Very Best of One Step Beyond (4pc)

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Produced during the same time-frame as the more recognized Twilight Zone, this series capitalized on the country's burgeoning interest in paranormal mysteries in a unique fashion.

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grandfather of X-Files.......2007-09-12

A time to remember the past. one step beyond an the other classics like twilight zone and other tv-series from this decade are the grandparents of todays tv.

Spooky Tales.......2007-08-01

An enjoyable collection of 'true' ghost and supernatural tales from the 1950s. The print quality is OK but could be better. The stories are varied and introduced by an amiable, omniscient host. Good value for 50 episodes and a great memory jogger for older customers.

brings back memories of the old days.......2007-06-09

I have enjoyed this immensely along with my family, really brings back the old days when I was young watching with my parents. Great to watch especially when there isn't anything else on TV, over the Halloween holiday or anytime. They just don't make-um like they used to!

DVD delivered promptly.......2007-05-12

Thanks for the quick delivery. Also, the dvd was in exc. condition. no problems with it.

5 star stories(most of the time anyway), but 1 star transfers= 2 stars.......2007-05-09

In my quest for all things loved as a child, I was thrilled to find this set of episodes of one of my Sunday morning shows that I loved. At 5 in the morning on Sundays this show would run two episodes and then an hour of the Three Stooges would come on, so every Sunday at 5:00 a.m. I was plunged into the world of the supernatural for one hour and then given an hour of laughs before everyone got up and ready for Church. The stories were all "documented" as true(at least that is what they told us) and had the goose-bump factor well in place. Most were very good and all featured some well known faces( Charles Bronson, Robert Blake, even William Shatner) and the air of believeability about them.
The transfers are another matter, they never looked that great back then , but little if any care has been given to clean these up and the constant hum can be madding. I have ordered some of the other sets and hope they are better, but still I did enjoy the stories, but beware!

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One Step Beyond (4-DVD Pack)
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Very Best of One Step Beyond (4pc)

ASIN: B0007XG3TC
Release Date: 2005-04-05

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One Step Beyond, the classic TV series of 1959, premiered nine months before another spooky, and perhaps more well known, television show revolving around the paranormal, The Twilight Zone. Both shows featured hosts, were centered on the supernatural, and superbly evoked a spine-chilling experience for the viewer. But one immense distinction sets One Step Beyond apart from its successor--the episodes are true stories. Rather than tell fictional tales about the unexplained, this series relayed historic accounts of the unknown, including tales of ghosts, mysterious disappearances, and ghoulish monsters. Hosted by the intense and impenetrable John Newland, this long-running series promises you a bone-chilling fright night of creepy entertainment based on factual accounts.

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Entertaining
For Fans of This series
Excellent Entertainment & Bizarre Information
One Step Beyond-Great for those who like the unusual
if you love the twilight zone you will love this!

One Step Beyond
Starring: One Step Beyond
Manufacturer: Delta
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ASIN: B0009IW91G
Release Date: 2005-06-07

Description

Night of April 14th The Dark Room Epilogue The Dream The Dead Part of the House The Vision The Devil's Laughter The Return of Mitchell Campton The Secret The Aerialist The Captain's Guests Echo Front Runner The Riddle Delusion Ordeal On Locust Street The Open Window Message from Clara Forked Lightening Dead Ringer The Stone Cutter Make Me Not A Witch The Hand Earthquake Call From Tomorrow The Lovers Vanishing Point The Mask The Haunting I Saw You Tomorrow The Peter Hurkos Story Pt.1 The Peter Hurkos Story Pt.2 Delia

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Entertaining.......2007-03-09

This was an entertaining little series. The quality of the prints actuall aid in the enjoyment of the episodes. If you do not expect high quality or high talent, this would be a good purchase at a good price.

For Fans of This series.......2007-02-07

This is a great series.
Loved it. Great sampling of the Series.
Reccommended to all fans of One Step Beyond

Excellent Entertainment & Bizarre Information.......2006-12-06

If you like this kind of thing in general, don't miss this one. These are old black and white TV shows from just about the earliest days of television. In the case of One Step Beyond, each show was a reenactment of a supposedly true story. It is really amazing what odd news stories turn up from time to time. The really odd ones usually only run in local newspapers, nobody knows what to think of them, and they more or less just go away because they involve "impossible" claims - apparitions, premonitions, time slips, and so on. This still happens today, and it always has. So, anyway, back in the 1950s these people made a series of TV shows out of these weird reports and they made a really good go of it. One Step Beyond. I ordered it expecting that I would enjoy it. I ended up being even happier than expected. Quite good. Five stars for sure.

One Step Beyond-Great for those who like the unusual.......2006-09-02

I recommend this collection not only as a good value for the money, but old black and white mysteries about the unexplainable are perfect for those of us who are jaded by today's inability to tell a story without gunfire and squirting guts.

if you love the twilight zone you will love this!.......2006-08-19

I searched all over for a good deal on a one step beyond box set but couldn't find any better then this one. it is cheap for the amount of episodes on it compared to the other sets. the show is great for old sci-fi fans and twilight zone fans.

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Excellent Audio and Video Quality on One of My Favorite Series

One Step Beyond, Vol. 2
Starring: One Step Beyond
Manufacturer: Vci Video
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ASIN: B000O5B4HO
Release Date: 2007-04-24

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This fascinating anthology series, dealing with supernatural subject matter, debuted on the ABC network, January 20, 1959, and ran for a total of 96 half-hour episodes. John Newland directs and hosts each week's drama dealing with ghosts, precognition, mental telepathy and other spooky supernatural occurrences. Episodes include: The Clown, Delia, House of the Dead, Tidal Wave, Anniversary of a Murder, To Know The End Specs: DVD9; Dolby Digital Mono; 160 minutes; B&W; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - NR; Year - 1959-1960; SRP - $5.99.

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Excellent Audio and Video Quality on One of My Favorite Series.......2007-04-28

In My Opinion:

I've been disappointed with past purchases of DVDs of One Step Beyond, specifically that 50 episode DVD. However, was I surprised with this DVD. I am usually more concerned about the Quality than the actual episodes, because I've seen them all, and there are really about only four of the ninety-seven or so episodes that I don't care to watch..

The Video is about as crisp, clear, and bright as I think we're going to see until there is a serious remastering of this series.

The Audio is clear, understandable, and lacking of any hum or hiss that is present in the other DVDs that I have purchased.

The Episodes are:

- The Clown
- Delia
- House of the Dead
- Tidal Wave
- Anniversary of a Murder
- To Know the End

While these are not considered to be the most popular episodes, according to the ratings at several websites, I really enjoyed the Quality of the DVD, the acting, the scenes, and the presence of John Newland.

This DVD is definitely an improvment over the One Step Beyond DVDs I've purchased in the past.

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Excellent Audio and Video Quality on One of My Favorite Series

One Step Beyond, Vol. 1
Starring: One Step Beyond
Manufacturer: Vci Video
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ASIN: B000O5B4HE
Release Date: 2007-04-24

Description

This fascinating anthology series, dealing with supernatural subject matter, debuted on the ABC network, January 20, 1959, and ran for a total of 96 half-hour episodes. John Newland directs and hosts each week's drama dealing with ghosts, precognition, mental telepathy and other spooky supernatural occurrences. Episodes include: Delusion, Ordeal On Locust Street, Brainwave, Doomsday, The Inheritance, The Explorer. Specs: DVD9; Dolby Digital Mono; 150 minutes; B&W; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - NR; Year - 1959-1960; SRP - $5.99.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Audio and Video Quality on One of My Favorite Series.......2007-04-28

In My Opinion:

I've been disappointed with past purchases of DVDs of One Step Beyond, specifically that 50 episode DVD. However, was I surprised with this DVD. I am usually more concerned about the Quality than the actual episodes, because I've seen them all, and there are really about only four of the ninety-seven or so episodes that I don't care to watch..

The Video is about as crisp, clear, and bright as I think we're going to see until there is a serious remastering of this series.

The Audio is clear, understandable, and lacking of any hum or hiss that is present in the other DVDs that I have purchased.

The Episodes are:

- Delusion
- Ordeal on Locust Street
- Brainwave
- Doomsday
- The Inheritance
- The Explorer

While these are not considered to be the most popular episodes, according to the ratings at [...] I really enjoyed the Quality of the DVD, the acting, the scenes, and the presence of John Newland.

This DVD is definitely an improvment over the One Step Beyond DVDs I've purchased in the past.

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One Step Beyond
Starring: One Step Beyond
Manufacturer: St. Clair Entertainment
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ASIN: B000NY1EEO
Release Date: 2007-05-15

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One Step Beyond, Vol. 7
Starring: One Step Beyond
Manufacturer: Delta
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ASIN: B0001EFUC8
Release Date: 2004-02-24

Description

Before The Twilight Zone there was…

One Step Beyond

Hosted by John Newland

Have you ever sensed that you've been some place before, or witnessed a bewildering situation involving the unexplainable or the paranormal? Have you ever been curious about past lives, ESP, clairvoyance, apparitions, or out-of-body experiences? If the answer to any of these questions is "yes," then you've taken a small step beyond. Now take a giant step with the One Step Beyond DVD collection, an anthropology of some of the best entertainment from the Golden Age of Television.

Before there was The Twilight Zone, this highly imaginative series set the groundwork for the ironic and abnormal, and was of one of the first to depict "real" accounts of the paranormal. With TV veteran John Newland as your personal "guide to the unknown," One Step Beyond will take you places far beyond your normal, every day reality…and once you take the giant leap, you will never look at things the same way again.

Volume 1:
NIGHT OF APRIL 14
THE DARK ROOM
EPILOGUE
THE DREAM
THE DEAD PART OF THE HOUSE

Volume 2:
THE LOVERS
VANISHING POINT
THE MASK
THE HAUNTING

Volume 3:
ITHE VISION
THE DEVIL'S LAUGHTER
THE RETURN OF MITCHELL CAMPION
THE SECRET

Volume 4:
I SAW YOU TOMORROW
THE PETER HURKOS STORY - PT.1
THE PETER HURKOS STORY - PT.2
DELIA

Volume 5:
THE AERIALIST
THE CAPTAIN'S GUESTS
ECHO
FRONT RUNNER

Volume 6:
GYPSY
GOODBYE GRANDPA
ANNIVERSARY OF A MURDER
MOMENT OF HATE

Volume 7:
THE RIDDLE
DELUSION
ORDEAL ON LOCUST STREET
THE OPEN WINDOW

Volume 8:
TO KNOW THE END
THE TRAP
TONIGHT AT 12:17
WHERE ARE THEY?

Volume 9:
MESSAGE FROM CLARA
FORKED LIGHTNING
DEAD FINGER
THE STONE CUTTER

Volume 10:
LEGACY OF LOVE
RENDEZVOUS
THE EXECUTIONER
THE LAST ROUND

Volume 11:
MAKE ME NOT A WITCH
THE HAND
EARTHQUAKE
CALL FROM TOMORROW