The original The Outer Limits was an incredible science fiction series. A lot of people compare it unfavorably to The Twilight Zone (and I mean the original Twilight Zone from the same era as this show, not the movie or remake series that are quite honestly very inferior to the original). But this show is in my opinion as good (or at least almost as good, so much so that it's practically equally) to Rod Serling's classic. Definitely check this show out, it's on DVD now. And this, the remake of The Outer Limits is also fantastic (not as good as the original but much better than say the remake of Twilight Zone). Check them both out if you like dark TV sci-fi. There's a lot of great actors you will certainly recognize and this is a great example of Canadian sci-fi at its best. Also check out the original movie The Cube (the sequels of that movie stink, skip them).

It is an okay enough watch if you can get past the caricatured science and stereotypical characterizations. Also the series was imbued with a fair bit of religion, spiritualism and all around mysticism.The general format is: Otherwise normal people interact with some quasi scienc-y sounding thing. The people (ab)use the scienc-y sound thing and become 'terrible' people. Often the 'lesson' of an episode is steeped in religion/spiritualism and warns against humans reaching beyond our god-given/natural realm.There were a few good ideas here and there but ultimately it had a shallow quality to it -especially for anyone who has thought about or even has a passing familiarity the topics.Don't be surprised to find that no one ever follows even basic forms of the scientific method and the 'scientists' are usually never portrayed as 'normal' instead they generally have some stereotypical character flaw(s) like arrogance/insensitivity/egotistic/etc. that would be indispensable to the plot.

I caught this show a few times when I was young and it was playing tilt, My parents loved it and now in syndication I feel what they feel. This show did what the original limits and twilight zone (new and old) couldn't do. This show used some old ideas and some truly original ideas.I still cannot believe Jonathan Glassner and brad wright did this. Those guys were producers on stargate sg-1. The show kept the audience entrenched in the story and set a truly scary atmosphere. This is what was not there in the new twilight zone. Rod serling coming in added to the scariness, forest coming in lightened the mood. The ending whether good or bad made for a scary time. You could never predict what was going to happen. I am still trying to find the seasons on DVD.

In the mid-'90's, B.B.C.-2 screened 'The Outer Limits' in the slot vacated by the ratings-busting first season of 'The X-Files'. They gave it a 'Radio Times' cover and loads of publicity, but unfortunately shot themselves in the foot by opening with the execrable 'Blood Brothers' instead of the excellent pilot episode 'Sandkings'. Ratings plummeted, and the show eventually disappeared. It was a shame because 'Outer' had some good stories, special effects and performances to offer. By far the best episode was 'A Stitch In Time' in which Amanda Plummer played a time-travelling scientist who executes the men who will one day become serial killers. On the down side, the show featured gratuitous nudity and sex ( particularly 'Caught In The Act' ), something the original managed to do without. A number of episodes from the old show were remade; 'I, Robot' was passable, but the less said about 'The Inheritors' the better. The quality varied, but overall it was worth watching.