The Outer Limits
Season 1, Episode 1 – The Galaxy Being
first aired Sept. 16th 1963 on ABC
What a truly frightening show this must have been when it aired. This episode still holds a sense of foreboding and dread today, even though most horror fans have moved beyond the fear of Alien lifeforms. A young radio station operator and amateur radio astronomer taps into a frequency transmitted from a far galaxy. Through his computers, oscillators, and electrical equipment he communicates with a being made of electromagnetic energy. He can see him in the spectrometer, a large glowing alien, a real spectacular sight in b&w.
When an overzealous disc-jockey boosts the radio station transmission levels to their highest output, the creature is yanked through the void and into our world. This hour segment rivals the great sci-fi films of the time in visual imagery, thought provoking existentialism and philosophical morality.
This is a real treat for sci-fi fans of the era and beyond. I would be remiss if I didn’t highly recommend it to sci-fi fans around the world. It’s a fantastic beginning to a show that would run for 3 years and offer some of the best sci-fi stories of the time to the TV viewing audience.
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Never the hugest “Outer Limits” fan, but I do remember that alien. That thing was out there, man. Great pick. Hope the “TV Shows for Halloween” tag continues to see some use.
Have the season box sets, still need to sit down and watch them. Makes me want to even more now.
I LOVE this ep, bro!!! One of my faves from OL. takes me back. I watched it on HULU a few months back.
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