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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. | '''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.<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> | ||
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 | 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#:~:text=Somewhere%20in%20the%20process%20of%20writing%20three%20scripts%20for%20Hawaii%20Five-O|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 Bruce Lansbury. | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
=== | === Wonder Woman === | ||
Collins joined ''Wonder Woman'' during its second season as the producers were seeking a female writer to bring a woman's | Collins joined ''Wonder Woman'' during its second season as the producers were seeking a female writer to bring "a woman's POV" 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> | ||
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 | 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 Lynda Carter's in the episode "The Man Who Made Volcanoes." | ||
=== | === Buck Rogers in the 25th Century === | ||
After ''Wonder Woman'' was cancelled, | After ''Wonder Woman'' was cancelled, 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 the episode "[[Buckwiki:Vegas in Space|Vegas in Space]]" and created the story for "[[Buckwiki:Cosmic Whiz Kid|Cosmic Whiz Kid]]."<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> | ||
"Vegas in Space" became notable as one of the lighter episodes of the series, featuring | "Vegas in Space" became notable as one of the lighter episodes of the series, featuring Buck Rogers visiting Las Vegas in a futuristic setting. 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" /> | ||
=== | === Galactica 1980 === | ||
It is alleged, but presently unconfirmed, that Collins originated the first draft of " | 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}} | ||
=== Later Career === | === Later Career === | ||
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=== Video Game Writing === | === Video Game Writing === | ||
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 '' | 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 ''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> | ||
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). | 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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''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]]'' | ||
== References == | == References == | ||