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Founder of THE OUTER LIMITS - Screenwriter of PSYCHO passes away

Always sad to lose a writer. by Gilkuliehe	Aug 30th, 2006 10:46:16 PM
Farewell good sir.
Sad. by zikade zarathos	Aug 30th, 2006 10:54:21 PM

A great writer and so much more.. by Silver Shamrock	Aug 30th, 2006 10:57:44 PM
He was a hell of a producer on the first season of Outer Limits and even tried his hand at directing. It's a shame ABC treated him like shit, forcing him to quit when season one ended. "The Form of Things Unknown" is still a mindfuck.
It took 16 years... by BitterMan23	Aug 30th, 2006 11:03:04 PM
But the stench of Psycho IV finally killed him too.
He wrote a great behind-the-scenes book on Psycho by Mister Man	Aug 30th, 2006 11:24:26 PM
I'll have to dig it out.
Mother would be sad by georges garvaren	Aug 31st, 2006 12:10:38 AM
and so am I.
Outer Limits by readingwriter	Aug 31st, 2006 12:28:50 AM
Science Fiction Horror is perhaps my favorite of all genres--the sense of wonder and the fear that accompanies it, the feeling that science can take us so far but only so far into the unknown... Outer Limits was a quality show which did something that's tough for an anthology program--it maintained a consistent tone. I caught it in reruns in the 70's and it inspired me to think about and write about the unknown; it inspired me to question and wonder. What else can one want from a piece of pop culture? You done good, Mr. Stefano.
"Snowbeast" by Carl's hat	Aug 31st, 2006 03:07:01 AM
was one of the highest rated movies of the week back in 1976-77. Stefano wrote it. He wrote the original story for "The Magician" which became a cool Bill Bixby show in the 70's, and produced and helped define "The Outer Limits" amongst countless other things. McGavin, Adams, Dan Curtis, even Bob Denver, bad time for cult tv. Thanks for the spooky memories Joe.
He Killed Tasha Yar, dammit! by Hal2814	Aug 31st, 2006 03:44:08 AM
Well, not really. The ST:TNG script he worked on, "Skin of Evil", was reworked to deep six Tasha when Denise Crosby wanted out. Even so, the "oil-slick monster" that zapped her had more than a few echoes of a "bear" from the 60's "Outer Limits".
Outer Limits scared the hell out of me... by Moonwatcher	Aug 31st, 2006 07:38:30 AM
when I was a kid. To look at it now, it seems crude compared to what we have today. But it was a valiant effort to try something different when tv was still young, and several episodes still hold up well. Thanks for the memories, Joseph.
I always found the Outer Limits to be more honest... by Childe Roland	Aug 31st, 2006 11:28:35 AM
...less "written" and, therefore, more terrifying than the Twilight Zone. Serling could write inthe very clever, self-aware way that a Tarantino can (or a Shyamalan tries to), but Stefano wrote believable characters who said and did believable things, helping to ground his audience more in the fantastical worlds and often horrific circumstances those characters inhabited. I always appreciated that. Thank you, sir.
P.S. by BitterMan23	Aug 31st, 2006 11:40:38 AM
Every major player for Psycho is now dead.
by BitterMan23	Aug 31st, 2006 11:41:04 AM
Except Vera Miles and Gavin, if you count them.
One of my prized dvds is by Blue_Demon	Aug 31st, 2006 05:01:10 PM
the original Outer Limits Collection. I caught the show in re-runs as a kid and fell in love with it. The great writing, moody black and white photography and great actors made it a pleasure to watch. Rest in Peace Mr. Stefano and thank you.
Please Stand By... by lycanthrope	Aug 31st, 2006 08:57:26 PM
Outer Limits - often imitated, never duplicated, not even by the modern follow-up - and I will never forgive them for taking away my favorite line from the Control Voice: "YOU are about to participate in a great adventure..." - of course, maybe they realized they were courting hubris. RIP Joe - and if any of you out there haven't read Dave Schow's book on the Outer Limits, it is, quite simply, the shit. Thanks.
The Schow book is a must by readingwriter	Sep 1st, 2006 08:35:30 PM
Good catch, lycanthrope. I picked it up for nostalgia's sake, and dove in and was up all night reading "just one more". He wasn't afraid to criticize season 2, though I thought he might have been a bit harsh--and he did give room for opposing views (Ellison's, for one). I loved the oversize format, which I normally don't care for, and it's just packed with cool data--lots on the music and effects. Great latenight reading. I have the first season on DVD but have to admit Schow made me wait to get the second. Not sure if I want it. But I still have the Night Gallery DVDs to go through...(ANOTHER great book is the one about NG.)
R.I.P. Joseph Stefano! by williamD	Sep 3rd, 2006 11:22:46 AM
PSYCHO is still a bugout!!

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