Inconstant Moon (The Outer Limits)
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| The Outer Limits episode | |
|---|---|
| “Inconstant Moon” | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 12 |
| Guest star(s) | Michael Gross as The Professor, Joanna Gleason as Leslie, Scott Swanson as Silver Haired Man, William de Vry as Bartender |
| Writer(s) | Larry Niven |
| Director | Joseph Scanlan |
| Production no. | 34 |
| Original airdate | 12 April 1996 |
| Episode chronology | |
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| “The Refuge” | “From Within” |
"Inconstant Moon" is an episode of The Outer Limits television series. It first aired on 12 April 1996, during the second season. It was adapted from a short story of the same name written by Larry Niven, and Niven himself adapted the story for the screen.
It follows, roughly, the plot of the original story: A physics professor spots that the moon is extremely bright. He realises that the sun must have gone nova and the side of the Earth in daylight must be suffering extreme heat — and that he has only a few hours left to live. However, hoping that his initial assumptions are incorrect and that the Earth is merely being hit by an extreme solar flare, he and several others take refuge in a high-rise apartment. The second possibility turns out to be correct, and the professor and the others are one of the few left alive after extreme natural disasters ravage the continent.
