My earliest recollections of pondering some of the weightier issues of Life, the Universe and Everything do not involve home, school or even church. Rather, they center around that venerable icon of early TV sci-fi, The Outer Limits.
Among the show’s trademarks were the often eerie and pedantic pro- and epilogues delivered in the distinctive “Control Voice” of actor Vic Perrin, who also made many cameo appearances on the show, and later on Star Trek – you may particularly remember him as the voice of the precocious space probe “Nomad”.
For lack of anything better to do with my time, I’ve decided to gather them together for my own enjoyment. I begin each volume with the original pilot intro, which is somewhat longer than the edited version used thereafter, and I conclude, of course, with the majestic theme music of Dominic Frontiere.
In the beginning, these monologues were used simply to set the scene for each episode, but it wasn’t long before they were posing important and profound questions for the time – or for any time, for that matter.
I commend you to them, and hope you find something of passing value in their wisdom.
Enjoy!