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The search for the Demon with the Glass Hand
	Topic by: Cinenaut Posted: December 28, 2009 - 1:47 PM PST Last Reply: January 14, 2010 - 10:22 AM PST

author	topic: The search for the Demon with the Glass Hand
Cinenaut	post #1  on December 28, 2009 - 1:47 PM PST   After watching the fun documentary Harlan Ellison: Dreams with Sharp Teeth, I wanted to see the "Outer Limits" episode that he'd written: "Demon with a Glass Hand." An Internet search led me to believe it might be on the Vol. 3 Disc 1 DVD, but I rented that and although the sleeve was labeled correctly, it had "Vol. 2 Disc 2" in it. The DVD descriptions don't list which episode is on which disc. Can someone help me find the right disc?
underdog	post #2  on December 28, 2009 - 11:06 PM PST   I've read some complaints about that set being not quite properly labeled or menu'd in general so I'm not surprised there's some confusion. Several reviewers on Amazon, including one named James May, seem to point to that. Sounds like they are double sided discs, and a couple of episodes listed on one disc actually start up on the next, as in disc 1. The MGM press release for that box set list the Demon With the Glass Hand on "Disc 5" which I presume to the one listed as Vol 3, Disc 1 on our set? But I'll try to doublecheck that further, seems some clarification is in order.
underdog	post #3  on December 28, 2009 - 11:07 PM PST   And that's Side B of Disc 5 for that matter... More as we can figure it out more explicitly.
Cinenaut	post #4  on December 29, 2009 - 8:29 AM PST   The envelope said Vol. 3 Disc 1, but it has these episodes: Side A The Invisible Enemy (with Adam West) Wolf 359 I, Robot (with Leonard Nimoy) The Inheritors-Part 1 (with Robert Duvall) Side B The Inheritors-Part 2 Keeper Of The Purple Twilight Disc 2 was apparently shipped in the Disc 1 envelope. Does the Disc 2 envelope have Disc 1?
weezy	post #5  on December 29, 2009 - 12:12 PM PST   Eep! Sorry about that, Cinenaut - you're right, disc 1 is in the sleeve for disc 2, we'll switch em as soon as we receive your return.
DLeonard	post #6  on December 29, 2009 - 12:39 PM PST   Yeah you need Disc 1 of Vol 3 That Disc also has the episode called "The Soldier" which I beleive was also written by Ellison. Jim Cameron had to give writing credit to Ellison on "The Terminator" since the plot borrowed heavily from these two stories.
Cinenaut	post #7  on December 29, 2009 - 1:35 PM PST   So, that means I should just rent the same DVD again, I guess? > On December 29, 2009 - 12:12 PM PST weezy wrote: > --------------------------------- > Eep! Sorry about that, Cinenaut - you're right, disc 1 is in the sleeve for disc 2, we'll switch em as soon as we receive your return. > ---------------------------------
Cinenaut	post #8  on December 29, 2009 - 2:02 PM PST   Oh, I didn't realize it was those two episodes. After watching "The Invisible Enemy," I have to wonder if that episode lent some inspiration to the makers of "Tremors." Of course, they took the concept in a fun, comic direction. > On December 29, 2009 - 12:39 PM PST DLeonard wrote: > --------------------------------- > Yeah you need Disc 1 of Vol 3 > > That Disc also has the episode called "The Soldier" which I beleive was also written by Ellison. > > Jim Cameron had to give writing credit to Ellison on "The Terminator" since the plot borrowed heavily from these two stories. > ---------------------------------
Cinenaut	post #9  on January 4, 2010 - 5:56 PM PST   Is it safe for me to rent that same one again so I can get the correct disc?
Cinenaut	post #10  on January 6, 2010 - 7:25 PM PST   Because it would be really frustrating if I rented it and it was the wrong disc again.
Cinenaut	post #11  on January 9, 2010 - 10:16 AM PST   Know what I mean, weezy?
Cinenaut	post #12  on January 13, 2010 - 2:50 PM PST   ?
weezy	post #13  on January 14, 2010 - 8:49 AM PST   I gotcha! It is indeed safe for you to rent it again.
Cinenaut	post #14  on January 14, 2010 - 10:22 AM PST   Okay, thank you! I didn't want to rent the same one again until I heard from you that the swap had been made.