Production and Decay of Strange Particles

Episode aired Apr 20, 1964
51m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

530

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George Macready in The Outer Limits (1963)

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An accident at a nuclear research facility creates a dimensional doorway in which aliens need to widen to invade our world. A scientist races to discover a way to reverse the damage and clos... Read allAn accident at a nuclear research facility creates a dimensional doorway in which aliens need to widen to invade our world. A scientist races to discover a way to reverse the damage and close the doorway.An accident at a nuclear research facility creates a dimensional doorway in which aliens need to widen to invade our world. A scientist races to discover a way to reverse the damage and close the doorway.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

530

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Allyson Ames (Arndis Pollard) was married to Leslie Stevens, the writer and director of this episode and the creator of the series, from 1965 to 1966.

Goofs
There are two radiation beings at the start, one of them collapses in the hall and its radiation suit is found empty. Then miraculously during the second attack, there are two radiation beings in suits. It gets worse. Eventually there are four radiation beings, and another one collapses in the hall when it is isolated from the radiation by the shielding, but shortly thereafter there are five radiation beings in suits. Then the number of beings magically increases to seven. It might be argued that the beings are multiplying, but the number of radiation suits would not.

Quotes
Dr. Marshall: I did it. I placed the heavy elements in the Cyclotron, particles from... out there, from quasi-stellar sources. I bombarded it. I split a crack in time and space. It'll widen... and tear. Gravity will collapse. Radiation. Contagion. It'll burn us! Burn us!

Connections
Featured in La Une est à vous: Episode #1.16 (1973)

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5/10

5 Seconds of Nimoy, 59 minutes of ???

I first saw this episode when it aired in the original run and it made very little sense. I thought that seeing it with a more seasoned eye might add to my comprehension and that the presence of Leonard Nimoy in the cast would make it watchable.

Well, our Star Trek buddy has about 3 lines before sticking his arms into some unexplained thing and turning into another unexplained thing. The rest of the time George Macready and Signed Hasso wander around looking very concerned, while being confused as we are by the whole deal.

Subpar for the series.