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''The Outer Limits'' is an American-Canadian television series that originally aired on Showtime, the Sci Fi Channel and in syndication between 1995 and 2002. The series is a revival of the original ''The Outer Limits'' series that aired from 1963-65. Distinct from ''The Twilight Zone'' in that the stories were science fiction based only, and not fantasy/science fiction as was the case with ''The Twilight Zone'', ''The Outer Limits'' is an anthology of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end. The revival series maintained an anthology format, but occasionally featured recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows. Over the course of the series, 154 episodes were aired. ==History== After an attempt to bring back ''The Outer Limits'' during the early 1980s, it was finally relaunched in 1995. The success of television science fiction such as ''Star Trek'', ''The X-Files'' and anthology shows such as ''Tales from the Crypt'' convinced rights holder Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to revive ''The Outer Limits''. A deal was made with Trilogy Productions, the company behind such cinema hits as ''Backdraft'' and ''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves''. The show would run on the pay-TV channel Showtime (Trilogy, a Los Angeles- and Canada-based company, is credited with creating the 1995 series).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MGM Worldwide Television and Trilogy Entertainment Group enter exclusive, multiyear television deal. )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Speakers – Toronto Screenwriting Conference )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pen Densham )〕 The episodes appeared in syndication the following season (the same arrangement as MGM/Showtime series ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Poltergeist: The Legacy''). It continued on Showtime until 2001, when Sci Fi quietly took over production. It remained in production until 2002 before finally being canceled, after a total of 154 episodes—far more than the original incarnation of the show. In the revived show, the Control Voice was supplied by Kevin Conway. The new series distanced itself from the "monster of the week" mandate that had characterized the original series from its inception; while there were plenty of aliens and monsters, they dramatize a specific scientific concept and its effect on humanity. Examples of this include "Dark Rain" (biochemical warfare causing worldwide sterility), "Final Exam" (discovery of practical cold fusion power), "Stitch in Time" (a time traveler tinkers with history), as well as several episodes revolving around a human mutation known as Genetic Rejection Syndrome (humans mutating into violent creatures) as a result of a government experiment. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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