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The Outer Limits · S05E01

Alien Radio

Still from The Outer Limits S05E01

Summary

Stan Harbinger (Joe Pantoliano) is a top-rated talk show host with a flair for the outrageous and a reputation as a skeptic's skeptic. Assisted by his producer Trudy (Cynthia Nixon), Stan takes special delight in shooting down callers who claim to have alien encounters, especially people like Eldon DeVries (Alan Zinyk), who believes his body has been taken over by aliens. However, when Eldon commits suicide by setting himself on fire in front of Stan, things begin to go wrong for Stan. A plan to syndicate the show is threatened by protests from UFO believers, angry at Stan's role in Eldon's death.

Guest stars

  • Joe Pantoliano as Stan Harbinger
  • Leslie Hope as Darcy Kipling
  • Malcolm Stewart as Phil Krepuski
  • Alex Diakun as Moses Saxon
  • Barry W. Levy as Jules Mason
  • Eric Keenleyside as Friedkin
  • Cynthia Nixon as Trudy
  • Daryl Shuttleworth as Burns
  • Allan Zinyk as Eldon DeVries
  • Charles Payne as McCoy