History Recap / TheOuterLimits1963S1E1TheGalaxyBeing

* UniwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Oh, Eddie. You just ''had'' to ignore Alan's warning and turn up the power, didn't you?

KXKVI is a radio station in southern UsefulNotes/{{California}} owned and operated by the Maxwell brothers, Gene (Lee Philips) and Alan (Cliff Robertson). Alan's wife, Carol (Jacqueline Scott), also works at the station. Lately, Alan hasn't been attending to his duties because he shuts himself away in a transmitter shed, experimenting with the station's controls, hoping to make contact with extraterrestrials. Carol and Gene oppose Alan's tinkering, because his experiments will cut funding from the station sponsors, and his obsession is interfering with Alan and Carol's marriage. Carol also reminds her husband that there will be a banquet held in his honor tonight.

* FirstContact: The premise of the story.

* {{Teleportation}}: The Andromedan is accidentally brought to Earth when Alan's scanner becomes a TelevisionPortal.

Another DJ, Eddie Phillips (Burt Metcalfe), is Gene's substitute during the banquet. Alan warns Eddie not to tamper with KXKVI's power settings, but as soon as the Maxwells leave Eddie boosts the station's signal anyway. This also increases the power of Alan's telescreen, which has the unexpected side effect of teleporting the Andromedan across space and right into the transmitter shed! Alone on this alien world, the Being leaves to search for Alan. Because it's made of pure energy, it unintentionally wreaks havoc throughout the town, causing a lot of damage in its wake and even burning some of the townspeople with radiation (including Eddie, who is the first casualty). The alien finally makes its way to the banquet, where Alan tells it to return to the shed. However, the local police and the military, who have been called in to stop the creature, accidentally shoot Carol. Fortunately, the being uses its radiation to cauterize her bullet wound, saving her life. Unfortunately, the authorities aren't convinced of the Andromedan's peaceful intentions, so it stops their bullets with radiation. It then admonishes the humans: "I have told you not to use force. Now I warn you -- there are powers in the universe beyond anything you know." It proves its point by destroying KXKVI's transmission tower with a wave of its hand, which calms everyone down long enough for it to give a message to humanity:

Another DJ, Eddie Phillips (Burt Metcalfe), is Gene's substitute during the banquet. Alan warns Eddie not to tamper with KXKVI's power settings, but as soon as the Maxwells leave Eddie boosts the station's signal anyway. This also increases the power of Alan's telescreen, which has the unexpected side effect of teleporting the Andromedan across space and right into the transmitter shed! Alone on this alien world, the Being leaves to search for Alan. Because it's made of pure energy, it unintentionally wreaks havoc throughout the town, causing a lot of damage in its wake and even burning some of the townspeople with radiation (including Eddie, who is the first casualty). The alien finally makes its way to the banquet, where Alan tells it to return to the shed. However, the local police and the military, who have been called in to stop the creature, accidentally shoot Carol. Fortunately, the being uses its radiation to cauterize her bullet wound, saving her life. Unfortunately, the authorities aren't convinced of the Andromedan's peaceful intentions, so it stops their bullets with radiation. It then admonishes the humans: "I have told you not to use force. Now I warn you -- there are powers in the universe beyond anything you know." It proves its point by destroying KXKVI's transmission tower with a wave of its hand, which calms everyone down long enough for it to give a message to humanity: "There is much you have to learn. You must explore. You must reach out. Go to your homes. Go and give thought to the mysteries of the universe. I will leave you now, in peace."

Sure enough, Alan's efforts pay off as a creature from the Andromeda galaxy, a glowing humanoid made of pure energy, appears on Alan's interstellar scanner. He's made FirstContact! With the help of technology, Alan is able to translate the Andromedan's speech as a reedy, metallic drone. They begin a conversation about the nature of life on their respective planets, such as the question of whether the alien believes in {{God}} or a higher being. (The answer: "Infinity is God. God, infinity, all the same.") They also discuss how they're both breaking the rules by communicating with each other, since the being's society forbids contact with other civilizations. This world-changing discourse is interrupted when Carol and Gene (who don't know about the alien) remind Alan about the banquet (again), which he never cared about but has no choice but to attend. Alan tells the Andromedan that he'll keep the channel open at a certain dial, asking the Being to stay where it is until he returns.

!!The Galaxy Tropes:

Another DJ, Eddie Phillips (Burt Metcalfe), is Gene's substitute during the banquet. Alan warns Eddie not to tamper with KXKVI's power settings, but as soon as the Maxwells leave Eddie boosts the station's signal anyway. This also increases the power of Alan's telescreen, which has the unexpected side effect of teleporting the Andromedan across space and right into the transmitter shed! Alone on this alien world, the Being leaves to search for Alan. Because it's made of pure energy, it unwillingly wreaks havoc throughout the town, causing a lot of damage in its wake and even burning some of the townspeople with radiation (including Eddie, who is the first casualty). The alien finally makes its way to the banquet, where Alan tells it to return to the shed. However, the local police and the military, who have been called in to stop the creature, accidentally shoot Carol. Fortunately, the being uses its radiation to cauterize her bullet wound, saving her life. Unfortunately, the authorities aren't convinced of the Andromedan's peaceful intentions, so it stops their bullets with radiation. It then admonishes the humans: "I have told you not to use force. Now I warn you -- there are powers in the universe beyond anything you know." It proves its point by destroying KXKVI's transmission tower with a wave of its hand, which calms everyone down long enough for it to give a message to humanity: "There is much you have to learn. You must explore. You must reach out. Go to your homes. Go and give thought to the mysteries of the universe. I will leave you now, in peace."

Sure enough, Alan's efforts pay off as a creature from the Andromeda galaxy, a glowing humanoid made of pure energy, appears on Alan's interstellar scanner. He's made FirstContact! With the help of technology, Alan is able to translate the Andromedan's speech as a reedy, metallic drone. They begin a conversation about the nature of life on their respective planets, such as the question of whether the alien believes in God or a higher being. (The answer: "Infinity is God. God, infinity, all the same.") They also discuss how they're both breaking the rules by communicating with each other, since the being's society forbids contact with other civilizations. This world-changing discourse is interrupted when Carol and Gene (who don't know about the alien) remind Alan about the banquet (again), which he never cared about but has no choice but to attend. Alan tells the Andromedan that he'll keep the channel open at a certain dial, asking the Being to stay where it is until he returns.

Another DJ, Eddie Phillips (Burt Metcalfe), is Gene's substitute during the banquet. Alan warns Eddie not to tamper with KXKVI's power settings, but as soon as the Maxwells leave Eddie boosts the station's signal anyway. This also increases the power of Alan's telescreen, which has the unexpected side effect of teleporting the Andromedan across space and right into the transmitter shed! Alone on this alien world, the Being leaves to search for Alan. Because it's made of pure energy, it unwillingly wreaks havoc throughout the town, causing a lot of damage in its wake and even burning some of the townspeople with radiation (including Eddie, who is the first casualty). The alien finally makes its way to the banquet, where Alan tells it to return to the shed. However, the local police and the military, who have been called in to stop the creature, accidentally shoot Carol. Fortunately, the being uses its radiation to cauterize her bullet wound, saving her life. Unfortunately, the authorities aren't convinced of the Andromedan's peaceful intentions, so it stops their bullets of the authorities (with radiation). It then admonishes the humans: "I have told you not to use force. Now I warn you -- there are powers in the universe beyond anything you know." It proves its point by destroying KXKVI's transmission tower with a wave of its hand, which calms everyone down long enough for it to give a message to humanity: "There is much you have to learn. You must explore. You must reach out. Go to your homes. Go and give thought to the mysteries of the universe. I will leave you now, in peace."

'''Andromedan:''' End of transmission.

An engineer makes contact with an alien, who is brought to Earth by accident.

Sure enough, Alan's efforts pay off as a creature from the Andromeda galaxy, made of pure energy, appears on Alan's interstellar scanner. He's made FirstContact! With the help of technology, Alan is able to translate the Andromedan's speech as a reedy, metallic drone. They begin a conversation about the nature of life on their respective planets, such as the question of whether the alien believes in God or a higher being. (The answer: "Infinity is God. God, infinity, all the same.") They also discuss how they're both breaking the rules by communicating with each other, since the being's planet forbids contact with other civilizations. This world-changing discourse is interrupted when Carol and Gene (who don't know about the alien) remind Alan about the banquet (again), which he never cared about but has no choice but to attend. Alan tells the Andromedan that he'll keep the channel open at a certain dial, asking the Being to stay where it is until he returns.

KXKVI is a radio station in southern California owned and operated by two brothers: Gene and Alan (Cliff Robertson) Maxwell. Alan's wife, Carol, also works at the station. Lately, Alan hasn't been attending to his duties because he shuts himself away in a transmitter shed, experimenting with the station's controls, hoping to make contact with extraterrestrials, much to the chagrin of Carol and Gene, because his experiments will cut funding from the station sponsors and is interfering with Alan and Carol's marriage. Carol also reminds her husband that there will be a banquet held in his honor tonight.

Sure enough, Alan's efforts pay off and a creature made of pure energy materializes in his work station. With the help of technology, Alan asks the Galaxy Being a couple of questions, some of them religious in nature (such as whether the Being believes in God or a higher being).Then Alan remembers about the banquet and tells the Being that he'll keep the channel open at a certain dial for the Being's comfort until he returns.

Unfortunately, another DJ, Eddie shows up at the station and changes the dial, making the Being extremely uncomfortable. It escapes and - because it's made of pure energy - unwillingly wreaks havoc throughout the town, causing a lot of damage in its wake and even burning some of the townspeople with radiation. Alan meets up with the Being, and tells it to return to the shed. However the the local authorities, in their pursuit of the Being, accidentally shoot Carol, who then gets her bullet wound healed by the Being. After the Being stops the bullets of the authorities (with radiation), it tells them: "There are powers in this universe beyond anything you know. … There is much you have to learn. … Go to your homes. Go and give thought to the mysteries of the universe. I will leave you now, in peace."


->'''The Control Voice''': The planet Earth is a speck of dust, remote and alone in the void. There are powers in the universe inscrutable and profound. Fear cannot save us. Rage cannot help us. We must see the stranger in a new light - the light of understanding. And to achieve this, we must begin to understand ourselves, and each other.

* {{Teleportation}}: An alien is accidentally brought to Earth through a TelevisionPortal.

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KXKVI is a radio station in southern California owned and operated by two brothers: Gene and Alan (Cliff Robertson) Maxwell. Alan's wife, Carol, also works at the station. Lately, Alan hasn't been attending to his duties because he shuts himself away in a shed, experimenting with the station's controls, hoping to make contact with extraterrestrials. And sure enough he does.

KXKVI is a radio station in southern California owned and operated by two brothers: Gene and Alan (Cliff Robertson) Maxwell. Alan's wife also works at the station. Lately, Alan hasn't been attending to his duties because he shuts himself away in a shed, experimenting with the station's controls, hoping to make contact with extraterrestrials. And sure enough he does.

KXKVI is a radio station in southern California owned and operated by

An engineer makes contact with an alien, who is brought to Earth by accident.