Logan's Run

Newest Review: ... outside, for they believe the world is liveable again and a place known only as Sanctuary awaits them where they can live to grow old. They become known as "runners". Logan encounters Jessica 6, and becomes convinced she is right, especially when he sees the outside again. So he decides to aid her in her quest to find the other runners and Sanctuary where they too may live out their natural lives. The series follows their adventures along the way, followed by Logan's former best friend and fellow Sandman, Francis and a few other Sandmen under his authority, who wish to bring him back to renounce his "wild ideas" before t... more

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Logan's Run: Not One to Run From (753 words)
by - written on 24/04/07 (Very useful, 87 readings)
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~~~The Premise~~~ Loosely based upon the film of the same name, which was based on the book by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson, also of the same name, this series centres on two people, Logan 5 and Jessica 6, who are running for their lives. Logan was a Sandman, a black and grey ST: TNGesque suited policeman whose duty was to terminate runners. jessica's goal was to aid runners in their escape. Escape from what? Well, from the City of Domes and their fate at Carousel as many, many years ago there was a war and the outside world polluted by it so that it became inhospitable. The domed city was built so that the population within its walls could live out ... Read the complete review

The film version-1976 (378 words)
by - written on 30/04/01 (Useful, 44 readings)
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While Logan's Run has dated since its release in 1976, it won an oscar for its special effects that year, before a certain George Lucas project came to our screens in 1977. The year is 2274, and all the humans left on earth live in a huge dome-city where they live for enjoyment. The only catch is that at 30, they have to be 'renewed'. Some, however, try and run in an attempt to live longer, and there are a special unit of people called Sandmen who are out to destroy the 'runnners'. Michael York as Logan 5 is one such person and he is set the task of locating a sanctuary where some runners have supposedly escaped too. Teaming up with a citizen ... Read the complete review

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