The Outer Limits is an American television series. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Similar in style to the earlier The Twilight Zone, though tending more to science fiction than to fantasy, The Outer Limits is an anthology of discrete story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist. The Twilight Zone is an American Television series created by Rod Serling. ANThology is the first Major label album by Alien Ant Farm released on March 6, 2001 in the USA and March 19 A plot twist is a change ("twist" in the direction or expected outcome of the plot of a Film, Television series, Video game, The original incarnation ran two seasons, from 1963 to 1965, it was made in black-and-white, often artistically well-used. In 1995, it was revived, running for seven seasons, until 2002.
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1963-1965 (Original Series)
| The Outer Limits (1963) | |
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 Opening Title Screen |
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| Format | Science Fiction |
| Created by | Leslie Stevens |
| Narrated by | Vic Perrin (Control Voice) |
| Opening theme | Dominic Frontiere |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. For the editor of the UKs Dictionary of National Biography and father of Virginia Woolf, see Sir Leslie Stephen. Vic Perrin ( April 26, 1916 &ndash July 4, 1989) was an American actor and voice artist Dominic Frontiere (born June 17, 1931) is an American Composer, Arranger, and Jazz Accordionist. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 49 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Joseph Stefano |
| Cinematography | Conrad Hall |
| Running time | 60 min. This page is a list of the episodes of The Outer Limits, a US Joseph Stefano ( 5 May 1922 Philadelphia Pennsylvania - 25 August 2006) was an American Screenwriter. Conrad L Hall, ASC ( June 21, 1926 &ndash January 4, 2003) was a top-billed Hollywood Cinematographer and three-time |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | September 16, 1963 – January 16, 1965 |
Introduction
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Production information
The Outer Limits originally was broadcast from 1963 to 1965 on the U. S. television broadcasting network ABC; in total, 49 episodes. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Leslie Stevens created it, and was one of many series influenced by The Twilight Zone and Science Fiction Theatre, though it ultimately proved influential in its own right. For the editor of the UKs Dictionary of National Biography and father of Virginia Woolf, see Sir Leslie Stephen. The Twilight Zone is an American Television series created by Rod Serling. Science Fiction Theatre is a syndicated Science fiction Anthology series. In the un-aired pilot, the series was titled Please Stand By, but ABC rejected it; Stevens retitled it The Outer Limits. With a few changes, the pilot aired as the premiere episode, "The Galaxy Being". " The Galaxy Being " is the first episode of the original The Outer Limits television show
Writers for The Outer Limits included creator Stevens and Joseph Stefano (screenwriter of Psycho), who was the series' first-season producer and creative guiding force. Joseph Stefano ( 5 May 1922 Philadelphia Pennsylvania - 25 August 2006) was an American Screenwriter. Psycho is a suspense / Horror film directed by auteur Alfred Hitchcock, from the Screenplay by Joseph Harlan Ellison wrote "Demon With a Glass Hand" and "Soldier" for the more cautious second season. Harlan Jay Ellison (born May 27, 1934) is a prolific American Writer of Short stories, Novellas, Teleplays " Demon with a Glass Hand " is a widely referenced episode of The Outer Limits television series the second to be based on a script by Harlan Ellison " Soldier " is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show After James Cameron revealed in an interview that the inspiration for Terminator had come from Ellison's stories, Ellison sued him and was awarded several hundred thousand dollars in damages, and an end-credits mention in The Terminator (1984), stating the creators' wish to acknowledge the works of Harlan Ellison. The Terminator series is a franchise encompassing a series of Science fiction Films and ancillary media concerning battles between Skynet The courts also awarded Ellison the right to an acknowledgement of his works included to all future versions of the film.
Like The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits had an opening and closing narration to almost every episode — the "Control Voice" (Vic Perrin) – and distinctive music, originally by Dominic Frontiere, listed as a "Production Executive"; the second season featured a new theme by Harry Lubin. Vic Perrin ( April 26, 1916 &ndash July 4, 1989) was an American actor and voice artist Dominic Frontiere (born June 17, 1931) is an American Composer, Arranger, and Jazz Accordionist. The dramatic thrust of the two programs was different. The Twilight Zone used irony, the protagonist would achieve his goal, but not in the manner desired. The Outer Limits was straight action that deeply delved into philosophical problems within a science fiction context. Many of the stories dwelled upon the triumph of the human spirit, often in confrontation with dark existential forces within or without (hence, the ". . . mystery which reaches from the inner mind to. . . The Outer Limits").
Cinematography
The program sometimes made use of techniques (lighting, camerawork, even makeup) associated with film noir or German Expressionism (see for example, Corpus Earthling), and a number of episodes were noteworthy for their sheer eeriness. Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation German Expressionism is the term used to refer to a number of related creative movements which emerged in Germany before the first world war which reached a peak in Berlin " Corpus Earthling " is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show Credit for this is often given to cinematographer Conrad Hall, who would go on to win three Academy Awards (and many more nominations) for his work in film. Conrad L Hall, ASC ( June 21, 1926 &ndash January 4, 2003) was a top-billed Hollywood Cinematographer and three-time However, it should be noted that Hall worked only on alternate episodes of the show during the first two-thirds of the first season; the show's other cinematographers included John M. Nickolaus and Kenneth Peach. John Mathew Nickolaus Jr ( May 18, 1913 &ndash February 10, 1985) was an American Cinematographer. Kenneth D Peach Sr ( March 6, 1903 &ndash February 27, 1988) was an American Cinematographer.
Special effects
Each show was to have a monster or creature as a critical part of the story line. Stefano believed that this element was necessary to provide fear, suspense, or at least a center for plot development. Many times, the "bear," as it came to be called, was notably frightening to audiences. In some cases, it was nothing more than an unusual force directed by a person or other being. These creatures and props were developed by a loose-knit group organized under the name Project Unlimited. Members of the group included Wah Chang, Gene Warren and Jim Danforth. Wah Ming Chang ( August 2, 1917 &ndash December 22, 2003) was a Chinese Gene Warren Sr (born 12 August 1916) won an Academy Award for the special effects on George Pal's The Time Machine in 1960 Jim Danforth is a master Stop-motion Animator, well-known for his model-animation work and Matte painting skill Makeup was executed by Fred B. Phillips along with John Chambers. John Chambers (b September 12, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois - d August 12, 2001 in Woodland, California (The only show without a discernible "bear" was the oddball comedy effort, "Controlled Experiment". )
Influence on Star Trek
A few of the monsters reappeared in Gene Roddenberry's 1960s Star Trek show. Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry (August 19 1921 &ndash October 24 1991 was an American Screenwriter and producer. Star Trek is a Science fiction Television series created by Gene Roddenberry that aired from September 8, 1966 through A feathered creature was modified to appear as a zoo animal in the background of the first pilot of Star Trek; a prop head from "Fun and Games" was used to make a Talosian appear as a vicious creature. The moving carpet beast in "The Probe" later was used as the "Horta", and operated by the same actor (Janos Prohaska). In the Fictional universe of Star Trek, the Horta are a silicon-based species, introduced in the original series episode " Janos Prohaska ( October 10, 1919 &ndash March 13, 1974) born in Budapest, Hungary was an actor and Stunt performer on The process used to make pointed ears for David McCallum in "The Sixth Finger" was reused in Star Trek as well. David Keith McCallum Jr (born September 19, 1933) is a prolific Scottish actor and the son of concertmaster violinist David McCallum Sr " The Sixth Finger " is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock) appeared in two episodes, "The Production And Decay Of Strange Particles" and "I Robot", William Shatner (James T. Kirk) appeared in the starring role in the episode "Cold Hands, Warm Heart" as an astronaut working on a project ironically called Project Vulcan, James Doohan (Montgomery Scott) appeared in a supporting role as a policeman in "Expanding Human", Grace Lee Whitney (Janice Rand) appeared in the episode "Controlled Experiment" and other actors established in the genre by the first series appeared in Trek episodes. Leonard Simon Nimoy (born March 26, 1931) is an American Actor, Film director, Poet, Musician and Spock (sometimes referred to as Mr Spock) is a main character in the original Star Trek TV series William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning James Montgomery Doohan ( March 3, 1920 &ndash July 20, 2005) was a Canadian character and voice Actor Montgomery Scott, or "Scotty", is a character in the original Star Trek series and the films which followed Grace Lee Whitney (born April 1, 1930) is an American actress and Entertainer, also known as Ruth Whitney and Lee Whitney Yeoman Janice Rand, played by Grace Lee Whitney, is a character in the Star Trek The Original Series.
In fact Gene Roddenberry paid a lot of attention to what The Outer Limits team was doing at the time, and he was often present in their studios. Later he hired several Outer Limits alumni, among them Robert Justman and Wah Chang for the production of Star Trek. Robert Harris "Bob" Justman ( July 13, 1926 – May 28, 2008) worked in Hollywood as a producer director production manager Wah Ming Chang ( August 2, 1917 &ndash December 22, 2003) was a Chinese [1]
Reception
The series was well received with Stephen King calling it "the best program of its type ever to run on network TV!"
1995-2002 (Modern Series)
| The Outer Limits (1995) | |
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.jpg/250px-TheOuterLimits_(2005).jpg) The Outer Limits intertitle |
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| Format | Science Fiction |
| Starring | Kevin Conway (Control Voice) |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| No. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, Kevin Conway (born May 29, 1942) is an American Actor and Film director. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 154 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. This page is a list of the episodes of The Outer Limits, a US 41 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Showtime Sci-Fi Channel |
| Original run | March 26, 1995 – January 18, 2002 |
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After an aborted attempt to bring back The Outer Limits during the early eighties, it was finally reborn in 1995. The success of television science fiction such as Star Trek sequels and Babylon 5 and anthology shows such as Tales from the Crypt convinced the rights-holders, MGM, to revive it. Star Trek is a Science fiction Television series created by Gene Roddenberry that aired from September 8, 1966 through Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created produced and largely written by J Tales from the Crypt is a horror anthology American TV series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the Premium Cable channel A deal was made with Trilogy Productions, the company behind such cinema hits as Backdraft and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and the show would run on the pay-tv channel Showtime. Trilogy Productions was a music production team Its founders were Eddie Galan and Drew Lane. Backdraft is a 1991 American action - Drama film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves is a 1991 Adventure film directed by Kevin Reynolds. Showtime is a subscription television Brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United The episodes appeared in syndication the following season (the same arrangement as MGM/Showtime series Stargate SG-1 and Poltergeist: The Legacy). Poltergeist The Legacy is a Canadian / American horror Television series which ran from 1996 to 1999 It continued on Showtime until 2001, when the U.S. Sci Fi channel quietly took over production. It remained in production until 2002 before finally being cancelled, after a total of 154 episodes — far more than the original incarnation of the show. In the revived show, the Control Voice was supplied by Kevin Conway. Kevin Conway (born May 29, 1942) is an American Actor and Film director. The new series distanced itself more from the "monster of the week" mandate that had plagued the original series from its inception; while there were plenty of aliens and monsters, they bear a specific scientific concept and its effect on humanity. " Villain of the week " (or depending on genre " monster of the week " or " freak of the Some episodes illustrating this difference include "Dark Rain" (biochemical warfare causes world-wide sterility), "Final Exam" (discovery of practical cold fusion power), "A Stitch in Time" (a time traveler tinkers with history), as well as several episodes revolving around a human mutation known as Genetic Rejection Syndrome (humans mutating into violent creatures) as a result of a government experiment. " Final Exam " is the sixteenth episode of the fourth season of The Outer Limits television show
The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Stories by Harlan Ellison, A.E. van Vogt, Eando Binder, Larry Niven, Richard Matheson, George R.R. Martin, Stephen King and James Patrick Kelly were adapted for the new series with varying degrees of success. Harlan Jay Ellison (born May 27, 1934) is a prolific American Writer of Short stories, Novellas, Teleplays Alfred Elton van Vogt (April 26 1912 – January 26 2000 was a Canadian -born Science fiction author who was one of the most prolific Eando Binder is a Pseudonym for two brothers Earl Andrew Binder (1904-1965 and Otto Binder (1911-1974 who were Science fiction Laurence van Cott Niven (born April 30, 1938 Los Angeles California) is a US Science fiction author. Richard Matheson (born February 20, 1926) is an American Author and Screenwriter, typically of fantasy, horror George Raymond Richard Martin ( September 20, 1948) sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an American Author and Screenwriter Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, James Patrick Kelly (born 1951 in Mineola New York) is a Hugo - and Nebula -award winning American Science fiction author Some of the original series' episodes were remade as well. The revived series contained more violent and sexual content (including occasional female nudity in the Showtime episodes, though this was edited out for syndication in some markets, but kept in others) than the original, including open-ended storylines. Leslie Stevens was a program consultant for the first season while Joseph Stefano was an executive consultant. Stefano also remade his episode "A Feasibility Study" and retitled it "Feasibility Study" for the third season. " A Feasibility Study " is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show " Feasibility Study " is an episode of The Outer Limits television show He later served as a senior advisor on the episode "Down to Earth" during the sixth season. Mark Mancina and John Van Tongeren composed a new theme music different from the original theme by Dominic Frontiere and the second one by Harry Lubin. Mark Mancina (born March 9, 1957 in Santa Monica California) is a Composer, primarily for Hollywood Soundtracks such as They also scored ten episodes for the first season.
In every season there is a clip show that connects the plots of several of the show's episodes (see "The Voice of Reason" for an example). A clip show is an episode of a television series that consists primarily of excerpts from previous episodes " The Voice of Reason " is an episode of The Outer Limits television show At each commercial interval, the Control Voice can be heard saying "The Outer Limits. A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced . . please stand by". The voice also repeats this phrase upon return from the television ads. The series is now aired in reruns on the Sci-Fi Channel.
The surreal images from the opening are mostly the work of Jerry Uelsmann. Jerry N Uelsmann (born 11 June 1934) is an American photographer.
DVD releases
Original series
MGM Home Entertainment has released both seasons of The Outer Limits on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. MGM Home Entertainment is the Home video and DVD distribution arm of MGM. In 2007, they re-released the series in 3 volume sets.
| DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date |
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| Season 1 | 32 | September 3, 2002 |
| Season 2 | 17 | September 2, 2003 |
The DVDs include a revised version of the original intro, heard over the episode menu:
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Modern series
Several "grab bag" DVD anthologies have been released: Sex & Science Fiction, Aliens Among Us, Death and Beyond, Fantastic Androids and Robots, Mutation and Transformation, Time Travel and Infinity.
On November 1, 2005, MGM Home Entertainment released Season One of the New Outer Limits on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time; no further seasons have yet been released. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. MGM Home Entertainment is the Home video and DVD distribution arm of MGM.
| DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date |
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| Season One | 22 | November 1, 2005 |
See also
References
- ^ The Outer Limits Official Companion, Schow & Frentzen, page 361. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This page is a list of the episodes of The Outer Limits, a US Science fiction first appeared on Television during the Golden age of science fiction, first in Britain (UK and then in the United States
External links
- The Outer Limits (1963) at the Internet Movie Database
- The Outer Limits (1995) at the Internet Movie Database
- Episode guides for original and revival series (from the official website)
- David J. Schow's Outer Limits Companion Companion
- The new 'Outer Limits.' - science fiction television show. Omni. Retrieved on May 1, 2005.
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