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'''Leslie Stevens''' (3 February 1924—24 April 1998) was the supervising producer for the [[Original Series]]. | '''Leslie Stevens''' (3 February 1924—24 April 1998) was the supervising producer for the [[Original Series]]. | ||
In addition to producing, he was also a director and writer for various series, among them ''[[w:McCloud|McCloud]]'', ''[[buckwiki:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'', ''[[w:Gemini Man|Gemini Man]]''. | In addition to producing, he was also a director and writer for various series, among them ''[[w:McCloud|McCloud]]'', ''[[buckwiki:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'', ''[[w:Gemini Man|Gemini Man]]''. | ||
Stevens is probably best known for his work on the 1963-65 science fiction anthology series, ''[[w:The Outer Limits|The Outer Limits]]'', which he wrote and produced under Daystar Productions, an independent company that he created. | Stevens is probably best known for his work on the 1963-65 science fiction anthology series, ''[[w:The Outer Limits|The Outer Limits]]'', which he wrote and produced under Daystar Productions, an independent company that he created. | ||
== Prior to ''Battlestar Galactica'' == | == Prior to ''Battlestar Galactica'' == | ||
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According to [[Alan J. Levi]], Stevens "wrote the [[Saga of a Star World|original script]]. Leslie was one of my best friends. I do know that Leslie had told me at one time way before he ever got into the script that he had this great idea for a script that he was going to take to [[Glen Larson]] and talk about. Now whether in a court of law that would mean that Leslie came up with it and took it to Glen and Glen said, ‘Fine, we’re going to co-do it’ or not, I can’t tell you. I wasn’t there."<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.geocities.ws/sjpaxton/ajl.html|title=Battlestar zone interview with Alan J. Levi|date=|accessdate=30 April 2008|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref> | According to director [[Alan J. Levi]], Stevens "wrote the [[Saga of a Star World|original script]]. Leslie was one of my best friends. I do know that Leslie had told me at one time way before he ever got into the script that he had this great idea for a script that he was going to take to [[Glen Larson]] and talk about. Now whether in a court of law that would mean that Leslie came up with it and took it to Glen and Glen said, ‘Fine, we’re going to co-do it’ or not, I can’t tell you. I wasn’t there."<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.geocities.ws/sjpaxton/ajl.html|title=Battlestar zone interview with Alan J. Levi|date=|accessdate=30 April 2008|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref> | ||
Additional interviews conducted for | Additional interviews conducted for ''[[So Say We All: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Battlestar Galactica]]'' lead to elaboration by Levi on the above point: "The one thing about Glen [Larson] is that Glen was always the star. There was a little bit of tension between the two of them because Leslie always felt that he had made more of a contribution towards the original ''Galactica'' being done than what he had been given credit for."<ref>{{cite book/sswa|47}}</ref> | ||
Stevens's initial title on the project was producer, with Larson as executive producer. However, Stevens's role changed to supervising producer after production began, a move that Larson described as a "credit thing" to help Stevens secure future work, though Stevens was reportedly not happy with the change.<ref>{{cite book/sswa|47}}</ref> | |||
It is known that Stevens wrote the never-to-be-produced two-hour episode, "[[The Beta Pirates]]." | It is known that Stevens wrote the never-to-be-produced two-hour episode, "[[The Beta Pirates]]." | ||
Additionally, Stevens was one of two people responsible for recruiting [[Richard Colla]] as director for "[[Saga of a Star World]]," even though Colla believed that the story never rose above being "a comic book" as it pertained to the depth of story telling and characterization.<ref>{{ | Additionally, Stevens was one of two people responsible for recruiting [[Richard Colla]] as director for "[[Saga of a Star World]]," even though Colla believed that the story never rose above being "a comic book" as it pertained to the depth of story telling and characterization.<ref>{{cite book/sswa|48}}</ref> Colla noted that Stevens, as a writer, was "very sensitive to the needs of the material" and that they both agreed the initial script needed more work.<ref>{{cite book/sswa|48}}</ref> | ||
== Notable Works == | == Notable Works == | ||