Man Out of Time (17 Oct. 1977)

David Eakins, a scientist time travels 200 years into the future, where he encounters Logan, Jessica and Rem, where he plans to change history and prevent the nuclear war. Can Logan, Jessica and Rem stop David from changing history?

Director:

Nicholas Colasanto

Writers:

Noah Wood, William F. Nolan (characters created by),

Stars:

Gregory Harrison, Heather Menzies-Urich, Donald Moffat

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Gregory Harrison	...	Logan
Heather Menzies-Urich	...	Jessica (as Heather Menzies)
Donald Moffat	...	Rem
Randy Powell	...	Francis (credit only)
Paul Shenar	...	David Eakins
Mel Ferrer	...	Analog
Woody Chambliss	...	Lab Tech One (as Woodrow Chambliss)
Gene Tyburn	...	Comp Tech Four
Hank Brandt	...	Gold
Betty A. Bridges	...	Fontaine (as Betty Bridges)
Wallace Chadwell	...	White
Kenneth Martinez	...	Martinez
Jeffrey Reese	...	Handley (as Jeff Reese)
Jeff Cotler	...	Binary
Sherril Lynn Rettino	...	Katie (as Sherril Lynn Katzman)

Storyline

David Eakins, a scientist time travels 200 years into the future, where he encounters Logan, Jessica and Rem, where he plans to change history and prevent the nuclear war. Can Logan, Jessica and Rem stop David from changing history?

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Plot Keywords:

time travel | nuclear war | scorpion bite | computer | newspaper headline

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Genres:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 October 1977 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Goff-Roberts-Steiner Productions, MGM Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The meaning of REM's name: "Reclective Entity, Mobile," is mentioned for the first time. REM explains it means "Self-programming, problem-solving; in human form."

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Quotes

[first lines]
[Logan, Jessica and Rem are monitoring strange readings on their vehicle's dashboard display]
Jessica: What is it, Rem? Can you tell?
Rem: A powerful electrical disturbance - I suggest we stop and see what's causing it.

User Reviews

Groundbreaking SCI-FI

I've been watching these old episodes of Logan's Run on SCI-FI and have been really surprised how good they are. I was in my teens when they were first shown on Saturday evening on BBC1. This particular episode is a cracker involving time travel, learning what started the nuclear war in the first place and decisions of enormous magnitude. Great stuff! The story writing is really excellent, does anyone know who the main writer was, or were the stories taken from the book? It's quite fascinating to think about the model being used in these stories. Essentially Logan, Jessica and Rem are sampling different communities operating in isolation. They are the arbiters of whether the community "works" or not - after all they are looking for their own ideal community but if any they came across where top notch they would surely stay? In fact they often expose the communities as being run on false ideas with a dictatorial leader. Logan and Jessica are painted as "wise ones" who always knows what's best. The fact there is no story "arc" running between episodes (not until Babylon 5 does that method become established) actually adds to the mystery as each episode is a complete entity that will have a definite start and end.