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The Outer Limits Original Series Complete Box Set Volumes 1-3 (2008)

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  • Format: Box set, Black & White, Full Screen, NTSC
  • Language: English (Mono)
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 7
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
  • DVD Release Date: October 21, 2008
  • Run Time: 2515 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (158 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0016MOWNM
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,730 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "The Outer Limits Original Series Complete Box Set Volumes 1-3" on IMDb

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The Outer Limits Season One

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


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Misused inventions, interplanetary communication, and warped time peculiarities permeate the 1960s science fiction anthology program The Outer Limits. Created by Leslie Stevens, the program gained a rabid cult following and influenced a myriad of sci-fi that would follow, including a second Outer Limits series in the 1990s. This is the complete collection of all episodes of the original series.

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The Outer Limits is a great show, it deserved a better quality DVD set. Lynn Ellingwood  |  23 reviewers made a similar statement
This is also that best series ever....I only watch a few shows on tv and this is one of them. Jonna R. Hagemeyer  |  37 reviewers made a similar statement
I really like going back to the good old TV days.. D. Moore  |  19 reviewers made a similar statement
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314 of 321 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is my second review in as many that has given a zero to the poor packaging and contents and higher marks to the show itself.Let's take a look at the show first and then we'll take a look at the rest.
This is one of the top Sci-Fi shows ever to appear on television.Created by Leslie Stevens and Joe Stefano the show made its' premiere in Sept. of 1963 and WHAT a premiere it was."The Galaxy Being" certainly scared the living begeesus out of me and I will never forget that.The whole look and feel was totally different and it definitely was not The Twilight Zone but a deep and darker version of it.Nothing that intense had been seen on TV before and nothing would equal it's impact for many years.The show was directly helmed by the team of Stefano and Stevens with Dominic Frontieres' great scoring in the background through all of season one.When Season two arrived all three had departed and were replaced by others.The format underwent minor changes but it basically stayed true to its' roots.The entire story is detailed wonderfully in the "Outer Limits Companion" by David Schow and Jeff Frentzen.
Some prefer one season over the other but there is much to recommend both.Season one has its' "Galaxy Being","The Zanti Misfits","Second Chance" ,"Production and Decay of Strange Particles" and "A Feasibility Study".Season Two "The Inheritors-Parts 1&2","Keeper of the Purple Twilight" and one of the entire series top eps "The Demon with the Glass Hand".The series is filled with many well known actors like Cliff Robertson,Ted Knight,Robert Culp,Ed Asner,Eddie Albert,Robert Duvall and so many more.There is also a huge Star Trek connection as William Shatner,Leonard Nimoy and James Doohan would all make appearances,along with many of the future shows supporting actors.The ep "Production and Decay..." contains at least five future Trek actors at once,including Leonard Nimoy!
The show never had a big budget and many of the shows today look dated as a result but in quite a few like "Demon...",the props are totally minimal and it is the great script,direction and acting that more than compensate for any shortcomings in the special effects department.That the show could do so much with so little at times,is a testament to the skill of everyone involved.
It is so unfortunate it only lasted two short seasons as the show should have gone many more.As one ep in the first season states:"Maybe young people are the only ones who listen and understand-you can't reach a closed mind".And so it was,as the almighty ratings beast dictated to the head network honchos just how they ought to proceed with shows;promising or not.The biggest shows' fans were the younger gen of the time who did write in frequently praising the show but it was the adults in the end who controlled the decision making of what to watch and they weren't generally impressed with the show;at least not enough for ABC to continue with it.To top this,in the second season it was put up against the ever popular(among the entire family) Jackie Gleason Show;and Gleason wasn't going anywhere.The show may have been cancelled but it has continued in syndication ever since staying in the collective memories of those who first saw it and gaining new fans along the way.
Now let's look at the presentation.The one thing positive about this new set is the price.The original release about eight years ago broke the series into two release sets and both at the same price(at least $10 higher than this set per season!).Everything else goes down hill from here.MGM has decided in their "wisdom" to re-release this set again in the double sided disc format.BAD choice,period.As I stated in my other recent review Universal and MGM(among others) have a fondness for this type of release;it is cheap and yields the greastest profit.DVDs are notoriously scuff and scratch prone and that alone should preclude any such release of this type if these companies actually cared about the product and consumers.
The second thing about this "new" set is...that it isn't.I do not see any difference in the transfer of this product onto DVD from the original release sets."A Feasibility Study" was particlularly grainy in the first release and it remains so in this one and all other eps with any excesses in this area are also the same.So the question presents itself:"Why?".Why would MGM not remaster these eps like they should be,after all this time?
I can certainly recommend the series itself as a groundbreaking one of its' day,as many of the eps still hold up very well,despite the budgetary restrictions.But it gets a zero as far as release presentation goes.It certainly is cheaper than the original release sets but it is just a simple re-packaging of the material on hand.Shame on MGM.
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130 of 137 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars What an amazing 45 years October 20, 2008
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When my father first watched this, he would have been about eight or nine years old. Growing up myself, Outer Limits has been one of my classical favorites. What's even more amazing, is that after forty five years, this show is still considered great. Now my father is in his fifties and I'm in my twenties, and quite amazingly we still enjoy this show even after all this time. It's even more amazing that you can watch this movie nearly anywhere, from your laptop computer, to your dvd player at home. If anything, the very fact that you can watch this anywhere would have been science fiction at the time when Outer Limits first appeared. Outer Limits was very close to Twilight Zone, with the exception that it was an hour long (although Twilight Zone had a few hour long episodes), and most of the episodes were based on alien concepts, robots, or dimensional concepts. Like Twilight Zones, you see many famous actors/actresses appearing on the show. One comes to mind would be Leonard Nimoy in "I, Robot" which was a great episode.

I highly recommend this collection. You will enjoy it a lot. It is in the original black and white, and each episode is about fifty minutes long and you get forty nine episodes in total, the entire collection. There is one problem though, and that is the dvds are given in double sided dvds. Which is fine and all, but after so many usage, you get a lot of finger prints on one side or the other.
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54 of 55 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Outer Limits is limited November 18, 2009
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
THE OUTER LIMITS-THE COMPLETE ORIGINAL SERIES
This is, without a doubt, one of the best series ever on television. Some reviews complain that there are no closed captions, but that is a minor problem. My only serious complaint is that while all of the episodes are listed on each plastic container, some episode are NOT, in fact, available. For example, on Disc One, episodes 33-40, the information says that Side B contains four episodes, beginning with the classic, "Demon With the Glass Hand". That side has only two episodes instead of the listed four. There are other strange exclusions with no warning. There are no liner notes to explain these exclusions.
BUT, as a series, The Outer Limits had some of the best writing and (occasional) acting for its time. For truly creepy and scary atmospherics, this can't be beat. The productions are magnificent, even with the obvious budgetary restrictions faced by the creators. Some are masterpieces of "film noir". All in all, a joy to watch.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best tv series ever!
When I saw this I knew I had to have it.What a great show and presented very well on DVD.
Published 8 days ago by dmccurry
5.0 out of 5 stars Outer Limits DVC Series
Love this series, the DVDs appear to be in great shape although I haven't had a chance to view them all yet.
Published 14 days ago by Shelly G. Ainsley
5.0 out of 5 stars THE OUTER LIMITS ON BLU-RAY...PLEASE!
PLEASE put this original "THE OUTER LIMITS" television show on blu-ray. There have been 3 official DVD releases of this show that I know of. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Eugene B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic science fiction--great!
Nostalgia viewing at its best. Very good package for the price.

I highly recommend this collection for classic sic-fi fans.
Published 1 month ago by Blackwater Girl
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing buy
It's pretty amazing when you can purchase the entire box set of ANY show for this price. It's a must have for Outer Limits fans.
Published 1 month ago by Jim
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best shows ever!
I remember watching this show as a kid, (reruns in the late 60's-early 70's, as I was to young when it originally aired), but loved it then! Read more
Published 2 months ago by James A. Bartek
5.0 out of 5 stars A great blast from the past
They packed all the shows into double sided DVDs which is fine. I know some people have complained about the grain that's visible, but that appears to be in the original 35mm... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Gordon
5.0 out of 5 stars Memories
I purchased this item for my son, he is a collector of old classical film. It was perfect and shipping was on time and in flawless condition.
Published 2 months ago by Tracey Murillo
5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite science fiction anthology
Even though dated by almost 50 years this is still my favorite science fiction anthology. Using that Cold War dark themed paranoia in all of its themes sent chills up and down my... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Patrick W. Forys
5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest and Still the Scariest SF Tv Show ever made!
This show, despite being only 2 seasons in it's original run, was the scariest thing ever put on telivison, and almost 50 years later, still is. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Robert E. Finley
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Please help me find this episode!!!
The episode was called " The Premonition", one my favorite episodes.
Mar 5, 2012 by Steve Varnam |  See all 4 posts
I'm looking for...
I think I know this epsidoe. I think it was either the newer TZ episode or maybe Tales from the Darkside or indeed the OL, but of course the newer episodes. The one I saw the journalist wanted to get the feel of what it was like waiting for the chair and suddenly he was being treated as though... Read more
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No lo siento, it's only in English
Sep 10, 2008 by Eric Pregosin |  See all 2 posts
Anything New??
For what I read elsewhere, it's the same 3 Volume deal in 1 fancy slip case. I'm glad I got them when I did (individually but together) during Amazon's Blow Out on TV Shows.
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