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This CBS/Paramount made release of "One Step Beyond" Season One is by far the best one yet!
The clarity and remastering of the picture is so good you would think they were just recently filmed. The only episode not at 100% is the actually pilot of "The Possessed Bride" which they included with the remastered version. I am still pretty much in awe at what they have done with the original episodes. It is about time!
The scary shows I remember the most from my youth are "The Twilight Zone", "The Outer Limits", "The Night Gallery" and finally "One Step Beyond". If you have been through this collection "The Image Of Death" is just the start to some of the more scarier unforgettable episodes of the show.
The novelty of the show is that the stories are true supposedly. I do not completely believe in say 50% of the stories but if you like a good eerie ghost story and can put yourself into a mind set to believe the stories are true then this show is for you.
The atmosphere that the show creates can never be outdone and leaves the watcher "slightly on edge". The eerie "One Step Beyond" theme created by Harry Lubin is a haunting in itself along with John Newland's narratives.
Season One has the least amount of episodes and I am looking forward to Season Two and Three.
Though I shouldn't mention it here because it is only season one, the one that left me with a few nightmares was with the little boy who no one would believe had a playmate whose name you may find familar, "Sasquatch". At least I think it was an episode on "One Step Beyond"...
Watching the show at my age I still find myself rechecking the nearest shadows in the dark at night for possible creatures that came from a region that is "One Step Beyond".
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For a number of years I was aware that the original 35mm broadcast prints and negatives of this fine show were stored away in the vaults. It always pained me, because of this show's apparent "public domain" status, that inferior 16mm syndication prints hastily (and usually poorly) transferred to video were all that one could see of this excellent series. CBS/Paramount, despite some colossal blunders as of late in their dvd releases, deserves congratulations on this release.
And they haven't tampered with the music, thank heaven.
John Newland, host and director, was an extremely talented man. He was not only the suave and incisive host of each of the episodes, but he was an accomplished craftsman behind the camera. His direction of actors, his pacing, his creating solid suspense sequences, his choice of camera angles and locations, his masterful use of limited sets and his exquisite taste placed him in the forefront of tv directors. If nothing else this release will remind people of just how good a director this man was. It is interesting to note in this regard that one of the very best episodes of that other great horror anthology series of the 1960s, THRILLER, hosted by Boris Karloff, was called "Pigeons from Hell" which, without a doubt was one of the creepiest and most suspenseful 60 minutes ever seen on television. That episode was directed by Newland.
I cannot recommend this dvd highly enough. Buy it and then cozy up on your favorite couch with your wife, turn the lights down low, and - as the kids say today - get "creeped out". A terrific series, and a terrific dvd, taken from pristine 35mm film elements.
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Although I had collected more than half of the "ONE STEP BEYOND"
episodes issued through the years, I purchased this edition
because of a few "rare" shows from season one.
Much to my delight, the clarity and definition of ALL the
episodes included in this set, made this a "MUST HAVE"
for any fan of the series.
It seemed as if I was watching them all for the first time !
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Paramount and CBS have done a marvelous job on this release. I've collected OSB over the years and most releases are worn 16mm prints that jump all over the place with frames missing. This release does justice to the series. I was going to wait for the complete series to be released but figured the suits were probably watching sales figures. So I cast my vote by buying this and looking forward to Seasons 2 and 3. Yes, the set may be a but pricey but they have released a quality product. The prints are very clean and smooth. This is the only release worth buying IMO. If you're into this series (or like Twilight Zone and Outer Limits) it's a great buy.
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I have waited forever to see One Step Beyond again, and after pre-ordering and receiving the first season the other day, it seems to have been worth it.
The picture quality was Excellent!! I am very impressed. Thank you Paramount/CBS.
This is the original of the strange and unusual, with the stories being taken from real events. John Newland was the quintessential host.
Everything after OSB is just a knock off.
I don't understand how Twilight Zone got so popular when it was nothing but a cheesy copy job of OSB, even going so far as to use the stars in the universe in their opening.
The fact that most people haven't seen the show since it ran on TV is the culprit though. Reruns of TZ are
to the point of being nauseating, thanks to Sci Fi channel.
Another long overdue show that I recently picked up, although not a studio release is complete series of Triller. This too was a frontrunner of the strange and unusual, with Boris Karloff as the host.
Just hope this isn't the first and last release. Waiting with hopes of the next installment to come very soon.
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