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The Outer Limits - The Original Series, Season 1

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792853459
Format: Box set, Black & White, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792853458
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 03, 2002
Running Time: 1642 minutes
Sales Rank: 21327
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: September 16, 1963



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Description:
You hold in your hands an artifact from a time now vanished forever - a compendium of portals into worlds unknown. A four-disc set that controls over 27 hours of transmission from the 1963-64 series, this vessel has sought you out for one specific purpose: to expand your mind to 'The Outer Limits'!

Amazon.com:
From the moment Vic Perrin's omniscient 'Control Voice' first proclaimed, 'There is nothing wrong with your television set,' on September 16, 1963, The Outer Limits was destined for greatness. The dazzling, long-beloved series was a daring experiment in 'omnibus' TV, trading the speculative fantasies of The Twilight Zone for farther-out sci-fi concepts. Producers Leslie Stevens and Joseph Stefano had risen as gifted writers from (respectively) Broadway and Hollywood; Stevens rebounded from his previous canceled series, while Stefano had scripted Hitchcock's Psycho and was eager to expand his creative horizons. With an executive order for scary monsters and cold war thrills, their fruitful symbiosis was preceded by the superb Stevens-directed pilot 'Please Stand By,' named after the series' once-proposed title and changed to 'The Galaxy Being' for its broadcast premiere.

Cliff Robertson launched an impressive succession of guest stars, and on meager, oft-exceeded budgets of $120,000 per episode, The Outer Limits became a showcase for shoestring ingenuity. The 'blue ribbon crew' (as Stevens called it) included cinematographer Conrad Hall, whose Oscar®-winning skills were honed on the series' cramped TV-studio sets. Packed onto four double-sided DVDs, these 32 episodes (out of a total 49) comprise the series' dynamic first season of moody, frequently paranoid black-and-white adventures. Repeat performers Martin Landau, Robert Culp, and Sally Kellerman excel (respectively) in the fan-favorite episodes 'The Man Who Was Never Born,' 'The Architects of Fear,' and 'The Bellero Shield' (and who can forget the insect-like menace of 'The Zanti Misfits'?). There are a few clunkers, of course, but the series' quality (and parade of monsters) is remarkably consistent, and DVD compression does not compromise its technical achievement. These eerily seductive shows invite repeated viewing, supporting Stephen King's oft-quoted remark that The Outer Limits was 'the best program of its type ever to run on network TV.' --Jeff Shannon



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Very happy to see this series on DVD
One of the first great sci-fi TV series, with excellent direction and writing. All black and white ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - five stars for mayjor episodes six for the Sixth Finger, Man Never Born, and OBIT.
The First season is the best and don't even bother with the second, it was nothing but a B&W "Night ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - excellent series
There is incredible atmosphere in each episode. Sure you will chuckle at the often corny costumes but ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Cheaply made DVDs or what?
I sent the first DVD back because it kept stopping in the middle of scenes and getting stuck. After receiving ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - There is plenty wrong with your DVD.
The irony of the first words "there is nothing wrong with your DVD player" is apparent minutes into the third episode ... Read More

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