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Post by geode on Oct 10, 2017 16:48:41 GMT
I pulled out my graphic novel for "Demon With a Glass Hand" published in 1986. It is claimed that it is Harlan Ellison's original version and not the shooting script. It has an additional scene at the beginning with three Kyben attacking Trent's apartment with grenades and him blowing them away. There is an additional piece of dialogue by Trent following the narration that is the same as the finished episode that is even more sad.
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Post by geode on Nov 1, 2017 5:59:23 GMT
ERrAnybody hear anything new about the "Outer Limits" movie that was announced three years ago? Did it stall out in ore-production?
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Post by geode on Jan 30, 2018 15:07:53 GMT
Blu-ray set for season one announced, but it is very pricey at $99.95, especially for just one season. I would consider that high for both seasons. But the thing with Kino Lorber is that in the last year they have had frequent sales that include very new titles. My guess is that within a year the price of this set will be far lower. If not I will simply be content with my DVDs. Blu-ray set
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Post by michaellevenson on Feb 3, 2018 8:46:47 GMT
British techno band Cabaret Voltaire were fans of "Demon with a Glass Hand" and sampled the episode on their Plasticity album, track " soulenoid"
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Post by geode on Feb 5, 2018 6:45:42 GMT
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Post by telegonus on Feb 20, 2018 21:40:32 GMT
The original Outer Limits had outstanding production values, and a level of artistry in many of its best episodes to rival feature films. There weren't many series with that high a level of sheer technical expertise. Last week's The Guests played like a movie, and could almost have been one. I don't think it's the amount of money they spent on the show that made it so good as the attention to detail, the sheer effort that went into its making. I agree that in general the production values were very good. However, budget limitations did at times go in the other direction especially noticeable with the "bear" or monster is some episodes. The hand puppet ghost thing in "Wolf 359" immediately comes to mind. I think that as is the case with feature films, it was excellent writing combined with solid acting and direction that really made episodes exceptional and similar to features. For instance Robert Culp talked about turning Demon With a Glass Hand into a feature for years. I think perhaps a feature budget would have led to less imagination being employed, and perhaps we are best to leave this alone as it will not be improved upon, with Harlan Ellison's script and Byron Haskin's direction being combined with a great performance by Culp. I think a theatrical version of this was in the works the last time I looked into it. I doubt it will match the TV episode. Thanks for posting this, as a result I have discovered that a blu-ray release of the series is under way. I agree regarding Demon With A Glass Hand. It works best as a TV anthology episode. Season 2 is widely regarded as inferior to the first season, and I agree with this assessment, and yet there's a strange charm to a few second season episodes that set them apart, from their season and from the series as a whole. They're almost surreal, and I don't mean funny. More like strange, even for The Outer Limits. The Duplicate Man comes to mind. Cry Of Silence is another. In both cases the episodes feel more strange, as in uncanny, than fantastic or frightening.
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Post by geode on Mar 25, 2018 18:25:47 GMT
I agree that in general the production values were very good. However, budget limitations did at times go in the other direction especially noticeable with the "bear" or monster is some episodes. The hand puppet ghost thing in "Wolf 359" immediately comes to mind. I think that as is the case with feature films, it was excellent writing combined with solid acting and direction that really made episodes exceptional and similar to features. For instance Robert Culp talked about turning Demon With a Glass Hand into a feature for years. I think perhaps a feature budget would have led to less imagination being employed, and perhaps we are best to leave this alone as it will not be improved upon, with Harlan Ellison's script and Byron Haskin's direction being combined with a great performance by Culp. I think a theatrical version of this was in the works the last time I looked into it. I doubt it will match the TV episode. Thanks for posting this, as a result I have discovered that a blu-ray release of the series is under way. I agree regarding Demon With A Glass Hand. It works best as a TV anthology episode. Season 2 is widely regarded as inferior to the first season, and I agree with this assessment, and yet there's a strange charm to a few second season episodes that set them apart, from their season and from the series as a whole. They're almost surreal, and I don't mean funny. More like strange, even for The Outer Limits. The Duplicate Man comes to mind. Cry Of Silence is another. In both cases the episodes feel more strange, as in uncanny, than fantastic or frightening. The original short story that "The Duplicate Man" is based upon sounds like it has more of a "Twilight Zone" twist ending.
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Post by geode on Jul 11, 2018 13:02:25 GMT
I just watched "The Incredibles 2" and it directly references the opening, with it appearing on a TV screen as well as a brief audio clip from the end with the "Control Voice"...
In addition the fiendish plot of the villain is basically a riff on "controlling" as indicated by the opening of the "Outer Limits"...so the inclusion of the references was hardly accidental or coincidental.
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Post by theravenking on Jun 17, 2020 21:19:56 GMT
I actually prefer the reboot over the original, but I've only seen a few of the classic episodes. Too bad that the New Outer Limits isn't available on blu-ray though.
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