# 90s Outer Limits on DVD **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 30, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90s-outer-limits-on-dvd/508268 "2009-08-30T17:13:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90s-outer-limits-on-dvd/508268/1 "2009-08-30T17:13:39Z")
I just finished watching season 1 of the newer version of _The Outer Limits_. When I looked for season 2, it hasn’t been released on DVD, although some individual episodes have. What’s up with that? The show was a lot worse than I remember, so I’m not upset, just curious. Why wouldn’t MGM or whoever release the other full seasons? ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90s-outer-limits-on-dvd/508268/2 "2009-08-30T17:24:03Z")
The Outer Limits series was shown here in SLC, but its time slot was changed seemingly every couple of weeks, which made it tough to get into----I remember thinking it was wildly uneven, one episode being brilliant, the next absolutely laughable… The often featured fairly successful actors in guest turns, and tried a couple of multi-episode plots, which may have worked better if they had aired in order, which here in Utah did not seem to be the case. I have never been much of a sci-fi fan, but Outer Limits was (on occasion) some thought provoking, well written, way-out-there-in-a good-way stuff. (If I knew how, I would certainly like to watch it again, as I probably saw lesss than 1/3 of the overall episodes.) ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90s-outer-limits-on-dvd/508268/3 "2009-08-30T17:25:56Z")
Maybe they released the first season as a trial balloon and were underwhelmed by the response of the buying public. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90s-outer-limits-on-dvd/508268/4 "2009-08-30T17:34:25Z")
> [@Snooooopy](#): > > Maybe they released the first season as a trial balloon and were underwhelmed by the response of the buying public. Maybe. But I’ve seen a lot more obscure shows get released. Outer limits was moderately popular at the time, enough to last 7 seasons. Are the manufacturing and distribution costs so high not to justify a release? I can’t see how it couldn’t pull in at least a small profit. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90s-outer-limits-on-dvd/508268/5 "2009-08-30T18:11:45Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > I just finished watching season 1 of the newer version of _The Outer Limits_. When I looked for season 2, it hasn’t been released on DVD, although some individual episodes have. What’s up with that? Maybe there’s just something wrong with your television. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90s-outer-limits-on-dvd/508268/6 "2009-08-30T21:47:29Z")
Bryan’s right. Do not adjust your Television set. They are in control! :eek: