Anthony J. Fasy 2007-12-31

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

I had been waiting for this series to come to DVD, and after watching all the episodes I had loved as a kid I am glad for the purchase. It is true the small budget led to some hokey special effects, and some of the production values were not up to those expected for the time. I still enjoyed the stories, and I think any fan of sci-fi will do so.

Douglas Vencill 2007-09-29

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Having just finished watching the complete first season on DVD--and having been an OL fan since being glued to the TV as a 10-year-old kid during its original run--I found myself in the position of jonesing for the complete 2nd season and being prepared to pay for it.

Glad I came to Amazon first before I did. What's all this BS about the second season product being defective and Sony/MGM not doing anything about it? It seems like a lot of OL fans like me got royally ripped off, and I feel for you. How sad that the powers that be appear to be thumbing their noses as their customers.

My suggestion, for whatever it might be worth: Have any of you who received defective disc sets and did not receive quality replacements considered reporting Sony/MGM to the Better Business Bureau? I honestly don't know what, if any, good this might do, but the BBB needs to hear about matters like this. They've helped me in dealing with other ripoff situations, and for me this would seem to be a classic example of "nothing ventured, nothing gained."

I loved the original OL series (and I seem to be one of the few who liked the remake series of the 90's as well) and it infuriates me that because of what I've read here, I can't (or to be more accurate, WON'T) order the 2nd season on DVD. Thank God I kept most of the VHS copies of the 2nd series instead of giving them away, as I almost did. I will keep an eye on this review column to see if any of you find out about quality reissues of this set. This really, really saddens me...especially when you consider that those resposible for this travesty are not taking responsibility for their actions. A real sign of the times if ever there was one.

Scott J. Wilson 2007-09-15

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

As many other people I have also received the same bad batch with a defective disc 2 for the second time. If you look at the disc you can clearly see it is defective. Why doesn't Amazon demand a new batch? They must getting sick and tired of all the returns. MGM is so freaking cheap and greedy it's absolutely pathetic. How much more could it possibly cost to press better quality discs?

William Hall 2007-09-13

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

I love the show. But the DVD just does not work. I have ordered three copies from Amazon and only parts the disks will play. I have tried them in several DVD players and computers. They will not play in anything. Amazon was great but the disks are not. I would have given the set a 4 or 5 if they just worked.

ChefBum 2007-08-14

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

This review is not about the content itself and does not reflect on the original "Outer Limits" television series. That part is great, and has been for over 40 years.

I DO have a problem, however, at how CHEAP the presentation of this DVD set is. MGM have shown themselves to have NO CLASS and care only about making the most profit rather than doing a landmark, historical TV series its due justice.

AVOID this box set. I've had problems with both my first order and the replacement sent quickly by Amazon. Both have a defective section of the first side of disc 2 in which both "I Robot" and the first part of "The Inheritors" will not play on a DVD player nor a DVD ROM drive. Strangely, "Wolf 352" played fine.

I'm sure this is partially due to the CHEAP presentation of this box set. The small episode guide is helpful if very bare bones, but no doubt the technical problems are due in part to the CHEAP decision to CRAM as many episodes as they can on one disc by using both sides of the DVD. I've often had problems with these kinds of discs, and almost never with standard DVDs that play on only one side.

How much does a blank DVD cost? Not even a buck? And for MGM, it's even less than that.

They're just out to make a quick buck on this one, that's clear. Don't even get me started on the TOTAL lack of DVD extras-- no subtitles, languages, no audio setup options, no nothing. I'm sure that after everybody who really wanted the whole series buys this anyways, MGM will wait a couple years and reissue it as a "deluxe set"-- like they should have done in the first place-- to make more money on selling you the same thing twice. They're greedy and no-class. Would it have hurt them to put out the series on a greater number of high quality discs instead of cramming all those hours of programming on just a few cheap double sides? I would've been willing to pay more for a higher quality product. After all, people are buying these because they want to keep them and watch them for nostalgia's sake.

I also received season 1 as a gift, and I had to return it because it was missing the episode guide. Luckily, the replacement had the episode guide and doesn't seem to have any technical problems, but the quality control on these products is obviously very questionable.