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Maggot McFear
I miss watching an episode of #TheTwilightZone before going to sleep, I have to finish it so I can start #TheOuterLimits, I also have to finish #StarTrek The Original Series so I can move on to The Next Generation. Right now I'm mostly watching Japanese stuff, most recently #ウルトラQ (#UltraQ).
Dear Mastodon, what is a good instance for genre cinema and television #fandom ? Should I rather stay on a generic instance like this one? In particular #sciencefiction #crime #paranormal #mystery #1990s #2000s (does that count as #retro ?) Looking for something more than just #StarTrek :) Putting some tags here hoping to get replies/boosts #cinemastodon #television #tv #TheXFiles #TwinPeaks #Babylon5 #Stargate #TwilightZone #TheOuterLimits #BSG #Carnivale #Millennium #sff #scifi #fedihelp
"You are Jollum."
– Mark Zuckerberg
Ah so the #TalkingPictures channel doesn't have an app but you can register for account and watch some shows via e.g. a browser on a smart TV.
Drip feeds of some episodes of #TheOuterLimits and #Thunderbirds among much else.
#TV
https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/
As I continue to note the original "The Outer Limits" episodes (though not necessarily in their original order), we come to S1 E4 -- "The Man With the Power" starring Donald Pleasence. Like the others, this is currently newly available for free on #YouTube Movies and TV, at least for now and in the U.S.
A mild-mannered man invents a "link gate" implant that he has surgically implanted in his own brain. The device is designed to extract and channel, under mental control, power from the ever-present cosmic flux surrounding us, in hopes initially of being useful for space program mining projects.
Unfortunately (and initially unbeknownst to anyone) it turns out that the unconscious mind can operate the gate in a wholly different manner than the conscious mind, with lethal results. This episode features a truly nifty and original effect that struck me as scary as hell when I originally saw it first run many years ago. Enjoy:
Another interesting building that was featured in exterior shots for the original "The Outer Limits" is the famous "Chemosphere" in the Hollywood Hills. A round home mounted on a single high central pedestal, it's reached from the street via a funicular -- which is actually seen in use during the episode ("The Duplicate Man").
The home still stands, but the last time I was in the area some years ago, it's difficult to see due to all the vegetation growth, and can't be approached too closely since access is on a private road now. But the funicular was still there!
Another interesting building that was featured in exterior shots for the original "The Outer Limits" is the famous "Chemosphere" in the Hollywood Hills. A round home mounted on a single high central pedestal, it's reached from the street via a funicular -- which is actually seen in use during the episode ("The Duplicate Man").
The home still stands, but the last time I was in the area some years ago, it's difficult to see due to all the vegetation growth, and can't be approached too closely since access is on a private road now. But the funicular was still there!
I'll add here -- as I've discussed in the past -- that the exterior shots used for the facility where this project was being conducted are of the Hollywood Hills "Lookout Mountain" Air Force Station. At the time, it was still a semi-secret government facility, and I've long suspected that the OL crew got considerable amusement from showing it on network television. If you're interested in the fascinating history of the facility (which still exists, though it is now a private home), lots of info is easy to find. There have even been documentaries made about it.
So now that (for the moment) all of the original "The Outer Limits" episodes are free (in the U.S.) officially on #YouTube, I guess I'm back to playing "episode guide" as I was back many, many years ago starting on the early ARPANET.
The third episode (S1 E3) was disturbing enough that a few stations on the network chose not to air it or did cut it a bit. This was the exception, contrary to some stories you might hear.
Here we go ...
One of the most classic episodes, "The Architects of Fear" (what a great title!) starred Robert Culp in one of his several appearances on the series.
A group of well-meaning (but naive, you know the type) pro-peace scientists hatch a plan to scare the world to end war. One of their own will be chosen by lots to be transformed (in a one-way process) into a horrific alien being who will appear to arrive on Earth to demand that we choose peace.
The man chosen (Culp) is married, so they have to lie to his wife claiming that he died in an accident. The transformation is a hideous process, and all most definitely does not go to plan.
Enjoy:
VERY SPECIAL: The full first season of the original classic "The Outer Limits" has been appearing on #YouTube Movies & TV over the last 24 hours or so, joining the second season that arrived a day or so earlier (as I previously posted). The entire '63-'65 series now -- for the moment -- is apparently available for free officially on YouTube, at least in the U.S.
The debut episode (S1 E1) "The Galaxy Being" tells the story of a radio engineer who makes contact with a distant alien who accidentally doesn't stay distant. It also features a dialogue about the nature of life and death and God that would probably never be permitted on network television today. And we also get to see the origin of the series' uber-recognizable oscilloscope pattern.
Enjoy:
