About this episode

The episode discusses the 1976 film 'Logan's Run' and its themes of youth and mortality in a dystopian future.

Welcome To The 23rd Century. The perfect world of total pleasure. ....there's just one catch. This is the story of Logan 5 (Michael York) who lives in a distant future where where every one looks bright, young, and engergetic. That might be because every one is only allowed to live their first life until they turn 30. That's when an light in the palm of their hand blinks red, notifying them that they have to report to a "carousel" where they will then be "renewed" to kick off a br...

People in this episode

Host: Geoff Gershon

Topics covered

• science fiction
• film review
• dystopian future
• youth and aging
• Logan's Run

Keywords

• Logan's Run
• 1976 film
• Michael York
• dystopia
• science fiction
• carousel
• renewal

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Logan's Run

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