The "outer limits" of oblivion

Jeffrey A Sconce

doi:10.4324/9780203700426-7

The "outer limits" of oblivion

Jeffrey A Sconce^*

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Radio, Television, and Film

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Abstract

In a medium already renowned for its intrusive presence in the American home, few television shows have featured opening credit sequences as calculatedly invasive as that of The Outer Limits. A narrational entity known only as the "control voice" opened each week's episode with these unnerving words of assurance: There is nothing wrong with your television set.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Revolution Wasn't Televised
Subtitle of host publication	Sixties Television and Social Conflict
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	21-45
Number of pages	25
ISBN (Electronic)	9781135205409
ISBN (Print)	0415911214, 9780415911214
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203700426-7
State	Published - Jan 1 2013

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