rwmu wrote:Going to have to disagree on this one VK and go back to first principles, Martin Cadin created Steve Austin all Bennett, Johnson and possibly Larson did was adapt his work to TV, they didn't create anything. (Yes is a slight change in stance from my initial post, but i've sat and checked the episode credits now)
Glen Larson is not mentioned in the Credits for The original pilot, come to that neither is Richard Anderson, the only constant for the show from start to finish is Lee Majors.
Sorry but if Glen had been part of the process he'd have been in the credits on all the shows instead of two of the TV movies, unless he's under a pen-name for some reason.
- You made an inaccurate statement (about Glen's credits) and I clarified it.
To further clarify, Martin Caidin did invent Steve Austin but he received credit only for his novel "Cyborg" -
not for creating the television series itself - although the concept was inspired by his work.
Kenneth Johnson who also created the sci-fi series "V" and
Alien Nation received credit for creating
The Bionic Woman.
According to IMDB -
Terrence McDonnell received the "written by" credit on the '73 tv movie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070700/fullcredits#writers" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Six_Million_Dollar_Man" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I am not sure if wiki is accurate in claiming that Kenneth also invented
The Six Million Dollar Man - I believe that
no one officially received a "created by" credit for it - see the
end credits still below and you'll see what I mean - at no point in the credits is a "created by" credit given only the nod to Caidin at the end.
http://www.kennethjohnson.us/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - lists his "created by" credits.
Martin Caidin did not invent
The Bionic Woman, although he received "based on
Cyborg by Martin Caidin" credit (like in The Six Million Dollar Man) - given the connection to Steve Austin and bionics.
Read here for more info -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg_(novel" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)
And to get this back on Knight Rider for a moment...
Tom Greene, Steven E. de Souza, and Alan J. Levi were all involved with
The Six Million Dollar Man and
The Bionic Woman.
I think it's very possible that Glen had a hand in creating
The Six Million Dollar Man and did not receive credit for it - as several people were involved with the creation of the movies (yet given no specific "created by" credit) that inspired the series which came
after them.
Note that Glen's take on the story departed in many ways from the first
Six Million Dollar Man movie and parts of the novel, "Cyborg" with the sequel to it -
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211121/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I will ask Glen what his thoughts are next time I see him. He has brought this up on more than one occassion.
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