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The Twilight Zone vs. The Outer Limits
posted by Zürich GnomeSTAFFMOD on June 3, 2017 at 1:37 AM
Which do you think was better, and why? I personally favor TZ, partly because it has so much more variety and tends to be better written (e.g., the final narration at the end of "Walking Distance", which is one of my favorites). I feel that The Outer Limits tended to rely too much on monsters in too many episodes. But there were still some classic, unforgettable episodes such as "The Galaxy Being" (with Cliff Robertson), "The Sixth Finger" (with David McCallum) and "Demon With a Glass Hand" (with Robert Culp)--one of my favorites.
Reply by bwbphile
on June 6, 2017 at 10:59 PM
The Sixth Finger is my favorite episode.
Reply by tmdb43737777
on June 23, 2017 at 6:43 PM
I feel the twilight some wins. Aliens are fine, but it was overused in outer limits. I did enjoy the 90s series
Reply by Zürich Gnome
on June 24, 2017 at 7:18 PM
I'm just curious, did you like the 1990s Outer Limits series better than the 1960s series? And if so, was it because it didn't rely so much on monsters?
Reply by tmdb43737777
on June 24, 2017 at 7:21 PM
Yeah I like the 90s series better. The stories were fresh, had atmosphere, some good effects, tension and more psychological approached to the themes being presented. It felt more well rounded
Reply by cursethedarkness
on June 25, 2017 at 12:09 PM
Rod Serling's writing pushed TZ over the top. Wonderful morality plays.
Reply by Savage918
on December 19, 2019 at 1:09 AM
I adored Rod Seeking. In fact I saw a great episode yesterday about this really nasty guy who is convinced that his household are conspiring against him.
Reply by wonder2wonder
on December 31, 2019 at 3:02 AM
Would that be "Four O'Clock"?
Reply by LansingFan
on March 19, 2020 at 12:56 AM
@wonder2wonder
No, Four O'Clock was the one where Nehemiah Pearsoff's character was an evil man who was going to punish Earth for all of it's horrible ways by doing something awful at Four O'Clock in the afternoon but ends of punishing himself instead.
Reply by Zürich Gnome
on March 20, 2020 at 4:14 PM
If you mean his household appliances were conspiring against him, that episode was titled "A Thing About Machines".
Reply by LansingFan
on March 26, 2020 at 4:38 PM
That episode was a hoot! Nice appearance by Barney Phillips (Doc Kaiser from Twelve O'Clock High).
Reply by LansingFan
on March 26, 2020 at 4:57 PM
Classic The Outer Limits had some episodes that scared the hell out of me.