Out There (1951 TV series)

Out There is a science fiction television program that was broadcast on Sundays at 6:00 p.m. EST on CBS Television from October 28, 1951 through January 13, 1952.^[1] It was one of the first science fiction anthology series, and one of the first shows to mix filmed special effects with live action.^[2] It only lasted twelve half-hour episodes before being cancelled. The awkward time slot may have led to its failure.^{[citation needed]} In its short run, the program featured episodes adapted from stories by (and in some cases written by) authors including Robert A. Heinlein, Ray Bradbury, Theodore Sturgeon, John D. MacDonald, Murray Leinster, Frank Belknap Long and Milton Lesser.^[3] After its initial cancellation, there was at least one report that the network planned on reviving it, but this did not happen.^[4]

Donald Davis produced the program.^[2]

Episode list

No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Outer Limit" "The Outer Limit"	Byron Paul and Andrew McCullough	Elhu Winer, after Graham Doar	October 28, 1951 (1951-10-28)
2	"Ordeal in Space"	Unknown	Edward Waldo, after Robert A. Heinlein's Ordeal in Space	November 4, 1951 (1951-11-04)
3	"The Sense of Wonder"	Unknown	Howard Rodman, after Milton Lesser	November 11, 1951 (1951-11-11)
4	"Misfit"	Unknown	Joseph Kramm, after Heinlein's Misfit	November 18, 1951 (1951-11-18)
5	"Susceptibility"	Unknown	David Shaw, after John D. MacDonald	November 25, 1951 (1951-11-25)
6	"The Green Hills of Earth"	Unknown	Raphael Hayes, after Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth	December 2, 1951 (1951-12-02)
7	"Mewhu's Jet"	Unknown	Edward Waldo, after Theodore Sturgeon	December 9, 1951 (1951-12-09)
An alien crashes on a farm.
8	"Seven Temporary Moons"	Unknown	Murray Leinster	December 16, 1951 (1951-12-16)
Seven new moons threaten life on earth.
9	"The Man"	Unknown	Howard Rodman, after Ray Bradbury	December 23, 1951 (1951-12-23)
10	"The Bus to Nowhere"	Unknown	Reginald Rose	December 30, 1951 (1951-12-30)
11	"Guest in the House"	Unknown	Frank Long, from Guest in the House (short story)	January 6, 1952 (1952-01-06)
12	"The Castaway"	Unknown	Raphael Hayes	January 13, 1952 (1952-01-13)

Guest stars

Actors appearing in the series included:

References

^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 770. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
^ ^a ^b Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 801. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
^ Sarno, Joe. "Science Fiction on Television in the 1950s: Out There" Archived February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Channel One," TV Forecast April 5, 1952, p. 3

External links

Out There at IMDb

[brooks-1] Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 770. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.

[etvs-2] Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 801. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.

[3] Sarno, Joe. "Science Fiction on Television in the 1950s: Out There" Archived February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[4] "Channel One," TV Forecast April 5, 1952, p. 3

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