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cnn.com - 9/3/2008

The curse word 'Battlestar Galactica' created

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Lee Goldberg thinks Glen A. Larson is a genius, and not because the prolific television writer and producer gave us "Knight Rider" and "B.J. and the Bear." It was Larson who first used the faux curse word "frak" in the original "Battlestar Galactica." The word was mostly ...

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Frak and other fictional curse words
TV Squad — ... There is a marvelous article on CNN about the origins of the word "Frak", the replacement curse word used heavily in the series Battlestar Galactica. It seems that the word was invented in the original 70's version of the show by creator Glen A. Larson but it was seldom used. ...

'Battlestar Galactica' movie snares Tricia Helfer, Grace Park and lots more Cylons
The Watcher — ... since then. (A side note: "Battlestar" writer Mark Verheiden, who wrote one of those "Caprica" scripts, has begun work as a writer on NBC's "Heroes," where he'll be helping out with the second arc of Season 3). “No word yet, but all signs look good at this point,” Moore said Tuesday. He added that a decision on the fate of "Caprica," which he discussed more here, should be made in “the next few weeks.” Finally, this piece examines the growing popularity of a certain made-up expletive popularized by ...