An anthology series of insightful science fiction tales.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
Bob Johnson | ... |
Anthean
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(11 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Ben Wright | ... |
Elder of Luminos
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(4 episodes, 1963-1964)
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William Douglas | ... |
Aabel as Eros Creature
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(4 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Robert Culp | ... |
Allen Leighton
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(3 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Robert Duvall | ... |
Adam Ballard
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(3 episodes, 1964)
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John Hoyt | ... |
'Bifrost' Alien
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(3 episodes, 1964)
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Ivan Dixon | ... |
Sgt. James Conover
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(3 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Edward Platt | ... |
David Hunt
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(3 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Robert Fortier | ... |
Bert Hamill
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(3 episodes, 1964)
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Ted de Corsia | ... |
Randolph E. Branch
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(3 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Jason Wingreen | ... |
Dr. Leland - coroner
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(3 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Willard Sage | ... |
Chief of Staff
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(3 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Douglas Henderson | ... |
Detective Lt. Runyan
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(3 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Dabney Coleman | ... |
Dr. Williams
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(3 episodes, 1964)
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Bill Hart | ... |
Cpl. Delano
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(3 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Janos Prohaska | ... |
Allen as Thetan
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(3 episodes, 1963-1965)
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Martin Landau | ... |
Andro
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(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Philip Abbott | ... |
Lincoln Russell
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(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Henry Silva | ... |
Chino Rivera
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(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
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George Macready | ... |
Dr. Marshall
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(2 episodes, 1964)
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Jacqueline Scott | ... |
Carol Maxwell
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(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Scott Marlowe | ... |
Andre
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(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
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James Shigeta | ... |
AIO Capt. Newa
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(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Kent Smith | ... |
Aabel
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(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Don Gordon | ... |
Dr. Dave Crowell
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(2 episodes, 1964)
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Rudy Solari | ... |
Captain Jack Buckley
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(2 episodes, 1964)
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Donald Harron | ... |
Art Harris
(2 episodes, 1964)
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David McCallum | ... |
Gwyllim Griffiths
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(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Geraldine Brooks | ... |
Ann Barton
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(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Gail Kobe | ... |
Janet Doweling
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(2 episodes, 1964)
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Tim O'Connor | ... |
Major Clint Anderson
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(2 episodes, 1964)
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Peter Mark Richman | ... |
Jefferson Rome
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(2 episodes, 1963-1965)
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Walter Burke | ... |
Dr. Frederick Riner
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(2 episodes, 1964)
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Steve Ihnat | ... |
Lt. Philip Minns
(2 episodes, 1964)
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Vaughn Taylor | ... |
Dean Flint
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(2 episodes, 1964)
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Nellie Burt | ... |
Ethel Latimer
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(2 episodes, 1964)
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Leonard Nimoy | ... |
Judson Ellis
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(2 episodes, 1964)
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Curt Conway | ... |
Dr. Philip Mendl
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(2 episodes, 1964)
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Aki Aleong | ... |
Dr. Sui-Lin
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(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Crahan Denton | ... |
Dr. Matthew James
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(2 episodes, 1964)
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Allyson Ames | ... |
Arndis Pollard
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(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Sam Reese | ... |
Clyde Wyatt
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(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Joan Camden | ... |
Ann Pearson
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(2 episodes, 1963)
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Dee Pollock | ... |
Pfc. Francis Hadley
(2 episodes, 1964)
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William Stevens | ... |
Navigator Dexter
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(2 episodes, 1963-1965)
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David Frankham | ... |
Capt. Terrence Ralph Brookman
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(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Konstantin Shayne | ... |
Dr. Philip Fletcher
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(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Sally Kellerman | ... |
Ingrid Larkin
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(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
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Robert Doyle | ... |
Marc Lake
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(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
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James Frawley | ... |
Pvt. Robert Renaldo
(2 episodes, 1964)
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Production Companies
- Villa Di Stefano
- Daystar Productions (in association with)
- United Artists Television (in association with)
Distributors
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1965) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- United Artists Television (1965) (World-wide) (tv)
- MGM/UA Television (1982) (World-wide) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Television (2005) (United States) (tv)
- BBC Two (1980) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Kino Lorber (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray) (season 1)
- Kino Lorber (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray) (season 2)
- Kino Lorber (2018) (United States) (DVD) (season 1)
- Kino Lorber (2018) (United States) (DVD) (season 2)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (VHS) (season 2)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1990) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1992) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1994) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD) (season 1)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD) (season 2)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (VHS) (season 1)
- Me-TV (United States) (tv)
- NET (TV Asahi) (1964) (Japan) (tv) (season 1)
- Nippon Television Network (NTV) (1966) (Japan) (tv)
- Pluto TV (2021) (United States) (video)
- Super Channel (2000) (Japan) (tv)
- Talking Pictures TV (2022) (United Kingdom) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Chevrolet (original sponsor)
- Ford Motor Company (automobiles)
- Procter & Gamble (original sponsor)
- S.C. Johnson & Son (original sponsor)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Anthology type science fiction program with a different cast each week. Tending toward the hard science, space travel, time travel, and human evolution it tries to examine in each show some form of the question, "What is the nature of man?"
Written by John Vogel |
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Taglines | There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The original title for this series was "Please Stand By," but because the Cuban Missile Crisis had happened less than a year earlier, executives thought it might make people fearful of an air raid. As a reference to this, when The Outer Limits (1995) would cut to a commercial, the Control Voice said, "Please stand by." See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited from It's a Wonderful Life (1946). See more » |
Quotes |
The Control Voice:
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 can reduce the focus to a soft blur, or sharpen it to crystal clarity. We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. 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. See more » |