Out There is a science fiction television program that was broadcast on Sundays at 6:00 p.m. EST on CBS Television from October 28, 1951 through January 13, 1952.[1] It was one of the first science fiction anthology series, and one of the first shows to mix filmed special effects with live action.[2] It only lasted twelve half-hour episodes before being cancelled. The awkward time slot may have led to its failure.[citation needed] In its short run, the program featured episodes adapted from stories by (and in some cases written by) authors including Robert A. Heinlein, Ray Bradbury, Theodore Sturgeon, John D. MacDonald, Murray Leinster, Frank Belknap Long and Milton Lesser.[3] After its initial cancellation, there was at least one report that the network planned on reviving it, but this did not happen.[4]
Donald Davis produced the program.[2]
Episode list
edit| No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Outer Limit" "The Outer Limit" | Byron Paul and Andrew McCullough | Elhu Winer, after Graham Doar | October 28, 1951 | |
| 2 | "Ordeal in Space" | Unknown | Edward Waldo, after Robert A. Heinlein's Ordeal in Space | November 4, 1951 | |
| 3 | "The Sense of Wonder" | Unknown | Howard Rodman, after Milton Lesser | November 11, 1951 | |
| 4 | "Misfit" | Unknown | Joseph Kramm, after Heinlein's Misfit | November 18, 1951 | |
| 5 | "Susceptibility" | Unknown | David Shaw, after John D. MacDonald | November 25, 1951 | |
| 6 | "The Green Hills of Earth" | Unknown | Raphael Hayes, after Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth | December 2, 1951 | |
| 7 | "Mewhu's Jet" | Unknown | Edward Waldo, after Theodore Sturgeon | December 9, 1951 | |
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An alien crashes on a farm. | |||||
| 8 | "Seven Temporary Moons" | Unknown | Murray Leinster | December 16, 1951 | |
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Seven new moons threaten life on earth. | |||||
| 9 | "The Man" | Unknown | Howard Rodman, after Ray Bradbury | December 23, 1951 | |
| 10 | "The Bus to Nowhere" | Unknown | Reginald Rose | December 30, 1951 | |
| 11 | "Guest in the House" | Unknown | Frank Long, from Guest in the House (short story) | January 6, 1952 | |
| 12 | "The Castaway" | Unknown | Raphael Hayes | January 13, 1952 | |
Guest stars
editActors appearing in the series included:
References
edit- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 770. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
- ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 801. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ Sarno, Joe. "Science Fiction on Television in the 1950s: Out There" Archived February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Channel One," TV Forecast April 5, 1952, p. 3