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Anthology series composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.
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- E1 The SandkingsNext upMar 26, 1995 · 93 min · ★ 6.1
Synopsis
Scientist Simon Kress finds himself the master of a colony of Sandkings -- creatures from Mars that look like insects, but have the intelligence of much higher beings.
Guest stars: Helen Shaver (Cathy Kress), Beau Bridges (Dr. Simon Kress), Kim Coates (Dave Stockley), Dylan Bridges (Josh Kress), Patricia Harras (Debbie), Nathaniel DeVeaux (Security Captain), Deryl Hayes (Policeman), Mark Saunders (Lab Assistant)
- E2 Valerie 23Mar 31, 1995 · 45 min · ★ 6.1
Synopsis
Frank Hellner, a lonely paraplegic, takes part in a top-secret project -- allowing an "inorganic human," or robot named Valerie, to be his companion for a week. The experiment goes awry when Valerie, unable to control her programmed emotions, becomes jealous and threatens the life of Frank's physical therapist and close friend Rachel.
Guest stars: William Sadler (Frank Hellner), Sofia Shinas (Valerie), Tom Butler (Charlie Rogers), Nancy Allen (Rachel Rose), Paula Shaw (Executive), Bruce Harwood (Technician)
- E3 Blood BrothersApr 7, 1995 · 45 min · ★ 5.9
Synopsis
Two diametrically opposed brothers, wrestle for control of a million-dollar pharmaceutical company. A vaccine that could hold the secret to eternal life, becomes the object of the brothers' bitter struggle.
Guest stars: Charles Martin Smith (Spencer Deighton), Kate Vernon (Tricia Lange), George Touliatos (Darrow), Tom Cavanagh (Carl Toman), Martin Kemp (Michael Deighton), Colleen Winton (Patricia Fowler)
- E4 The Second SoulApr 14, 1995 · 45 min · ★ 5.4
Synopsis
Man's first encounter with beings from another planet -- the N'Tal -- appears to be a mutually rewarding arrangement. But a leery doctor/scientist must decide whether the N'Tal are friend or foe.
Guest stars: Mykelti Williamson (Dr. Michael Alders), Rae Dawn Chong (Karen Heatherton), D.W. Moffett (James Heatherton), Fulvio Cecere (Det. Richard Jacobs), Julian Christopher (David Aftergood), Alex Diakun (Minister), Yvonne Campeau (Jaru), Richard Grove (Kadimas)
- E5 White Light FeverApr 21, 1995 · 45 min · ★ 4.9
Synopsis
An experiment at St. Peter's Hospital threatens nature's order of existence, when billionaire Harlan Hawkes pays a brilliant cardiologist, Dr. "Mac" McEnerney to help him cheat death.
Guest stars: Michelle Beaudoin (Jessie Wells), Bruce Davison (Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney), Sonja Smits (Dr. Anne Crain), William Hickey (Harlan Hawkes), Christine Lippa (Nurse Hendricks), Dean Barrett (Stephen), Yvonne Campeau (Nurse Thomas), Ben Immanuel (Electrician)
- E6 The ChoiceApr 28, 1995 · 45 min · ★ 5.7
Synopsis
A young girl with strange, supernatural powers is shunned by her friends, but welcomed by a nanny with similar gifts, while her parents must decide what's ultimately best for their child.
Guest stars: Frances Sternhagen (Jean Anderson), Megan Follows (Karen Ross), Sandra Nelson (Leslie Travers), Rebecca Toolan (Mrs. Whelan), Page Fletcher (Joe Travers), Thora Birch (Aggie Travers), Diana Stevan (Ruth), Tracy Waterhouse (Debra)
- E7 Virtual FutureMay 5, 1995 · 45 min · ★ 5.2
Synopsis
A brilliant young scientist discovers a way to see the future, but gets caught up in a billionaire's ambitious political schemes, and must alter the future to save his own life.
Guest stars: Kelly Rowan (Isabelle Pierce), David Warner (Bill Trenton), Bruce French (Wayne Fowler), Josh Brolin (Jack Pierce), Mitchell Kosterman (FBI Agent), Joanna Piros (TV Interviewer), Dee Jay Jackson (Guard), Jennifer McDonell (Young Woman)
- E8 Living HellMay 12, 1995 · 45 min · ★ 6.0
Synopsis
Ben Kohler's life is saved after having an experimental chip implanted in his brain, but when he starts seeing and experiencing violent images, it becomes clear something is desperately wrong.
Guest stars: Elizabeth Peña (Dr. Jennifer Martinez), Sam Robards (Ben Kohler), Stephen Shellen (Wayne Haas), Walter Marsh (Dr. Lambert), Phillip MacKenzie (Detective Dofner), Doug Abrahams (Foreman), Lesley Ewen (Nurse Sally Scofield), Scott Owen (Gunman)
- E9 Corner of the EyeMay 19, 1995 · 45 min · ★ 5.3
Synopsis
A disillusioned priest is given healing power by aliens who use him as they attempt to save their own planet by destroying all human life.
Guest stars: Chris Sarandon (Dr. Pallas), Len Cariou (Father Anton Jonascu), Callum Keith Rennie (Carlito), Vanessa Morley (Miranda), Louis Ferreira (Father John Royce), Bill Croft (Officer Fletcher), Tamsin Kelsey (Victorine), Tamara Stanners (TV Reporter)
- E10 Under the BedMay 26, 1995 · 45 min · ★ 5.2
Synopsis
When a little boy is abducted the only witness, his sister, claims that someone or something under the bed took him.
Guest stars: Timothy Busfield (Dr. Jon Holland), Barbara Williams (Caitlin Doyle), Colleen Rennison (Jillian Rosman), Laura Bruneau (Sharon Rosman), Henry Beckman (Brad Holland), Joel Palmer (Andrew Rosman), Jan Burrell (Elizabeth Doyle), Frank Cassini (Miguel Enriquez)
- E11 Dark MattersJun 2, 1995 · 45 min · ★ 6.3
Synopsis
Dropped out of hyperspace by a mysterious chunk of dark matter, Pilot Paul Stein must save the transport vessel by facing his past and ultimately trusting his own decisions.
Guest stars: Gregory Smith (Young Paul), Allison Hossack (Erin Whitley), John Heard (Paul Stein), Annette O'Toole (Commander Lydia Manning), Jesse Moss (Jason), Michael Dolan (Rob Anderson), David Cubitt (Kevin Stein), Shane Meier (Young Kevin)
- E12 The ConversionJun 9, 1995 · 45 min · ★ 7.5
Synopsis
Henry Marshall is a greedy man who has paid for his greed with a prison sentence but has yet to learn his lesson. His life abruptly changes when he encounters visitors from another planet who instill new sense of compassion for others.
Guest stars: Frank Whaley (Henry Marshall), Beau Starr (Jack, the Detective), Rebecca De Mornay (Woman), John Savage (Lucas), Kerry Sandomirsky (Mary), Kamilyn Kaneko (Receptionist), Ric Reid (Coroner), Ken Tremblett (Businessman)
- E13 Quality of MercyJun 16, 1995 · 45 min · ★ 6.9
Synopsis
Major John Skokes is taken prisoner by the enemy during a savage galactic war and a seemingly undefeatable alien race. The tension increases when his cellmate, a cadet named Pri, is being transformed into one of them. Skokes must find an escape to save his cellmate and to avoid a disturbing revelation of the course of this war.
Guest stars: Nicole De Boer (Cadet 2nd Class Bree Tristan), Robert Patrick (Major John Skokes), Mark McCracken (Jailer)
- E14 The New BreedJun 23, 1995 · 45 min · ★ 6.8
Synopsis
The discovery of a gifted scientist falls into the wrong hands, bringing what at first appears to be a lifesaving miracle, but ultimately the untimely death of his closest friend.
Guest stars: Richard Thomas (Dr. Stephen Ledbetter), Peter Outerbridge (Dr. Andy Groenig), Tammy Isbell (Judy Hudson), L. Harvey Gold (Dr. Merritt), Veena Sood (Dr. Katzman)
- E15 The Voyage HomeJun 30, 1995 · 45 min · ★ 6.9
Synopsis
When an astronaut returning from Mars discovers an alien aboard ship, he must face the loss of his shipmates, and make the ultimate sacrifice in order to prevent the alien from reaching Earth.
Guest stars: Matt Craven (Alan Wells), Michael Dorn (Pete Claridge), Jay O. Sanders (Ed Barkley), Akiko Morison (Megan Halliwell), Dominique Durosier (Laura Claridge), Maxine Guess (Jenny Claridge)
- E16 Caught in the ActJul 1, 1995 · 45 min · ★ 5.2
Synopsis
A chaste co-ed is enveloped by a strange power that gives her an insatiable sexual appetite, which is perpetuated by encounters with consenting men who, after making physical contact, morph into her body and disappear.
Guest stars: Saul Rubinek (Professor Hugaro), Alyssa Milano (Hannah Valesic), Jason London (Jay Patton), Garry Chalk (Detective Barnett), Stephen Fanning (Karl), Fred Henderson (John), Shaun Johnston (Cop), Garry Davey (Doctor)
- E17 The MessageJul 16, 1995 · 45 min · ★ 6.7
Synopsis
A deaf woman with a transplanted device, which is supposed to enable her to hear, turns into a transmitter for aliens, who are crying for help.
Guest stars: Marlee Matlin (Jennifer Winter), Larry Drake (Robert Vitale), Robert Wisden (Sam Winter), Ken Camroux-Taylor (Dr. Madison), Kevin McNulty (Dr. Leiberman)
- E18 I, RobotJul 23, 1995 · 45 min · ★ 6.3
Synopsis
Adam, a powerful robot, kills his creator when the scientist attempts to convert him into a military killing machine by destroying his more human qualities.
Guest stars: Robert Clothier (Dr. Linstrop), Leonard Nimoy (Thurman Cutler), Cynthia Preston (Mina Link), Barbara Tyson (Carrie Emerson), Ken Kramer (Judge Clancy), Eric Schneider (Detective Barclay), J. B. Bivens (Security Guard), Robert Moloney (Lab Technician)
- E19 If These Walls Could TalkJul 30, 1995 · 45 min · ★ 5.2
Synopsis
Levi Mitchell, a physicist and skeptic, meets Lynda Tillman, a woman whose strength and faith help him unravel the mystery of a haunted house.
Guest stars: Ryan Reynolds (Derek Tillman), Alberta Watson (Lynda Tillman), Dwight Schultz (Leviticus Mitchell), Tom McBeath (Detective Roth), Molly Parker (Jennifer), Elisabeth Rosen (Nadia Torrance), Frank C. Turner (Luther), Robert Lewis (Gould)
- E20 BirthrightAug 13, 1995 · 45 min · ★ 7.2
Synopsis
An environmentally-friendly U.S. Senator's life changes drastically after a freak accident, when he realizes he's actually an alien in disguise, with a "mission" to surreptitiously reconfigure the earth's atmosphere.
Guest stars: Perry King (Senator Richard Adams), Mimi Kuzyk (Dr. Leslie McKenna), David Neale (Evan Branch), Jan D'Arcy (Martha Adams), Scott Swanson (Kyle Haller), Catherine Lough Haggquist (Reporter), Garvin Cross (Agent Bauer), John Novak (Dave Pettigrew)
- E21 The Voice of ReasonAug 20, 1995 · 45 min · ★ 4.8
Synopsis
A civilian with strong ties to the military tries desperately to use concrete evidence to convince a high level committee that alien forces are trying to overcome the human race.
Guest stars: Gordon Clapp (Dr. Randall Strong), Daniel J. Travanti (Chairman Thornwell), Lochlyn Munro (Waters), Don S. Davis (General Callahan), Kate Robbins (Perry), Gillian Barber (Fisk), D. Neil Mark (Guard), David Birznieks (Horner)
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Created by Leslie Stevens
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GenerationofSwineJan 11, 2023
It was kind of all over the place wasn't it? It wasn't the best show out there, but it had it's moments and when those moments came it was far better than the X-Files. Unlike the Twilight Zone revivals that lost the moralistic bent, the 90s revival sort of brought it back in full swing and made it feel more like a Twilight Zone revival than an Outer Limits Revival, but let's be honest, the Outer Limits was kind of just a continuation under a different name with more of… Read more
a lean towards science fiction. It also does a good job of staying within the genre of science fiction which is something that you scarcely see in shows post Alien when it started to meld into horror as well. So what you get is less X-Files and more pure Sci-Fi, which, by the 90s was refreshing. However the quality of the story telling was hit or miss. You can compare it to Tales From the Crypt, another Anthology from about the same time, or the Hitch Hiker, which were both solid for nearly every episode. The 90s revival of the Outer Limits wasn't as solid. You had some episodes that would blow your hair back, some that would entertain and nothing else, and those were about equal to the ones that just kind of fell flat. But, they didn't want to mix genres, they wanted to keep it more pure sci-fi, so it's hard to fault them for having so many misses in an Anthology series that tried so hard to stay true to the genre.
