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The Outer Limits (The Original Series) - Volume 1

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0027616077691
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 05, 2007
Running Time: 736 minutes
Sales Rank: 18983
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: September 16, 1963



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There is nothing wrong with your television. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. Anthology type science fiction program with a different cast each week. Tending toward the hard science space travel time travel and human evolution it tries to examine in each show some form of the question 'What is the nature of man?'Run Time: 821 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 027616077691 Manufacturer No: M107769

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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 two double-sided DVDs, these 16 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,' and 'The Architects of Fear' (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 - Excellent sci-fi television show! (Episode Guide)
Disc 1 Side A

The Galaxy Being
A radio station engineer uses an experimental receiver ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Nice Packaging and Artwork
I wouldn't call this a classic, IT'S A TREASURE, and how lucky are we that it's on DVD


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Outer Limits
This is a great DVD. I loved this show when it was on when I was little. It's great. I recommend everyone ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Outer Limits TV Series- 1963
I haven't bought any of these Outer Limits ( original)sets yet.Looks like from the reviews I've read that ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - not satisfactory
Disc one has a defect that affects reproduction of the third episode of each side. More or less in the midle ... Read More

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