The Outer Limits is streaming for free on The Roku Channel. An alien spaceship lands on earth. A US military patrol is wiped out while trying to investigate. Now it’s up to Mace, a CIA agent, to save the planet. … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E31 “The Chameleon”
The Outer Limits is streaming for free on The Roku Chanel. A group of research scientists are conducting experiments on subatomic particles. They’re fully within a lead research lab working with radioactive material. One by one, the scientists who interact … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E30 “Production and Decay of Strange Particles”
The Outer Limits is streaming for free on The Roku Channel. A small suburban neighborhood is abducted by aliens. The inhabitants of Luminos want to see if humans can actually survive on their planet. The Luminoids suffer from a terrible … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E29 “A Feasibility Study”
The Outer Limits is streaming for free on the Roku Channel. Roy and Aggie are presented with an amazing opportunity. The government has sent a private tutor to work with their gifted son, Kenny, on better meeting his needs. Their … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E28 “The Special One”
The Outer Limits is streaming for free on the Roku channel. Two humans are electroplated millions of light years away from Earth. They have to fight to the death against an alien species for another planet’s entertainment. The winners keep … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E27 “Fun and Games”
The Outer Limits is streaming for free on Roku. An old man collapses in the middle of the road while running from something. A younger man driving by sees him and swears he’ll get help. He runs for the house … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E26 “The Guests”
The Outer Limits is streaming for free again on the Roku Channel. An astronaut is sent to an outpost on an alien planet to investigate the death of a scientist. He thinks everyone is acting a little strange, but isn’t … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E25 “The Mutant”
Good news. The Outer Limits is streaming for free again on Roku. In “Moonstone,” a team of US researchers living on the moon make contact with an alien species. A large, impenetrable orb can float through the air and interact … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E24 “Moonstone”
Guests on an amusement park ride get launched into space. An alien has been sent to Earth to turn a simulated ride to outer space into a real one for seven unsuspecting humans. Not a lot happens in “Second Chance.” … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E23 “Second Chance”
The crew of the space station Adonis are tasked with preparing future space missions for any surprises they might encounter thousands of miles from Earth. They find a strange barnacle-like organism growing on the side of the ship. When exposed … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E22 “Specimen: Unknown”
Four of the most brilliant men working for the government disappear on the same day. They are connected by coincidence. All four were born in the same county, year, and month. They were all born two months prematurely, their fathers … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E21 “The Children of Spider County”
A scientist has invented a powerful laser that can reach outer space. His entire operation is in danger of being shut down as his father believes there is no practical or profitable application for the laser. His wife causes an … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E20 “The Bellero Shield”
A secret society operates in plain sight around the world. These men are stronger, smarter, and more desirable. They trade their humanity for power, joining forces with an ancient extraterrestrial force that cannot be seen by human eyes. “The Invisibles” … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E19 “The Invisibles”
A young woman wakes up in a garden. She approaches a professor about an assistant position in his laboratory. The professor’s wife is immediately suspicious, as the advertisement for the job hasn’t even been posted in the newspaper yet. The … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E18 “Zzzzz”
A man leaves a present at a wedding and leaves. The tag reads, “To the Newlyweds: Don’t Open Till [sic] Doomsday.” How anyone is supposed to know when Doomsday will happen is a great mystery, so the warning is disregarded … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E18 “Don’t Open Until Doomsday”
We’ve reached the halfway point in our review series of the first season of The Outer Limits. This week is the first time I get to grapple with an episode I’ve seen before. “Controlled Experiment” sees two Martians disguised as … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E16 “Controlled Experiment”
An inmate sentenced to life in prison agrees to be the first human test subject for an experiment in teleportation. He will be broken up into individual particles and launched across the universe. If the experiment succeeds, he’ll be returned … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E15 “The Mice”
An alien spaceship filled with criminals lands on Earth. It arrives with a simple message: if we destroy the ship, the aliens will destroy all of us. The military agrees to protect the ship, but a chance encounter with a … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E14 “The Zanti Misfits”
A millionaire goes on an expedition to capture a mythological monster from a lake in South America. Once he discovers it, he winds up in a battle with the local government over who gets to control the creature for profit. … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E13 “Tourist Attraction”
An accident happens at a magnetic research lab, leading to an incredible discovery. The scientists visit an investor who is holding a séance at a dinner party. They debunk the medium’s tricks, then convince the investor that their research is … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E12 “The Borderland”
A maid vacuums up the wrong pile of dirt at the NORCO lab. The vacuum whines, then explodes into a living cloud of dust, debris, and energy. A new hire is determined to make his NORCO career work for him, … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E11 “It Crawled Out of the Woodwork”
