Here we go with another classic Outer Limits episode... When an airplane crashes into the sea during a hurricane, its crew awake to find themselves inside a large metal chamber. Soon, their bewilderment is replaced by fear when they come under attack by a huge machine and large blob-like creature. This is the very last episode in this great series!
It stars Mark (AGENT FOR H.A.R.M.) Richman, Peggy Ann (BOMBA, THE JUNGLE BOY) Garner, Ron (DEATH WISH 3) Hayes, William (THE RACK) Stevens and stuntman Janos (MAN OF STEEL) Prohaska as The Mikie (Alien Microbe).
After crash landing in the ocean and escaping in a life raft, the crew find themselves in a mysterious room, then, a large cloud surrounds them.
A beam comes on and soaks them in the light, drying them all off!
Things get wild 'n' weird when one of them is nearly frozen alive by an ice beam, and then, a giant microbe attacks another crew member!.. What the Hell, man?!
The gang go exploring and find all kinds of interesting machinery. Now, all they have to do is figure out what their purposes are. It is surmised that the probe they're in is part microscope for viewing them!
Later, the beam focuses on the microbe, within a few minutes a duplicate hostile creature is also running around the place!
Jeff and Amanda try to communicate with the aliens but become frustrated with the symbols and lack of progress in discerning the meaning.
Then, Jeff is attacked by the big old nut-brained microbe!
So, three members of the crew are surrounded by clear cylinders where they get soaked and smoked before they're released by the aliens.
They have actually been treated with something that repels the microbes! Cute, isn't it?
Finally, Amnda thinks she has broken the code, so, they head back to the life raft.
Next thing they know, they're back in the sea being rescued by a freakin' submarine!
After being picked up by a sea plane, they look out the window and see the probe (looks pretty cool)! Then, using footage from the German GOLD from 1934 or THE MAGNETIC MONSTER from 1953, we see the Probe disintegrate into nothingness! Looks like the aliens were good guys after all! Speaking of good guys, Eegah!! is back on Wednesday with more weird junk for us!
This was a most interesting episode of the Outer Limit to Trek fans:
ReplyDeletePerhaps the best known Star Trek use of an Outer Limits prop was the Horta. Star Trek Poster Book #5 revealed that "the Horta was designed by Janos Prohaska for the Outer Limits episode, "The Probe." This episode involved Pacific plane crash survivors finding themselves suddenly on the floor inside of a huge spaceship only to encounter a creature known as a "mikey" (short for microbe), created and portrayed by Janos Prohaska. The mikey, however, was slightly different in appearance than the Horta in that it had six legs and a head-like region. The Horta, as it appeared in "The Devil in the Dark," was really a simplified version (if not an actual prototype) of the mikey. Apparently, Prohaska went back to the old Outer Limits soundstage during the production of Star Trek, found this costume, and crawled into Gene L. Coon's office as one big practical joke (see p. 75 of The World of Star Trek). The Horta thereby became one of the most popular of all Star Trek aliens, and ironically, it was simply a retread from The Outer Limits.
Source: http://www.orionpressfanzines.com/articles/startrekmyths2.htm
I have much less of a problem with this one than most OUTER LIMITS fans. Like them, I'm sorry it's known as the FINAL episode (as opposed to one of the great ones like "The Inheritors"), but that's about my biggest complaint.
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