The Outer Limits [VHS] 10 episodes check it out

The Outer Limits: The Architects of Fear [VHS] (1963) Starring: Robert Culp. You'd think that if the writers give away the monster's secret in the first few scenes, you wouldn't be scared--until you watch "The Architects of Fear." This super-creepy, classic Outer Limits episode features Robert Culp as a scientist chosen to undergo extremely avant-garde surgery to irreversibly turn him into a bizarre alien creature who will unite the world against a common, if fraudulent, threat. This series was uniquely able to capture a sense of individual horror in its stars; Culp is eerily compelling as a man giving up his identity to help the world. The black-and-white cinematography is stark and surprisingly indirect; in the best traditions of film.

Outer Limits: Man With the Power [VHS] (1963) Starring: Donald Pleasence. Great performance by the one actor who can do more with his piercing gaze alone than anyone else. The story is well-written and not as predictable as it could have been written. Once he discovers the consequences of his uncontrolable Power, his conscience constantly tugs away at him until he sees one option left open to him.Donald Pleasance's low-key approach works well with a character, dubbed by his nagging wife as a "simple little nobody", who wants to become someone greater than the mundane person he really is. The special effects are truly classic 1963 vinatge - but then if you looking for this episode to be visually flashy, you've got it all wrong! It is Mr. Pleasance's performance that makes this such as pleasure to view - one-half 'The Great Escape' and one-half 'Fantastic Voyage'.If you wish to view further evidence of Donald Pleasance great acting abilities - besides 'The Great Escape' and 'Fantastic Voyage' - check him out in 'The Night Of The Generals', 'You Only Live Twice', the underrated George Lucas debut 'THX-1138', and 'Prince Of Darkness'.

Outer Limits: Soldier [VHS] (1963) Starring: Michael Ansara. This episode became the inspiration for James Cameron,s "Terminator" series and was beautifully scripted by Harlan Ellison...SEE-IT!..Its a classic!

Outer Limits: Galaxy Being [VHS] (1963) Starring Cliff Robertson. "Galaxy Being" is the superb, seminal episode of the original Outer Limits, and it still packs quite a unique wallop today--indeed all the more so by contrast with the dismal state of contemporary scifi cinema. This is a towering, all-time great portrayal of the human encounter with the alien, who is at once intelligent, wise, noble, confused and stressed-out. His final, stern lecture to the foolish, frightened earthlings who in their ignorance would destroy him, puts this film into the same class as "Day the Earth Stood Still", one of OL's most important thematic forerunners. But then, in a brilliant stroke, there is a strong and daring infusion of emergent parallels between the rational and the non-rational, between recent discoveries of science and ancient, intuitive, mystical teachings--way ahead of its time in 1963.

The remaining Six timeless, unforgettable masterpieces are the main attraction of this superb collection, along with a Twilight Zone promotional ad and Mike Wallace's interview with Rod Serling in 1959, at the dawn of The Twilight Zone's premier on CBS. Treasures of the Twilight Zone is comprised of classic episodes and rare footage. It begins with a film advertisement promoting sponsors, hosted by Serling.

Then, The Twilight Zone's first episode, "Where Is Everybody?". It is a timeless treasure with amazing camera work by Joseph La Shelle, who unfortunately never again filmed for The Twilight Zone. It's director, Robert Stevens, went on to direct the episode "Walking Distance"(1959), one of Serling's most personal episodes. "Where Is Everybody?" was written, of course, by Rod Serling. It has a wonderful music score, conducted by Bernard Herrmann who later on wrote more fantastic music for many other episodes. Earl Holliman stars as a lonely man who finds himself in a lonely, unpopulated town. As he searches for someone else, he can't shake the feeling that he's being watched. "Where Is Everybody?" was filmed at an empty lot of Universal Studios, the same lot that was the "Hill Valley" setting in Back to the Future(1985). "Where Is Everybody?" later inspired author Earl Hamner, Jr. to pen the episode "Stopover in a Quiet Town"(1964).

"The Howling Man"(1960), written by Charles Beaumont, stars H.M. Wynant as David Ellington, a traveler of central Europe who gets lost in a storm and discovers a dark and mysterious hermitage inhabited by monks, led by Brother Jerome, who believes he has captured the Devil in a cell. The inmate claims that Jerome is insane. Who should Ellington believe? "The Howling Man" has some of the greatest camera work and set design of The Twilight Zone and is truly gothic and sinister looking. The best acting is done by John Carradine as Jerome who looks and acts like Moses. Interestingly, Carradine played Moses's brother in The Ten Commandments(1956). Douglas Heyes, the director of some of The Twilight Zone's best episodes, including "The After Hours", "Eye of the Beholder", and "The Invaders" directed this one.

"Eye of the Beholder"(1960), written by Rod Serling, is about a state in which a girl longs to be beautiful like everyone else.

"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"(1962), a French film that won first prize at the Cannes Film Festival, was recut for the series in 1964.

"The Masks"(1964), written by Serling, is the only episode in which an actress who had stared in an episode also directed one. Ida Lupino("The 16mm Shrine") was the director. A rich old man in his death bed summons his greedy family to a Mardi Gras party. The family has never cared for the old man and they're waiting for him to die so they can collect the inheritance. In The Twilight Zone, they get what they deserve.

"The Encounter"(1964) is the rarest of all the episodes. Never put into syndication, it involves 2 men, one a WW II veteran, another a Japanese-American gardener(George Takei) who get locked in an attic. An emotion battle and a confrontation from beyond the grave ensues. Directed by Robert Butler("Caesar & Me") and written by Martin Goldsmith("What's in the Box?") it is one of the most controversal episodes of The Twilight Zone.

The collection ends with Mike Wallace's interview with Rod Serling on the subject of The Twilight Zone. Treasures of the Twilight Zone is a definite must-buy. I highly recommend it.

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