The first episode of The Outer Limits is essentially The Day The Earth Stood Still recycled.
Alan Maxwell (Cliff Robertson) is an obsessed radio station technician who uses the power to track for alien lifeforms.
He makes contact with a liked minded alien from another galaxy. They communicate and the alien tells Alan that he should not be in contact with him. Humans have a reputation for violence.
While Alan is whisked off to an award dinner in his honour. The alien is zinged to Earth when the radio DJ increases the power. This causes havoc as people getting near the alien get radiation burns.
I found that the first episode was too talky. It seemed a bit far out why Alan Maxwell was deserving of a mayoral award banquet. Some of the science was a bit flaky.
However it does hit the paranoia of the 50s and 60s, that was touched on by other sci-fi shows and movies.
Alan Maxwell (Cliff Robertson) is an obsessed radio station technician who uses the power to track for alien lifeforms.
He makes contact with a liked minded alien from another galaxy. They communicate and the alien tells Alan that he should not be in contact with him. Humans have a reputation for violence.
While Alan is whisked off to an award dinner in his honour. The alien is zinged to Earth when the radio DJ increases the power. This causes havoc as people getting near the alien get radiation burns.
I found that the first episode was too talky. It seemed a bit far out why Alan Maxwell was deserving of a mayoral award banquet. Some of the science was a bit flaky.
However it does hit the paranoia of the 50s and 60s, that was touched on by other sci-fi shows and movies.