Quinn Martin(1922-1987)
- Producer
- Writer
- Sound Department
During the early 1970s QM Productions through its owner Quinn Martin
dominated the action adventure television series genre. At one time QM
produced more hours of network television programs per week than any
other independent production company. Perhaps one of Martin's most
lasting contributions to the genre was developing and perfecting the
formula for the one hour television drama-- the number of acts (+ the
"epilog"), the number of "beats" of action per act and the ability to
end the act on a cliffhanger for the commercial break thereby assuring
that the audience would stay tuned through the commercial.
