Glen Larson

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American television producer and writer, creator of Battlestar Galactica and Knight Rider; active from the 1960s until his death in 2014.

Created Knight Rider (known as Supercar in this context) and Battlestar Galactica. Credited in reviews as the producer who was inspired by the Cylon eye scanner when conceiving KITT's red LED scanner. Review notes he was involved with the Knight Rider theme alongside Stu Phillips. Universal reportedly destroyed surviving KITT replicas per agreement with Pontiac. In 2020 a cinematic reboot produced by Atomic Monster (James Wan) was announced and David Hasselhoff was later consulted according to the review.

A nostalgic, appreciative review of Glen A. Larson's Knight Rider (Supercar) that highlights KITT, Michael Knight, the show's cultural impact and technical flaws. The reviewer notes the series' four-season run, the iconic red LED scanner and theme music, and mentions later failed revivals and a planned cinematic reboot announced in 2020. Overall the piece treats the show as a formative pop-culture myth.