The Outer Limits Season 1
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Misused inventions,
interplanetary communication, and warped time
peculiarities permeate the 1960s science fiction
anthology program THE OUTER LIMITS. Created by
Leslie Stevens, the program gained a rabid cult
following and influenced a myriad of sci-fi that
would follow, including a second OUTER LIMITS series
in the 1990s. This collection from the original
series comprises the entire first season which is
full of political allegory as well as prophetic
visions. Episodes include "The Man With The
Power" with Donald Pleasence as a college
professor with deadly telekinetic powers; "The
Human Factor" about a brain switch;
"Tourist Attraction" with Ralph Meeker on
a bizarre fishing trip; "Controlled
Experiment" in which Barry Morse plays an alien
sent to Earth to investigate a murder; and the
stunning pilot episode "The Galaxy Being." |
The Outer Limits Season 2
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The science fiction
series OUTER LIMITS had a brief run of only two
seasons in the 1960s, but its influence on television
is undeniable. With a huge cult following that would
spawn a new OUTER LIMITS series in the 1990s. This
collection comprises the second season of the original
series and includes guest stars such as Ted Knight,
James Shigeta, Robert Duvall, June Havoc, William
Shatner, and many other recognizable faces. Among the
highlights of this season is the episode "Demon
with a Glass Hand," which won science fiction
writer Harlan Ellison a Writers' Guild award. Other
classic episodes included are "I, Robot,"
"The Duplicate Man," "The Probe,"
and "Behold, Eck!" |
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