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A [[Science Fiction]] [[Genre Anthology|anthology]] show, created by Leslie Stevens, although producer Joseph Stefano did more to set the series' avant garde tone. Its original version, which aired on [[ABC]] between September 1963 and January 1965, was often a worthy competitor to ''[[The Twilight Zone]]''.
''[[The Outer Limits]]'' was often somewhat dark in tone, and it was also unusually arty and thought-provoking for an early 60s TV series, complete with poetic dialogue, unusual camera angles, a lush orchestral soundtrack, and [[Chiaroscuro]] cinematography (often provided by future Oscar winner Conrad Hall). The show featured some truly brilliant writing by the likes of Stefano, Robert Towne, Anthony Lawrence and Meyer Dolinsky. And then there was the show's main selling point—the [[Monster of the Week|Monsters Of The Week]] and other special effects, which were all the more impressive for being created on a weekly TV schedule and budget.
Although ABC commissioned ''The Outer Limits'' to cash in on the late 50s/early 60s monster boom, the network never really understood it, which helps explain why it was [[Too Good to Last]]. When ABC announced that during the series' second season in 1964, it would be [[Screwed by the Network|moved to a suicidal Saturday night time slot]] against ''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]'', Stevens, Stefano and much of their production team left in protest. The network replaced them with a new team headed by ''[[Perry Mason]]'' vet Ben Brady, who tried to save the series by making it (somewhat) less artsy and more commercial. ABC didn't help matters by reducing the series' already low production budget. Despite this, the second season produced several memorable episodes (most notably [[Harlan Ellison]]'s two scripts, "Soldier" and "Demon With A Glass Hand", and the two-part "The Inheritors"), but it did no good. After a few months of predictably bad ratings, ABC canceled ''The Outer Limits'' after only 49 episodes.
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