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Agree, most beautiful soundtrack I've listened to!

In the book, Kirk Douglas' character Ned Land was born in Québec City.

Everyone : "I don't understand the movie" Me : Read. The. Book.

6:03 : see nothing, hear nothing, say nothing

You're failing to look at this within the context of its time. I saw Terminator back when it first came out and my first thought was "They're ripping off Outer Limits". It's more than just the concept, but also the mood of the future scenes, and the fact that this concept just wasn't that common back then. Today, there are so many more people in the world, so many more creators working a concept in various ways, but, back then, not so much. Ellison had a good case. Did he deserve to win? Well, there's also the matter of a low budget sci-fi movie from around the same time period, also about a being from the future, this one a bonafide cyborg, traveling back in time to assassinate someone in an attempt to change a future where machines rule. Look up "Cyborg 2087".

Everyone : "I don't understand both movies" Me : Read. The. Books.

Good episode, not great!!!

As a kid, I thought the 1962 version was the best. When I matured, I realised just how little I'd understood of the 1981 TV version, which is far superior. The triffids aren't anywhere near as prominent as the name of the programme makes you think and many of the characters don't even seem to give them a single thought. The pure dread that is present through the entire series is mainly from humans.

Good movie with a devastating ending.

The novel it was based upon was written by Martin Caidin who also wrote the novel "Cyborg" than inspired "The Six Million Dollar Man"

Robert Culp was coolness personified.

One correction: OL started in 1963, ended in 1965. Then came Lost in Space and a year later Star Trek. Interesting decade.❤❤❤

I think I understand the Outer Limits episode. They're doing a contrast between the two soldiers. One has the good fortune of being treated kindly and with trust and so he overcomes his genetic training for war whereas the other one got stuck in the mud, or the past, and so wasn;t as fortunate. Also, the abrupt ending is meant to be a warning call for the Americas - the cold war and nuclear annihilation!

Favorite disaster movie, The Day After about the Cold War.

I don't think the clunky ending was anything to do with Harlan Ellison. The original story has a very different ending. It was probably imposed on HE by the producer and unless he wanted another fist fight, he had to go along with it.

I don't remember this one. I will have to watch it.

Great Movie!

Well done. Subscribing.

Hooray! Season 2 begins!

Oh wow! The famous episode that has a strange resemblance to Terminator. I've always wanted to see this episode in it's completion.

I did kinda like Soldier, though I agree that the episode doesn't so much end as just stop. Disappointing. Ellison did so much better with Demon With a Glass Hand. Which Ellison ALSO claimed Cameron stole to make Terminator, and ITS connection was even more tenuous than Soldier!

The original theatrical cut of Superman II is vastly superior to Donnor's godawful what-if. It proves how editing can ruin a great film. Superman II definitely follows in the same tradition of better than the originals. Superman II, Batman Returns, Temple of Doom, Terminator 2, Aliens, Catching Fire, Rocky II, Rambo: First Blood Part II and Predator 2 are all examples of superior to the original. Which is saying a lot, since the first movies in each of those franchises are excellent. But these sequels are undeniable.

Yes, do "The Time Tunnel". It was a different time. The concept was to get him into an ideal family situation and he will become a normal person. Logical for the early '60s. Still tenuous and ridiculous but this angle is closer to what Terminator II was doing. I like that they have a reasonable time frame pass, not something that happens over a couple of days. This is one of those cases where an hour long episode might be too short.

Ellison was a bit paranoid when it came to people supposedly stealing his ideas.

I agree the lawsuit was dubious at best. The only defence for Ellison I can offer is there's no clear way to differentiate between "Ellison's Idea" and "Common SF trope." Does Heinlein get credit for any series using powered battle armor? It's an excellent episode, but I agree it's a bit, well, jerky and stops when they run out of time.

I’ve watched this episode and it absolutely is not the same as Terminator 1.

An absolute favorite of mine! As I knew Mr. Ellison personally, I admit I am deeply biased and love all of his mad works.

😊 best episode

Star Wars stole more from Dune than The Terminator stole from this.

It's funny you mentioned James Cameron, considering I did try to contact him to make a movie based on the video game, Portal.

Ask James Cameron how to pronounce Ellison's name. I'm sure he learned it. {This episode of "The Outer Limits" is one of SEVERAL Ellison's stories that pretty CLEARLY "inspired" "The Terminator".}

I didn't realize Elllison was such a nasty little b****. Always respect his writing, but wow, how petty.

I'm sure that guy became Buck Rodgers boss back in the 80's! So that was clearly more time travel stuff going on! 🤨🤨🤨

Fun Fact... Tim O'Connor, Michael Ansara & Vic Perrin all went on to do Buck Rogers!

Reminds me a little of star wars.

On the one hand, yay, onto season 2! On the other hand, as much as I love watching old Outer Limits episodes, season 2 has even more uneven, pull-out-of-your-ass wacky plot devices than season one. In the first season, I thought this characteristic of the show was often a plus, but in it's second season, they really pushed credibility to the breaking point. While there are a few S02 episodes that are broadly lauded, (and a couple I personally like quite a bit), I think the series could have probably ended respectably after one season.

Excellent as always. Thank you.

Review the Time Tunnel, but that show is downright depressing. Tony and Doug never stop any disasters, and when you realize that they're always wearing the same clothes, they probably don't smell too good either.

Cameron said that the studio just wanted to settle the nuisance suit with Ellison and as a result, he had been forbidden to speak about it for a period of time. He later called Ellison a hack and said Ellison could kiss his ass. Apparently Ellison should have given credit to H.G. Wells, since "Soldier" involved time travel.

Cyborg 2087 (1966) is a likelier source of inspiration for The Terminator than Soldier.

Why do videos like this use so much pointless stock footage?? Sad. Interesting video apart from that.

Day Of The Triffids is rather similair to the other British apocalyptic sci fi No Blade Of Grass.

The Triffid effects look a bit silly unfortunately.

The book and tv show were excellent! The movie was awful.

Yeah, the acting was a bit awful. The shooting location was iconic (even for the 1960s). Once the big reveal of what the Zanti misfits look like…it’s burned into your brain. QUESTION: Do you know if another Outer Limits reboot might be in the (near) future? A Zanti misfit remake would be awesome!

Why haven't you reviewed the movie “Meteor”?

I... can truly say, in all the decades of watching Superman II, I never interpreted Zod's "So...this is Houston" to mean they actually landed in Houston. It comes from a misunderstanding of hearing the communications between the astronauts on the moon and NASA com in Houston. They think Earth is called Houston until they're corrected on it. Though, to be fair, there's a lot of debate on where Texas actually lands in terms of the South or Midwest, in and of itself. But I definitely don't get _actual Houston_ vibes from a small farming town set like that.