"A Feasibility Study" | |||
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Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 29 |
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Directed by | Byron Haskin | ||
Written by | Joseph Stefano | ||
Cinematography by | John M. Nickolaus | ||
Production code | 9 | ||
Original air date | April 13, 1964 | ||
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"A Feasibility Study" is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 13 April 1964, during the first season. It was remade in 1997 as part of the revived The Outer Limits series with a minor title change. See "Feasibility Study"
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Residents in a city suburb awake one morning to find their neighborhood has been transported to another planet the previous night. The intention of the aliens is to study the feasibility of enslaving the entire human race to do manual labor on their planet. But the aliens must overcome humanity's susceptibility to its diseases, and the willpower of mankind's resistance to slavery.
" 'Do not enter upon or cross this area. Do not touch or remove possibly radioactive dirt or rocks. If you have any knowledge concerning this disappearance, please contact your nearest police department.' It could have happened to any neighborhood. Had those who lived in this one been less human, less brave, it would have happened to all the neighborhoods of the Earth. Feasibility study ended. Abduction of human race: Infeasible."