Forget watching Sci Fi marathons, that is not necessary anymore for The Outer Limits. You can now own the entire series of The Outer Limits on DVD. What is The Outer Limits you say? First I will gasp to myself, second I will silently judge you, but third I will tell you what The Outer Limits is. Some say that The Outer Limits was a rip off of The Twilight Zone, I tell those people to set themselves on fire. Alright, Outer Limits is very similar to The Twilight Zone, but Outer Limits has more of a science fiction leaning, as opposed to the fantasy approach of the Twilight Zone. Each episode of the series was episodic and not serial. Each episode having their own plot twists, characters, and story line. Each episode would be introduced by the control voice introducing the viewer to the story being told that episode.
Why do I like Outer Limits? Well Gene Roddenberry was influenced a lot by many of the monsters introduced in the series. Many of the monsters were reused in different episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series and were mentioned throughout the series. The Outer Limits influence on Star Trek carried on throughout both series. Even when the original Outer Limits ended, many of the writers and people involved in the Outer Limits decided to work on the set of Star Trek and continue the Gene Roddenberry- Outer Limits connection.
So now when you are sitting on the couch flipping through the stations and come across an Outer Limits marathon on Sci Fi, just think that you could be watching this on dvd. Yea, think about that.
Also available for your viewing pleasure:
For more Sci Fi marathon watching- The Incredible Hulk The Complete Series
For the teenager (I mean mutant teenager) in us all- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 2
For those wanting some original programming- The original Knight Rider The Entire Series
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