Summary of "Season 1 - Awe and Mystery": The original Outer Limits was a smart show, that didn't attempt to talk down to its audience. "Techno-babble" terms that later became used in more popular Sci-Fi shows like Star Trek: The Next Generation appeared here first ("temporal drift" comes to mind). Yet the dedicated viewers got it, and enjoyed what they were watching.
In the Volume 1 DVD set we are presented with the entire first season, commercial-free and uninterrupted. We get it with the benefit of great visual and audio quality, and at a price that isn't too shabby (the SRP of $79.96 for eight "sides" of programming would equate to about $10 per DVD, if normal single-sided discs had been used...I don't see how anyone can complain after store discounts are taken into account).
At the time of its first airing, The Outer Limits didn't have the mass-market appeal that The Twilight Zone had, which led to a lower budget second season (that proved to be its final one for 30 years). I think that even in today's more SciFi-enlightened culture, this still won't be everyone's cup of tea. But anyone interested in the subject matter will find a great compilation of the first 32 shows. There are 17 episodes left in the second season, including two written by legendary author Harlan Ellison. I say, "Bring 'em on!" (read entire review)
General Release Date Found for Former Borders-Exclusive Complete Original Series
Last September we reported that Borders was exclusively selling The Outer Limits - The Complete Original Series on DVD (see picture below). Now Amazon has a listing, newly posted, that shows this set... (read entire news item)
9/07/2007
Borders-Exclusive Complete Original Series: Volumes 1-3 Set Available Now!
For those of you who missed the original (and sometimes hard-to-find) Season 1 and Season 2DVD releases in 2002/2003 of the first Outer Limits show, MGM has been re-releasing those episodes from the '60s... (read entire news item)
8/03/2007
3rd Volume DVD Box Art
It's been several weeks since we sent you the heads-up that The Outer Limits - Volume 3 would hit home on October 30th. Since then the studio has officially announced it, but we've just now gotten ahold... (read entire news item)
7/08/2007
MGM Finishes Re-Configured Re-Release with Vol. 3 in October
Back in 2002 and 2003, MGM releases the Season 1 and Season 2 DVD sets of the original Outer Limits. This year, MGM has taken both seasons of the show and split it into thirds, with Volume 1 out in stores... (read entire news item)
5/14/2007
Full-Sized Box Art For Vol. 1; Release Date & Cover Art for Vol. 2
About six weeks ago we reported about MGM's plans to revisit the original Outer Limits on DVD, with 2-disc "volume sets" instead of the previously-released season sets. We told you at the time that we... (read entire news item)
3/29/2007
MGM revisits The Outer Limits
MGM has announced that they're rereleasing The Outer Limits starting with Season 1, Volume 1 on June 5. This 2 disc set will include the first 16 episodes (821 mins) of the series (no bonus material):
Disc... (read entire news item)
5/24/2003
Season 2 cover art, date & specs
It looks like "evilpez4" was right!
On September 2nd, MGM is releasing The Outer Limits: The Original Series - Volume 2 in a 3-disc set. List price is $69.96 for 870 minutes worth of episodes that... (read entire news item)
4/10/2003
Rumor: Season 2: Sept 2
According to a post on the DVDFile.com website by registered member "evilpez4", "Outer Limits: Original Series: Season 2" is set to be released on September 2nd.
The information came from an MGM sales... (read entire news item)
