TV shows almost invariably have an opening sequence to start things off each week, and The Outer Limits is no different. With narration by The Control Voice (Vic Perrin) and music by Dominic Frontiere, the series' opening sequence is utterly original and totally unforgettable.
Without further ado, let's break it down.
There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper.
We will control the horizontal.
We will control the vertical.
We can roll the image...
...make it flutter.
We can change the focus to a sharp blur...
...or sharpen it to crystal clarity.
For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear.
We repeat: There is nothing wrong with your television set. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to...
...The Outer Limits.
Here it is in all its full-motion glory, downrezzed by Blogger's Draconian compression tactics:
This opening will be revised in one way or another three times throughout the series' run... we'll tackle each revision as we navigate the show's chrono-continuum.
