One Step Beyond (1959–1961)
7/10
John Newland As Host & Director.
17 August 2013
This premiered the same year as "The Twilight Zone"(1959), and though not as good, and certainly not as well-remembered, I still found this an interesting and occasionally eerie series that revolved around Psychic or ESP more than anything else. Purportedly based on real incidents, this series presented ordinary people in extraordinary situations.

If this series has any real weakness, it is that they are all pretty cookie cutter in style, since presenter John Newland directed all 97 episodes, a remarkable feat, but it makes this series entirely dependent on the script and actors, so if they were weak in any way, there was nothing to differentiate one episode from another.

Otherwise, an engaging effort. Only the First season has gotten a proper DVD release, since the quality of restoration is glaring when compared to the public domain episodes out there(copyright was not renewed initially for some odd reason.)Let's hope seasons Two & Three get released soon; I know there is an audience out there waiting!
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