Controlled Experiment
- Episode aired Jan 13, 1964
- 51m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
663
YOUR RATING
A pair of Martians try to understand the human phenomenon of murder.A pair of Martians try to understand the human phenomenon of murder.A pair of Martians try to understand the human phenomenon of murder.
Bob Kelljan
- Frank Brant
- (as Robert Kelljan)
Linda Hutchings
- Arlene Schnabel
- (as Linda Hutchins)
Vic Perrin
- Control Voice
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Leslie Stevens
- Martian Computer Control
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Leslie Stevens(uncredited)
- Writer
- Leslie Stevens(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThis episode was an unsuccessful backdoor pilot for a potential spin-off series featuring the characters of Phobos and Deimos.
- GoofsThough Carla is frozen in time, she can be seen swaying slightly.
- Crazy creditsLeslie Stevens receives no credit as either writer or director.
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Cute but trivial--this one is played strictly for laughs.
This is an unusual episode for "The Outer Limits" because this episode is played strictly for laughs. While its counterpart, "The Twilight Zone", often made some comedic anthology episodes, "The Outer Limits" was almost always deathly earnest and serious---making this a radical departure.
The show begins with a Martian agent (Barry Morse) making contact with another Martian who's been living undercover with humans for many years (Carrol O'Connor). It seems that the Martians are worried about people, as they are very violent and MAY need to be eradicated for the good of the universe. So, Morse's job is to observe them--and specifically to understand why murder occurs, as no other sentient being does this. And, his bosses back on Mars are worried that humans might infect others with this desire to kill. So, using a special time machine that allows them to stop and restart time, they investigate in EXCRUCIATING detail one particular murder. What's next? See the show.
While this was a pretty forgettable and slight show, it did make me smile from time to time and was entertaining. Worth seeing...and very strange for this show.
The show begins with a Martian agent (Barry Morse) making contact with another Martian who's been living undercover with humans for many years (Carrol O'Connor). It seems that the Martians are worried about people, as they are very violent and MAY need to be eradicated for the good of the universe. So, Morse's job is to observe them--and specifically to understand why murder occurs, as no other sentient being does this. And, his bosses back on Mars are worried that humans might infect others with this desire to kill. So, using a special time machine that allows them to stop and restart time, they investigate in EXCRUCIATING detail one particular murder. What's next? See the show.
While this was a pretty forgettable and slight show, it did make me smile from time to time and was entertaining. Worth seeing...and very strange for this show.
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- planktonrules
- Feb 28, 2012
Details
- Runtime51 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3
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