The Outer Limits: Behold, Eck! | Peter Lind Hayes, Joan Freeman

The Outer Limits: Behold, Eck! | Peter Lind Hayes, Joan Freeman | The Best "Control Voice" epilogue of them all

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Behold Greatness

One of the best television series ever produced and certainly the best sci-fi ever produced. Behold the greatest TV show on this side of the galaxy.

The Best "Control Voice" epilogue of them all

When I first saw "Behold Eck" back in the 60's, I thought
the special effects were better than on many of the more
respected episodes. The notion of a two-dimensional being
is cool, and you actually come to care for the soft-spoken
scientist from another geometry.
In David Schow's book, 'The Outer Limits Companion', he says
this episode was basically a failed comedy (e.g. Eck has four
eyes - supposedly a sight gag referring to the tag "foureyes"
given to people wearing glasses. Eck's vision problem is the
central problem of the story). This comedy aspect easily goes
unnoticed, as it did with me. The episode was also filmed at
a time when all at the studio knew the series was being shut down,
hence a supposed lack of effort.
Films that became objects of shame or regret for their creators
often are loved by the viewing public - and I would nominate
'Behold Eck' for this status.
Much of my respect for this episode comes from the Control Voice
epilogue at the end. The events of the story gel into time well
spent as you contemplate it, and it could well be taken as the
Epilogue of the Outer Limits Series itself.

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Enjoyable second-season "Outer Limits" effort.

This oddly-titled second-season "Limits" episode is mostly a missed opportunity, though the effective moments make it worth watching. The idea is great--a two-dimensional being (Eck, who else?) ends up in our three-dimensional world by accident and seeks the help of a scientist who happens to have a special pair of glasses that render the otherwise invisible being viewable. Unfortunately, the episode can't decide whether it wants to be a comedy or a drama, and it ends up not being much of either. Still, the special effects are great, if you can accept the cartoonish appearance of Eck, and the lab scenes have some of the first-season mysterioso. The director, believe it or not, is Byron Haskin, best-known for "War of the Worlds," "Robinson Crusoe on Mars," and the Disney "Treasure Island." Haskin despised this episode, claiming that it harmed his TV directoral career.

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