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One Step Beyond: The Official First Season (1959)

John Newland  |  NR |  DVD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: John Newland
  • Format: Box set, Black & White, Full Screen, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 3
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Paramount
  • DVD Release Date: September 15, 2009
  • Run Time: 561 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B002DMJM7K
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,435 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "One Step Beyond: The Official First Season" on IMDb

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One Step Beyond was mainly filmed at M-G-M Studios, Hollywood, and partly at M-G-M British Studios, Borehamwood, Herts. It premiered nine months before The Twilight Zone, and was also known as Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond. All episodes are directed by Newland himself, a dab hand whose trademark is subtle, balletic camera work.This series fed the nation's growing interest in paranormal suspense in a different way. Rather than creating fictional stories with supernatural twists and turns, this program sought out 'real' stories of the supernatural, including ghosts, disappearances, monsters, etc., and re-creating them for each episode. No solutions to these mysteries were ever found, and viewers could only scratch their heads and wonder, "what if it's real?"

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4.8 out of 5 stars
(60)
4.8 out of 5 stars
I will buy season one when they release season two. Thomas A. Lennhoff  |  17 reviewers made a similar statement
The pilot is pristine: as good as any episode of Twilight Zone in terms of picture and sound quality. Jerome R. Dodson  |  18 reviewers made a similar statement
I never thought I'd see this show look and sound this good. Michael C. Glancy  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
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345 of 354 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars WHERE IS SEASON TWO?! June 14, 2010
By Jon
Format:DVD
Let's go, Paramount!

Click "YES" to send them the message that the fans are waiting.

The 'magic mushroom' episode is on season three so don't make us wait any longer than we have too.
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167 of 171 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Tales from the Other Side June 25, 2009
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Well, I have finished comparing `The Official First Season ` DVD set of One Step Beyond to the other sets previously available (Mill Creek, Delta, etc.) and I am very impressed with the difference. All the original music seems to be intact and the murky soundtrack that plagued those old sets with an underlying hum and hiss is now clear and clean. The `full-screen' restored picture is not only beautiful, but has been restored to its full image. When I played the episodes side-by-side using picture-in-picture I discovered that the picture on the others are all unnecessarily cropped. $35 seems a little high for a three-disk set, but I'm glad this series is getting the respect it deserves and I'm enjoying it. I only wish I had never seen them before so I could watch them all for the first time.
One Step Beyond had a total of 97 episodes and ran for three seasons from Jan 1959 to July 1961. Twilight Zone premiered nine months later, in October 1959, and it truly went beyond its predecessor. For example on One Step Beyond a person would have a dream that the Titanic is going to sink whereas on the Twilight Zone, a person may wake up and find themselves actually on that ill-fated ship. Still, the stories on One Step Beyond are fun in a spooky sense. Season one has 22 episodes, season two 39 episodes, and season three, 36.
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76 of 80 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars THANK YOU, CBS/PARAMOUNT!! June 18, 2009
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I just had to say "thank you" to CBS/PARAMOUNT for finally giving this series an official release. After many years of seeing nothing but old beat-up 16mm prints, I'm going to immensely enjoy seeing nice 35mm prints of this great show. I just hope all of the original music is left intact and that all 3 seasons are released. A great bonus would be to have original commercials, if available & a CD release of all the music. It's also great to see that BONANZA is getting an official release as well. I hope that CBS/PARAMOUNT continues to dig into its vaults and release more great TV treasures. My pre-order is in and I can't wait until September 15!! I hope those of you who are thinking about ordering this set will do so to ensure the release of seasons 2 & 3.

**REVIEW UPDATE** 9/16/09
Couldn't wait for it to be shipped so I went out and bought it! Audio and video quality are excellent. Now, for all you perfectionists, there are some light spots and a scratch here and there but this presentation is SOOOOO much better than anything I've seen before!! I've only watched 3 episodes so far, but they looked and sounded fine. The extended pilot episode has audio that is a little "draggy", but it's not very distracting. The best part is all the original music was intact. Of course, I had to watch "The Devil's Laughter" and all I can say is --- WOW!. I never thought I'd see this show look and sound this good. This set is well worth the money. Just as great as The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits. Sales of this show and BONANZA should be good enough to merit the release of more season sets (I hope). BTW, there's a sticker on the front that has a quote from the author of the One Step Beyond guide, John Muir. It says "this is the presentation that the fans have been waiting for...". I think I'll agree with that. BUY IT!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars One Step Beyond Rating
I love this show and the DVD is great. Well done..
I would recommend this to everybody.
Thank you very muh
Published 1 month ago by Joseph Summo
5.0 out of 5 stars ONE STEP BEYOND is GREAT!!
I agree. Let go Paramount. We NEED the rest of this 3 season show. I have been watching these on Netflix and this is a very good show. Very well done. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Eugene B.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Step in the right direction
This release is awesome! What the fans were waiting for? Maybe not, but very close.
In an age of movies and TV existing on pure shock value, it is refreshing to get back to... Read more
Published 1 month ago by melmeister
5.0 out of 5 stars Great quality DVD and TV show! Bring on remaining seasons!
Great TV series and quality DVD. Brings back memories of watching this show years ago... except now it's better video quality! Read more
Published 2 months ago by krypto
5.0 out of 5 stars The best show on Television when I was a kid
I just received this video, One Step Beyond: The Official First Season! I watched it all in one sitting. It was better in every way then the first time I saw it years ago. Read more
Published 3 months ago by melatina
5.0 out of 5 stars HERE AT LAST !. . .BUT WHERE'S THE REST?
I couldn't believe it, when I put on disc 1 and there it was. The episode I'd been searching for for decades
turned out to be the very first ! THE BRIDE POSSESSED ! Read more
Published 4 months ago by robert p.
4.0 out of 5 stars Great DVDs!!
Bought it for mom's birthday,delivery was quick,DVDs were excellent shape (no scratches or broken),would be nice to see the other seasons come out on DVD!!! Read more
Published 4 months ago by T W
5.0 out of 5 stars Waiting.....and Seeing
I'm not much of a videophile , but my wife is . She's replaced most of her DVD collection with Blu-ray . Read more
Published 5 months ago by Hammer + Jazz
4.0 out of 5 stars Looking for the rest of it.
I have on complants here, Real good picture and sound, I would like to have bought the other two or so seasons of it as well Hope they come soon
Published 6 months ago by bill walker
4.0 out of 5 stars Great old tv show, well presented.
Weird, creepy stories of uncanny events. Includes some very interesting behind-the-scenes material with one of the writers and some footage promoting Alcoa that did not make it... Read more
Published 6 months ago by A. Goodell
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Analytical Guide to Television's One Step Beyond, 1959-1961
I thought about buying this, actually, recently I got outbid on an older copy on ebay, someone paid like $35 used without a dustjacket when one can be bought here new for same money, or same money on that day.
I have about 65 episodes of one step beyond, the 50 "best" and the other 15... Read more
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Subtitles/Closed Captions?
Yes, "ONE STEP BEYOND: The Official First Season" is closed captioned.
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