Glen A. Larson (born 1937) is a television writer and producer. Some of his series have become cult hits and either remain in syndication or have been revived. Larson is sometimes compared to Gene Roddenberry by fans of genre television. He began his career in the entertainment industry as a member of the singing group The Four Preps (with whom he appeared in one of the Gidget films). In religion and sociology, a cult is a cohesive group of people (often a relatively small and new religious movement) devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding culture or society considers to be far outside the mainstream. ... In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ... Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek Eugene Wesley Roddenberry (born August 19, 1921 in El Paso, Texas, USA - died October 24, 1991 in Santa Monica, California) was an American scriptwriter and producer. ... The Four Preps were a popular quartet, whose greatest popularity was in the late 1950s and early 1960s. ... Gidget was a film starring fifties teen icon Sandra Dee was produced in the USA in 1959. ...

After working for Quinn Martin, Larson signed a production deal with Universal. His first hit series was Alias Smith and Jones. One of Larson's tactics has been to copy successful formats. He was involved in the development of The Six Million Dollar Man and later secured an unprecedented $1,000,000 per episode budget for Battlestar Galactica which exploited the popularity of Star Wars (George Lucas sued for copyright infringement and lost). Even with this generous budget the series was reportedly marred by recycled effects shots along with poor scripts and cancelled after a short run. The pilot episode of Galactica was refashioned as a theatrical release in North America and Europe, and in some Europeans markets was the top grossing film of 1979. Quinn Martin (May 22, 1922 - August 6, 1987) was one of the most successful American television producers of all time. ... Universal has several meanings: For the concept of a universal in metaphysics, see Universal (metaphysics). ... Alias Smith and Jones was a television comedy-western series on ABC from 1971 to 1973, starring Pete Duel and Ben Murphy. ... Opening scene from The Six Million Dollar Man The Six Million Dollar Man was an American television series about a cyborg working for a U.S. secret service called OSI. The show was based on the book Cyborg from Martin Caidin, and aired on the ABC network from 1973 to... Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction television series, produced in 1978 by Glen Larson and starring Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict. ... The cover of the 2004 DVD widescreen release of the modified original Star Wars Trilogy. ... THE NEUTRALITY OF THIS ARTICLE IS DISPUTED! George Lucas George Walton Lucas, Jr. ...

Larson was known for co-authoring some of the themes to TV programs he produced, usually with the help of composer Stu Phillips. Stu Phillips is a television and film music composer. ...

Larson re-used sets, props, costumes, and effects work from Galactica to create the light-hearted sci-fi series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979). Larson collaborated with Donald Bellisario in creating Magnum, P.I. one of the most enduring television series of the 1980s. (Curiously, "Magnum" was only developed because the production company had significant unutilized resources in Hawaii after the cancellation of "Hawaii 5-0".) North American DVD release of the 1979-81 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century TV series. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Donald Paul Bellisario (born August 8, 1935 in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania) is an American television producer and scriptwriter. ... Magnum, P.I. was an American television show that followed the adventures of Thomas Magnum (played by Tom Selleck), a private investigator living in Hawai‘i. ...

Larson also created The Fall Guy, which made much use of stock footage as well. Larson's most influential series was probably Knight Rider, featuring science-fiction elements with a light hearted action adventure scenario and limited violence. These basic elements characterised Larson's output through the 1980s with Automan, Manimal and The Highwayman but few of these were renewed and Larson's popularity declined. He made a brief comeback in the 1990s' with an adaptation of the Ultraverse comic Nightman, which lasted two seasons and became a small cult favourate, but failed to make a larger impact. The Fall Guy was an American television series produced for ABC from 1981 to 1986 and starring Lee Majors and Heather Thomas. ... Knight Rider was a popular United States television show during the early 1980s. ... Automan is a American science fiction superhero television series produced by Glen A. Larson. ... Simon McCorkindale as Jonathon, the Manimal, and co-star, Melody Anderson, as Brooke Mackenzie. ... Malibu Comics was a comic book publisher in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. ...

He was credited as consulting producer for the Sci-Fi Channel/Universal's radical 2003 remake of Battlestar Galactica which attracted wide attention and scattered critical praise. Introduction to the original Battlestar Galactica film This article encompasses all the media that use the name Battlestar Galactica. ...

Larson has a star on Hollywood Boulevard for his contributions to the television industry.

Partial list of series

• Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
• Quincy, M.E. (1976)
• The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
• Battlestar Galactica (1978)
• B.J. and the Bear (1979)
• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
• Galactica 1980 (1980)
• Magnum, P.I. (1980)
• Knight Rider (1982)

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External link

• Glen A. Larson at the Internet Movie Database