I'd have to watch "Cry Of Silence" again to remind myself of it, but "Demon With A Glass Hand" is one of my favorites. Possibly the best episode of the series.
Discovering The Outer Limits (original)....
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"Demon With A Glass Hand." A very good episode with Robert Culp transported from the far future into the present and unknowingly holding the secret to humanity's survival after an alien invasion. Very well done.And Arlene Martel (T'Pring) also guest stars.
On the other hand: "Cry Of Silence."Tumbleweeds, rocks and a zombie! Eddie Albert makes an effort but what the hell am I supposed to make of this? I think there's a good story idea buried in this but
Yeah, THE OUTER LIMITS usually creeped me out as a kid, but evil, alien-possessed tumbleweeds? It's really hard to make blowing weeds seem menacing . . ..
On the other hand: "Cry Of Silence."
I actually quite enjoyed it - the idea of an alien force manipulating nature in an attempt to communicate works pretty well. And Albert does put in a good performance, what a pity about the shrieking lunatic he's stuck with.
I like "Invisible Enemy," but I wouldn't say it's one of the best episodes. But it is about a trip to Mars and it has Adam West, so that made me pretty happy as a kid.
"Wolf 359." A scientist recreates an alien environment in his laboratory and unwittingly creates a malevolent life form. This was a genuinely creepy episode. I kept asking myself, "What the hell is this thing?" and the way things were dying around it made me feel it was some form of antilife. Very eerie.
One thing I have to say about this series. they were definately not afraid of big ideas. They were playing with ideas that could even be considered cutting edge today if even at all possible. In the early '60s some of these ideas would have been far above what most people could relate to.
One thing I have to say about this series. they were definately not afraid of big ideas. They were playing with ideas that could even be considered cutting edge today if even at all possible. In the early '60s some of these ideas would have been far above what most people could relate to.
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On the other hand: "Cry Of Silence."
Don't forget the toads that disolve in water.
Oh, yeah, OL was intended to be real Science Fiction. I'd love to see more of that on TV or in movies, but nobody would watch.
^^ Grace should have worn her hair at least something more like that than the basket weave waste bin she had.
Yeah, I had no idea who that was without the beehive.
I had never watched even a single episode of this show, but after reading this thread I decided to pick up volume 1 from Walmart. I'm three episodes in and even though the show is dated, I'm really enjoying it and the black and white photography is fantastic. I'll definitely be picking up the other two volumes.
That's great. I'm happy to see more people getting into it. This is one of my all-time favorite shows.
I've been recounting many of these storylines to people I know. Everyone of them has asked what cool show I'm watching...and they all look surprised when I tell them. Some of them have even said they didn't remember these stories whenever they came across The Outer Limits. Then I tell them I'm talking about the original series from over forty years ago.
"I, Robot." A super story and well told. Leonard Nimoy guest stars as a robot is tried for murdering his creator. Despite the episode title this isn't Asimov's story, but it's good nonetheless.
And I was riveted by the polished performance of Nimoy in an earlier role before he lands the role of Spock. We also get to see John Hoyt again as well as one of the fellows who played an Organian in "Errand Of Mercy." Cool.
I understand that Season 2 is supposed to take something of a down turn, but so far so good except from maybe two questionable episodes.
A super story and well told. Leonard Nimoy guest stars as a robot is tried for murdering his creator. Despite the episode title this isn't Asimov's story, but it's good nonetheless. And I was riveted by the polished performance of Nimoy in an earlier role before he lands the role of Spock. We also get to see John Hoyt again as well as one of the fellows who played an Organian in "Errand Of Mercy." Cool.
I understand that Season 2 is supposed to take something of a down turn, but so far so good except from maybe two questionable episodes.
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same here. its one of the 'classic' shows that i grew up watching re-runs of.
"I, Robot."
And I was riveted by the polished performance of Nimoy in an earlier role before he lands the role of Spock. We also get to see John Hoyt again as well as one of the fellows who played an Organian in "Errand Of Mercy." Cool.
I understand that Season 2 is supposed to take something of a down turn, but so far so good except from maybe two questionable episodes.
I take it you haven't seen Demon with a Glass Hand yet...
The Outer Limits’ second season had only 17 episodes -- just half a season by 1960s TV norms. The quality suffered for exactly the same reasons that Star Trek's third season went into the toilet. Quoted from the Outer Limits website:
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Yes I have. look further upthread. Very good episode.I take it you haven't seen Demon with a Glass Hand yet...
"I, Robot."
Actually this story used the title before it was associated with Asimov. The OL episode was based on the 1939 story "I, Robot" by Eando Binder. In 1950, when Doubleday published a collection of nine of Isaac Asimov's positronic robot/Susan Calvin stories, they insisted on calling it I, Robot, which Asimov protested (unsuccessfully) because it was already the title of someone else's story, a story he respected and had been influenced by.
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