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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: 60 minutes
Sales Rank: 18172
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: September 16, 1963
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Description:
'The best program of its type ever to run on network TV!' ?Stephen King
Perhaps marked for its opening sequence and eerie voice-over 'There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission', The Outer Limits pushed the boundaries of television and viewers minds by introducing a new caliber of science fiction.
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 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: 
Rating:  - the outer limits o.s volume 1
great dvd series must be scifi fan to appreciate , love all the famous faces that show up in all the series .
Rating: - Excellent sci-fi television show! (Episode Guide)
Disc 1 Side A
The Galaxy Being
A radio station engineer uses an experimental receiver to contact an extraterrestrial being, but the radioactive alien poses a deadly threat when it is inadvertently tele-ported to Earth.
The Hundred Days Of The Dragon
A sinister foreign power replaces the President of the United States with its own agent via the use of a powerful drug allowing the skin to be molded into any likeness.
The Architects Of Fear
A noble scheme goes horribly awry when a group of scientists plans an elaborate hoax designed to frighten and ultimately unite humankind.
The Man With The Power
An experimental brain surgery gives a mild-mannered professor telekinetic powers and unleashes the dark side of his unconscious mind.
Disc 1 Side B
The Sixth Finger
There are unforeseen consequences when a brilliant but guilt-ridden scientist performs an evolutionary enhancement procedure on an embittered miner.
The Man Who Was Never Born
A horribly mutated man from Earth's bleak future travels back in time in an attempt to alter the past and save mankind from its hideous fate.
O.B.I.T.
The suspicious murder of a security guard sparks an investigation unveiling an insidious and far-reaching monitoring device, the ramifications of which are truly frightening.
The Human Factor
A remote outpost in Greenland is endangered when an experiment ... Read More
Rating: - 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: - 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 see it.
Rating:  - 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 they are of poor quality and just a rip off!! This is sad........... I use to watch this as a 10 yr.old child too, what a neat show.I'm REALLY disappointed and I guess I'll have to wait till better copies come along. The Sci-Fi channel use to show these, but they don't anymore.Wish I would of recorded them!!If anyone finds good copies let me know. I love old sci-fi shows, they are my favorites!
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