jefffisher65-708-541158 LOgan's Run is yet another TV effort to cash in on the science fiction book Star Wars, and to some degree Close Ecounters of the Third Kind set off in the 1977/1978 period. I won't add a huge deal to what other reviewers have already said here, although I am pleased the series is out on DVD now. I tried to see all science fiction, or fantastic genre TV series in the 1970s at least most of the time. I don't think I have actually seen any of LR-the TV series even on VHS since it first sired, but I enjoyed what of them I can recall. Gregory Harrison, and the lovely Heather Menzies fit the parts of Logan and Jessica well. Had CBS not bounced the show all over their schedule. it might have been a success.I think the last two or three episodes were not sired if memory serves correctly. There was also a very short-run comic from Marvel based on the series of which I have seen a few copies, and seem easy to find for comics fans. Both this series, and the 1976 feature film were based on the novel Logan's Run by William F. Nolan, and George Clayton Johnson, who is no doubt best-known as a scriptwriter(the original Star Trek, others).

Stebaer4 The 1976 Movie was set in The 23rd Century in which Logan was sent out by The Computer's Voice to find Sanctuary where the "1056 escaped to" and destroy only to find them all frozen and there's no Sanctuary and it just wont compute so Logan's mind busts the computers' machines. While in this TV Series from 1977-78 of which it inspired It's set in the 24th Century and Logan and Jessica are in trouble with The Secret Society of Elders of whom are hidden behind the computers' voice saying "There's no Sanctuary." and Francis is offered a bonus to avoid "renewal" and sit on council with the elders via hunting down Logan and Jessica and bring them back alive and he knows the truth as well as they do in reality.In The Movie Francis is under The Impression that only Jessica changed Logan not knowing Logan was sent out on a mission In the Series Logan and Jessica don't really find love until the last episode.As you'll find out as the original series run got canceled before it was really finished with Logan willingly going back with Francis from the effect of the dart giving him temporary partial amnesia and Rem and Jessica have to go back to rescue him this is where the series' original run got canceled but with Logan,Rem,and Jessica leaving the city without it exploding like in end of The Movie and so it could go just a little bit further.Also before leaving Logan says "Sorry Francis."Then Francis responds "I bet!"and then Logan takes his weapons saying"You'll never admit it will you?"He then says "We've been through this before Sanctuary does not exist outside."he then said "No but Life does,that'll be all for now and you just stay put there until I'm gone."Later when other Sandmen come Francis Grabs one of the others' sensors to track down Logan and Jessica It was also in this episode that Jessica meet's up with her old friend who's an African-American woman who's surprised to see her again thinking that she thought she never would get to while in the movie none of these are seen.Also as I found out when I watched the reruns on TNT from 1990-91 season how there were a few more episodes including when they had a chance to eliminate Francis after Jessica pointed out how he hunted them & Logan also pointed out how Yes that's true but it was because of him that they were still alive and so that he instead chose to have him held back long enough for them to escape.As The episode of The Time Traveler from 2118 showed it's a typical plot that in someone trying to change history it only results in resulting causing it to happen in the first place.I really liked The Movie a lot and looked forward to the TV- Series but for the same reason that Science fiction is hard to carry off in a weekly series and that's one of the reasons why it got canceled it also couldn't have a happy ending like the movie did without getting canceled too soon too.Like "Planet of The Apes" and certain other TV Series'.This is more popular in reruns Please check out my Movie review for Logan's Run as well as all of my other reviews on IMDb too.Though when I guessed that there would be a Planet of the apes cartoon after the TV-Series and it came true and it was called "Return to The Planet of The Apes."But my guess then to follow that there would be a Logan's Run cartoon however didn't come true.Let's Also look forward to the movie remake of Logan's Run in the works since 2005 and as of the latest will be out in 2012.Also please check out the Novel Logan's Run as well as its 2 sequels of which are Logan's World and Logan's Search the latter in which without giving too much away Logan gets to fill in for his younger counterpart on a parallel earth.The Coauthor of the 1st novel William F. Nolan got to co-write the episodes of this TV-Show as well as to show it you'll even get to see what reflections from the 1st book are seen in some of the series' episodes too? Ethically as Truthfully, Stephen "Steve" G. Baer a.k.a."Ste" of Framingham,Ma.USAP.S.By the way George C. Johnson is the other coauthor of the Novel of Logan's Run.P.P.S.If You want to look even further into the concept of Parallel Worlds?Then one way is the Sci-fi TV-show of "Sliders" of which had first premiered on The Fox Network and then upon there immediate release of letting it go it right immediately went on the Sci-Fi Network via being sold into first run syndication.As well as both Episodes of "Lois and Clark:The New Adventures of Superman and various Fox Cartoons Like "Crisis on Two Earths." and even the episode of "The World's Greatest Super Friends." entitled The Universe of Evil.Also other various TV-Shows.

dskinz1968 I did manage to get a rather poor quality video to DVD copy of all the episodes of this series. I too was nostalgic about the series. I used to watch this on a Saturday morning. I still has a good feel to it. The stories do now seem weak and the world does seem to be full of people wanting to control it. This does not distract the viewer from enjoying the dated costumes and at times rather weak extras. I forgot how many times REM says - "My dear Jessica". STill a classic. Don't think they will release this on DVD. Seems the market couldn't afford it. One last comment I thought the wheels on the solar car were very well hidden, but the fact they had to slide the wooden doors open like a bread bin...makes me laugh still.

hernebay Does anyone else remember this series, which was something of a cult among my circle of teenage friends in London, England, in the late 70s? I can see from the IMDb entry that it only ran to 14 episodes, so I imagine the plug was pulled on it pretty quickly. (This often seems to be the case with shows that are too good.) I've no idea how it would hold up now, since it has never, to my knowledge, been repeated on British TV, but I have fond memories of this series. My friends and I thought that Heather Menzies was very pretty, but we were especially impressed by the android, Rem. If "Lost In Space" and "Land Of The Giants" were my preferred viewing in the late 60s, "Planet Of The Apes" and "Logan's Run" (in their TV-series manifestations) were my shows of choice in the late 70s.