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	== Notable Filmography ==		== Notable Filmography ==

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	*''The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War'' (1973) (TV movie) (executive producer)		*''The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War'' (1973) (TV movie) (executive producer)

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	'''Glen A. Larson''' (born 3 January 1937, died 14 November 2014) is the creator of the original ''[[bsgwiki:Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and a "consulting producer" for the 2003 [[re-imagining\|Re-imagined]] [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Series]].		'''Glen A. Larson''' (born 3 January 1937, died 14 November 2014) is the creator of the original ''[[bsgwiki:Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and a "consulting producer" for the 2003 [[bsgwiki:re-imagining\|Re-imagined]] [[bsgwiki:Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Series]].

	According to the Official Companion, Larson wanted a credit for the new 2003 [[Miniseries]] by [[Ronald D. Moore]] who began the Re-imagined Series, and his claim went to arbitration at the Writer's Guild of America. Ron Moore actually felt that Larson deserved a credit because the story was essentially the same as Larson's, just done "in different ways". As a result, Larson is credited in the Miniseries under the pseudonym "Christopher Eric James." Larson is also credited as a consulting producer on every episode of the Re-imagined Series because he holds the rights to the concept of ''Battlestar Galactica''.		According to the Official Companion, Larson wanted a credit for the new 2003 [[bsgwiki:Miniseries\|Miniseries]] by [[bsgwiki:Ronald D. Moore\|Ronald D. Moore]] who began the Re-imagined Series, and his claim went to arbitration at the Writer's Guild of America. Ron Moore actually felt that Larson deserved a credit because the story was essentially the same as Larson's, just done "in different ways". As a result, Larson is credited in the Miniseries under the pseudonym "Christopher Eric James." Larson is also credited as a consulting producer on every episode of the Re-imagined Series because he holds the rights to the concept of ''Battlestar Galactica''.

	== Early Life ==		== Early Life ==

	As child to a single mother, Glen A. Larson would be later described as a "latchkey kid" by his son, [[David Larson]], who notes his father's predilection for running water as being a means to remind himself of the halcyon time in his childhood. This was because Glen A. Larson's mother would start running a bath upon returning from work at night, and thus Larson would know that she had returned.<ref name="p35">{{cite book/sswa\|35}}</ref>		As child to a single mother, Glen A. Larson would be later described as a "latchkey kid" by his son, [[bsgwiki:David Larson\|David Larson]], who notes his father's predilection for running water as being a means to remind himself of the halcyon time in his childhood. This was because Glen A. Larson's mother would start running a bath upon returning from work at night, and thus Larson would know that she had returned.<ref name="p35">{{cite book/sswa\|35}}</ref>

	== The Four Preps ==		== The Four Preps ==
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	*''Team Knight Rider'' (1997) TV Series (executive producer)		*''Team Knight Rider'' (1997) TV Series (executive producer)
	*''Millennium Man'' (1999) (TV) (executive producer)		*''Millennium Man'' (1999) (TV) (executive producer)
	*''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (2003) TV Miniseries (consulting producer)		*''[[bsgwiki:Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (2003) TV Miniseries (consulting producer)
	*''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (2004) TV Series (consulting producer)		*''[[bsgwiki:Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (2004) TV Series (consulting producer)
	*''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'' (2009) TV Series (consulting producer)		*''[[bsgwiki:Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'' (2009) TV Series (consulting producer)

	== Official Statements ==		== Official Statements ==

	* ''Glen A. Larson comments on the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]]:''		* ''Glen A. Larson comments on the [[bsgwiki:Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]]:''

	:Our point was to whenever possible make it a departure like you're visiting somewhere else and {{TOS\|List of terms\|we did coin certain phrases}} for use in expletive situations, but we tried to carry that over into a lot of other stuff, even push brooms and the coin of the realm.<ref>{{cite_web\|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/02/tv.what.the.frak.ap/\|title=The curse word 'Battlestar Galactica' created\|date=2 September 2008\|accessdate=9 October 2008\|last=\|first=\|format=\|language=English}}</ref>		:Our point was to whenever possible make it a departure like you're visiting somewhere else and {{TOS\|List of terms\|we did coin certain phrases}} for use in expletive situations, but we tried to carry that over into a lot of other stuff, even push brooms and the coin of the realm.<ref>{{cite_web\|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/02/tv.what.the.frak.ap/\|title=The curse word 'Battlestar Galactica' created\|date=2 September 2008\|accessdate=9 October 2008\|last=\|first=\|format=\|language=English}}</ref>
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	{{ext-wikipedia\|article=Glen A. Larson}}		{{ext-wikipedia\|article=Glen A. Larson}}
			{{ext-bsgwiki}}

	== References ==		== References ==

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	'''Glen A. Larson''' (born 3 January 1937, died 14 November 2014) is the creator of the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and a "consulting producer" for the 2003 [[re-imagining\|Re-imagined]] [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Series]].		'''Glen A. Larson''' (born 3 January 1937, died 14 November 2014) is the creator of the original ''[[bsgwiki:Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and a "consulting producer" for the 2003 [[re-imagining\|Re-imagined]] [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Series]].

	According to the Official Companion, Larson wanted a credit for the new 2003 [[Miniseries]] by [[Ronald D. Moore]] who began the Re-imagined Series, and his claim went to arbitration at the Writer's Guild of America. Ron Moore actually felt that Larson deserved a credit because the story was essentially the same as Larson's, just done "in different ways". As a result, Larson is credited in the Miniseries under the pseudonym "Christopher Eric James." Larson is also credited as a consulting producer on every episode of the Re-imagined Series because he holds the rights to the concept of ''Battlestar Galactica''.		According to the Official Companion, Larson wanted a credit for the new 2003 [[Miniseries]] by [[Ronald D. Moore]] who began the Re-imagined Series, and his claim went to arbitration at the Writer's Guild of America. Ron Moore actually felt that Larson deserved a credit because the story was essentially the same as Larson's, just done "in different ways". As a result, Larson is credited in the Miniseries under the pseudonym "Christopher Eric James." Larson is also credited as a consulting producer on every episode of the Re-imagined Series because he holds the rights to the concept of ''Battlestar Galactica''.
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	*''Quincy, M.E.'' (1976) (TV series) (executive producer)		*''Quincy, M.E.'' (1976) (TV series) (executive producer)
	*''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (1978)		*''[[bsgwiki:Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (1978)
	*''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' Movie and TV series (1979)		*''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' Movie and TV series (1979)
	*''[[bsgwiki:Galactica 1980\|Galactica 1980]]'' (1980)		*''[[bsgwiki:Galactica 1980\|Galactica 1980]]'' (1980)

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'''Glen A. Larson''' (born 3 January 1937, died 14 November 2014) is the creator of the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and a "consulting producer" for the 2003 [[re-imagining|Re-imagined]] [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Series]].

According to the Official Companion, Larson wanted a credit for the new 2003 [[Miniseries]] by [[Ronald D. Moore]] who began the Re-imagined Series, and his claim went to arbitration at the Writer's Guild of America. Ron Moore actually felt that Larson deserved a credit because the story was essentially the same as Larson's, just done "in different ways". As a result, Larson is credited in the Miniseries under the pseudonym "Christopher Eric James." Larson is also credited as a consulting producer on every episode of the Re-imagined Series because he holds the rights to the concept of ''Battlestar Galactica''.

== Early Life ==

As child to a single mother, Glen A. Larson would be later described as a "latchkey kid" by his son, [[David Larson]], who notes his father's predilection for running water as being a means to remind himself of the halcyon time in his childhood. This was because Glen A. Larson's mother would start running a bath upon returning from work at night, and thus Larson would know that she had returned.<ref name="p35">{{cite book/sswa|35}}</ref>

== The Four Preps ==

Later in life as a kid, he became a page at [[w:NBC|NBC]], where he became surrounded by motion picture and, later, television production.<ref name="p35"/> During this time, he also entered music under [[w:The Four Preps|The Four Preps]] in the late 1950s, writing and performing songs that hit the top 5 in the [[w:Billboard chart|''Billboard pop charts]], including "26 Miles (Santa Catalina)"<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book
| first= Joseph
| last= Murrells
| year= 1978
| title= The Book of Golden Discs
| edition= 2nd
| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd
| location= London
| page= 91
| isbn= 0-214-20512-6
| url= https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr
}}</ref> and "Big Man." In 1959, Larson appeared in the film ''[[w:Gidget (film)|Gidget]]'', making it his first on-screen appearance.

== Career ==

During his work with the Four Preps, Glen A. Larson began writing using [[w:IBM Selectric|IBM Selectric]]s, writing his first script called "Finger Popper," a script that has never been produced.<ref name="p35"/>

== Philosophy ==

When it came to writing, Larson believed that "writing isn't writing, it's rewriting" during the search for themes of a story. Whenever he would come across a story problem, he would "reverse it" -- "if you can't make something happen one way you look at the opposite [ways]."<ref name="p34">{{cite book/sswa|34}}</ref>

He was also known for isolating himself from distractions, secluding himself in his [[w:Malibu, California|Malibu, California]] residence when writing, not answering phone calls and delegating tasks to others.<ref name="p36">{{cite book/sswa|36}}</ref> [[Jeff Freilich]], [[Chris Bunch]], and [[Alan Cole]], among others, have noted this in various interviews relating to Larson's approach.

== Notable Filmography ==
*''It Takes a Thief'' (1968) (TV series) (associate producer)
*''The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War'' (1973) (TV movie) (executive producer)
*''The Six Million Dollar Man: Solid Gold Kidnapping'' (1973) (TV movie) (executive producer)
*''Quincy, M.E.'' (1976) (TV series) (executive producer)
*''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (1978)
*''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' Movie and TV series (1979)
*''[[Galactica 1980]]'' (1980)
*''Magnum, P.I.'' (1980)
*''Knight Rider'' (1982)
*''Team Knight Rider'' (1997) TV Series (executive producer)
*''Millennium Man'' (1999) (TV) (executive producer)
*''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (2003) TV Miniseries (consulting producer)
*''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (2004) TV Series (consulting producer)
*''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' (2009) TV Series (consulting producer)

== Official Statements ==

* ''Glen A. Larson comments on the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]:''

:Our point was to whenever possible make it a departure like you're visiting somewhere else and {{TOS|List of terms|we did coin certain phrases}} for use in expletive situations, but we tried to carry that over into a lot of other stuff, even push brooms and the coin of the realm.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/02/tv.what.the.frak.ap/|title=The curse word 'Battlestar Galactica' created|date=2 September 2008|accessdate=9 October 2008|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>

== External links ==
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Glen A. Larson}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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