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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
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | James Goldstone, Felix E. Feist, Leonard Horn, Abner Biberman, John Brahm, Paul Stanley, Charles F. Haas, László Benedek, Leslie Stevens, Leon Benson |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 16 September, 1963 |
| MANUFACTURER: | MGM (Video & DVD) |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Box set, Black & White, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Movie, Science Fiction, TV Shows, Television |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 4 |
| UPC: | 027616879127 |
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Customer Reviews of The Outer Limits - The Original Series, Season 1
Seminal Sci-Fi Series now on DVD.... One can dismiss The Outer Limits as pulp and the lesser cousin to Rod Serling's Twilight Zone, but the series really showcases some of the best writing in science fiction. Consider, for example, Harlan Ellison's "Soldier" and "Demon with a Glass Hand," all stellar examples of science fiction's Golden Age. The Outer Limits successfully blended science fiction and Gothic horror into literate teleplays contrary to the typical, bland weeknight fare aired in 1963. Yes, the SFX and monster costumes were crude, cheap and somewhat laughable today in the wake of today's slick CGI, Industrial Light & Magic and George Lucas. What Rod Serling was to the Twilight Zone, producer and writer Joseph Stefano and Leslie Stevens were to the Outer Limits. The strength of The Outer Limits came from the imagination with the monsters, or "bears" as Stefano called them, who occupied the deep recesses of our dreams and our nightmares. The first season, represented in this set, is generally considered the stronger of the two. In addition to the actors who were then guest stars in the series would later become, quite literally, household names (Martin Landau, Warren Oates, Cliff Robertson, Donald Pleasance, Robert Culp, Martin Sheen.) The series is really the genesis of science fiction and fantasy successfully blended together that has not only withstood the harsh test of time, but infused TV with a great adventure. Many episodes of the first season deserve repeated viewing: "The Architects of Fear," "A Hundred Days of the Dragon," (a Cold War thriller, rather than a sci-fi tale--similar to John Frankenheimer's "Seconds"), "A Feasibility Study," and several others all presented in glorious black & white!
terrible soundtrack
This collection of the greatest science fiction show ever IMHO, is almost ruined by the lousy sound quality. It's incredible that the engineers allotted so much bandwidth to the video and only (seeminlgly) 1 or so KHz to the audio. Still, what can you do - you need this collection if you're a mature sci fi fan.
Outer Limits Season 1 - A Sci-Fi TV Classic
Outer Limits season 1 is truly the pivotal year in TV Sci-Fi. The stories are hard-core and the acting is excellent. The production quality is fair and low budget which sometimes detracts from the collection. Some episodes are in fair condition, but overall the collection is worthwhile to own. The absence of commercials makes the collection even better then watching them when they first aired.