Battlestar Galactica Creator Glen A. Larson Dead At 77

schwit1 writes Glen A. Larson, the wildly successful television writer-producer whose enviable track record includes 'Six Million Dollar Man', Quincy M.E., Magnum, P.I., Battlestar Galactica, Knight Rider and The Fall Guy, has died. He was 77. From the article: Battlestar Galactica lasted just one season on ABC from 1978-79, yet the show had an astronomical impact. Starring Lorne Greene and Richard Hatch as leaders of a homeless fleet wandering through space, featuring special effects supervised by Star Wars’ John Dykstra and influenced by Larson’s Mormon beliefs, Battlestar premiered as a top 10 show and finished the year in the top 25. But it was axed after 24 episodes because, Larson said, each episode cost “well over” $1 million.

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Re:The {Mormon} thing and {x}

[Anonymous Coward]

Whatever became of of all that "open-mindedness" and "tolerance for other viewpoints" people used to insist on?

You didn't understand. The people crying for tolerance meant everyone had to be tolerant of what they (the criers) wanted. They never had any intention of tolerating any viewpoint they disagreed with.

Sure, it's dishonest and hypocritical. So what? You disagree loud enough, you lose your job, prole.

Re:Sci Fi Really Ages Quickly

[msobkow]

Don't forget these were the "family friendly" seventies. It really limited just how "edgy" a show could be in it's writing, and technology *seriously* limited the effectiveness of F/X.

But you know what? I enjoyed what "SciFi" there was at the time. It sure beat the heck out of crap like "Dallas" or "Hee-Haw". :P

Re:Sci Fi Really Ages Quickly

[Half-pint HAL]

Jabba is also really small, but this is rationalised away as "he's an alien, we don't know how quickly he would grow." And then they proceeded to insert not one but two original-Jabba-sized Hutts in ep 1, and no New Hope Jabba-sized ones.

And Solo isn't an "avatar", there's no digital trickery in the actual character -- he's just space-shifted up the frame. It's clumsy and horrendous to watch.