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Expanding Human
"Expanding Human" is an episode of the original ''The Outer Limits'' television show, first broadcast on 10 October 1964, during the second season. Control voice (shortened intro) Introduction A man experiments with consciousness expanding drugs and accidentally lets loose the monster inside himself. Opening narration :''As far back as men have recorded their history, veils have been lowered to disclose a vast new reality –rents in the fabric of Man's awareness. And somewhere, in the endless search of the curious mind, lies the next vision, the next key to his infinite capacity...'' Plot Professor Peter Wayne is disturbed to hear that his university colleague, Dr. Roy Clinton, is pursuing forbidden drug experiments with a group of graduate students. When one of the students turns up dead, Professor Wayne investigates Clinton's activities. He discovers that consciousness-expansion can have powerful and dangerous consequences. Closing narration ''Some success, some fa ...
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The Outer Limits (1963 TV Series)
''The Outer Limits'' is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from September 16, 1963, to January 16, 1965, at 7:30 PM Eastern Time on Mondays. It is often compared to '' The Twilight Zone'', but with a greater emphasis on science fiction stories (rather than stories of fantasy or the supernatural). It is an anthology of self-contained episodes, sometimes with plot twists at their ends. In 1997, the episode " The Zanti Misfits" was ranked #98 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. It was revived in 1995, until its cancellation in 2002. In April 2019, a new revival was stated to be in development at a premium cable network. Overview Introduction Each show began with either a cold open or a preview clip, followed by a narration over visuals of an oscilloscope. Using an Orwellian theme of taking over your television, the earliest version of the narration was: A similar but shorter monologue caps each episode: Later episodes used one of ...
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Shirley O'Hara
Shirley O'Hara (born Shirley Har; August 15, 1924 – December 13, 2002) was an American actress. She appeared in numerous films from the 1940s to the 1980s. Biography O'Hara was born in Rochester, Minnesota in 1924 and graduated from Rochester High School in 1942. As a high school senior, she worked at three film theaters in downtown Rochester. After graduation, O'Hara moved to Hollywood. Her job as an elevator operator at Saks Fifth Avenue brought her in contact with people who worked with films, and she signed with RKO Studios when she was 18 years old. She began her acting career in 1943. Her film debut was in the Kay Kyser musical '' Around the World'' (1943). Other films in which she appeared included ''Tarzan and the Amazons'', '' The Chase'', '' Higher and Higher'' and ''Ghost Ship'' (1952). O'Hara's figure led to her role in ''Ghost Ship'', as the result of a process that was featured in the September 13, 1943, issue of ''Life''. RKO held a competition to find the ...
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The Outer Limits (1963 TV Series Season 2) Episodes
''The Outer Limits'' or ''Outer Limits'' may refer to: Television * ''The Outer Limits'' (1963 TV series), a black-and-white science fiction series that aired from 1963 to 1965 * ''The Outer Limits'' (1995 TV series), a revival of the older series that aired from 1995 to 2002 Music *Outer Limits (band), a Japanese progressive rock band *The Outer Limits (band), 1960s English band * ''The Outer Limits'' (album), a 1993 Voivod album *''Outerlimits'' (album), a 1989 Show-Ya album *"Outer Limits" (song), the original title of the 1963 surf rock instrumental "Out of Limits" by The Marketts Other uses * The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear, former name of an enclosed launched roller coaster built at two Cedar Fair parks *The Outer Limits (double act), featuring Nigel Planer and Peter Richardson, later members of The Comic Strip See also * * Outer * Out (other) * Limit (other) Limit or Limits may refer to: Arts and media * ''Limit'' (manga), a manga by Keiko Sueno ...
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The Original Series
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship and its crew. It later acquired the retronym of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' (''TOS'') to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began. The show is set in the Milky Way galaxy, circa 2266–2269. The ship and crew are led by Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), First Officer and Science Officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy), and Chief Medical Officer Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley). Shatner's voice-over introduction during each episode's opening credits stated the starship's purpose: Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship ''Enterprise''. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before. Norway Productions and Desilu Productions produced the series from September 1966 to December 1967. Paramount ...
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Peter Duryea
Peter Duryea (July 14, 1939 – March 24, 2013) was an American actor. He is best known for appearing in a pilot episode of '' Star Trek: The Original Series'', " The Cage" (1964), of which most of his scenes were reused in " The Menagerie" (1966). His father, Dan Duryea, was also an actor. Early life and career Peter Duryea was born in Los Angeles in 1939. He studied math and physics at Amherst College in Massachusetts before discovering acting. Duryea played Lieutenant Jose Tyler in the original ''Star Trek'' pilot episode, "The Cage." He also appeared in ''The Fugitive, The Outer Limits, Dr. Kildare, Daniel Boone'', ''Bewitched, I Spy'' and ''Family Affair''. Tipi Camp Peter Duryea was the head of a non-profit society called Guiding Hands Recreation Society which hosted a peaceful getaway called the Tipi Camp. Located in the West Kootenay area of British Columbia, Canada, the camp opened in 1988. Groups and individuals book time at the Tipi Camp to reflect in a gentl ...
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Vaughn Taylor (actor)
Vaughn Everett Taylor (February 22, 1910 – April 26, 1983) was an American actor. He became known for his roles in many anthology series, including ''Kraft Television Theatre'' (1947–1957) and '' Robert Montgomery Presents'' (1950–1954). He also appeared in films such as '' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' (1958) and ''Psycho'' (1960). Early years Taylor was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a graduate of Northeastern University and the Leland Powers School of Elocution, Boston. Instead of pursuing a career in accounting, he tried summer stock theatre in Maine. After army service in World War II, he broke into TV. His wife Ruth Moss was a radio personality and Broadway actress. Military service After joining the Army as a private, Taylor became an officer via officer candidate school. Later he joined military intelligence and produced instructional plays about aspects of military intelligence to educate students from the Army. Stage After his experience in summer sto ...
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Aki Aleong
Assing "Aki" Aleong (born December 19, 1934) is a Trinidad and Tobago–born American character actor and singer who has also been active in songwriting and musical production. His first important role was in the 1957 movie ''No Down Payment'', which starred Joanne Woodward and Jeffrey Hunter. He is probably best known for portraying Senator Hidoshi during the first season of ''Babylon 5'', as well as portraying Mr. Chiang, the aide to Nathan Bates in the weekly series of ''V: The Series''. He also portrayed the character of Colonel Mitamura in '' Farewell to the King''. He owned the Gingham Dog fast food restaurant in Hollywood, California, c. 1965. He co-wrote and produced the nonsense doo-wop record ''Shombalor'' by Sheriff and the Ravels for Vee-Jay records in 1958. He has a listing in the ''Top Pop Singles 1955–2008'' by Joel Whitburn, with "Trade Winds, Trade Winds" appearing in November 1961. The song peaked at No. 101 in ''Billboard'' on the "Bubbling Under the Ho ...
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Owen McGiveney
Owen Joseph McGiveney (4 May 1884 – 31 July 1967) was an English-born actor. He initially gained attention as a quick-change artist, and later worked on stage, in films and in television, principally as a character actor in the United States. Life and career McGiveney was born in Preston, Lancashire, England. By the age of 20 he had started a career as a straight actor, and in 1910 sailed to the United States to develop his skills. He became noted as a quick-change artist, and shared stages with such stars as Sarah Bernhardt and W. C. Fields William Claude Dukenfield (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946), better known as W. C. Fields, was an American comedian, actor, juggler, and writer. Fields's comic persona was a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist who remained a sympathet .... His speciality was to perform as several characters from Dickens' ''Oliver Twist'', including Bill Sykes, Fagin, and Nancy (Oliver Twist), Nancy, changing his costume and appearance ...
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