Modern Outer Limits?

May 15, 2009 6:09 AM

Is there anything like The Outer Limits or The Twilight Zone currently in production?

I've been revisiting some Outer Limits on SCI-FI (UK) and wondered is there anything similar currently in production (single 1 hour standalone decent science fiction programs).

posted by rus to sports, hobbies, & recreation (7 comments total)

AFAIK, the most recent attempt was Masters of Science Fiction on ABC, which did poorly. It is out on DVD if you're interested.
posted by smackfu at 6:14 AM on May 15

single 1 hour standalone decent science fiction programs

The term for this is a science fiction anthology series. I think smackfu is right about Masters of Science Fiction being the last one, at least in the US.
posted by burnmp3s at 6:49 AM on May 15

If what you have been viewing is the 1960s series, there was a successful latter-day revival that ran for seven seasons.
posted by WCityMike at 9:08 AM on May 15

MEDIUM (kinda sorta)
posted by Lylo at 9:30 AM on May 15

Masters of Horror... I know it's not sci fi but some of the eps are pretty good.
posted by ethnomethodologist at 9:54 AM on May 15

Masters of Horror is Watch-it-Now on Netflix.

Fringe might tickle your "Situation of the week" funnybone, but it also has some overarching mythology. The situations tend to vary enough week to week that it feels a bit like an anthology. Otherwise, I'm in the same boat as you. I'll have an eye on this thread
posted by GilloD at 10:25 AM on May 15

Supernatural might be something you'd like, especially the early seasons, which very much did a sort of monster of the week sort of thing. But it might have too much of an story arc for you and the last two seasons have largely deviated from the monster of the week format to focus on the ongoing story.
posted by katyggls at 9:48 PM on May 15 [1 favorite]