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Can we get a list of the episodes edited in the season 2-7 Canadian DVD releases? Apparently the unaltered originals are on Hulu, but are poor quality. Sleepeeg3 ( talk) 11:03, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
Motor, I just discovered all the work you've done on this series. I'm interested in contributing, but only on the original 1963-64 series. I'd like to modify the infobox somewhat to include the cinematographer (an important distinguishing mark of the old episodes), and move the cast list to a separate section (because there are no regular actors and it looks messy in the box). I tried to find the infobox on the Wiki templates but it looks like it's been changed. If there's a template we're supposed to follow, could you point me to it? Otherwise, I'll be "bold" and make a few changes and wait for your comments.
P.S. There is a very well researched book on this series by David J Schow that would answer almost any question you might have. Unlike many books on TV series, it's not afraid to be critical of the show's weaknesses. Slowmover 20:13, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
If anyone could find the name of the model that appears in the introduction to the 1995-2002 Outer Limits series, I would appreciate it. She appears as the apple's core as well.
Does anyone have any info on the process by which the new television series got commisioned? Who was involved? Why did they want to recreate it? How long did it take them to convince MGM? Date when they finally got the go-ahead etc etc. At the moment, the 1995-2002 section is a bit bit sparse and needs more info. It does represent the bulk of the shows after all, even if the original series was more iconic. I did a google, but couldn't find anything substantial. Anyone have a book documenting TOL and could fill it out a bit? Motor 13:34, 2005 Apr 18 (UTC)
Season one is coming out on DVD this fall. - unsigned comment by 68.194.235.61
There is no synopsis of the show on this page, there should be! Scorpionman 01:41, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
I beleive there are at least three different versions of the Control Voice speech referenced in the sidebar box. The original (Galaxy Being, 100 Days of the Dragon) is similar to what is presented, but it is a little longer.
There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We control the horizontal. We control the vertical. We can roll the image; make it flutter. We can change the focus to a soft blur or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat; there is nothing wrong with your television set. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to the outer limits.
Sometime in season one it was shortened and the section on louder and softer was dropped and the ending also edited.
There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. We control the horizontal. We control the vertical. We can change the focus to a soft blur or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next hour, 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.
In season two the speech was shortened even further.
There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. For the next hour, 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.
I'm not sure that the speech as written in the sidebar was actually used - it is an abriged version of the original - unless there were four versions. I'm checking my episodes to verify. The David Schow book documents this pretty well. The second version of the CV speech was used for the greatest number of episodes.
I have to check this against actual episodes and will report back here with edits if needed.-- Zendream 06:50, 5 March 2006 (UTC)Zendream 03-05-06
Also, in Season Two, Harry Lubin did the music. In season one there was no opening music, but there was a short music passage in the opening for season two, with the full theme over closing credits. The Harry Lubin theme uses what sounds like a Theremin, which curiosly, is a throwback to 50's Sci Fi. -- Zendream 06:50, 5 March 2006 (UTC)Zendream 03-05-06
>>>You are 100% correct about the 3 versions. I can't read them without hearing it in my head. Are you certain about the accompanying music not being in the first season?
I may take a while to get around to it, or someone else may beat me to it, but I think the original and revival series should be separate articles, as with other revived TV series (eg, Star Trek). There is plenty more to write about the original series, which I'm interested in doing, and it is quite different from its 1990s revival. The article could either be completely split or this article could be kept as an overview, with the sections linking to detailed articles on each series. I'm putting this note here as advance notice and asking for comments. 204.101.242.247 21:56, 17 March 2006 (UTC). The preceding edit is by me. For some reason, I keep losing my login to WP today. Slowmover 21:59, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
Currently, we have all the episodes in the category "The Outer Limits episodes"... I think there's a good case for having three categories... one main, and two sub-categories:
The Outer Limits episodes | ______________________ | | Old series New series
This page describes the process for sub-cats. It's straightforward, but it does mean small edits to a lot of pages. Is it worth it? - Motor ( talk) 11:04, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
It might be noteworthy that in Hackers (film), Dade Murphy hacks a television station to watch the Outer Limits.
"We now return control of the television set to you - until next week..." has to be added.
The alien on the Outer Limits episode " The Bellero Shield" was the very first to be seen in a major American media outlet that had features that have come to be the stereotypical alien: small nose and mouth, no ears, oval or almond-shaped eyes, oddly shaped head.
It has been shown that the very first people ever to have claimed to have been abducted by aliens, Barney and Betty Hill, initially described the aliens they met on September 20, 1961 as humanoid and non-threatening. But 12 days after the February 10, 1964 airing of the "Bellero Shield" Outer Limits episode, under hypnosis, Betty Hill described the aliens as having facial features almost identical to the alien appearing in the Outer Limits. That description has appeared, virtually unchanged, in every subsequent case of alien abduction.
See The Eyes that Spoke and Close Encounters with Alien Abductions
Is there any objection to including a section such as the one I wrote above? TCav 18:26, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
This article has some inconsistent content regarding the show's relationship to the Terminator films when compared to other articles. The articles for the Outer Limits episodes 'Soldier' and 'Demon with a Glass Hand' as well as the article for the Terminator Film state that it is 'often erroneously cited' that Harlan Ellison sued James Cameron. In those articles, some agency representing Cameron or his film offers a cash settlement and motion picture credits in exchange for no lawsuit. I do not know which is true, but I thought it would be useful to bring this to the reader and writership of this article. - 75.157.198.121 ( talk) 10:00, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
Nitpicking:
"(Several episodes did, however, have no discernible "bear," among them the two-part segment "The Inheritors," the aforementioned "Demon With A Glass Hand" and "Soldier," and the oddball comedy effort, "Controlled Experiment".)"
Rather: the bear in these episodes can be more or less reconciled with the previous comment, "In some cases, it was nothing more than an unusual force directed by a person or other being." The bear would reasonably be: The Inheritors, the fear of our children becoming "alien" to us (holding opposing views or values) - intergenerational alienation; Demon With a Glass Hand, the fear of extinction, the fear of superman (Trent or "Gilgamesh")/inferiority, or (superficially) the Kyben; Soldier, the fear of being programmed/loss of individuality or freedom; Controlled Experiment, the fear of aliens/observers, loss of privacy, or manipulation.
Voideater ( talk) 18:03, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
The biggest difference between the two Series is that the first often, indeed, "asserted the triumph of the human spirit, often in confrontation with dark existential forces" while the second often left the protoganists broken and defeated when confonted with those same forces (darker human emotions, alien interference, etc.). From this, some comment might be made regarding the socio-politico climates of the times in which each was made, and the two series can be generally differentiated as being optmistic versus pessimistic.
Voideater ( talk) 18:15, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
One user deleted all 150 articles of TOL episodes - and merged them into one single page. Please, help to recreate The Outer Limits! The discussion page for vote is here. Krasss ( talk) 21:53, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
A request for comments has been started that could affect the inclusion or exclusion of episode and character, as well as other fiction articles. Please visit the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Notability_(fiction)#Final_adoption_as_a_guideline. Ikip ( talk) 08:16, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Someone needs to update the DVD release section. Only season 1 is listed and I just picked up season 4 the other day. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.79.88.120 ( talk) 17:28, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
The official website link is dead. xXSc3n1cXx 15:51, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
not only was the series filmed in Canada but production was originally overseen by Canadian company Alliance. I changed it because the shows in syndication (poltergeist and sg1) both have the same sort of Canadian connection (main distributors also weren't Canadian but producers were) and both are claimed of Canadian origin on wikipedia, all of the production companies except for 1 are Canadian and most of them have their own cable channels in Canada which they used to broadcast the show; at the end of the show in the long list of credits there would commonly be a lot of Canadian content from locations to production companies. It's ridiculous to have so many Canadian producers (which have their own distributing abilities in Canada) and locations and not mention Canada as an origin. The original concept was based on the older shows that were entirely American however for the series starting in 1995 there's no doubt that Canada played a huge role in producing and getting the series distributed (9/10 producers were based in Canada and at least one of them had international audience reach through their own networks). Grmike ( talk) 15:05, 21 June 2011 (UTC)grmike
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Can we get a list of the episodes edited in the season 2-7 Canadian DVD releases? Apparently the unaltered originals are on Hulu, but are poor quality. Sleepeeg3 ( talk) 11:03, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
Motor, I just discovered all the work you've done on this series. I'm interested in contributing, but only on the original 1963-64 series. I'd like to modify the infobox somewhat to include the cinematographer (an important distinguishing mark of the old episodes), and move the cast list to a separate section (because there are no regular actors and it looks messy in the box). I tried to find the infobox on the Wiki templates but it looks like it's been changed. If there's a template we're supposed to follow, could you point me to it? Otherwise, I'll be "bold" and make a few changes and wait for your comments.
P.S. There is a very well researched book on this series by David J Schow that would answer almost any question you might have. Unlike many books on TV series, it's not afraid to be critical of the show's weaknesses. Slowmover 20:13, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
If anyone could find the name of the model that appears in the introduction to the 1995-2002 Outer Limits series, I would appreciate it. She appears as the apple's core as well.
Does anyone have any info on the process by which the new television series got commisioned? Who was involved? Why did they want to recreate it? How long did it take them to convince MGM? Date when they finally got the go-ahead etc etc. At the moment, the 1995-2002 section is a bit bit sparse and needs more info. It does represent the bulk of the shows after all, even if the original series was more iconic. I did a google, but couldn't find anything substantial. Anyone have a book documenting TOL and could fill it out a bit? Motor 13:34, 2005 Apr 18 (UTC)
Season one is coming out on DVD this fall. - unsigned comment by 68.194.235.61
There is no synopsis of the show on this page, there should be! Scorpionman 01:41, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
I beleive there are at least three different versions of the Control Voice speech referenced in the sidebar box. The original (Galaxy Being, 100 Days of the Dragon) is similar to what is presented, but it is a little longer.
There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We control the horizontal. We control the vertical. We can roll the image; make it flutter. We can change the focus to a soft blur or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat; there is nothing wrong with your television set. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to the outer limits.
Sometime in season one it was shortened and the section on louder and softer was dropped and the ending also edited.
There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. We control the horizontal. We control the vertical. We can change the focus to a soft blur or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next hour, 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.
In season two the speech was shortened even further.
There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. For the next hour, 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.
I'm not sure that the speech as written in the sidebar was actually used - it is an abriged version of the original - unless there were four versions. I'm checking my episodes to verify. The David Schow book documents this pretty well. The second version of the CV speech was used for the greatest number of episodes.
I have to check this against actual episodes and will report back here with edits if needed.-- Zendream 06:50, 5 March 2006 (UTC)Zendream 03-05-06
Also, in Season Two, Harry Lubin did the music. In season one there was no opening music, but there was a short music passage in the opening for season two, with the full theme over closing credits. The Harry Lubin theme uses what sounds like a Theremin, which curiosly, is a throwback to 50's Sci Fi. -- Zendream 06:50, 5 March 2006 (UTC)Zendream 03-05-06
>>>You are 100% correct about the 3 versions. I can't read them without hearing it in my head. Are you certain about the accompanying music not being in the first season?
I may take a while to get around to it, or someone else may beat me to it, but I think the original and revival series should be separate articles, as with other revived TV series (eg, Star Trek). There is plenty more to write about the original series, which I'm interested in doing, and it is quite different from its 1990s revival. The article could either be completely split or this article could be kept as an overview, with the sections linking to detailed articles on each series. I'm putting this note here as advance notice and asking for comments. 204.101.242.247 21:56, 17 March 2006 (UTC). The preceding edit is by me. For some reason, I keep losing my login to WP today. Slowmover 21:59, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
Currently, we have all the episodes in the category "The Outer Limits episodes"... I think there's a good case for having three categories... one main, and two sub-categories:
The Outer Limits episodes | ______________________ | | Old series New series
This page describes the process for sub-cats. It's straightforward, but it does mean small edits to a lot of pages. Is it worth it? - Motor ( talk) 11:04, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
It might be noteworthy that in Hackers (film), Dade Murphy hacks a television station to watch the Outer Limits.
"We now return control of the television set to you - until next week..." has to be added.
The alien on the Outer Limits episode " The Bellero Shield" was the very first to be seen in a major American media outlet that had features that have come to be the stereotypical alien: small nose and mouth, no ears, oval or almond-shaped eyes, oddly shaped head.
It has been shown that the very first people ever to have claimed to have been abducted by aliens, Barney and Betty Hill, initially described the aliens they met on September 20, 1961 as humanoid and non-threatening. But 12 days after the February 10, 1964 airing of the "Bellero Shield" Outer Limits episode, under hypnosis, Betty Hill described the aliens as having facial features almost identical to the alien appearing in the Outer Limits. That description has appeared, virtually unchanged, in every subsequent case of alien abduction.
See The Eyes that Spoke and Close Encounters with Alien Abductions
Is there any objection to including a section such as the one I wrote above? TCav 18:26, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
This article has some inconsistent content regarding the show's relationship to the Terminator films when compared to other articles. The articles for the Outer Limits episodes 'Soldier' and 'Demon with a Glass Hand' as well as the article for the Terminator Film state that it is 'often erroneously cited' that Harlan Ellison sued James Cameron. In those articles, some agency representing Cameron or his film offers a cash settlement and motion picture credits in exchange for no lawsuit. I do not know which is true, but I thought it would be useful to bring this to the reader and writership of this article. - 75.157.198.121 ( talk) 10:00, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
Nitpicking:
"(Several episodes did, however, have no discernible "bear," among them the two-part segment "The Inheritors," the aforementioned "Demon With A Glass Hand" and "Soldier," and the oddball comedy effort, "Controlled Experiment".)"
Rather: the bear in these episodes can be more or less reconciled with the previous comment, "In some cases, it was nothing more than an unusual force directed by a person or other being." The bear would reasonably be: The Inheritors, the fear of our children becoming "alien" to us (holding opposing views or values) - intergenerational alienation; Demon With a Glass Hand, the fear of extinction, the fear of superman (Trent or "Gilgamesh")/inferiority, or (superficially) the Kyben; Soldier, the fear of being programmed/loss of individuality or freedom; Controlled Experiment, the fear of aliens/observers, loss of privacy, or manipulation.
Voideater ( talk) 18:03, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
The biggest difference between the two Series is that the first often, indeed, "asserted the triumph of the human spirit, often in confrontation with dark existential forces" while the second often left the protoganists broken and defeated when confonted with those same forces (darker human emotions, alien interference, etc.). From this, some comment might be made regarding the socio-politico climates of the times in which each was made, and the two series can be generally differentiated as being optmistic versus pessimistic.
Voideater ( talk) 18:15, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
One user deleted all 150 articles of TOL episodes - and merged them into one single page. Please, help to recreate The Outer Limits! The discussion page for vote is here. Krasss ( talk) 21:53, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
A request for comments has been started that could affect the inclusion or exclusion of episode and character, as well as other fiction articles. Please visit the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Notability_(fiction)#Final_adoption_as_a_guideline. Ikip ( talk) 08:16, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Someone needs to update the DVD release section. Only season 1 is listed and I just picked up season 4 the other day. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.79.88.120 ( talk) 17:28, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
The official website link is dead. xXSc3n1cXx 15:51, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
not only was the series filmed in Canada but production was originally overseen by Canadian company Alliance. I changed it because the shows in syndication (poltergeist and sg1) both have the same sort of Canadian connection (main distributors also weren't Canadian but producers were) and both are claimed of Canadian origin on wikipedia, all of the production companies except for 1 are Canadian and most of them have their own cable channels in Canada which they used to broadcast the show; at the end of the show in the long list of credits there would commonly be a lot of Canadian content from locations to production companies. It's ridiculous to have so many Canadian producers (which have their own distributing abilities in Canada) and locations and not mention Canada as an origin. The original concept was based on the older shows that were entirely American however for the series starting in 1995 there's no doubt that Canada played a huge role in producing and getting the series distributed (9/10 producers were based in Canada and at least one of them had international audience reach through their own networks). Grmike ( talk) 15:05, 21 June 2011 (UTC)grmike
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Reference named "ReferenceA":
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