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The Outer Limits - The New Series

Kevin Conway (Actor), Alex Diakun (Actor) | Rated: NR (Not Rated) | Format: DVD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Highlights and insights..., Feb 14 2006
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FrKurt Messick "FrKurt Messick" (Bloomington, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Outer Limits - The New Series (DVD)
I am going to differ with many of my fellow reviewers regarding the format here: I have long enjoyed the series 'Outer Limits', both the old series and the new series, but was not sure if I would ever find the means to collect all of the seasons. Perhaps it is because many of my favourite episodes are to be found in this collection that I don't mind the topical selection method, but it does serve to give a good overview of the several years of the new 'Outer Limits' series.

There are six discs in this collection, each with six episodes, arranged around a theme - transformation/mutation, time travel, android/robots, aliens in the world, death/afterlife, and sex in science fiction; thus, 36 one-hour episodes in all (well over a whole season's offerings). My favourite episodes include 'I, Robot', starring Leonard Nimoy (derivative of an Isaac Asimov idea), 'The Grell' (which highlights issues of xenophobia and community inclusion in a unique way), and 'Human Operators' (with the voice of Malcolm McDowell, who gives a stellar performance without ever being on screen).

The original series of the 'Outer Limits' was a groundbreaking television production, testing limits and innovating ways of adapting to the still relatively new medium of television. The new series has much better production values, but apart from the occasional nudity (which is censored for broadcast, but was preserved on the original cable offering and again on DVD format), the series is no longer an innovative one - most of the stories seem at home on the screen, and while they are interesting, they don't break new ground. Perhaps that is indicative of how much both public awareness and entertainment has progress in the past generation.

Each DVD has extras, including featurettes for the episodes and a more general topical feature discussing the origins of the series. The menu are user friendly and logically oriented. The one drawback I have seen is that a few of the double-sided DVDs have problems playing on my DVD player some of the time. There are skips, freezes and a few other glitches that occasionally (but not frequently) manifest; while pausing and repeating usually clears these problems, it is not ideal. This has only happened on two episodes.

There are a few episodes I wish had been included: 'Origin of Species', the part-two episode of 'Double Helix', would have been a welcome inclusion. My list of what I would also like to have could go on and on, and in the fullness of time I am likely to acquire the complete series (at which time this set of topically arranged DVDs will make a good gift for a friend). Until that time, I am happy to have so many episodes of the series in this creatively arranged collection.

Do not adjust your set...

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5.0 out of 5 stars See some of the better episodes uncensored., May 13 2010
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I love this series. I still watch it daily on cable. This is a nice collection of some of the better episodes. It has several DVDs covering different subjects. For example, there's a DVD on time travel, and it has several episodes that had to do with time travel. It's also nice to see episodes uncensored they way they were originally intended to be seen.
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129 of 134 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed Feelings, Not a Mixed Review, Mar 8 2005
By Choo Choo 62 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Outer Limits - The New Series (DVD)
I do not believe in reviewing something that has not yet been released, but I have to express my dismay that the release of these Outer Limits episodes is a strong indication that we devoted fans of the series will be deprived of full season releases, at least for the foreseeable future.

We are truly between a rock and a hard place. If these episodes sell well, then we are endorsing this method of releasing episodes by theme. If they do not sell well, then the danger is no more Outer Limits releases.

I can only submit this with the slight and vague hope that someone with some influence may read this and reconsider.

Not everyone is a fan of the new Outer Limits series, but I believe it was generally well done, at least when it was on Showtime. In a perverse way, the move to the Sci-Fi channel parallels the original series season two, where a new production team compromised the show, yet still produced some episodes of quality.

May someone please take "Control" of MGM DVD production and give us full seasons. I'll be glad to stand by.

82 of 85 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars More themed discs coming out, Mar 29 2005
By J. Carlin "Joe" - Published on Amazon.com
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According to the MGM site, this will be a 6 discs set that includes the previously released Sex & SciFi and Time Travel discs, along with 4 new themed DVDs also available seperately:

Aliens Among Us Collection

"Quality of Mercy," "Afterlife," "The Grell," "Relativity Theory," "Alien Shop," "Beyond the Veil"

Fantastic Androids & Robots Collection

"I, Robot," "The Hunt," "Resurrection," "The Camp," "Glitch," "Small Friends"

Mutation & Transformation Collection

"The New Breed," "Descent," "The Joining," "Double Helix," "The Gun," "The Inheritors"

Death & Beyond Collection

"The Second Soul," "The Other Side," "New Lease," "Essence of Life," "Human Trials," "Black Box"

I give it a 3 stars mostly because I glad they're releasing some, but not a big fan of this "piecemeal" thing. There's a huge number of great episodes they're skipping over entirely.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars i wish i recorded these when i had chance, Jun 18 2005
By Rob_420 - Published on Amazon.com
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MGM again shows their total lack of respect for the outer limits fans . as for me i will not buy this crap or any other MGM movies/shows until a true box set comes out . wish i recorded them all when i had chance. maybe its time we boycotted MGM sense money over fans seems to be the way they would have it. when they get poor FOX a outstanding example of how good things can be when u consider fans over profit, will buy them out and give us what we all want for some seven years now.
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