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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.
in science fiction, as well as video games, graphics get dated very very quickly. what makes a timeless piece are things like plot, character, and storyline. Star Wars has a timeless plot. The original star treks do as well, even if they are not quite as epic. The overacting has its own appeal, as does the now very retro paper mache monster heads and costumes
When it came on the air (over 36 years ago) there was nothing else like it on television. Nothing.
Space:1999 had gone off the air a couple of years before. Not the best writing ever (especially the second season), and there were some interesting issues with the science on the show, but the effects were quite good for the time.
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