The Outer Limits - Season 2 [DVD] [1964]

The original series of THE OUTER LIMITS was first broadcast in the early 1960's, and thankfully there's no significant downgrade from the first season in this second season (with the 1st season remaining my favourite overall). The tales remain a winning blend of the unusual/unknown and sci-fi. The stories vary from OK to very good, with some intelligent scripts and solid, thought-provoking dialogue.One of my personal favourite episodes here has to be 'I, Robot' in which the robot of the title is put on trial after being accused of the murder of it's creator, the central themes of prejudice and fear are subtly handled. I'm a real sucker for emotional endings, and the climax to this proverbial little gem is both touching and moving. While reading the other reviews, I can see that I'm not the only one to notice that the opening episode 'Soldier' is a precursor to Arnold Schwarznegger's 'The Terminator'.'The Invisible Enemy' happens to be a vibration-sensitive carnivorous monster lurking below the sandy Martian surface, shades of 'Tremors' for the terrified Astronaut mission to the red planet. The seventeen, 50-minute episodes include the two-part 'The Inheritors' in which Robert Duvall investigates the mysterious 'infection' of four men whose minds have been infiltrated by an alien intelligence.The performances are good in this enjoyable series, which strikes a nice balance between the intelligent and entertaining. As with the first series, the black and white prints used for this Region 2 collection are good, there are no extras.The soundtrack languages are: English, French.The subtitle languages are: English, Dutch, French.

I remember seeing re-runs of The Outer Limits on the BBC so I purchased both sets, as I don't actually have that much interest in the output of TV today. There are some good, some not so good episodes, but none I would class as bad, and in general I feel it is a very good series, still retaining the atmosphere I tend to associate with it from days now past. Unlike much of modern TV I actually remember the stories, often weeks after watching them, which must be a good sign that something is right with the series. After watching both series though I still thought I remembered other episodes which were not included, however, these might have been from another series based on similar story lines. If you are also bored with the output of current TV and like a touch of the unusual, you might also like to open the doors of The Outer Limits.

I now have the complete first (8 discs) and second (5 discs) series of the original Outer Limits. As a young teenager who loved science I was hooked on these, which were shown in UK about 11pm, as I recall. Brilliant SF, so innovative for the 1960s, And the second series has the wonderful sweeping theme music by Harry Lubin, played in full at the end and with eerie variations on it played at moments of mystery within the episodes. The MGM DVD video quality is excellent. 50 years on, the shows are still "modern" to a 1960s kid. A very worthwhile purchase, highly recommended.

More vintage scifi. Once again ignore the awfull effects and wobbly sets and just concentrate on some excellent scifi storytelling with some very good acting. You know what to expect by now, each episode has different cast and characters telling different stories of alien encounters. This is definately one of the best scifi shows ever made and a shame it only lasted 2 seasons though there was a decent remake in the 1990's with much better effects that lasted much longer this is the original and best.

Received this series recently, one of the best sci fi series ever, I remember as a kid watching this series, loved it then, love it now, the sixties where the best for these programmes, along with Dr Who, the Invaders and Star Trek, anyone who hasn't seen the Outer limits, get it, you will not be disapointed.

I just love the series, old black and white, brilliant storylines, demon with the glass hand, the inheritors, are classics, not quite as good as season 1, but still worth completing the set.

I admit sci fi and black and white do not appeal to everyone.You have to wonder how they cannot come up with a show like this today.It looks and sounds for the most part very good.Up there with The Invaders for quality sixties entertainment.Varied stories,well known actors.Classy all the way.

Brilliant series from my childhood I liked all the episodes and it completed my series with buying series one previously.My Favourite episodes were I Robot, Demon with a Glass hand, Soldier ,Behold Eck and The Invisible enemy but I enjoyed the full set as it is.