NEWS:June 2008
On June 10, 2008 La-La Land Records is releasing a limited edition 3 CD set of music from the first season of the original Outer Limits. For information on what music is included see the La-La Land Records OL page.
June 2007
Season 1 of the original Outer Limits is being released in volumes with a list price of $29.98. The first volume with 16 episodes was released in the U.S. on June 5, 2007, and the second volume is scheduled to be released August 28, 2007. For details see the info page. Presumably this is to appeal to those who think the season 1 box set is too expensive.
September 2006
Joseph Stefano co-creator of the original Outer Limits died August 25. He was 84. This is the news article
October 2005
After a 5 year absence Showtime is rerunning the new Outer Limits starting October 5. See the Showtime schedule for the episodes and times.
August 2005
MGM will release a new Outer Limits DVD box set on November 1, 2005. It will contain all season 1 episodes and the list price will be $59.95. Other seasons are expected to be released in 6 to 9 month intervals.
June 2005
For those in the U.K. the first 2 theme based new Outer Limits DVDs came out in April, and the 2 original Outer Limits DVD box sets will be released in July. For details see the info page.
May 2005
MGM will release 4 more theme based new Outer Limits DVDs on June 21, 2005. As before each DVD will have 6 episodes from throughout the 7 seasons. For the episodes see the info page. There will also be a box set containing all 6 of the theme DVDs.
December 2004
MGM shareholders approved the acquisition of their company by a consortium lead by Sony on December 17. Hopefully they can now get on with things like deciding when to release more of the new Outer Limits on DVD.
November 2004
A second DVD collection of new Outer Limits episodes was released in Canada on November 16, 2004. This time there are 18 episodes from season 3.
September 2004
Sony reached an agreement to acquire MGM. This was after Sony raised its offer and the other primary contender, Time Warner, dropped out. It is not known if this will help or hurt releasing more Outer Limits on DVD.
April 2004
On April 22 it was reported that Sony along with 2 other firms were looking at buying MGM. One of their primary interests is MGM's vast library of films and TV shows which includes the Outer Limits. The following day it was reported that Time Warner was also considering buying MGM.
TV Shows on DVD reports there is a DVD collection of new Outer Limits episodes being released in Canada on May 25, 2004. There will be 5 discs with 19 season 1 & 2 episodes (20 if Sandkings is counted as 2).
January 2004
At the 41st Annual National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) conference held this month MGM was working on lining up stations for another year of syndicated Outer Limits re-runs. Have not heard if they were successful.
October 2003
There is another auction of things from the Outer Limits show this time featuring props, costumes, and prosthetics. It will run October 6 thru 31. For info see the Legends Memorabilia ebay section.
September 2003
The first 3 days of October the U.S. Sci-Fi Channel is running marathons of original Outer Limits episodes. See the U.S. Sci-Fi Channel schedule for the episodes.
The second set of Outer Limits trading cards featuring the new series is out now. See the Rittenhouse Archives for info.
The season 2 DVD boxed set of the original Outer Limits is out now. See the links page for some online places that sell them.
August 2003
The U.S. Sci-Fi Channel is running an Outer Limits marathon on September 1 with 12 episodes. See the U.S. Sci-Fi Channel schedule for the episodes.
Rittenhouse Archives is doing a second set of Outer Limits trading cards due out in September. This time the cards will feature the new series with an 81 card base set plus some special cards which include autographed cards.
July 2003
A limited edition print with over 40 images for the 40th anniversary of the Outer Limits is available from fantasticpromotionsinc.com
June 2003
An administrative note: the contact email address for the Outer Limits section of the website has changed so use this to or use the private mail option in the guest book form.
May 2003
The season 2 DVD boxed set of the original Outer Limits is coming in September in the U.S. So far I have seen two dates listed: September 2 and 16. No mention of any more new Outer Limits DVDs.
Coming soon is the book Filet of Sohl: The Classic Scripts and Stories of Jerry Sohl. Included are two stories adapted for the original Outer Limits - The Invisible Enemy and Counterweight. For more info see the publishers site.
April 2003
For those in Australia the original Outer Limits season 1 DVD box set is being released April 23.
Ben Brady who was producer of the second season of the original Outer Limits died March 20. He was 94.
The Outer Limits was among the Saturn nominations for Best DVD TV Programming Release. The nominations were:
Babylon 5 (season 1)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (seasons 1 & 2)
Highlander (season 1)
The Outer Limits - The Original Series (season 1)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (seasons 1 - 7)
The X-Files (seasons 5-6)February 2003
The U.S. Sci-Fi Channel is taking a break from running the Outer Limits starting February 17 to dust off the tapes of some old series. The Outer Limits returns in March on a rotation basis airing a block of 5 episodes once or so a week. Also remember the new Outer Limits is still being re-run in syndication. For the episodes see the syndicated schedule.
December 2002
With the Canadian SPACE channel running both the original and new Outer Limits in January a schedule has been added.
November 2002
New Outer Limits figurines are coming out in the next several months based on episodes The Zanti Misfits, The Man Who Was Never Born, and O.B.I.T. More info can be found on Slideshow Toy's website or Entertainment Earth's website.
October 2002
The November issue of Star Trek the Magazine has an article by makeup artist Bradley M Look on some of the influences the Outer Limits had on Star Trek.
September 2002
It appears all the new Outer Limits episodes are available to rerun in syndication for those stations that choose to carry it. This is another chance to catch the episodes you missed or want to see again See the 2002-2003 Syndicated schedule for the first episodes.
Issue #92 (August/September 2002) of Filmfax magazine has an article on Wah Ming Chang who created many of the monsters in the original Outer Limits.
The Outer Limits DVDs are out now though one would never know it from the MGM Outer Limits or MGM DVD (mgm.com/dvd) websites. I added some more details about them.
WNBC has a few comments by David McCallum and David Schow on the original Outer Limits.
August 2002
The Outer Limits DVD releases are almost here. They can be pre-ordered from most stores that sell DVDs. They can also be pre-ordered on-line. The links page lists a few of these. Some places offer discounts for pre-orders so it might be worth checking about buying before September 3.
The October 2002 issue of Sci-Fi magazine has an article on the 10th anniversary of the Sci-Fi Channel. The Outer Limits is number 2 in the list of top 10 shows the Sci-Fi Channel saved (Stargate SG-1 was #1).
July 2002
TV Zone magazine special #45 is about TV Heroes: The Television We Love and includes comments by two people on the Outer Limits.
June 2002
The first Outer Limits DVDs are scheduled to be released on September 3, 2002. There will be a DVD box set of original Outer Limits episodes. There will also be two DVDs with sets of new Outer Limits episodes. For details see the info page. How well these sell will most likely determine how soon (or possibly even if) more Outer Limits DVDs will come out.
April 2002
At the NATPE (National Association of Television Program Executives) meeting held earlier this year the end of the syndicated Outer Limits was reported. This makes it unlikely there will be another season of Outer Limits. However the Sci-Fi Channel has not made any announcements regarding the fate of Outer Limits. The Sci-Fi Wire reports progress is being made on the first Outer Limits feature film. The movie was first mentioned in May 2001.
March 2002
For those in the U.K. I added a schedule of the Outer Limits episodes airing on the U.K. Sci-Fi Channel. I hope people there noticed they have been running series 7 since 14 January.
February 2002
The new Outer Limits trading cards are finally available. See the 2002 trading card list for info.