tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post8471520354267456895..comments2024-03-13T23:42:41.022-07:00Comments on We Are Controlling Transmission: The Outer Limits - A First Season PrimerJohn Scolerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15830334036783163702noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post-18261501365794017782023-05-03T11:55:40.322-07:002023-05-03T11:55:40.322-07:00While I was lucky to get Kino's BD edition of ...While I was lucky to get Kino's BD edition of both seasons before they went OOP, I was hoping for the highly improbable that the sound quality would have been better, especially for Frontiere's & Lubin's scoring. Of course, this was not case. While overall sound quality may have been a bit better than my Fox DVD set, the music in the audio mix in the Kino BDs had none of the dynamics and frequency range of the first season La La Land CD boxed set, nor even of these downloads used in the second season, which some wonderfully kind souls have blessed us with. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Cfgnm4dWQ <br /><br />Unlike the Twilight Zone DVDs and BDs, the Kino releases have none of the isolated scores, but then T-Zone was a product of the big budget "Tiffany Network", not the runt ABC, who also kept hacking away at the series budget. This may explain why even the VHS Hi-fi tapes didn't sound better than the Fox DVDs, since cheapo Fox chose to cram more episodes onto each double sided disc; ergo, the audio got hit with more compression. <br /><br />OTOH, who knows what hardware and/or expertise was used to originally record and mix the show back in 1963-64. Listen carefully and notice lots of clipping distortion in the dialogue. Oddly, enough, none of distortion ever happens when listening to my Stoney Burke DVDs; surely Leslie Stevens also had Elizalde and Farris mix the audio for that show too. And the audio on the ShoutFactory Stoney Burke DVDs of Frontiere's fantastically varied score has way more dynamics than anything you'll hear on the Kino BDs. Another big disappointment is that musicologist Reba Wissner's episode commentaries focused way too much on non-musical aspects-this despite her coverage of technical aspects of Frontiere's work in her book. <br /><br />Still, BD is a more physically durable medium than DVD so having a copy of the series on that format is the most important thing. My only other big upset is that after years of trying I still cannot interest any soundtrack label into releasing a CD boxed set of Frontiere's Stoney Burke soundtrack. <br />Gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post-66468707453910514962018-05-28T07:02:15.782-07:002018-05-28T07:02:15.782-07:00John- You guys are doing great work. I can buy the...John- You guys are doing great work. I can buy the book on eBay I suppose, just want to make sure the definitive version to buy is the updated 1999 (or so) version with Galaxy Being on cover? I'm at: roberthaimer@hotmail.com. (It's ok to publish my email address).. Thanks!<br />Robert-Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899760253608859423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post-18234794129102496812018-04-07T09:52:41.361-07:002018-04-07T09:52:41.361-07:00Artie - we can hook you up. We just need your emai...Artie - we can hook you up. We just need your email address.John Scolerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15830334036783163702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post-10354117178331666472018-04-04T05:43:05.870-07:002018-04-04T05:43:05.870-07:00Guys, I know I'm a little late to THIS party (...Guys, I know I'm a little late to THIS party (blog-wise, I mean...) but I need to buy the 2nd (and best?) book by DJS. So is that the one with Galaxy Being on the cover, from around 1999? I'll pay the big bucks if I have to. If someone can answer me here, I'd appreciate it. Sorry to have to post the question here...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899760253608859423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post-91405197976030226412018-03-10T05:10:50.980-08:002018-03-10T05:10:50.980-08:00(Mods- oops. I thought I was commenting on "I...(Mods- oops. I thought I was commenting on "It crawled out of the woodwork". Please either move this to the comments on that episode or delete it all-together. Sorry again... Artie--)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899760253608859423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post-12425628293951928492011-04-09T10:23:35.698-07:002011-04-09T10:23:35.698-07:00Hello. I just found this site, and I was wondering...Hello. I just found this site, and I was wondering, is this a later version of the "Pushing The Envelope" Outer Limits tribute, or is that still going on?Grantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post-69709706286155905892011-01-13T12:15:31.408-08:002011-01-13T12:15:31.408-08:00Great article and it really puts all the thoughts ...Great article and it really puts all the thoughts I have had about this very excellent series over the years in context! It is amazing that series like the OUTER LIMITS and even THE TWILIGHT ZONE came from the world of TV. I am glad the creators were able to create shows like these because you have to figure it times it might not have been so easy.Rick Luceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07458497181357430691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post-14351314989968397322011-01-08T14:44:45.875-08:002011-01-08T14:44:45.875-08:00Ideally, David, my dream blu-ray/dvd would be
1/...Ideally, David, my dream blu-ray/dvd would be <br /><br />1/ All the Episodes Remastered<br />(and I know it's kind of wrong, but the removal of the wires in certain episodes, but no over the top reinvention that's inappropriate the way they have with 'Star Trek')<br />2/ A Making of...using those on-camera interviews you mentioned. Were they broadcast in other documentaries?<br />3/Interviews commentaries over the episodes....no reason why some intrepid interviewer in the States couldn't invite David McCallum, Marty Landau, Shatner, ect, ect.and with the technology to record whilst they watched on a big screen showing indoors. I'd nominate Peter for the Shat interview. ;-)<br />4/ THE Book, so that it never goes out of print.<br />5/ 'Incubas' directed by Leslie Stevens<br />6/ 'The Haunted' directed by Joseph Stefano (with commentary by DJS and Landau (all the more vital to get someone to sit down with the 82 year old.<br />7/ And the finest one or two episodes of 'Stoney Burke' (not the one with Robert Devuall, that one is the only one I've seen and was more than predictable). It could even be a sampler for the dvd release of the latter.bobby jossonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post-15022363419895948582011-01-07T18:16:26.838-08:002011-01-07T18:16:26.838-08:00Ideally, in the realm of possibility, would be (1)...Ideally, in the realm of possibility, would be (1) a remaster of the episodes for DVD, along with (2) a copy of the book that could fit a DVD slipcase, which would necessitate some kind of revision or new layout, since the GNP/Crescendo edition would not reduce size properly. Also ... it's out of print! The window for a documentary-as-such is long past. Last chance for a decent one would have been over a decade ago. A good one could still be assembled from assorted sources — there are a lot of on-camera interviews with the principals available — but it would be a rights-clearance nightmare; too many different sources.DJSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post-54648717160393650642011-01-07T06:55:17.152-08:002011-01-07T06:55:17.152-08:00I own the 1998 GNP/Crescendo printing (big and glo...I own the 1998 GNP/Crescendo printing (big and glossy, but not a hard cover) and it is the best book about any TV or movie I have ever read. To Mr. Schow, your introduction here is absolutely spot on. The comparison highlighting how different The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone are is perfect. I think they often get lazily lumped together due to the years they were produced but mostly because they were black & white. Sad...<br /><br />A release of this series on Blu-Ray would be nothing less than incredible. Especially one with extras. Has anyone seen Image Entertainment's new Twilight Zone Blu-Ray sets and their absolutely copious extras? Just amazing. That kind of treatment of the Outer Limits by MGM seems less likely than a manned space mission to Uranus but hey, a guy can dream.whitsbrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18171082058163775614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post-46401835968388852762011-01-02T17:00:55.000-08:002011-01-02T17:00:55.000-08:00Imagine my own surprise when, in 2010, I discovere...Imagine my own surprise when, in 2010, I discovered the 1998 2nd edition — the preferred version — is now officially out of print. In twelve years, somebody, somewhere, bought 10,000 copies of this beast. When I am in a good mood (almost never), I think things like this blog may actually contribute toward convincing MGM to do a remaster on those mostly-crappy, triple-dipped DVDs. For those of you who only saw the first edition (the now-brown one), the 2nd is a revelation in itself — stay tuned to this blog and you'll see, soon enough — and yes, there have already been rumblings of a THIRD edition, but getting excited about that now would be waaayy premature. With the 2nd edition we HAD included a brief hardcover run as well (like, 100 copies or so), but that plan went south when we had to pony up nearly $8000 at the last minute for better paper — 85-pound "velvet-finish" stock that most definitely (1) made it look classier, and (2) made it weigh north of five pounds, which really hampered shipping costs. Two years ago I sold a copy to an enthusiast in the UK, and the shipping was more than the book, all totaling about $125. "Gettable" copies are still out there, but you have to slap on your old-school safari hat and hunt for them. The first edition, I've seen scrape up near $50, but even that is too much for Ace/Berkley's lamentable publishing job.DJSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post-62720786039021738002011-01-02T16:10:12.310-08:002011-01-02T16:10:12.310-08:00Walker, you must mean a hardcover copy. Mine is p...Walker, you must mean a hardcover copy. Mine is paperback and can't possibly be worth more than $955.Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post-34036131419759146972011-01-02T15:26:14.884-08:002011-01-02T15:26:14.884-08:00I've already sold these two comments by you an...I've already sold these two comments by you and Jack to Doubleday for 4k.Peter Enfantinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317575598411394944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post-91289332370865044262011-01-02T15:24:02.462-08:002011-01-02T15:24:02.462-08:00Take care of your copy of the OUTER LIMITS COMPANI...Take care of your copy of the OUTER LIMITS COMPANION, Jack. Several copies are going for hundreds of dollars on the used book market. Highest price I see is $956.98. This is big business that we are involved in now. Our comments will go down in Outer Limits history.Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post-78490727957072823732011-01-02T13:44:41.792-08:002011-01-02T13:44:41.792-08:00David, I have enjoyed your Outer Limits commentary...David, I have enjoyed your Outer Limits commentary since it began appearing in The Twilight Zone mag, and my copy of your book (now 24 years old!) is well-worn and turning a little bit brown. I look forward to more fun on this blog!Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.com