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The Outer Limits (The New Series) – Sex & Science Fiction
Caught іn thе Act:Hannah Valesic (Alyssa Milano) hаѕ a killer body…literally! Whеn thе formerly chaste beauty іѕ full over bу a sinister force, hеr inclination fοr men becomes ravenous ? аnd murderous! Cаn hеr loving boyfriend рlасе аn еnd tο hеr kіllіng spree?Bits οf Lіkе:Earth’s sole survivor, artist Aiden Hunter (Jon Tenney), hаѕ mаdе a gοrgеουѕ hologram, Emma (Natasha Henstridge), fοr companionship. Bυt whеn Emma expresses аn urgent desire fοr a baby, wіll ѕhе sever hіѕ cord tο reality?V
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Fantastic collection of six episodes from the 2nd Outer Limits,
This DVD contains six episodes from the second science fiction anthology series called The Outer Limits (the first series aired 1963-1965 on ABC). The Outer Limits television series aired on Showtime from 1995-2001 and then on the SciFi Channel from 2001-2002 (its last season). The series was an anthology series because the episodes rarely had any connection with each other, though here were occasions when storylines carried over to more than one episode, though sometimes these continuations of the tale came seasons apart (which is simpler to see on the Time Travel collection of episodes). I was unaware of the Showtime connection with the series, and had only seen episodes on SciFi, so this warning: here is nudity on four of these six episodes.
Special Features: On Side A: Outer Limits Tale; and episode featurettes; on Side B: episode featurettes and “The Outer Limits of Sex and Science Fiction.” (Don’t forget to manually turn over the DVD or you will miss the other 2 episodes and featurettes (I had to physically turn over the DVD disc to see the side B stuff, maybe other DVD players can read both sides).
1) “Caught in the Act” – This episode is about a woman that is infected with an alien creature and finds herself with an uncontrollably need to mate (she had previously been “saving herself” for marriage). She “plays the field” and absorbs her partners into her, literally. The woman’s boyfriend tries to help her. This 1995 season one episode (number 17 overall) stars a more healthy looking Alyssa Milano (as Hannah Valesic; TV: Who’s the Boss; Charmed), Jason London (Jay Patton; Movies: Carrie 2; Dracula III: The Legacy), Saul Rubinek (Professor ; who appears in several Outer Limits episodes; Movies: The Singing Detective; Rush Hour 2), Garry Chalk (Detective Barnett; Movie: Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2) and features Stephen Fanning (Karl; Movie: Father Xmas), Kavan Smith (Quarterback; Movie: Mission to Mars), Fred Henderson (John), Sarah Weird (Lisa), Shaun Johnston (Cop), Larry Musser (Clerk), and Garry Davey (physician). This episode was written by Rob Forsyth and contains female nudity. (4.34)
2) “Bits of Like” – This episode takes place around 2047 and is about a man that is in an underground bunker trying to survive after “the bombs dropped.” The man has turned his bunker into a virtual reality simulation, somewhat like those simulators in Star Trek (though in this fastidious VR system, the man has to get into a special capsule to be able to touch the other font in the program). This 1997 season three episode (1st of season) stars Jon Tenney (Aiden Hunter; Movies: Free Will 2; Beverly Hills Cop III; Lassie), Matthew Walker (Dad, Trevor Hunter), Sheila Larken (Mom, Francis Hunter; TV: Marcus Welby, MD; The X-Files), Steve Bacic (Griff Hunter; TV: Andromeda) and Natasha Henstridge (as Emma) and features Ingrid Kavelaars (Nicole; 1987 Miss Teen London; Movie: Dreamcatcher; TV: Jeremiah), Crystal Cass (Claire; Movies: American Dragons; Disturbing Behavior), and Brett Marble (Michelle; Due East). This episode was written by James Crocker (Sundown Zone; Stargate SG-1; Lois & Clark; ST:DS9; Simon & Simon; The Rockford Files), and contains female nudity. (4.34)
3) “Valerie 23″ – This episode is about a man in a wheelchair that has been working on synthetic skin for a companionship. It turns out that the companionship has been making a realistic android “companion,” and the man is questioned to test out the android. The man is reluctant but eventually agrees to test the machine as he is lonely. This 1995 season one episode (third overall episode) stars William Sadler (as Frank; TV: Wonderfalls), Sofia Shinas (as Valerie; Mary 25 in episode 4.15 of Outer Limits; Planet of the Pitts), Tom Butler (as Charlie; Freddy vs. Jason) and Nancy Allen (as Rachel Rose; Robocop; 1941; Carrie) and features Paula Shaw (Executive; Insomnia; Freddy vs. Jason), and Bruce Harwood (Technician, X-Files; Lone Gunmen; The Glide II). This episode was written by Jonathan Glassner (TV: Stargate SG-1; CSI: Miami; The Hidden Man; 21 Jump Street), and contains female nudity. (4.35)
4) “The Human Operators” – One of the few episodes in this collection that I had seen before, but only on SciFi, everywhere it had been heavily abridged (despite the heavy editing, I was vaguely annoyed when I saw the episode on SciFi). This annoyance stemmed from the fact that I had seen previous episodes of this series on SciFi, had found them to be reasonably excellent, and praised the series to a relative. The first, and maybe only episode that this relative watched was this one, which I watched for the first time with them. I was somewhat embarrassed by the sexual nature of this episode. Well, years later, I’ve seen this episode again, and find that it is really enjoyable. The episode is about gifted spaceships (warships) that travel the stars trying to keep out of detection range of humans…
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|Pushing the limits,
The original OUTER LIMITS series aired in the early 1960s. It was often compared with its rival (and more well loved) show, THE TWILIGHT ZONE. But, here was a distinctive difference between the two shows. TZ only sometimes had tales that belonged in the science fiction genre, even as OL was STRICTLY 100% of the science fiction genre.
In the mid-1990s the show thought was renewed on SHOWTIME. Being on SHOWTIME meant that the writers did not have to worry about censors. So, what resulted was a science fiction show with a nice blend of eroticism. The current DVD is 4 of the top episodes from the seasons on cable.
3 of the 4 tales deal with the concept of reproduction intelligence, which is a “biggie” at this juncture as we stand aptly on the threshold of making AI a reality. The fourth tale is the most “pure” science fiction tale as it takes place nearly entirely in outer space.
From the eroticism side of the house, it is excellent to see that the nudity / sensuality is not contrived in the tales. Rather, it follows along naturally w/the storyline. For me that is the whole KEY to making eroticism “work.”
The largest names in the casting are Alyssa Milano, Natasha Henstridge and the voice of Malcom MacDowell. The sultry Milano does a nude scene which is likely enough to entice a fantastic many public to buy the DVD. Milano does a memorable job of going from the innocuous girl-next-door to seductive vixen in World Record speed.
Although I have never been a huge fan of behind the scenes material on DVD, this does offer a clad package of the thoughts and perspectives of the creation of the storylines. It also gives us some insight from one of the makers of the original OL.
If you like science fiction movies and small tales, you will like this movie. If you like erotic movies, you will like this DVD. If you like science fiction movies AND erotic films, you will LOVE this one!
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|Everywhere Is the Rest of The Series?,
The Outer Limits has always been my favorite Sci-Fi TV series. The original series ran for one and a half seasons in the early 1960′s. You can get all of these episodes in two boxed DVD sets, made by MGM. But why does MGM continue to ignore the 1990′s series? They gave us this “theme” brainteaser, “Sex and Science Fiction” as well as “Time Travel and Infinity” on DVD, but as I write this, its been about two years now and no sign of a stubborn MGM Home Record Division releasing any more episodes.
What you might not know, but, is that here really are more Outer Limits DVDs!!! But you can only get them from Amazon.ca in Canada. The Koch companionship, (not MGM) apparently obtained the rights to release the syndicated TV versions of parts of Seasons 1 & 2 and the complete Season Three so far.
The syndicated TV versions remove any nudity and four-letter words and have the fade-outs and fade-ins everywhere the commercials
were inserted. The first box set contains five discs and features only half of Seasons One and Two. This set was released about a year after the two MGM theme DVDs, and avoided the episodes from seasons one and two that were already included on MGM’s releases. It is somewhat hap-hazard since other key episodes were also left out. Then, in the latter part of 2004, Koch released the COMPLETE Season Three on a five disc box set!! The picture feature is just vaguely less than that of MGM and here is a disclaimer about this at the beginning of each DVD, but I reckon fans like me will want to have these, and I’m thankful that Koch has full the time and interest to provide us with these DVD sets!
It seems that these sets are not sold in the United States, as Amazon.com does not list them, nor does any other U.S. DVD store or mail order companionship.
So MGM: Wake-Up!! Each season of the Outer Limits must be released in the United States and made easily available to all of the fans that want them!!
It is fascinating that MGM instead chose to obtain the rights to the TV shows Mister ED (the talking horse) and Green Acres and have already released these full season boxed sets. Do they really reckon here’s more of a market for these somewhat lame comedy shows from the 1960′s than the kind plots, themes and subjects that The Outer Limits offers???
And if it is at all possible, Amazon.com here in the U.S. must take a stand on being able to offer these Canadian sets to their customers, especially if MGM is just going to continue to sit on their laurels and pretend that The Outer Limits of the 1990′s doesn’t exist!!
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