Underplayed Gems

The Outer Limits (1963)

The Outer Limits poster
Genre
anthology series, tech noir, horror television series, mystery television series, science fiction television series, thriller television series
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 49 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 160 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This anthology series presents standalone science fiction stories. Each episode features ordinary people facing strange alien encounters, advanced technology, or weird phenomena. It often ends with a twist that changes how you see the story.

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What happens

The Outer Limits is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from September 16, 1963, to January 16, 1965, at 7:30 PM Eastern Time on Mondays. It is often compared to The Twilight Zone, but features a greater emphasis on science fiction (rather than stories of fantasy or the supernatural). It is an anthology of self-contained episodes, sometimes with plot twists at their ends. In 1997, the episode "The Zanti Misfits" was ranked #98 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. It was revived in 1995, running for seven seasons. In April 2019, a new revival was stated to be in development at a premium cable network, which never went into production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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