Based on the popular film produced a year earlier, this television pilot essentially rehashes the initial movie storyline with two young men named "Logan" (Gregory Harrison) and "Francis" (Randy Powell) gathering in a coliseum within their domed city to watch the event known as "Carousel" in which those who have just turned 30 are given the opportunity for "rebirth." It is during this event that Logan is notified that a person has failed to show up for Carousel and--since it is his job as a "Sandman" to enforce this rule--he is subsequently tasked to track down and kill the offender now designated as a "Runner." To that effect, he tracks the Runner to a small room where he observes him talking to a young woman named "Jessica" (Heather Menzies-Urich). Upon approaching them, he is told by Jessica that Carousel isn't what it seems and that nobody ever lives through it--and that "rebirth" is just a myth. Having been wondering about that exact same thing for quite some time, Logan continues to listen and doesn't see that Francis has now entered the scene as well. Although Logan tries to convince Francis to listen to what Jessica has to say, Frances refuses and shoots the Runner--killing him instantly. He then turns to shoot Jessica but she is saved when Logan knocks him unconscious. Realizing that his actions were in complete violation of the law, he now has no choice but to join Jessica and become a Runner himself. And the only place either of them can go is outside of the domed city--where nobody has gone for over 200 years. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was an okay television pilot which expands the overall story by incorporating more of the outside world. Obviously, it lacks the originality of the movie and as a result it doesn't quite have the same impact or effect. That being said, however, it wasn't a bad television pilot by any means, and I have rated it accordingly. Average.
Review of Logan's Run
