Outer Limits (1990s series) Episode Guide
Season 3
Season 3 episode guide revision date: February 22, 2000
The latest version of this guide can be found at:
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See the guide introduction for notes about the series. Air dates are the first showing in the U.S. on Showtime. There were four season 3 episodes, episodes #62-65, which for an unknown reason Showtime did not air then but intermixed them among the fourth season episodes so are listed in the season 3 guide.
44. Bits of Love - January 19, 1997
Following a nuclear holocaust in the year 2047, a man surrounds himself with computer-generated friends and relatives - but underestimates the capacity of the computer.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL N AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Jon Tenney | {Aidan Hunter} | |
| Matthew Walker | {Trevor Hunter} | |
| Sheila Larken | {Francis Hunter} | |
| Steve Bacic | {Griff} | |
| and | Natasha Henstridge | as Emma |
| Written By | James Crocker | |
| Directed By | Neill Fearnley | |
| Featuring | ||
| Ingrid Kavelaars | Nicole | |
| Crystal Cass | Claire | |
| Brett Stone | Michelle | |
45. Second Thoughts - January 19, 1997
A dying scientist uses an invention he has been working on to transfer his memories and experiences into another man's brain. This man was in his 30's but had the mind of a child and the transference causes dramatic changes.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Howie Mandel | {Karl Durand} | |
| Jennifer Rubin | {Rose Ciotti} | |
| John Gilbert | {Dr. Valerian} | |
| Terry David Mulligan | ||
| Lorena Gale | ||
| William S. Taylor | ||
| Ryan Michael | ||
| Jerry Wasserman | {William Talbot} | |
| Written by | Sam Egan | |
| Directed by | Mario Azzopardi | |
| Featuring | ||
| Dean Balkwill | Willy | |
| Althea McAdam | Dr. Behrens | |
| Cindy Girling | Saleswoman | |
| Gordon Tipple | Detective #1 | |
46. Re-Generation - January 24, 1997
A woman impregnates herself with her dead child's cells in order to create an embroynic clone. She soon experiences her son's memories and discovers more about his death
| [viewer warnings] | V AL AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Kim Cattrall | {Rebecca Highfield} | |
| Daniel Benzali | {Graham Highfield} | |
| Teryl Rothery | {Dr. Lucy Cole} | |
| Written by | Tom J. Astle | |
| Directed by | Brenton Spencer | |
| Featuring | ||
| Liam Ranger | Justin Highfield | |
| Bart Anderson | Doctor | |
| Joseph Ramyr-Pascual | Paramedic | |
| Carrie Cain Sparks | Nurse | |
47. Last Supper - January 31, 1997
When a mysterious, ageless woman falls in love with a young man, she is reunited with his father, who rescued her from inhuman experience twenty years earlier.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL BN AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Peter Onorati | {Frank Martin} | |
| Sandrine Holt | {Jade} | |
| Dey Young | {Carol Martin} | |
| Michael Hogan | {Dr. Lawrence Sinclair} | |
| Ron Halder | ||
| and | Fred Savage | {Danny} |
| Written by | Scott Shepherd | |
| Directed by | Helen Shaver | |
| Featuring | ||
| Scott Vickaryous | Young Sinclair | |
48. Stream of Consciousness - February 7, 1997
In a world where neural implants allow everyone instant access to information, Ryan is considered a moron. Because of a brain injury he suffered as a child, he's unable to tap into the "Stream" - an electronic collection of all human knowledge - so he struggles in vain to keep up by reading books, a primitive and forgotten art. When a virus enters the Steam, Ryan must try to stop it.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| George Newbern | {Ryan Unger} | |
| Suki Kaiser | {Cheryl} | |
| Shane Meier | {Mark} | |
| and | Blu Mankuma | as Stanley |
| Written by | David Shore | |
| Directed by | Joe Nimziki | |
| Featuring | ||
| Tyler Van Blankenstein | Young Ryan | |
| Kate Twa | Dr. Annaud | |
| Andrew Airlie | Dr. Kevington | |
| Angela Moore | Nurse #1 | |
| Dolly Scarr | Patient | |
| Peta Brookstone | Waitress | |
| Jennifer Sterling | Janet | |
49. Dark Rain - February 14, 1997
After a chemical war renders the world's population unable to conceive healthy children, a mother and father escape from a sinister government agency intent on using their healthy newborn to re-populate the earth.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Don Franklin | {Tim McAllister} | |
| Rachael Crawford | {Sherry McAllister} | |
| Susan Hogan | ||
| Christopher Bolton | ||
| Christine Willes | ||
| and | Alan Scarfe | as Dr. (Clayton} Royce |
| Written by | David Braff | |
| Directed by | Mario Azzopardi | |
| Featuring | ||
| Louva Meloche | Annie | |
| Kyle Labine | Joe | |
| Kenneth Ryan | Leader | |
| Maxine McKay | Tessa | |
| Chilton Crane | Pregnant Woman | |
| Jean Daigle | N.W.A. Spokesperson | |
50. The Camp - February 21, 1997
For twelve generations, mankind has lived in concentration-type camps, imprisoned by the human collabators of the alien New Masters. One woman dares to challenge the authority of her Commandant and learns the truth about their captors.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Harley Jane Kozak | {woman} | |
| David Hemblen | {Commandant} | |
| Bill Cobbs | {bearded man} | |
| John Tench | {scarred man} | |
| Written by | Brad Wright | |
| Directed by | Jonathan Glassner | |
| Featuring | ||
| Frank C. Turner | Elder | |
| Karen Austin | Old Woman | |
| Jessica Harmon | Little Girl | |
| Robert Weiss | Overseer #1 | |
| Mark Gibbon | Overseer #2 | |
| David Cameron | Overseer #3 | |
| Jonathon Young | Young Man | |
| Izabella Zalewski | Young Woman | |
51. Heart's Desire - February 28, 1997
A mysterious alien visitor in the old west offers to share his extraordinary powers with four outlaws. The new powers make the outlaws virtually invincible.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Caspar Van Dien | {Jake Miller} | |
| Gary Basaraba | {Ben Miller} | |
| Jed Rees | {J.D. Kelton} | |
| David Longworth | {preacher} | |
| Ocean Hellman | {Miriam Turner} | |
| John Novak | {Tom Grant} | |
| and | Esai Morales | as Frank Kelton |
| Written by | Alan Brennert | |
| Directed by | Mario Azzopardi | |
| Featuring | ||
| Tom Heaton | Josiah Miller | |
| Hamish Tildesley | Will | |
| John Bear Curtis | Blacksmith | |
| Bart Anderson | Townsman | |
| Zook Matthews | Bartender | |
| Dana Grahame | German Woman | |
52. Tempests - March 7, 1997
A rickety old spaceship piloted by some space colonists is on a mission of mercy. It is ferrying two VIPs from Earth and a lifesaving vial of serum to Tabloss Colony where an epidemic is devastating the population.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Eric McCormack | {John Virgil} | |
| Kenneth Welsh | {Dr. Vasquez} | |
| Marie Stillin | {Governor Mudry} | |
| Charlene Fernetz | {Corinne Virgil} | |
| and | Burt Young | {Captain Parker} |
| Written by | Hart Hanson | |
| Directed by | Mario Azzopardi | |
| Featuring | ||
| Lee Taylor | Colonel Lynne | |
| Lachlan Murdoch | John Virgil, Jr. | |
53. The Awakening - March 14, 1997
A woman has lived her life in an emotional void, suffering from a condition called primary alexithymia. A doctor is able to cure her with a small implant in her brain and for the first time she can feel a full spectrum of emotions.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Lela Rochon | {Beth Carter} | |
| Gordon Pinsent | {Dr. Steven Molstad} | |
| Michele Greene | {Joan Garrison} | |
| Roger R. Cross | {Kevin Flynn} | |
| Micki Maunsell | {Dolly Kellerman} | |
| Written by | James Crocker | |
| Directed by | George Bloomfield | |
| Featuring | ||
| Lloyd Berry | Mike Kellerman | |
| Alannah Ong | Woman Journalist | |
| Joanna Piros | T.V. Newscaster | |
| Scott Owen | Robber | |
| Desiree Nicholson | Jenny | |
| Michael Reid MacKay | Alien #1 | |
| Kelly Anne Conroy | Alien #2 | |
54. New Lease - March 21, 1997
After years of research two doctors have discovered how to bring the dead back to life with their new breakthrough invention, the Scanning Molecular Reorganizer. However, they find the process seems to be flawed after the first revival of a human has problems.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Stephen Lang | {Dr. James Houghton} | |
| Terence Kelly | {Oscar Reynolds} | |
| Nancy Sorel | {Page Houghton} | |
| and | Michael Ontkean | {Dr. Charles McCamber} |
| Written by | Sam Egan | |
| Directed by | Jason Priestley | |
| Featuring | ||
| Brittney Irvin | Katrine Houghton | |
| Jason Priestley | Anthony Szigetti | |
| Michael Kopsa | Detective Broder | |
| Rick Ravanello | Driver | |
55. Double Helix - March 28, 1997
A brilliant-yet-eccentric geneticist unveils his research of "introns," the mysterious genetic material which he believes holds the code for future evolution. After successful testing on animals he secretly tries the formula on himself.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Ron Rifkin | {Dr. Martin Nodel} | |
| Ryan Reynolds | {Paul Nodel} | |
| Ken Pogue | {Dean Hardwick} | |
| Andrew Johnston | ||
| Written by | Jonathan Glassner | |
| Directed by | Mario Azzopardi | |
| Featuring | ||
| L. Harvey Gold | Dr. Greeson | |
| Scott Swanson | Reverend Leblanc | |
| William deVry | Ben | |
| Tara Spencer-Nairn | Heather | |
| Kathleen Duborg | Hope | |
| Edward Diaz | Derek | |
| Sara Johnson | Brittany | |
| Kirsten Williamson | Sharon | |
| Linda Ko | Female Student | |
| Brent Fordham | Overweight Student | |
56. Dead Man's Switch - April 4, 1997
A loner is one of four chosen to man the controls of a doomsday device set up by world leaders after spaceships were spotted heading towards Earth. The weapon is designed as a last-line deterrent against alien invasion. Their job is to hit a switch that prevents the device from going off and destroying aliens and mankind alike.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL BN AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| James LeGros | {Ben Conklin} | |
| Kristin Lehman | {Katya Rubinov} | |
| Donnelly Rhodes | {General James Eiger} | |
| Yee Jee Tso | {Hong} | |
| Merrilyn Gann | {Gwen Wellington} | |
| Ellis Williams | {Donald} | |
| Written by | Ben Richardson | |
| Directed by | Jeff Woolnough | |
57. Music of the Spheres - May 9, 1997
A 20 year-old physic whiz intercepts transmissions from a distant solar system. Teenagers on Earth groove to the interplanetary rhythms, but begin to turn into silver-skinned mutations.
| [viewer warnings] | AL AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Howard Hesseman | {Dr. Taylor} | |
| Joshua Jackson | {Devon Taylor} | |
| Larry Musser | {Dr. Evan Swith} | |
| Anna Hagan | ||
| and | Kirsten Dunst | {Joyce Taylor} |
| Written by | Steven Barnes | |
| Directed by | David Warry-Smith | |
| Featuring | ||
| Ryan Taylor | Vic | |
| Jonathan Whittaker | Colonel Bowen | |
| David Kaye | News Anchor | |
| Ronin Wong | Doctor #1 | |
| Kamilyn Kaneko | Kelly | |
| Andrew Younghusband | D.J. | |
| Gina Chiarelli | Doctor #2 | |
| Douglas Newell | Principal | |
| Freda Perry | Nurse | |
58. The Revelations of 'Becka Paulson - June 6, 1997
A dowdy housewife develops a relationship with a store-bought photograph.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Catherine O'Hara | {Becka Paulson} | |
| John Diehl | {Mr. Paulson} | |
| Bill Dow | ||
| Marilyn Norry | ||
| and | Steven Weber | {the 8x10 guy} |
| Based on the Short Story | ||
| The Revelations of 'Becka Paulson by | Steven King | |
| Written by | Brad Wright | |
| Directed by | Steven Weber | |
| Featuring | ||
| Barry Mickelson | Doctor | |
| Jon Chardiet | Moss | |
| Preston Maybank | Hank | |
| Russell B. Porter | Actor | |
| Carla White | Actress | |
| Jo-Ann MacDonald | Cashier | |
| David Glyn-Jones | Poker Pal | |
59. Bodies of Evidence - June 20, 1997
A space station captain is accused of killing his crew, but on close inspection, evidence indicates they were mysteriously duped into committing suicide.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Mario Van Peebles | {Captain William Clark} | |
| Guylaine St. Onge | {Dr. Helene Dufour} | |
| Ken Camroux | ||
| Berry W. Levy | ||
| Roman Podhora | ||
| Gerard Plunkett | ||
| and | Jennifer Beals | {Robin Dysart} |
| Story by | Chris Dickie and Ryland Kelley | |
| Teleplay by | Chris Dickie | |
| Directed by | Melvin Van Peebles | |
| Featuring | ||
| David Lloyd Austin | Admiral Sergei Yurov | |
| Tatiana Chekhova | Commander Lara Nabakov | |
| David Neale | Commander Richard Gordon | |
| Linden Banks | Dr. Thomas Sommerset | |
| Patrick Keating | Technician | |
| Alexander Pollock | Boy | |
| Kathryn Anderson | Woman | |
| Zinaid Memisevic | Young Man | |
60. Feasibility Study - July 11, 1997
An entire community is transported to another world as an experiment to see just how feasible it would be to breed humans into a perpetual race of slaves.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| David McCallum | {Joshua Hayward} | |
| Laura Harris | {Sarah Hayward} | |
| Malcolm Stewart | {Mr. Tenzer} | |
| Don MacKay | ||
| Peter Hanlon | ||
| Chilton Crane | ||
| Peter Bryant | ||
| Written by | Joseph Stefano | |
| Directed by | Ken Girotti | |
| Featuring | ||
| Jesse Moss | Sean Tenzer | |
| Zachary Ansley | Adrielo | |
| Tobias Mehler | Nicky Reeves | |
| French Tickner | Father Puglia | |
| Christina Jastrzembska | Sonia | |
| Eric Schneider | Triune | |
Notes: This is another remake of an original Outer Limits episode which Joseph Stefano also wrote. Joseph was one of the creators of the original series and is a creative consultant on the new series. David McCallum starred in two of the other original series episodes.
61. A Special Edition - July 25, 1997
A television journalist has concrete proof that the government is involved with genetic cloning activities. While the world waits by their sets to see the show, there are some that will stop at nothing to keep these facts a secret.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL N AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Alan Thicke | {Donald Rivers} | |
| Bruce Harwood | {Dr. Avery Strong} | |
| Louise Vallance | ||
| Story by | Naren Shankar and Jonathan Glassner | |
| Teleplay by | Naren Shankar | |
| Excerpts by | Scott Shepherd, Sam Egan, Brad Wright, | |
| Naren Shankar, Chris Brancato, John | ||
| Whelpley, David Braff | ||
| Directed by | Mario Azzopardi | |
| Featuring | ||
| Michael St. John Smith | Dr. Richard Morgan | |
| Colin Lawrence | Technician | |
| Harrison Coe | Man | |
| Colleen Winton | Spokesperson | |
| Gerry Rousseau | Bum | |
Notes: This episode had excerpts from Last Supper, New Lease, Blood Brothers, The Voice of Reason, Afterlife, In Another Life, and Dark Rain.
62. Hearts and Minds - February 6, 1998
A captain and his squad is assigned a mission to to fight the bug-like aliens on a distant planet and prevent them from stealing a mineral, pergeium, that has become a vital source of energy on earth. The soldiers must take a special genetic drug that guards against being infected by alien spirochetes that can cause skin ruptures, hallucinations, and fatal brain lesions.
| [viewer warnings] | MV | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Christine Elise | {Lt. Rosen} | |
| Miguel Fernandes | {Capt. Taverner} | |
| Dylan Walsh | {Sgt. Eldritch} | |
| Vincent Gale | {Corporal Hawthorne} | |
| Heather Hanson | {Archer} | |
| Written by | Naren Shankar | |
| Directed by | Brad Turner | |
| Featuring | ||
| Tong Lung | Asian Leader | |
| Darryl Quon | Asian Worker | |
| Michael Todd | Alien | |
63. In Another Life - February 16, 1998
A suicidal loser is transported to the world of a more successful version of himself to kill their homicidal variation.
| [viewer warnings] | V, AL, N, AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Kelly Rowan | {Kristin} | |
| Mitchell Laurance | {Mason Stark} | |
| Matthew Laurance | {Mr. Stark} | |
| Andrew Wheeler | ||
| Peter Yunker | ||
| Story by | Naren Shankar, Brad Wright, & Chris Brancato | |
| Teleplay by | Naren Shankar | |
| Directed by | Allan Eastman | |
| Featuring | ||
| Cheryl Wilson | Cynthia | |
| Deshka Peneff | Janice | |
| Philllip Mitchell | Mugger | |
| Jim Swansburg | Man | |
| Benz Antoine | Security Guard #1 | |
| Rob Daprocida | Security Guard #2 | |
Notes: This episode first aired at 12:20 am which some TV listings consider to have run May 15.
64. In the Zone - February 20, 1998
An aging athlete undergoes treatments that speedup his reflexes and inadvertently enters an alternate time continuum.
| [viewer warnings] | V, AL, AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Adrian Pasdar | {Tanner Brooks} | |
| Claudette Mink | {Jessica Brooks} | |
| Dwight McFee | ||
| and | Pat Morita | as Michael Chen |
| Story by | Jon Povill | |
| Teleplay by | Naren Shankar | |
| Directed by | David Warry-Smith | |
| Featuring | ||
| Rick Ravanello | Marcus | |
| Douglas Smith | Kid | |
| Paul Carson | Reporter #1 | |
| Catherine Swing | Reporter #2 | |
| Lori Fetrick | Helen | |
65. Rite of Passage - March 13, 1998
Two sheltered teens rebel against their alien parental figures when their baby is taken from them.
| [viewer warnings] | V, AL, AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Jimmy Marsden | {Brav} | |
| Emmanuelle Vaugier | {Shal} | |
| Camille Mitchell | {"Mother"} | |
| Written by | Chris Dickie | |
| Directed by | Jimmy Kaufman | |
| Featuring | ||
| Boyan Vukelic | Roan | |
| Crystal Cass | K'ren | |
| Mark Gibbon | Male Vorak | |
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