Product Details

• Actors: John Newland, Robert Douglas, Will J. White, Olan Soule, Jeanne Bates
• Writers: Merwin Gerard
• Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Vci Video
• DVD Release Date: July 29, 2003
• Run Time: 324 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000AC8NN
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,477 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "One Step Beyond" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best video quality on the market for OSB, September 20, 2004

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Mark Welsh "Eternal Fishoutawater" (Mayberry, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Step Beyond (DVD)

VCI Entertainment has put out most definitely the best prints available of OSB anywhere. I was nearly knocked out at the video quality when I watched this DVD, having always loved the series but like everyone else, having to endure the characteristic horrible prints of TV reruns over the years. I don't know where VCI got these prints but I hope they continue releasing the series, as their prints are by far better than the crap used by the other companies selling OSB DVD's on Amazon. Beware all others regarding quality, but I will admit that if VCI does not step up to the plate, I may be forced to settle for the same old poor quality prints of the other compilations. The quality of the video, along with the ability to buy all 12 of these episodes on one DVD, has made this OSB release the best value by far.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Real Treat To See This Old Favorite Again!, August 9, 2003

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This review is from: One Step Beyond (DVD)

I happily received my 2-disc set of VCI's "One Step Beyond" Collection, Volume 1 in the mail today and after viewing 2 of the 12 episodes in the set, I can say without a doubt, as a huge fan of the show, that I am extremely happy and very glad I made the purchase.

The two episodes I watched were "Doomsday" and "The Inheritance". Both episodes were complete and uncut and including John Newland's "invitation" to join him for next weeks show, both episodes ran almost 25 and a half minutes. The quality was very good in the V/A department, at least compared to episodes of the show that I have watched on TV and VHS throughout the years. At least with these two episodes, there were no abrupt cuts or fadeouts. Gone were the skips and jumps that plagued all those VHS tapes that Movies Unlimited sold as well as others in previous releases. No more problems with lost dialogue because of the skipping and I hardly noticed any real dirt or those annoying lines that ran through most of the shows in the past. There was a real, general clarity to the episodes, particularly in the opening title sequence. Audio was more than adequate too. Easy to hear and very audible. I don't think VCI did any "real" remastering but IMHO, something was done to make the episodes look like they do in this set.

If your a fan of the show or you want to discover it for the first time or rediscover it again, I can't recommend this set highly enough. I think you'll be really pleased. Although I have only watched two of the episodes, I know I was. If enough true "OSB" fans and those generally curious about the show buy the set, there is no doubt a second installment will soon follow.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars, Sight Unseen!, October 8, 2003

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Craig Gustafson (Lombard, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Step Beyond (DVD)

The CLOWN!? THE CLOWN is on this set!?!?!?! I am SO buying this right now.

I saw that on tv when I was five or six. I couldn't look into a mirror for YEARS afterward... which the crueler among us would say was beneficial.

I saw it on a couple of years ago as a patchy, chopped up rerun. From an adult (reasonably) perspective, the episode moves somewhat slower than a drunk snail in a tub of molasses -- and it still scared the bejeezus out of me.