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'''Glen A. Larson''' (3 January 1937 | '''Glen A. Larson''' (born 3 January 1937, died 14 November 2014) 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]]. | ||
Larson | 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''. | ||
== Early Life == | == Early Life == | ||
As child to a single mother, Glen A. Larson would be later described as a "latchkey kid" by his son, [[David Larson]], who notes his father's predilection for running water as being a means to remind himself of the halcyon time in his childhood. This was because Glen A. Larson's mother would start running a bath upon returning from work at night, and thus Larson would know that she had returned.<ref | As child to a single mother, Glen A. Larson would be later described as a "latchkey kid" by his son, [[David Larson]], who notes his father's predilection for running water as being a means to remind himself of the halcyon time in his childhood. This was because Glen A. Larson's mother would start running a bath upon returning from work at night, and thus Larson would know that she had returned.<ref name="p35">{{cite book/sswa|35}}</ref> | ||
== | == The Four Preps == | ||
Later in life as a | Later in life as a kid, he became a page at [[w:NBC|NBC]], where he became surrounded by motion picture and, later, television production.<ref name="p35"/> During this time, he also entered music under [[w:The Four Preps|The Four Preps]] in the late 1950s, writing and performing songs that hit the top 5 in the [[w:Billboard chart|''Billboard pop charts]], including "26 Miles (Santa Catalina)"<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book | ||
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}}</ref> and "Big Man." In 1959, Larson appeared in the film ''[[w:Gidget (film)|Gidget]]'', making it his first on-screen appearance. | }}</ref> and "Big Man." In 1959, Larson appeared in the film ''[[w:Gidget (film)|Gidget]]'', making it his first on-screen appearance. | ||
== Career == | |||
= | During his work with the Four Preps, Glen A. Larson began writing using [[w:IBM Selectric|IBM Selectric]]s, writing his first script called "Finger Popper," a script that has never been produced.<ref name="p35"/> | ||
== Philosophy == | |||
When it came to writing, Larson believed that "writing isn't writing, it's rewriting" during the search for themes of a story. Whenever he would come across a story problem, he would "reverse it"—"if you can't make something happen one way you look at the opposite [ways]."<ref name="p34">{{cite book/sswa|34}}</ref> | |||
He was also known for isolating himself from distractions, secluding himself in his [[w:Malibu, California|Malibu, California]] residence when writing, not answering phone calls and delegating tasks to others.<ref name="p36">{{cite book/sswa|36}}</ref> [[Jeff Freilich]], [[Chris Bunch]], and [[Alan Cole]], among others, have noted this in various interviews relating to Larson's approach. | |||
== Notable Filmography == | == Notable Filmography == | ||
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* ''Glen A. Larson comments on the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]:'' | * ''Glen A. Larson comments on the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]:'' | ||
:Our point was to whenever possible make it a departure like you're visiting somewhere else and {{TOS|List of terms|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 | :Our point was to whenever possible make it a departure like you're visiting somewhere else and {{TOS|List of terms|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> | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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