Television executives had gambled big. $9 million and a 14-episode
run to bring Logan's Run back to the small screen. But crippling
budget constraints, a fractured writers' room, and the cultural
shockwave of Star Wars turned this promising dystopian series into
one of the most magnificent failures in 1970s sci-fi history.
In this Golden Flicker investigation, we uncover the full inside story
of the Logan's Run TV series: the behind-the-scenes battles with
legendary sci-fi writers D.C. Fontana and David Gerrold, the erased >Lifeclocks, the blatantly recycled Carousel footage, and the brilliant >unfilmed ending that almost saved everything.
Television executives had gambled big. $9 million and a 14-episode run
to bring Logan's Run back to the small screen. But crippling budget >constraints, a fractured writers' room, and the cultural shockwave of
Star Wars turned this promising dystopian series into one of the most >magnificent failures in 1970s sci-fi history.
We expose the Star Trek connection that tried to rescue it, the lost >merchandise that never made it to shelves, and why this forgotten
series left a transatlantic legacy still echoing today.
Timestamps:
00:00 - The Ultimate Downsizing
01:24 - The $9 Million TV Gamble
03:04 - The Fugitives, the Pursuer, and the Android
04:54 - Erasing the Lifeclocks & Sanitising Dystopia
05:54 - The Star Trek Rescue Mission
06:59 - Sanctuary or Just Another Sunday?
08:35 - Crushed by Star Wars & Lost Merchandise
09:52 - The Transatlantic Legacy
#GoldenFlicker #LogansRun #SciFiHistory #CinemaSecrets
https://youtu.be/4VyZIad1JsM?si=N69hTFJ6w365HPDD
Ubiquitous wrote:
In this Golden Flicker investigation, we uncover the full inside story
of the Logan's Run TV series: the behind-the-scenes battles with
legendary sci-fi writers D.C. Fontana and David Gerrold, the erased
Lifeclocks, the blatantly recycled Carousel footage, and the brilliant
unfilmed ending that almost saved everything.
Television executives had gambled big. $9 million and a 14-episode run
to bring Logan's Run back to the small screen. But crippling budget
constraints, a fractured writers' room, and the cultural shockwave of
Star Wars turned this promising dystopian series into one of the most
magnificent failures in 1970s sci-fi history.
We expose the Star Trek connection that tried to rescue it, the lost
merchandise that never made it to shelves, and why this forgotten
series left a transatlantic legacy still echoing today.
Timestamps:
00:00 - The Ultimate Downsizing
01:24 - The $9 Million TV Gamble
03:04 - The Fugitives, the Pursuer, and the Android
04:54 - Erasing the Lifeclocks & Sanitising Dystopia
05:54 - The Star Trek Rescue Mission
06:59 - Sanctuary or Just Another Sunday?
08:35 - Crushed by Star Wars & Lost Merchandise
09:52 - The Transatlantic Legacy
#GoldenFlicker #LogansRun #SciFiHistory #CinemaSecrets
https://youtu.be/4VyZIad1JsM?si=N69hTFJ6w365HPDD
A very common formula of that TV era was a take on The Fugitive. A hero running from relentless pursuit by a highly motivated bad guy comes
into a situation, helps the good people they meet by solving their
problem, then takes off again as the pursuer draws near. Over and over,
every week.
On 2026-04-12 14:04:00 +0000, john said:
Ubiquitous wrote:
In this Golden Flicker investigation, we uncover the full inside story
of the Logan's Run TV series: the behind-the-scenes battles with
legendary sci-fi writers D.C. Fontana and David Gerrold, the erased
Lifeclocks, the blatantly recycled Carousel footage, and the brilliant
unfilmed ending that almost saved everything.
Television executives had gambled big. $9 million and a 14-episode run
to bring Logan's Run back to the small screen. But crippling budget
constraints, a fractured writers' room, and the cultural shockwave of
Star Wars turned this promising dystopian series into one of the most
magnificent failures in 1970s sci-fi history.
We expose the Star Trek connection that tried to rescue it, the lost
merchandise that never made it to shelves, and why this forgotten
series left a transatlantic legacy still echoing today.
Timestamps:
00:00 - The Ultimate Downsizing
01:24 - The $9 Million TV Gamble
03:04 - The Fugitives, the Pursuer, and the Android
04:54 - Erasing the Lifeclocks & Sanitising Dystopia
05:54 - The Star Trek Rescue Mission
06:59 - Sanctuary or Just Another Sunday?
08:35 - Crushed by Star Wars & Lost Merchandise
09:52 - The Transatlantic Legacy
#GoldenFlicker #LogansRun #SciFiHistory #CinemaSecrets
https://youtu.be/4VyZIad1JsM?si=N69hTFJ6w365HPDD
A very common formula of that TV era was a take on The Fugitive. A hero
running from relentless pursuit by a highly motivated bad guy comes
into a situation, helps the good people they meet by solving their
problem, then takes off again as the pursuer draws near. Over and over,
every week.
Yep:
- The Incredible Hulk
- Knight Rider
- The A-Team
- Highway to Heaven
- Touched by an Angel
- The Pretender
to name just a few TV shows that used that basic "loner saves locals
and then moves on" style.
I think the trope is called "the wandering Samaritan".
On Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:30:42 -0400, Ubiquitous wrote:
I think the trope is called "the wandering Samaritan".
Just another of the ?X-of-the-week? formulas for endlessly-running TV
series.
On 2026-04-13 20:02:23 +0000, Lawrence D?Oliveiro said:
On Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:30:42 -0400, Ubiquitous wrote:
I think the trope is called "the wandering Samaritan".
Just another of the ?X-of-the-week? formulas for endlessly-running TV
series.
How about some full frontal nudity of Jenny Agutter. That would've got
some buzz going.
On 4/14/2026 10:34 AM, super70s wrote:
On 2026-04-13 20:02:23 +0000, Lawrence D?Oliveiro said:Ms. Agutter wasn't in the TV series.
On Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:30:42 -0400, Ubiquitous wrote:
I think the trope is called "the wandering Samaritan".
Just another of the ?X-of-the-week? formulas for endlessly-running TV
series.
How about some full frontal nudity of Jenny Agutter. That would've got
some buzz going.
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