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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.com/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 [[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.com/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 the ''[[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>
Additional interviews conducted for the ''[[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>


Aside from this, it is known that Stevens wrote the two-hour episode, "[[The Beta Pirates]]", which was never produced.
Aside from this, it is known that Stevens wrote the two-hour episode, "[[The Beta Pirates]]", which was never produced.

Revision as of 01:15, 3 June 2019

Leslie Stevens
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Role: Supervising Producer
Writer
BSG Universe: Original Series
Date of Birth:
Date of Death: Missing required parameter 1=month! ,


IMDb profile

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, amongst them McCloud, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Gemini Man.

Stevens is probably best known for his work on the 1963-65 science fiction anthology series, The Outer Limits, which he wrote and produced under Daystar Productions, an independent company that he created.

Battlestar Galactica[edit]

According to Alan J. Levi, Stevens "wrote the 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."[1]

Additional interviews conducted for the 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."[2]

Aside from this, it is known that Stevens wrote the two-hour episode, "The Beta Pirates", which was never produced.

References[edit]

  1. Paxton, Susan J.. Battlestar zone interview with Alan J. Levi (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 30 April 2008.
  2. Altman, Mark A.; Gross, Edward (2018). So Say We All: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Battlestar Galactica. Tor Books. ISBN 9781250128942, p. 47.