GLEN A. LARSON KNIGHT RIDER THEME SONG SERIES
In February 2009, media sources reported that Larson was in talks with Universal Pictures to bring Battlestar Galactica to the big screen, though any potential feature film would not be based on the recent Sci-Fi Channel series remake, but would possibly be based on the original series. Larson was again not involved, but he was given a screen credit for the creation of certain characters. After the series ended in 2009, a short-lived prequel series, Caprica, followed in 2010. Larson was not involved in any capacity with the new series, though he did receive a screen credit as "Consulting Producer". In 2003, Battlestar Galactica was remade for the Sci-Fi Channel as a miniseries it was followed by a 2004 series, that, unlike the original, lasted multiple seasons. Larson's profile declined, though he made a brief comeback in the 1990s with an adaptation of the Ultraverse comic Night Man, which lasted two seasons. These basic elements characterized many of Larson's series' throughout the 1980s with Automan, Manimal and The Highwayman, though all of these shows were unsuccessful and none lasted more than a single season. Larson's next prominent series was Knight Rider, which featured science-fiction elements with a light-hearted action-adventure scenario and limited violence. Additionally, Larson created The Fall Guy, which ran from 1981 to 1986. Around the same time, he left Universal to work for 20th Century-Fox.
In the 1980s, Larson had further success as one of the creators of Magnum, P.I., which ran from 1980 to 1988. The weekly television series began in September 1979, running for two seasons until April 1981. The feature-length pilot episode was released as a theatrical film in March 1979 and grossed $21 million at the North American box office.
Based on the comic-book character created in 1928 by Philip Francis Nowlan, Larson co-developed the series with Leslie Stevens.
Larson re-used some of the sets, props, costumes, and effects work from Galactica for the light-hearted sci-fi series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century in 1979. This series was less successful than the original and was canceled after 10 episodes. After the series was canceled, Larson went on to create a relatively low-budget sequel to the series, titled Galactica 1980, which was set many years later, when the Galactica had reached Earth. The pilot episode of Galactica, titled " Saga of a Star World" in the program continuity, was edited into a two-hour theatrical film released in North America and Europe (a second theatrical release, titled Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack, was compiled by re-editing other episodes of the series). Larson initially renamed the series Galactica but was then convinced to include the word "star" in the title in some way, in order to capitalize on the popularity of the recently released Star Wars, eventually deciding on Battlestar Galactica.Įven with its generous budget, the series often recycled effects shots it was canceled after one season.
Coon had mentored him in its early development. Larson, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in real life, had been working on the concept since 1968, and former Star Trek producer Gene L. Originally, the series was intended to be called Adam's Ark, and the show incorporated many themes from LDS theology, such as sealing (marriage) for "time and eternity" and a "council of twelve". Larson later secured a then-unprecedented $1 million per episode budget for Battlestar Galactica. Larson was involved in the development for television of The Six Million Dollar Man, based on Martin Caidin's novel Cyborg, into the successful series, and was one of the program's early executive producers. ( George Roy Hill's film, scripted by William Goldman, about Butch Cassidy and the "Sundance Kid", is commonly believed to have been the inspiration for the series.) His first hit series was Alias Smith and Jones, a 1971–1973 Western which described the activities of Hannibal Heyes and Jedediah "Kid" Curry, concentrating on their efforts to go straight. A later member of the Four Preps, David Somerville, and a session singer he knew, Gail Jensen, later collaborated with Larson to write and compose " The Unknown Stuntman", the theme from The Fall Guy series lead Lee Majors performed this song over the opening titles.Īfter working for Quinn Martin on productions including The Fugitive (where he had his first writing credit), Larson signed a production deal with Universal Studios. The Four Preps ultimately produced three gold records for Capitol, all of which Larson himself wrote and/or composed: " 26 Miles (Santa Catalina)", " Big Man", and " Down by the Station". Larson began his career in the entertainment industry in 1956 as a member of the vocal group The Four Preps, with whom he appeared in one of the Gidget films.
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