The words “There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture,” spoken by the famous Control Voice (Vic Perrin), kicked off every episode of The Outer Limits during the classic ‘60s sci-fi anthology series’ woefully brief run. A modified introduction, now spoken by Kevin Conway, welcomed viewers to the 1995 revival, but the show itself was unrecognizable to fans.
Debuting on Showtime 30 years ago today, Outer Limits ’95 did away with its forebearer’s groundbreaking combination of Expressionist imagery, noirish black and white cinematography, and eerie locales, settling for a blandly conventional palette typical of 1990s cable and syndicated programming. Still, the pilot episode, "The Sandkings," featured an impressive cast led by Beau Bridges, and was based on a story by some minor author still a year out from the publication of a novel called A Game of Thrones.
