LARSON, Glen A.

LARSON, Glen A.
(1937-)
   US TELEVISION producer, perhaps best known as producer of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (from 1978). However, GL had been long involved with tv previously, being responsible for Quincy, McCloud, BJ and the Bear and other non-sf programmes before he turned to sf. All the sf tv series that GAL has produced have been simplistic, grossly formulaic, and generallycontemptuous of science; in interviews he has adopted a cavalier attitude about the various SCIENTIFIC ERRORS pointed out to him. However, he remained loyal to sf/fantasy programming on tv for a number of years. Subsequent series of this kind for which he received the "Created by"credit include: the Battlestar Galactica sequel-series GALACTICA 1980 (1980); BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY (1979-81); his most successfulseries, Knight Rider, 4 seasons, 83 episodes 1982-6, starring David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight, the former police officer almost killed inan accident who is given a new identity and groovy futuristic car controlled by a COMPUTER called KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand), to help him catch bad people as a kind of licensed vigilante; Manimal, 8 episodes 1983, about a shapeshifting crimefighter, Jonathan Case (Simon MacCorkindale), who catches bad people by adopting the guise of panther,eagle, etc.; Automan, 11 episodes 1983-4, starring Desi Arnaz Jr as the computer expert who creates Automan (Chuck Wagner), the world's first living holographic image, to catch bad people; and The Highwayman, 10 episodes 1987-8, another road-movie series in which future law enforcers, Highwaymen, use futuristic vehicles to catch bad people, starring SamJones.GL was given cover credit for writing, always in collaboration, the Battlestar Galactica series of tied novels, including Battlestar Galactica * (1978) with Robert THURSTON, Battlestar Galactica \#2: The Cylon Death Machine * (1979) with Thurston, \#3: The Tombs of Kobol * (1979) with Thurston, \#4: The Young Warriors * (1980) with Thurston, \#5: Galactica Discovers Earth * (1980) with Michael RESNICK, \#6: The Living Legend * (1982) with Nicholas Yermakov, \#7: War of the Gods * (1982) with Yermakov, \#8: Greetings from Earth * (1983) with Ron GOULART, \#9: Experiment in Terra * (1984) with Goulart, \#10: The Long Patrol * (1984) with Goulart, \#11: The Nightmare Machine * (1985) with Thurston, \#12: "Die, Chameleon!" * (1986) with Thurston, \#13: Apollo's War * (1987) with Thurston and \#14: Surrender the Galactica! * (1987) with Thurston. With Roger Hill, GL wrote a series of Knight Rider ties: Knight Rider * (1983), \#2: Trust Doesn't Rust * (1984), \#3: Hearts of Stone * (1984),\#4: The 24-Carat Assassin *(1984 UK).and\#5: Mirror Image * (1985 UK)
   PN/JC
   Other works: The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula * (1978) with Michael Sloan.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia. . 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Glen A. Larson — (* 3. Januar 1937) ist ein US amerikanischer Autor, Filmproduzent und Komponist. Larson, der in den 1950er Jahren Mitglied der Gesangsgruppe The Four Preps war und unter diesem Pseudonym auch oft im Abspann der von ihm produzierten Filme und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Larson (surname) — Larson is a patronymic surname meaning son of Lars . There are various spellings. Larson may refer to:In science: * Edward Larson, American historian * Stephen Steve M. Larson, American astronomerIn television and film:* Bob Larson, television… …   Wikipedia

  • Larson — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Brie Larson (* 1989), US amerikanische Schauspielerin und Sängerin Dan Larson (* 1954), US amerikanischer Baseballspieler David Larson (* 1959), US amerikanischer Schwimmer Gary Larson (* 1950), US… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Glen A. Larson — (1937 ) est un scénariste et producteur de séries télévisées américain. Sommaire 1 Filmographie 1.1 Série télévisée 1.2 Téléfilm 2 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Glen A. Larson — Infobox Person name = Glen A. Larson image size = caption = birth date = 1937 01 03 birth place = death date = death place = death cause = resting place = resting place coordinates = residence = nationality = American flagicon|US other names =… …   Wikipedia

  • Glen Benton — Infobox Musical artist Name = Glen Benton Img capt = Glen Benton with fans in April 2006 Img size = 225 Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Alias = Born = birth date and age|1967|6|21 Died = Instrument = Bass Guitar, Vocals Genre =… …   Wikipedia

  • Larson —  Pour l’article homophone, voir Larsson. Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Larson est un nom de famille notamment porté par : Eric Larson (1905 1988), dessinateur et animateur… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Bob Larson — (born 1944 in McCook, Nebraska) is a radio and television evangelist, currently based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Larson has authored numerous books on the subjects of rock music, cults, and Satanism, written from a Christian perspective. He has an… …   Wikipedia

  • Eric Larson — This article is about the Disney animator. For the American comic book artist, see Erik Larsen; for the American author, see Erik Larson (author). Eric Larson (September 3, 1905 ndash; October 25, 1988) was an animator for the Walt Disney Studios …   Wikipedia

  • Reed Larson — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Larson. Reed Larson Données clés Nationalité  États U …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Eric Larson — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Larson.  Ne doit pas être confondu avec Erik Larsen. Eric Cleon Larson est un dessinateur et animateur américain, né le (1905 et décédé le 25 octobre 1988. Il était membre de la légendaire équipe des Nine… …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”