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Alan J. Levi on the complexities of directing the Battlestar Galactica pilot and how expensive it was

Alan J. Levi on working with producer John Dykstra on Battlestar Galactica and Dykstra's contributions to the special effects on the show

Alan J. Levi on the bridge set of the Battlestar Galactica pilot and shooting on the set with a crane

Alan J. Levi on his parents visiting him on the set of the Battlestar Galactica pilot

Alan J . Levi on the theatrical release of the Battlestar Galactica pilot

Alan J. Levi on Battlestar Galactica's legacy

Alan J. Levi on the special effects on JAG costing $200 per effect

Alan J. Levi on working on Bionic Showdown with Sandra Bullock as the "Bionic Woman"

Alan J. Levi on Compact Video and helping to develop it

Alan J. Levi on getting his contract with Universal Television after working with Harve Bennett on several Universal shows beforehand

Alan J. Levi on functioning as a "troubleshooter" under his contract with Universal to help shows that had a problem going on

Alan J. Levi on shooting half of the pilot of Battlestar Galactica but not getting screen credit due to the Directors Guild rules at the time

Alan J. Levi on the special effects on The Invisible Man and inventing an invisible effect for every episode he directed

On directing the TV movie The Legend of the Golden Gun; on the nuances of directing TV movies and miniseries; on how casting has changed throughout his career; on handling actors who don’t meet expectations, including on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman; on how the lead actor sets the tone

On working with musicians as guest stars, including Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson; on working with Donald P. Bellisario on Magnum, P.I. and Airwolf; on producing and directing Airwolf and working with Jan-Michael Vincent on the show; on how dangerous the Airwolf set could be

On directing Frank Sinatra on Magnum, P.I.; on directing Cicely Tyson on B.L. Stryker; on working with Burt Reynolds on B.L. Stryker and becoming good friends with him (Ed. note: Mr. Levi would like to correct that in his story about Cicely Tyson, she was in a scene with Burt Reynolds, not Tom)

On directing Quantum Leap; on producing and directing Columbo; on working with Peter Falk; on casting his wife, Peter Falk’s wife, and Dabney Coleman together for an episode of Columbo

On how he likes to use the camera for mysteries; on directing the “Death and Taxes” episode of Magnum, P.I., on directing the TV movie Without Warning: Terror in the Towers on the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center

Alan J. Levi on the directing the TV movie The Legend of the Golden Gun

Alan J. Levi on the directing the TV movie The Legend of the Golden Gun

Alan J. Levi on having more control when directing a TV movie compared to episodic television

Alan J. Levi on his experience directing miniseries

Alan J. Levi on his approach to filming mysteries

Alan J. Levi on working on Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

Alan J. Levi on working with Don P. Bellisario on Magnum, P.I. 

Alan J. Levi on working with Don P. Bellisario on Magnum, P.I. 

Alan J. Levi on working on Airwolf

Alan J. Levi on directing an episode of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Alan J. Levi on directing the  "Winner Takes All" episode of B.L. Stryker (Ed. note: Mr. Levi would like to correct that in this story Cicely Tyson was in a scene with Burt Reynolds, not Tom)

Alan J. Levi on directing Quantum Leap