The Outer Limits (1990s series) Episode Guide Season 7
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131. Family Values Original airdate: March 16, 2001 Written by: James Crocker Directed by: Mike Rohl Guest stars: Tom Arnold, Catherine Mary Stewart, Gerard Plunkett, Kimberley Warnat, Giacomo Baessato, Alfred E. Humphreys, Beverley Elliott Synopsis: A man believes all his family problems will be solved when he purchases a robot to help around the house. 132. Patient Zero Original airdate: March 23, 2001 Written by: John-Michael Maas Directed by: Mario Azzopardi Guest stars: Michael Rooker, Tanya Allen, Laurie Murdoch, Gillian Barber, David Cubitt Synopsis: A man travels back to the past to find and kill the carrier of a deadly plague that threatens to annihilate mankind. 133. A New Life Original airdate: March 30, 2001 Written by: Mark Stern Directed by: Mario Azzopardi Guest stars: Brad Rowe, Jeremy Sisto, Michelle Beaudoin, Nick Mancuso (Father) Synopsis: A stressed out businessman and his girlfriend leave town to join an influential cult. 134. The Surrogate Original airdate: April 6, 2001 Written by: A L Katz Directed by: Ken Girotti Guest stars: Heather Donahue, Erich Anderson, Ocean Hellman, Cheryl Wilson, Ian Robison, Elizabeth McLaughlin, William MacDonald Synopsis: A struggling artist signs up for a surrogate birth program. 135. The Vessel Original airdate: April 13, 2001 Written by: Sam Egan Directed by: Jimmy Kaufman Guest stars: Jere Burns, Bruce Gray, Tom Butler, Jay Brazeau, Marie Stillin, Zachary Ansley, Chilton Crane Synopsis: An arrogant author survives a tragic space-shuttle mishap. 136. Mona Lisa Original airdate: April 20, 2001 Written by: John Schulian Directed by: Brad Turner Guest stars: Rachel Ticotin, Laura Harris, Timothy Webber, Michael David Simms Synopsis: An android escapes her labratory to search for friendship. 137. Replica Original airdate: April 27, 2001 Written by: Sam Egan Directed by: Brad Turner Guest stars: Sherilyn Fenn, Peter Outerbridge, Garwin Sanford, Kwesi Ameyaw Synopsis: A biogeneticist illegally clones his comatose wife. 138. Think Like A Dinosaur Original airdate: June 15, 2001 Based on a short story by: James Patrick Kelly Written by: Mark Stern Directed by: Jorge Montesi Guest stars: Enrico Colantoni, Linnea Sharples, David Lewis Featuring: Peter Grier, Scott McNeil Synopsis: One human is the only permanent occupant of a station located on a vast empty plain of the moon. His companions are an emotionless lizard-like alien species who have developed a highly advanced means of long distance travel by 'jumping' through space. 139. Alien Shop Original airdate: June 22, 2001 Story by: Pen Densham Teleplay by: Pen Densham & Nora O'Brien Directed by: Peter DeLuise Guest stars: Johnathon Schaech, Michelle Harrison, Alex Diakun, Tom Heaton Featuring: P. Lynn Johnson, Arnie Walters Synopsis: An alien shapeshifter who runs an unusual antique and bric-a-brac store has some interesting lessons to offer earthly residents. 140. Worlds Within Original airdate: June 29, 2001 Written by: Michael Sadowski Directed by: Brian Giddens Guest stars: Joanna Going, Geraint Wyn Davies, William B. Davis, Haig Sutherland Synopsis: A female physicist suffering from a terminal disease starts to have visions of a boy in a vegetative state. 141. In the Blood Original airdate: July 6, 2001 Written by: Alan Brennert Directed by: Jorge Montesi Guest stars: Irene Bedard, Greg Evigan, Monique Mojica, Helene Joy, Cameron Daddo Synopsis: An exploratory mission into space passes through a quantum hole torn into the very fabric of the universe and enters another continuum, a trans-space just beneath its surface. 142. Flower Child Original airdate: July 21, 2001 Written by: Jeffrey Hirschfield Directed by: Brad Turner Guest stars: Jeremy London, Rebecca Reichert, Jud Tylor, Kavan Smith, Ken Tremblett Synopsis: A seductive woman challenges a young couple's ideas of commitment and monogamy. 143. Free Spirit Original airdate: July 28, 2001 Written by: Danny McBride Directed by: Brad Turner Guest stars: Dina Meyer, Colin Ferguson, Barbara Tyson, Ty Olsson, Ron Selmour Synopsis: A strange entity possesses schizophrenics in a mental asylum. 144. Mindreacher Original airdate: August 4, 2001 Excerpt by: Chris Ruppenthal Written by: Naomi Janzen Directed by: Jimmy Kaufman Guest stars: Jamie Luner, Patrick McKenna, John Pyper-Ferguson, Terry David Mulligan, Britt Irvin, Barbara Pollard Synopsis: A doctor puts her sanity on the line when testing a psychological tool allowing her to enter her patients' minds. Notes: The excerpt was from Seeds of Destruction. 145. Time to Time Original airdate: August 11, 2001 Excerpts by: Sam Egan Written by: Sam Egan Directed by: James Head Guest stars: Kristin Lehman, Paul Popowich, Alex Diakun, Ingrid Kavelaars, Ryan Robbins, and Chris William Martin Synopsis: A dedicated daughter trips back in time to change her Dad's destiny. Notes: The excerpts were from Tribunal and Gettysburg. 146. Abduction Original airdate: August 18, 2001 Written by: James Crocker Directed by: Mario Azzopardi Guest stars: Zachery Ty Bryan, Jesse Cadotte, Jesse Moss, Meghan Ory, Kandyse McClure, Eric Schneider Synopsis: An alien makes an offer to five high school students. 147. Rule of Law Original airdate: August 25, 2001 Written by: Tracy Torme & John-Michael Maas Directed by: Mike Rohl Guest stars: Dennis Haysbert, Scott Hylands, Anne Marie Loder, Carrie Genzel, Shaun Johnston, Matthew Walker, and Michael Ironside Synopsis: A circuit court judge goes to a frontier planet that has never known the judicial system. His first trial is of an alien accused of being in an attack where several humans were killed. 148. Lion's Den Original airdate: September 8, 2001 Story by: Matthew Hastings & Bart Baker Teleplay by: Matthew Hastings Directed by: Matthew Hastings Guest stars: John Wesley Shipp, Roger R. Cross, Duncan Fraser, Sarah Deakins, and Shawn Ashmore Synopsis: A high-school wrestling team takes new drugs which cause some unexpected changes. 149. The Tipping Point Original airdate: September 15, 2001 Written by: Paul Mones Directed by: Brent Karl Clackson Guest stars: Kerr Smith, Gabrielle Miller, David Lovgren, Gus Lynch, Jim Byrnes Synopsis: A programmer who claimed someone was out to get him mysteriously vanishes after trying to download some software from the company's mainframe. His replacement finds out there is a secret project, called Prometheus, to create a universal language that will allow any computer to instantaneously talk to any other computer. If instantaneous communication between millions of computers can be achieved the computers may act as neutrons within the brain in which non-thinking computers merge into a thinking intelligence - the tipping point. When this happens someone will be able to rule the world by using computers. 150. Dark Child Original airdate: January 4, 2002 Written by: Michael Sloan Directed by: Steve Anker Guest stars: Nora Dunn, Andrew Airlie, Katharine Isabelle Featuring: Jane Sowerby, Kathleen Duborg Synopsis: An alien abductee 17 years ago copes with a teen daughter. 151. The Human Factor Original airdate: January 11, 2002 Excerpts by: James Crocker, Carleton Eastlake, Sam Egan, Geoffrey Hollands, Lawrence Meyers, Grant Rosenberg, Naren Shankar, Mark Stern, Garth Gerald Wilson, Brad Wright Written by: Steven Aspis & Grady Hall Directed by: Robert Habros Guest stars: Robert Duncan McNeill, Zack Ward, Stephen Spender, Kevan Ohtsji, Laara Sadiq Featuring: Malcolm Stewart Synopsis: In the year 2059 humans fight an android who's artificial intelligence has determined that the spread of colonization by destructive humans must be stopped. Notes: The excerpts were from Phobos Rising, Hearts and Minds, Manifest Destiny, Something About Harry, The Haven, Final Exam, Final Appeal, The Vaccine, and Replica. 152. Human Trials Original airdate: January 18, 2002 Excerpts by: Alan Brennert, Sam Egan, Hart Hanson, Grant Rosenberg, Chris Ruppenthal, Michael Sadowski, Naren Shankar, Tracy Torme The Human Operators Based on the Short Story by Harlan Ellison & A.E. van Vogt Story by: Grady Hall & Brian Nohr Teleplay by: Mark Stern Directed by: Brad Turner Guest stars: Jason Gedrick, Lochlyn Munro, Leanne Adachi, and Kim Coates Synopsis: A decorated soldier undergoes life-and-death tests for a mysterious mission. Notes: The excerpts were from Nightmare, Hearts and Minds, The Human Operators, In the Blood, Monster, The Voyage Home, Tempests, and World's Within.
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