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| | '''Anne Collins''' is one of four writers who wrote "[[The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra]]", the last ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode in production during which ABC issued the show's cancellation order. |
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| '''Anne Collins Ludwick''' (credited as '''Anne Collins''') is a television writer who contributed to "[[The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra]]" teleplay, the last ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode in production during which ABC issued the show's cancellation order.
| | Collins worked with [[Glen Larson]] as a story consultant in ''[[w:Buck Rodgers in the 25th Century|Buck Rodgers in the 25th Century]]'', writing the episode "Vegas in Space" and coming up with the story of "Cosmic Whiz Kid". |
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| Collins began her television writing career in the mid-1970s, writing three scripts for ''[[w:Hawaii Five-O|Hawaii Five-O]]'' while working at a PR firm in Denver. The show's Story Editor, Curtis Kenyon, helped her secure representation with agent John Schallert, who successfully pitched her to the producers of ''[[w:Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]]''.<ref group="external" name="ludwick_noblemania_interview_wonder_woman_career">{{cite web|url=https://www.noblemania.com/2022/04/interview-anne-collins-ludwick-writer.html|title=Interview: Anne Collins Ludwick, writer for "Wonder Woman" (1977-79)|publisher=Noblemania|date=April 2022|accessdate=August 31, 2025}}</ref> Moving to Los Angeles, she expected to return to Denver within a month but instead stayed for seven years, working as story editor on the series under supervising producer [[Buckwiki:Bruce Lansbury|Bruce Lansbury]] on genre series ''Wonder Woman'' and ''[[Buckwiki:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]''. | |
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| == Career ==
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| === ''Wonder Woman'' ===
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| Collins joined ''Wonder Woman'' during its second season as the producers were seeking a female writer to bring a woman's perspective to the show.<ref group="external" name="ludwick_noblemania_interview_wonder_woman_pov">{{cite web|url=https://www.noblemania.com/2022/04/interview-anne-collins-ludwick-writer.html#:~:text=True%2C%20I%20was%20hired%20by%20WW%20largely%20because%20everyone%2C%20including%20Lynda%2C%20felt%20the%20show%20could%20only%20benefit%20from%20including%20%22a%20woman%27s%20POV%22|title=Interview: Anne Collins Ludwick, writer for "Wonder Woman" (1977-79)|publisher=Noblemania|date=April 2022|accessdate=August 31, 2025}}</ref> Working as story editor, she frequently edited and rewrote scripts from freelance writers, mostly male at the time. She wrote the final five episodes of the series, with her favorite being "Phantom of the Roller Coaster," which became a two-part episode after successful filming at Magic Mountain amusement park.<ref group="external" name="ludwick_noblemania_interview_phantom_favorite">{{cite web|url=https://www.noblemania.com/2022/04/interview-anne-collins-ludwick-writer.html#:~:text=%22Phantom%20of%20the%20Roller%20Coaster%2C%22%20probably%20because%20it%20was%20such%20a%20colorful%20arena|title=Interview: Anne Collins Ludwick, writer for "Wonder Woman" (1977-79)|publisher=Noblemania|date=April 2022|accessdate=August 31, 2025}}</ref>
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| Collins noted the constraints of working on family programming that aired at 8 PM on Fridays, which meant "no realistic violence, no swearing, no drinking, no depiction of deviant behavior, no adult situations."<ref group="external" name="ludwick_noblemania_interview_family_programming">{{cite web|url=https://www.noblemania.com/2022/04/interview-anne-collins-ludwick-writer.html#:~:text=no%20realistic%20violence%2C%20no%20swearing%2C%20no%20drinking%2C%20no%20depiction%20of%20deviant%20behavior%2C%20no%20adult%20situations|title=Interview: Anne Collins Ludwick, writer for "Wonder Woman" (1977-79)|publisher=Noblemania|date=April 2022|accessdate=August 31, 2025}}</ref> Her hands doubled for [[w:Lynda_Carter|Lynda Carter]]'s in the episode "The Man Who Made Volcanoes."
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| === ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' ===
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| After ''Wonder Woman'' was cancelled, [[Buckwiki:Bruce Lansbury|Bruce Lansbury]] became supervising producer on ''[[w:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'' and invited Collins to join as story consultant.<ref group="external" name="ludwick_noblemania_interview_buck_rogers">{{cite web|url=https://www.noblemania.com/2022/04/interview-anne-collins-ludwick-writer.html#:~:text=After%20WW%20was%20cancelled%2C%20Bruce%20Lansbury%20became%20the%20Supervising%20Producer%20on%20Buck%20Rogers|title=Interview: Anne Collins Ludwick, writer for "Wonder Woman" (1977-79)|publisher=Noblemania|date=April 2022|accessdate=August 31, 2025}}</ref> She wrote "[[Buckwiki:Vegas in Space|Vegas in Space]]" and created the story behind "[[Buckwiki:Cosmic Whiz Kid|Cosmic Whiz Kid]]," which featured [[Buckwiki:Gary Coleman|Gary Coleman]].<ref group="commentary" name="florence_starlog_buck_rogers_writers">{{cite magazine|title=Rogers Over & Out|author=Bill Florence|magazine=[[w:Starlog|Starlog]]|issue=232|date=November 1996|pages=67-76}}</ref>
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| "Vegas in Space" became notable as one of the lighter episodes of the series, featuring [[Buckwiki:William "Buck" Rogers|Buck Rogers]] visiting "Las Vegas in space" (a.k.a. [[Buckwiki:Sinaloa|Sinaloa]]). The episode represented the type of adventure-comedy tone that characterized much of the show's approach to science fiction storytelling.<ref group="commentary" name="florence_starlog_buck_rogers_writers" />
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| === ''Galactica 1980'' ===
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| It is alleged, but presently unconfirmed, that Collins originated the first draft of "[[The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra]]," after which the script became shelved and she moved on to other shows. When the script was reactivated, it was rewritten by [[Mark Jones]], in concert with ''1980'' story editors [[Chris Bunch]] and [[Allan Cole]], without either Collins' input or knowledge.{{citation needed}}
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| === Later Career ===
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| After her work on ''Buck Rogers'', Collins served as story editor on ''[[w:Vega$ (TV series)|Vegas]]'' and ''[[w:Fantasy Island|Fantasy Island]]'' before moving to the Seattle area.<ref group="external" name="ludwick_mobygames_biography_career">{{cite web|url=https://www.mobygames.com/person/90308/anne-collins-ludwick/|title=Anne Collins-Ludwick|publisher=MobyGames|accessdate=August 31, 2025}}</ref> She continued freelancing scripts for shows including ''[[w:The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|The New Twilight Zone]]'' until joining ''[[w:Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]'' as story consultant.<ref group="external" name="ludwick_mobygames_biography_career" /> Working long-distance from Bellevue, Washington, she wrote and edited scripts for the series' entire eight-year, two-network run while raising two daughters.<ref group="external" name="ludwick_noblemania_interview_wonder_woman_career" />
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| === Video Game Writing ===
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| Following ''Matlock'''s conclusion, Collins enrolled at Lake Washington Technical College to study web and graphic design, feeding her growing interest in computers.<ref group="external" name="ludwick_mobygames_biography_tech_college">{{cite web|url=https://www.mobygames.com/person/90308/anne-collins-ludwick/#:~:text=Anne%20enrolled%20at%20Lake%20Washington%20Technical%20College%20and%20fed%20her%20growing%20interest%20in%20computers%20by%20taking%20courses%20in%20Web%20and%20graphic%20design|title=Anne Collins-Ludwick|publisher=MobyGames|accessdate=August 31, 2025}}</ref> She designed and maintained websites for nonprofit groups and created online games using JavaScript and HTML. Collins joined Her Interactive as a writer, contributing to the ''[[w:Nancy_Drew|Nancy Drew]]'' video game series where she had "the privilege of writing dialog for one of her oldest and dearest childhood buddies, Nancy Drew."<ref group="external" name="ludwick_mobygames_biography_nancy_drew">{{cite web|url=https://www.mobygames.com/person/90308/anne-collins-ludwick/#:~:text=she%20has%20the%20privilege%20of%20writing%20dialog%20for%20one%20of%20her%20oldest%20and%20dearest%20childhood%20buddies%2C%20Nancy%20Drew|title=Anne Collins-Ludwick|publisher=MobyGames|accessdate=August 31, 2025}}</ref>
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| Her extensive video game career spans from 2002 to 2011, encompassing multiple roles across production, writing, and story development.<ref group="external" name="ludwick_mobygames_credits_complete">{{cite web|url=https://www.mobygames.com/person/90308/anne-collins-ludwick/credits/#:~:text=Credited%20on%2016%20games|title=Anne Collins-Ludwick - Credits|publisher=MobyGames|accessdate=August 31, 2025}}</ref> As a producer, she oversaw ''Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake'' (2002), ''The Haunted Carousel'' (2003), ''Danger on Deception Island'' (2003), ''Curse of Blackmoor Manor'' (2004), ''The Secret of Shadow Ranch'' (2004), ''The Creature of Kapu Cave'' (2006), ''Legend of the Crystal Skull'' (2007), and ''The Phantom of Venice'' (2008).
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| Collins served as script writer on thirteen ''Nancy Drew'' titles, often combining writing with production duties. Her writing credits include ''Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake'' (2002), ''The Haunted Carousel'' (2003), ''Danger on Deception Island'' (2003), ''Curse of Blackmoor Manor'' (2004), ''The Secret of Shadow Ranch'' (2004), ''Secret of the Old Clock'' (2005), ''Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon'' (2005), ''Danger by Design'' (2006), ''The Creature of Kapu Cave'' (2006), ''Legend of the Crystal Skull'' (2007), ''The Phantom of Venice'' (2008), ''Lights, Camera, Curses!'' (2008), and ''Resorting to Danger!'' (2009). She also contributed to ''Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek'' (2008) for Wii and ''Nancy Drew Mobile Mysteries: Shadow Ranch'' (2011) for iPhone.
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| In story development, Collins created story concepts for ''Secret of the Old Clock'' (2005), ''Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon'' (2005), ''Danger by Design'' (2006), ''The Creature of Kapu Cave'' (2006), ''Legend of the Crystal Skull'' (2007), and ''The Phantom of Venice'' (2008). Her only non-''Nancy Drew'' credit was as script writer for ''The Hardy Boys: Treasure on the Tracks'' (2009) on Nintendo DS.<ref group="external" name="ludwick_mobygames_credits_hardy_boys">{{cite web|url=https://www.mobygames.com/person/90308/anne-collins-ludwick/credits/#:~:text=The%20Hardy%20Boys%3A%20Treasure%20on%20the%20Tracks%20(2009%2C%20Nintendo%20DS)Script%20Writers|title=Anne Collins-Ludwick - Credits|publisher=MobyGames|accessdate=August 31, 2025}}</ref>
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| == Personal Life ==
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| Originally from Toledo, Ohio, Collins earned a B.A. in Sociology from Ohio Wesleyan University and an M.A. in Radio/Television/Film Production from the University of Texas at Austin.<ref group="external" name="ludwick_mobygames_biography_education">{{cite web|url=https://www.mobygames.com/person/90308/anne-collins-ludwick/#:~:text=Anne%20has%20a%20B.A.%20in%20Sociology%20from%20Ohio%20Wesleyan%20University%20and%20an%20M.A.%20in%20Radio%2FTelevision%2FFilm%20Production%20from%20the%20University%20of%20Texas%20at%20Austin|title=Anne Collins-Ludwick|publisher=MobyGames|accessdate=August 31, 2025}}</ref><ref group="external" name="ludwick_noblemania_interview_toledo_austin">{{cite web|url=https://www.noblemania.com/2022/04/interview-anne-collins-ludwick-writer.html#:~:text=as%20a%20kid%20originally%20from%20Toledo%2C%20Ohio%2C%20I%27d%20never%20been%20on%20a%20real%20movie%20set%20before%20%28though%20I%20did%20participate%20in%20some%20student%20productions%20during%20my%20two%20years%20of%20grad%20school%20at%20UT%20Austin%29|title=Interview: Anne Collins Ludwick, writer for "Wonder Woman" (1977-79)|publisher=Noblemania|date=April 2022|accessdate=August 31, 2025}}</ref> She has two daughters and currently lives in the Pacific Northwest, enjoying her Writers Guild of America pension while continuing to write.<ref group="external" name="ludwick_noblemania_interview_current_life">{{cite web|url=https://www.noblemania.com/2022/04/interview-anne-collins-ludwick-writer.html#:~:text=Living%20in%20the%20PNW%2C%20enjoying%20my%20WGA%20pension%2C%20and%20writing%2C%20though%20I%27m%20not%20sure%20yet%20exactly%20what|title=Interview: Anne Collins Ludwick, writer for "Wonder Woman" (1977-79)|publisher=Noblemania|date=April 2022|accessdate=August 31, 2025}}</ref>
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| Collins credits Bruce Lansbury with defining her career, recalling his stern admonishment when she expressed self-doubt: "You are a writer."<ref group="external" name="ludwick_noblemania_interview_lansbury_quote">{{cite web|url=https://www.noblemania.com/2022/04/interview-anne-collins-ludwick-writer.html#:~:text=I%20do%20remember%20Bruce%20Lansbury%2C%20in%20response%20to%20some%20expression%20of%20self-doubt%20I%27d%20just%20made%2C%20sternly%20admonishing%20me%2C%20%22You%20are%20a%20writer.%22|title=Interview: Anne Collins Ludwick, writer for "Wonder Woman" (1977-79)|publisher=Noblemania|date=April 2022|accessdate=August 31, 2025}}</ref>
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| == Writer credits for ''Galactica 1980'' ==
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| * "[[The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra]]," with [[Mark Jones]], [[Chris Bunch]] and [[Alan Cole]] | |
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| ''See also: [[:Category:Episodes written by Anne Collins|Episodes written by Anne Collins]]'' | | ''See also: [[:Category:Episodes written by Anne Collins|Episodes written by Anne Collins]]'' |
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| ==External Links==
| | [[Category:A to Z|Collins, Anne]] |
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| == References ==
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