The Outer Limits

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• The Outer Limits (1963)
• The X-Files
• The Twilight Zone
• The Twilight Zone (1985)
• Dark Shadows
• The Twilight Zone (2002)

Like the classic 1960s series of the same name, each episode is a celebration of the human imagination in which humanity's exploration of new frontiers in technology, outer space and the human experience reveal our greatest hopes and darkest fears. Stories on The Outer Limits have explored the consequences of such controversial and thought-provoking topics as genetic manipulation, alien visitation and life after death.

Like the classic 1960s series of the same name, each episode is a celebration of the human imagination in which humanity's exploration of new frontiers in technology, outer space and the human experience reveal our greatest hopes and darkest fears. Stories on The Outer Limits have explored the consequences of such controversial and thought-provoking topics as genetic manipulation, alien visitation and life after death.less «

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  Not sure if its Outer Limits or Twilight Zone. Saw it a long time ago so my memory is fuzzy. Man wakes up and everyone i...more »

  Not sure if its Outer Limits or Twilight Zone. Saw it a long time ago so my memory is fuzzy. Man wakes up and everyone is gone, seems like he is the only man on earth. Then he sees all these weird guys changing things around. Guy finds out he is trapped "between" time or minutes and the world is "prepared" for in advance. Episode ends when time catches up to the guy.....I think thats how it ended ( I could be thinking of The Langoliers ending). OR He wakes up and time (the present) has past him (he was left behind) and the "weird" people clean up/erase the world after "the present" has passed by. I believe time was also described as a train in which each box-car is a minute/moment of time...... Make any sense? less «

  normaltype Last online Jun 4, 2009
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• Looking for Outer Limits episode

  Hi, I remember seeing an episode that at least i BELIEVE was from Outer Limits, where this scientist is working for some ...more »

  Hi, I remember seeing an episode that at least i BELIEVE was from Outer Limits, where this scientist is working for some kind of government medical facility of sorts where he uses a machine to steal peoples memories. i dont recall how he loses his, but he somehow gets out..and he has a black case with these memory injections. and he is supposed to inject them at specific times. he grows fond of this lady that helps him regain his memories. he then decides to not take the last injection because he fears he will return to what he was before. so he brakes it. but the ppl he worked for finds him, captures him, gives him the backup injection of the one he broke. he returns to the same job stealing memories and you see him at the end stealing the memories from the girl that helped him. anyone know what this episode is called. this could potentialy be from the new Twilight Zone series, but either way i would like to know what its called. thanks less «

  dragonchi26 Last online Jun 15, 2008
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• About the song "Monday is Gone" at the end of episode 7x16 "Abduc

  Can anybody tell me from which artist this song is?

  Can anybody tell me from which artist this song is?less «

  H0neyBe4r Last online Dec 17, 2008
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  8.5 Great

  Really Interesting.... hide « show »

  All the episodes in The Outer Limits are really interesting.. All Of the epidodes have titles and they always connect to what is the show going to be about. Some of the episodes may be really Freaky or suspense, and some can be funny at times. The beggining of the show some guy talks and it goes like "There is nothing wrong with your DVD player. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling your DVD player. We already control the horizontal and the vertical. We now control the digital. We can change the focus from a soft blur to crystal clarity. Sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to... The Outer Limits."

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  TvPatriik Added Sep 27, 2008 All my reviews
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  7 Good

  It has alot of good things about it and lots of bad things about it. hide « show »

  It is really good dont get me wrong. I love this show. I liked it better when I was younger (when I didn't see how bad the acting was). When I was younger it was better because of the full color and semi-decent graphics. But now I prefer the good old Black and White Twilight Zone episodes. Now guys these episodes are hit and miss. For me the worst part is the acting. Half of the time its ok and the other half is really bad. Another reason I am not such a big fan any more is now that im watching the old Twilight zone I kind of see how much of a rip-off this show actually is. I know I have ranted about lots of stuff. I like the show but it could be better.

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  Connman14 Added Jun 13, 2008 All my reviews
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  8 Great

  My overall impression of "The Outer Limits" is that in spite of being a pretty solid re-make of an older series, it is rather limited in terms of the sci-fi concepts explored within the show. B or B+ rating. hide « show »

  The 90s remake of "The Outer Limits" is an enjoyable and usually pretty well-acted science fiction show, which features a narrated "message" at the introduction and conclusion of every episode that is supposed to provide viewers with some food for thought. While many episodes border on being mere cautionary tales, others are truly thought-provoking, moving, or downright insightful. However, in spite of being a generally well-acted series, with a few interesting "messages" at the outset and conclusion of each episode, the plot of the actual episodes is limited by what appears to be an unoriginal effort to stay within the confines of the science fiction genre. That is to say, 90-95% of all episodes feature some sort of twist that involves either aliens, robots (or equivalent mechanized life-form with artificial intelligence), time travel, or some combination of these three elements. I find it rather disappointing that the writers seemed hard-pressed to step beyond the boundaries of conventional science fiction in this respect. There are a few episodes that start off with an element of the supernatural (such as "If These Walls Could Talk" or "Corner of the Eye") that wind-up offering the presence of alien entities as the explanation for the events that transpire. These plotlines are uninspired and leave me cold. Science-fiction needn't be all about robots, aliens and time-travel, and it would have been nice if there were more episodes that offered a plausible pseudo-scientific explanation for supernatural events that didn't involve any of these things. The series did have a few episodes, however, that instead featured the discovery of some new technological device that had the potential to revolutionize medicine or science as we know it, but most of these episodes disappointingly wound up being of the cautionary tale variety.
  
  In spite of all these flaws, "The Outer Limits" is well-acted and pretty well-scripted on the whole, and usually a good time is had by all. While I like the show quite a bit overall, I ultimately find it to be less compelling or thought-provoking than the original Twilight Zone, and less entertaining than the horror-comedy classic series "Tales from the Crypt." If you're looking for a laugh, some macabre humor and a "healthy" dose of the 80s or early 90s aesthetic, I definitely recommend "Tales from the Crypt", and if you're looking for some thought-provoking plotlines, I'd venture to say the original "Twilight Zone" is a better bet. But if you're looking for a combination of these two things that does a pretty good job of maintaining the balance, then perhaps "The Outer Limits" will win you over as well. A solid 8/10.

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  mishalex Added Feb 18, 2008 All my reviews
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  8.8 Great

  A show that has a different story, a different outcome, a different meaning every episode. hide « show »

  I absolutely love this show. It is different everytime you watch, the characters are well thought out, developed, and it makes you feel for the character within a short 1 hour spans. Each week they would have a celebrity like Beau Bridges, David Hyde Pierce, and Eric McCormack who all delivered and it wasn't just a celebrity death trap!!
  
  The episode with Eric McCormack chilled me to the bones. Crashing on a planet, not knowing what is outside, what they want, having an enemy inside the shuttle, and finally getting home.....but at the end it turns out that it was just an hillucionation and he was being fed on by the alien spiders. Totally creepy, completely worth every second spent watching the eppy, and a great credit to Eric!!
  
  A must see for all Sci-fi fans!!

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  demonicReid Added Feb 15, 2008 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  The Outer Limits is one of the greatest scifi shows. Each episode is awakens the soul and warns us about the true nature of the human soul. hide « show »

  This is one of the few shows that I never forget. It can help kids out as they grow up. In the end of the episodes, a message is given that can be taken in a way to better the individual. After all The Outer Limits is a thought provoking show that awakens the mind. Each episode is interesting in it's on way. It is one of the few shows that is extremely original in each episode without the same thing happening each time.
  
  The person who invented this show is a genius. Everyone can take something out of the Outer Limits.

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  JessJessPH Added Jul 15, 2007 All my reviews