Paid Members Surf Digby Posted November 16, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted November 16, 2014 http://www.nerdist.com/2014/11/battlestar-galactica-creator-glen-a-larson-dies-age-77/ Â If you grew up in the late 70s and early 80s, then you watched shows made by Glen A. Larson. That's just how it was. If you were into sci-fi, then you watched several shows made by Glen A. Larson. He was quite possibly the first non-actors name that I started noticing in the credits of a TV show, because a) he made so many shows that I watched, and b) his name was always in pretty big lettering. Â I've no idea if his productions were big budget, or he was just skilled in making them look it, but shows like Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers looked every bit as good as the likes of Star Trek. Â He understood the power of a good gimmick too. Red swooshy lights worked so well the Cylon Centurions (with their robo-disco voices) that he reused them in Knight Rider. Twiki and his "Bidi bidi bidi" shenanigans. Â Coincidentally, my Automan DVD arrived today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patiirc Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 That's a shame. Quincy ME, Buck Rogers and Battlestar Galactica are among my favourite TV shows ever  Chuck in Knightrider, The Fall Guy, The Six Million Dollar Man and then, Boom! Right in the Childhood.  I swear that if you were a child of the 1980's or liked certain shows, that there is pretty much nothing left worth celebrating from that era. May as well pretend it never happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Was the typewriter Stephen H Boccho or something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted November 16, 2014 Author Paid Members Share Posted November 16, 2014 The one where it's shot from above, and he rips the paper out, throws it in the air and it floats into the logo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Maverick Posted November 16, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted November 16, 2014 Am I being whooshed? It was Stephen J Cannell (A-Team, Rockford, 21 Jump Street) who had the typewriter bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 That's the fucker! Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Maverick Posted November 16, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted November 16, 2014 Here it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7vo9cJhsXQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted November 16, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted November 16, 2014 From 2:15 onwards it seems he's reached the 'Hackett shirt in McDonald's car park revving up my supped-up Nova' phase of his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted November 16, 2014 Moderators Share Posted November 16, 2014 Here it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7vo9cJhsXQ Â So that's what Kenny Powers did after leaving Sports Sesh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted November 16, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted November 16, 2014 Just looking at his IMDB page is like a map of my childhood. Thanks Glen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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