"The Outer Limits" (1995) TV series 1995-2002

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Directors:

Michael Robison
Brad Turner

Writers:

Jonathan Glassner (12 episodes)
Michael Giampa (written by)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

26 March 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Horror | Sci-Fi | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

There is nothing wrong with your television. Do not attempt to adjust the picture.

Plot Keywords:

Futurism | Science Runs Amok | Supernatural | Robot | Space Travel

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 14 wins & 34 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 7	3:00 AM	SCIFI	In the Zone	#4.5
Mon. July 13	2:00 AM	SCIFI	Donor	#5.2
Tue. July 14	3:00 AM	SCIFI	Human Operators	#5.7

Cast

Kevin Conway

...

The Control Voice / ... (145 episodes, 1995-2002)

Also Known As:

"The New Outer Limits" (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

USA:45 min (154 episodes)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Netherlands:16 | Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Alliance Atlantis Communications

Trivia:

The SciFi Channel quietly took over co-production in 2001, after the series was cancelled by Showtime (Season 7). Apparently there were already some cable-ready episodes in the can at the time of cancellation, as the MA-rated "Flower Child" was only broadcast during the show's syndication-only run. On the whole the SciFi-MGM relationship resulted in lower-quality episodes and clip-shows. The SciFi Channel was still administrated by the Vivendi-Universal group at this time. An "unsanitized" version of "Flower Child" appears on DVD in the US release of the Outer Limits' "Sex and Science Fiction" collection.

Movie Connections:

Follows "The Outer Limits" (1963)

Twilight Zone of the 90s

The Outer Limits is quite possibly, the best science fiction show since the X-Files. The Outer Limits is an original 1 hour paranormal show with actors making complex decisions in unusual circumstances. It explores how far people will go and how much terror is actually possible in life. The episodes start will a scary narrator voice and end with his voice. Many times, the ending is not a happy one, but a more realistic twist of good and evil. It's hard to just describe the show since they're have been so many variants. Cloning, murder, alternate dimension, space travel, family values, time travel, human perfection. You name it, there's been a chilling tale of it on The Outer Limits.

I highly recommend watching this for Twilight Zone, The Original Outer Limits, X-Files, Millennium, Poltergeist: The Legacy fans. You might not like each episode, but overall, the quality of the shows is very high.