September 16, 1963 –
The science-fiction anthology series The Outer Limits premiered on ABC-TV on this date.
The original title for this series was “Please Stand By,” but because the Cuban Missile Crisis had happened less than a year earlier, executives thought it might make people fearful of an air raid. As a reference to this, when The Outer Limits (1995) would cut to a commercial, the Control Voice said, “Please stand by.”
The Haus of Dcaligari 