Editing Vince Edwards
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In 1978, the same year he directed the two-part "[[The Living Legend]]" on ''Battlestar Galactica'', Edwards also directed a third-season episode of ''The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries'' for executive producer [[Glen A. Larson]];<ref group="external" name="imdb_director_filmography_1970s1980s"/> two years later he directed the two-part "[[The Super Scouts]]" on ''Galactica 1980'', also produced by Larson. | In 1978, the same year he directed the two-part "[[The Living Legend]]" on ''Battlestar Galactica'', Edwards also directed a third-season episode of ''The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries'' for executive producer [[Glen A. Larson]];<ref group="external" name="imdb_director_filmography_1970s1980s"/> two years later he directed the two-part "[[The Super Scouts]]" on ''Galactica 1980'', also produced by Larson. | ||
Story editors [[Allan Cole]] and [[Chris Bunch]] later recalled friction with Edwards' directing approach during production of "The Super Scouts, Part I." When the two were sent to cut scene setups from an overlong script, Edwards objected that doing so would undermine the cast's motivation | Story editors [[Allan Cole]] and [[Chris Bunch]] later recalled friction with Edwards' directing approach during production of "The Super Scouts, Part I." When the two were sent to cut scene setups from an overlong script, Edwards objected that doing so would undermine the cast's motivation.<ref group="commentary" name="cole_misadventures_lornegreene_edwards_motivation_objection">{{cite web|url=http://allangcole.blogspot.com/2011/09/lorne-greene-rides-to-rescue.html#:~:text=if%20anyone%20-%20including%20Glen%20-%20complains%2C%20send%20them%20to%20me|title=Lorne Greene Rides To The Rescue|website=My Hollywood MisAdventures|last=Cole|first=Allan|date=2011-09-23|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> During the bridge-explosion sequence on the same episode, Cole recalled that Edwards directed the cast to evacuate a burning set at a deliberately unhurried pace, drawing an angry reaction from Larson in the dailies, and that a falling prop beam, triggered late on cue, narrowly missed Edwards himself.<ref group="commentary" name="alpha_control_bunch_cole_edwards_beam_incident">{{cite book|title=Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited|publisher=Alpha Control Press|year=1995}}</ref><ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_edwards_direction_superscouts">{{cite web|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=Vince%20also%20had%20the%20brainy%20kid|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole|last=Larocque|first=John|date=2005-02-28|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> Cole was more pointed elsewhere in the same interview, writing that Edwards "blew a million dollar special effect" during the production and nearly injured himself in the process.<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_edwards_million_dollar_effect_blown">{{cite web|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=blew%20a%20million%20dollar%20special%20effect|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole|last=Larocque|first=John|date=2005-02-28|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> | ||
Cole has described ''Galactica 1980'' as the most expensive series then airing on American television, costing $1.2 million to $1.5 million to produce per episode against an ABC license fee of only $600,000 to $700,000, with Universal absorbing the remainder.<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_galactica1980_mostexpensive_perepisode_cost">{{cite web|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=the%20most%20expensive%20series%20ever%20done%20on%20television|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole|last=Larocque|first=John|date=2005-02-28|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> He identified the $1.5 million figure, the highest he cited for any single episode of the series, specifically with "The Super Scouts, Part I," calling it "the most ever spent for a TV episode at that time."<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_superscouts_highest_budget_episode">{{cite web|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=The%20most%20ever%20spent%20for%20a%20TV%20episode%20at%20that%20time|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole|last=Larocque|first=John|date=2005-02-28|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> Cole has linked the series' cancellation to this mounting budget overrun combined with a steady ratings decline over the course of its run,<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_galactica1980_ratings_decline_cancellation">{{cite web|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=the%20show%20dropped%20steadily%2C%20week%20after%20week|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole|last=Larocque|first=John|date=2005-02-28|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> recalling that by the time of the series finale the production was "flat out of dough" and the staff "knew the series was going to be killed."<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_galactica1980_outofmoney_finale_canceled">{{cite web|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=flat%20out%20of%20dough%20and%20knew%20the%20series%20was%20going%20to%20be%20killed|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole|last=Larocque|first=John|date=2005-02-28|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> Cole pointed to numerous other contributing factors as well, including disputes with network censors, constant on-set script rewrites, and an unusually large number of credited producers, so the blown effect on Edwards' episode is best understood as one specific, costly instance within that broader pattern rather than a sole cause.<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_galactica1980_mostexpensive_perepisode_cost"/> | Cole has described ''Galactica 1980'' as the most expensive series then airing on American television, costing $1.2 million to $1.5 million to produce per episode against an ABC license fee of only $600,000 to $700,000, with Universal absorbing the remainder.<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_galactica1980_mostexpensive_perepisode_cost">{{cite web|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=the%20most%20expensive%20series%20ever%20done%20on%20television|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole|last=Larocque|first=John|date=2005-02-28|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> He identified the $1.5 million figure, the highest he cited for any single episode of the series, specifically with "The Super Scouts, Part I," calling it "the most ever spent for a TV episode at that time."<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_superscouts_highest_budget_episode">{{cite web|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=The%20most%20ever%20spent%20for%20a%20TV%20episode%20at%20that%20time|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole|last=Larocque|first=John|date=2005-02-28|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> Cole has linked the series' cancellation to this mounting budget overrun combined with a steady ratings decline over the course of its run,<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_galactica1980_ratings_decline_cancellation">{{cite web|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=the%20show%20dropped%20steadily%2C%20week%20after%20week|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole|last=Larocque|first=John|date=2005-02-28|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> recalling that by the time of the series finale the production was "flat out of dough" and the staff "knew the series was going to be killed."<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_galactica1980_outofmoney_finale_canceled">{{cite web|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=flat%20out%20of%20dough%20and%20knew%20the%20series%20was%20going%20to%20be%20killed|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole|last=Larocque|first=John|date=2005-02-28|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> Cole pointed to numerous other contributing factors as well, including disputes with network censors, constant on-set script rewrites, and an unusually large number of credited producers, so the blown effect on Edwards' episode is best understood as one specific, costly instance within that broader pattern rather than a sole cause.<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_galactica1980_mostexpensive_perepisode_cost"/> | ||
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** "The Super Scouts", [[The Super Scouts, Part I|Part I]] and [[The Super Scouts, Part II|Part II]] | ** "The Super Scouts", [[The Super Scouts, Part I|Part I]] and [[The Super Scouts, Part II|Part II]] | ||
* Theatrical compilations | * Theatrical compilations | ||
** ''Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack'' (1979), assembled from "The Living Legend" and footage from "[[Fire in Space]]"; co-directed with | ** ''Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack'' (1979), assembled from "The Living Legend" and footage from "[[Fire in Space]]"; co-directed with Christian I. Nyby II<ref group="external" name="imdb_missiongalactica_cylonattack_codirectors"/> | ||
''See also: [[:Category:Episodes directed by Vince Edwards|Episodes directed by Vince Edwards]]'' | ''See also: [[:Category:Episodes directed by Vince Edwards|Episodes directed by Vince Edwards]]'' | ||