of the original Battlestar Galactica and a "consulting producer" for the 2003 Re-imagined Series.

According to the Official Companion, Larson wanted a credit for the new 2003 Miniseries by Ronald D. Moore who began the Re-imagined Series, and his claim went to arbitration at the Writer's Guild of America. Ron Moore actually felt that Larson deserved a credit because the story was essentially the same as Larson's, just done "in different ways". As a result, Larson is credited in the Miniseries under the pseudonym "Christopher Eric James." Larson is also credited as a consulting producer on every episode of the Re-imagined Series because he holds the rights to the concept of Battlestar Galactica.

Notable Filmography

It Takes a Thief (1968) (TV series) (associate producer)
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973) (TV movie) (executive producer)
The Six Million Dollar Man: Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973) (TV movie) (executive producer)
Quincy, M.E. (1976) (TV series) (executive producer)
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Movie and TV series (1979)
Galactica 1980 (1980)
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Knight Rider (1982)
Team Knight Rider (1997) TV Series (executive producer)
Millennium Man (1999) (TV) (executive producer)
Battlestar Galactica (2003) TV Miniseries (consulting producer)
Battlestar Galactica (2004) TV Series (consulting producer)

Official Statements

Glen A. Larson comments on the Re-imagined Series:

Our point was to whenever possible make it a departure like you're visiting somewhere else and we did coin certain phrases for use in expletive situations, but we tried to carry that over into a lot of other stuff, even push brooms and the coin of the realm.^[1]

External links

Glen A. Larson article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

References

↑ The curse word 'Battlestar Galactica' created (backup available on Archive.org) . (2 September 2008). Retrieved on 9 October 2008.

[1] The curse word 'Battlestar Galactica' created (backup available on Archive.org) . (2 September 2008). Retrieved on 9 October 2008.

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-'''Glen A. Larson''' (born 1937) is a television writer and producer.  Some of his series have become cult hits and either remain in syndication or have been revived. Larson is sometimes compared to [[Wikipedia:Gene Roddenberry|Gene Roddenberry]] by fans of genre television. He began his career in the entertainment industry as a member of the singing group [[Wikipedia:The Four Preps|The Four Preps]] (with whom he appeared in one of the ''Gidget'' films).
+'''Glen A. Larson''' is the creator of the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and a "consulting producer" for the 2003 [[re-imagining|Re-imagined]] [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Series]].
-After working for [[Wikipedia:Quinn Martin|Quinn Martin]], Larson signed a production deal with [[Universal Studios|Universal]]. His first hit series was ''Alias Smith and Jones''. One of Larson's tactics has been to copy successful formats. He was involved in the development of ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' and later secured an unprecedented $1,000,000 per episode budget for ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' which exploited the popularity of ''Star Wars'' ([[Wikipedia:George Lucas|George Lucas]] sued for copyright infringement and lost). Even with this generous budget the series was reportedly marred by recycled effects shots along with poor scripts and cancelled after a short run. The pilot episode of Galactica was refashioned as a theatrical release in North America and Europe, and in some Europeans markets was the top grossing film of 1979.
+According to the Official Companion, Larson wanted a credit for the new 2003 [[Miniseries]] by [[Ronald D. Moore]] who began the Re-imagined Series, and his claim went to arbitration at the Writer's Guild of America.  Ron Moore actually felt that Larson deserved a credit because the story was essentially the same as Larson's, just done "in different ways".  As a result, Larson is credited in the Miniseries under the pseudonym "Christopher Eric James." Larson is also credited as a consulting producer on every episode of the Re-imagined Series because he holds the rights to the concept of ''Battlestar Galactica''.
-Larson was known for co-authoring some of the themes to TV programs he produced, usually with the help of composer Stu Phillips.
+== Notable Filmography ==
+*''It Takes a Thief'' (1968) (TV series) (associate producer)
+*''The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War'' (1973) (TV movie) (executive producer)
+*''The Six Million Dollar Man: Solid Gold Kidnapping'' (1973) (TV movie) (executive producer)
+*''Quincy, M.E.'' (1976) (TV series) (executive producer)
+*''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (1978)
+*''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' Movie and TV series (1979)
+*''[[Galactica 1980]]'' (1980)
+*''Magnum, P.I.'' (1980)
+*''Knight Rider'' (1982)
+*''Team Knight Rider'' (1997) TV Series (executive producer)
+*''Millennium Man'' (1999) (TV) (executive producer)
+*''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (2003) TV Miniseries (consulting producer)
+*''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (2004) TV Series (consulting producer)
-Larson re-used sets, props, costumes, and effects work from ''Galactica'' to create the light-hearted sci-fi series ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' (1979). Larson collaborated with [[Donald Bellisario]] in creating ''Magnum, P.I.'' one of the most enduring television series of the 1980s.  (Curiously, "Magnum" was only developed because the production company had significant unutilized resources in Hawaii after the cancellation of "Hawaii 5-0".)
+== Official Statements ==
-Larson also created ''The Fall Guy'', which made much use of stock footage as well. Larson's most influential series was probably ''Knight Rider'', featuring science-fiction elements with a light hearted action adventure scenario and limited violence. These basic elements characterised Larson's output through the 1980s with ''Automan'', ''Manimal'' and ''The Highwayman'' but few of these were renewed and Larson's popularity declined.  He made a brief comeback in the 1990s' with an adaptation of the Ultraverse comic Nightman, which lasted two seasons and became a small cult favourate, but failed to make a larger impact.
+* ''Glen A. Larson comments on the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]:''
-He was credited as ''consulting producer'' for the Sci-Fi Channel/Universal's radical 2003 [[re-imagining|remake]] of ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' which attracted wide attention and scattered critical praise.
+:Our point was to whenever possible make it a departure like you're visiting somewhere else and we did coin certain phrases for use in expletive situations, but we tried to carry that over into a lot of other stuff, even push brooms and the coin of the realm.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/02/tv.what.the.frak.ap/|title=The curse word 'Battlestar Galactica' created|date=2 September 2008|accessdate=9 October 2008|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>
-Larson has a star on Hollywood Boulevard for his contributions to the television industry.
+== External links ==
+{{ext-wikipedia|article=Glen A. Larson}}
-== External link ==
+== References ==
-[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488991/ Glen A. Larson] at the [[Wikipedia:The Internet Movie Database|Internet Movie Database]]
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