Talk:Glen A. Larson

The Fight With James Garner

"Garner reports that when Larson subsequently showed up on the "Rockford" set, he put his arm on Garner's shoulder saying, "I hope there are no hard feelings, Jim." After Larson ignored a warning by Garner to take his hand off, Garner punched him so hard that Larson flew across the curb, into a motor home, and out the other side."

I do not think that actually happened. Davis2m3 (talk) 20:44, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

That's how Garner described it in his memoir.[1] It should probably be a direct quote from the book to eliminate ambiguity. MFNickster (talk) 02:10, 27 June 2013 (UTC)

It is indeed in Garner's book, page 129. [2] I've done a slight rewording in the article though to say that "Garner claims he punched him so hard he flew across the kerb...." etc 88.104.22.153 (talk) 12:49, 10 October 2013 (UTC)

Mormonism

It would be nice to see mention of Larson's background involvement with Mormonism, which comes through clearly in the original Battlestar Galactica. Does anyone have information on his involvement with Mormonism and the Mormon themes in the original BG?

There is mention of the Mormonism influence in Battlestar Galactica already, but on the Battlestar Galactica page. Cyberia23 18:41, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Be Bold

"and the Battlestar Galactica theme, which is probably his" . . . Surely someone can research this and make a less equivocal statement Bbrainn (talk) 14:27, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Larson co-wrote the main theme to Battlestar Galactica with Stu Phillips, but the majority of the soundtrack was composed by Phillips by himself (though two songwriters were involved with the "It's Love Love Love" song that the Carillon singers perform). 88.104.20.154 (talk) 18:04, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

Just a note in case someone wants to follow this up. Glen Larson, having come from the music industry, understood music royalty division. If the composer is different from the lyricist, they each get 50% of the royalties. This is true even when there is ONLY an instrumental recording of the music, sans lyrics. The opening theme of BUCK ROGERS, for instance, has lyrics only heard in the opening credits of the feature pilot, yet every time the episodes play (anywhere, in any country), Glen Larson collects a check for half of the royalties. He was no fool. (Roddenberry did the same thing with STAR TREK, though even a die-hard Trekker would be hard pressed to sing the theme song words from memory.)Ted Newsom (talk) 04:31, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Knight Rider remake

This article would seem to contradict the opening credits of the pilot for the new Knight Rider series. In them he is credited as executive producer. Given this fact I would say that the claim that he was not consulted and has no involvement in the new series needs citation in order to be considered true. Honestly, given his involvement with and approval of the remake of Battlestar Galactica, it doesn't seem that unbelievable that he'd be involved with or at least sign off on this project as well.--Antodav2007 (talk) 02:52, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Actually Larson wasn't involved in the recent Galactica series at all, nor did he approve of it. He had no choice in the matter because Universal own the television rights to Galactica and would have made it with or without his consent. The producers agreed to give him a "consulting producer" credit merely because he came up with the original idea, but he didn't actually work on the series.80.41.44.159 (talk) 10:43, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Lean Years

It is completely ridiculous to characterize the Magnum P.I. / Knight Rider era as "lean years". Sure, Battlestar Galactica is a big deal right now, but even its current success has nothing on the massive cultural influence Larsen had during the years of those other two shows. This article is completely revisionist. 76.10.173.75 (talk) 16:47, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Criticism

Unless a source can be found for this criticism, it shouldn't be on this page. see Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons

"Much criticism has been aimed at Larson for lacking originality, arising from the fact that many of his television series are seen as small screen "knock-offs" of feature films (Battlestar Galactica from Star Wars, BJ & The Bear from Any Which Way But Loose, Automan from Tron, The Fall Guy from Hooper, and Buck Rogers was simply a remake of the original 1930's serial)."

Oldag07 (talk) 15:29, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

I agree it needs a source, but it doesn't stop it from being true. 88.104.24.156 (talk) 02:56, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

I'm not sure about the rest of the list but Battlestar Galactica is defiantly not a 'knock-off' of Star Wars. There story lines do not resemble each other in the slightest. It's like saying that Harry Potter is a knock-off of Lord of the Rings, the only thing that closely link them is their genre.J2dafa (talk) 11:21, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

Battlestar Galactica is probably the most infamous of the Star Wars knock-offs to come out in the late 70s. 20th Century Fox even took Universal to court over it, with a lawsuit that went on for years. It's not so much the story or genre, but the look and style of both productions that was the main bone of contention. Regardless of your views on it, Galactica has often been referred to as a Star Wars knock-off, even by critics (Halliwell's Film Guide refers to it as a "tatty Star Wars rip-off"), and it is yet another example of Larson "borrowing" a little too heavily from hit feature films which that paragraph in the article is all about. 88.104.25.163 (talk) 13:03, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

Religious beliefs

I see in the factoid they mention "Religious beliefs" - and I wonder: What has that got to do with anything? Is it of any relevance?

Knutt (talk) 14:53, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Larson's religious beliefs are notable in that it has inspired some of his works, particularly Battlestar Galactica which is based on Mormon mythology. 88.104.24.156 (talk) 03:55, 3 November 2011 (UTC)