The Outer Limits (TV series)

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science fiction anthology television series television franchise

The Outer Limits is a science fiction anthology television series known for its standalone, thought-provoking episodes that explore futuristic, supernatural, and psychological themes.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
The Outer Limits	29
The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)	8
The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)	8
The Outer Limits (TV series) canonical	2
Control Voice on The Outer Limits	1
The New Outer Limits	1
The Outer Limits (1990s series)	1
The Outer Limits (original TV series)	1
The Outer Limits franchise	1
The Outer Limits television series	1
The Outer Limits: The Architects of Fear	1
The Outer Limits: The Form of Things Unknown	1
The Outer Limits: The Galaxy Being	1
The Outer Limits: The Invisibles	1
The Outer Limits: The Zanti Misfits	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1029075 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Outer Limits (TV series)
Context triple: [Howard Da Silva, notableWork, The Outer Limits (TV series)]

A. Outer Limits (episodes)
"Outer Limits (episodes)" refers to the individual installments of the science fiction television series *The Outer Limits*, some of which were written by author and screenwriter Nick Sagan.
B. The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still is a classic 1951 science fiction film about an alien visitor and his powerful robot who come to Earth with an urgent warning for humanity.
C. The Twilight Zone (TV series episodes)
The Twilight Zone is a landmark American anthology television series known for its twist-ending stories that blend science fiction, fantasy, and social commentary.
D. Pebble in the Sky
Pebble in the Sky is Isaac Asimov’s first published novel, a science fiction story set in his Galactic Empire universe that explores themes of prejudice, time displacement, and a future Earth’s struggle for survival.
E. Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers is a 1956 American science fiction film known for its iconic stop-motion alien spacecraft effects and classic Cold War-era invasion storyline.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Outer Limits (TV series)
Target entity description: The Outer Limits is a science fiction anthology television series known for its standalone, thought-provoking episodes that explore futuristic, supernatural, and psychological themes.

A. Outer Limits (episodes)
"Outer Limits (episodes)" refers to the individual installments of the science fiction television series *The Outer Limits*, some of which were written by author and screenwriter Nick Sagan.
B. The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still is a classic 1951 science fiction film about an alien visitor and his powerful robot who come to Earth with an urgent warning for humanity.
C. The Twilight Zone (TV series episodes)
The Twilight Zone is a landmark American anthology television series known for its twist-ending stories that blend science fiction, fantasy, and social commentary.
D. Pebble in the Sky
Pebble in the Sky is Isaac Asimov’s first published novel, a science fiction story set in his Galactic Empire universe that explores themes of prejudice, time displacement, and a future Earth’s struggle for survival.
E. Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers is a 1956 American science fiction film known for its iconic stop-motion alien spacecraft effects and classic Cold War-era invasion storyline.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	science fiction anthology television series ⓘ science fiction anthology television series ⓘ television franchise ⓘ
basedOn	The Outer Limits (1963 TV series) ⓘ linked to: The Outer Limits (TV series)
composer	Dominic Frontiere ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Canada ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
creator	Leslie Stevens ⓘ
developer	Joseph Stefano ⓘ
genre	anthology ⓘ anthology ⓘ horror ⓘ science fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ science fiction anthology ⓘ
hasReboot	The Outer Limits (1995 TV series) ⓘ linked to: The Outer Limits (TV series)
includesSeries	The Outer Limits (1963 TV series) ⓘ linked to: The Outer Limits (TV series) The Outer Limits (1995 TV series) ⓘ linked to: The Outer Limits (TV series)
influenced	The X-Files ⓘ
narrationBy	Kevin Conway ⓘ Vic Perrin ⓘ
notableEpisode	Demon with a Glass Hand ⓘ The Architects of Fear ⓘ The Galaxy Being ⓘ The Zanti Misfits ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes	154 ⓘ 49 ⓘ
numberOfSeasons	2 ⓘ 7 ⓘ
openingNarration	There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ English ⓘ
originalNetwork	ABC ⓘ Sci Fi Channel ⓘ linked to: Syfy Showtime ⓘ
originalReleaseEnd	1965-01-16 ⓘ 2002-01-18 ⓘ
originalReleaseStart	1963-09-16 ⓘ 1995-03-26 ⓘ
pictureFormat	black-and-white ⓘ
productionCompany	Daystar Productions ⓘ Villa DiStefano ⓘ
runningTimePerEpisode	approximately 50 minutes ⓘ
theme	futuristic scenarios ⓘ futuristic scenarios ⓘ psychological exploration ⓘ psychological exploration ⓘ supernatural phenomena ⓘ supernatural phenomena ⓘ

How these facts were elicited