Watching Logan's Run TV series

[palitoy]

It's one of the series limitations, I've heard rumours that later shows would have focused on rebelling against the City of Domes. That seems like a logical starting point as the "new civilization every week" premise can only take you so far.

[Mikey]

One thing I don't like,

I don't care for the fact that Logan is getting farther and farther away from the dome city but Francis is still able to order and endless supply of backup sandmen.

Should't it take forever to bring new ones in AND catch up to Logan ?

[Mikey]

I'm up to the episode where they split Jessica into 2

So far I love them

I agree that Logan does seem a bit one dimensional

When I watch the show many times I think, - Michael York Logan wouldn't do/say that.

Rem is the star, imo

Seems the show could actually survive WITHOUT Logan ... Just Rem and Jessica

[palitoy]

I love the show to death and I find it's unfairly dismissed.

It has some real bright points but unfortunately it doesn't find it's legs quick enough, the biggest problem in the early eps is Logan isn't written particularly well.

REM steals the show in those, Moffat is a better actor but he sort of gets all the good lines.

[Mikey]

Everytime I watch an episode I want Logan to quote the movie Stripes, "lighten up Francis"

[UnderdogDJLSW]

^yeah. It does get annoying after awhile. I put it on the same scale as the "wheeewhaaaaa.....wheeewhaaaa" at the beginning of the Ironsides theme.

[Mikey]

The only thing I can't get used to is the super-cheesy intro theme

The 70's "bue bue bue bue" sound is overused to the extreme

[ctc]

>How does it compare to other sci-fi shows from the period, like Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers, Space: 1999, etc...?

Having recently rewatched them I gotta say it hold up pretty durned well. You'll recognize all the "classic" early 70's tropes (although I don't think there was an evil circus....) but they handled them a bit differently than most. So it becomes it's own thing. (And I LOVE that the robot guy NEVER wants to be human. You never see that sort of thing....)

Don C.

[MEMEGO]

pm sent mikey

[HardyGirl]

I only saw one ep, but I liked it. I wouldn't mind seeing it again.

[johnmiic]

^^^The official DVD was released last year. It should be good quality.

[PNGwynne]

I recall watching this first-run & enjoying it--I liked the Marvel LR comic, too.

Is the TV series on DVD?

[UnderdogDJLSW]

I have always liked this show. DC Fontana worked on this show so it does have that thoughtful approach to science fiction. I am sure someone else, somewhere has probably said this, but without REM, I don't think Data gets developed as a character for TNG a decade later.

[Mikey]

Certainly, Heather Menzies was hot as Jessica, but for me she'll never quite equal the utterly awesome gorgeousness of Jenny Agutter in the movie.

I love Jenny, but Heather fills that dress out so perfectly

[Mikey]

I've always been interested in watching that show, but I've never really heard anything good about it. How does it compare to other sci-fi shows from the period, like Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers, Space: 1999, etc...?

I would best describe it as Planet of the Apes the TV series meets Gene Roddenberry's Planet Earth/Genesis II