Out There (1951 TV series)

Out There was a short-lived science fiction television program broadcast on Sundays at 6:00 p.m. EST on CBS Television from October 28, 1951 through January 13, 1952. It was one of the first science fiction anthology series, and one of the first shows to mix filmed special effects with "live" action.[1] It only lasted twelve half-hour episodes before being cancelled. The awkward time slot may have led to its failure.[2] 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. McDonald, 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]

Episode list
No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Outer Limit"
"The Outer Limit"		Byron Paul and Andrew McCulloughElhu Winer, after Graham DoarOctober 28, 1951 (1951-10-28)
2"Ordeal in Space"TBAEdward Waldo, after Robert A. Heinlein's Ordeal in SpaceNovember 4, 1951 (1951-11-04)
3"The Sense of Wonder"TBAHoward Rodman, after Milton LesserNovember 11, 1951 (1951-11-11)
4"Misfit"TBAJoseph Kramm, after Heinlein's MisfitNovember 18, 1951 (1951-11-18)
5"Susceptibility"TBADavid Shaw, after John D. MacDonaldNovember 25, 1951 (1951-11-25)
6"The Green Hills of Earth"TBARaphael Hayes, after Heinlein's The Green Hills of EarthDecember 2, 1951 (1951-12-02)
7"Mewhu's Jet"TBAEdward Waldo, after Theodore SturgeonDecember 9, 1951 (1951-12-09)
An alien crashes on a farm.
8"Seven Temporary Moons"TBAMurray LeinsterDecember 16, 1951 (1951-12-16)
Seven new moons threaten life on earth.
9"The Man"TBAHoward Rodman, after Ray BradburyDecember 23, 1951 (1951-12-23)
10"The Bus to Nowhere"TBAReginald RoseDecember 30, 1951 (1951-12-30)
11"Guest in the House"TBAFrank Long, from Guest in the House (short story)January 6, 1952 (1952-01-06)
12"The Castaway"TBARaphael HayesJanuary 13, 1952 (1952-01-13)

Guest stars

Actors appearing in the series included:

References
  1. http://ctva.biz/US/Anthology/OutThere.htm
  2. TV.com summary of Out There
  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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