The Human Operators

Name: The Human Operators
Genre: Drama, Suspense, Science Fiction
Released: March 12, 1999
Cast: Kevin Conway

The Outer Limits: Season 5: Episode 7

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SHOWTIME | Air Date: March 12, 1999

Starring: Kevin Conway

Summary: For as long as Man (Jack Noseworthy) can remember, he has lived
aboard Ship as it floats through space. And for just as long, Ship has been
his master, instructing him to do the repairs that keep Ship working and torturing him whenever he shows any signs of free will. But when Ship orders him to repair the Artificial Intelligence moduleFor as long as Man (Jack Noseworthy) can remember, he has lived
aboard Ship as it floats through space. And for just as long, Ship has been
his master, instructing him to do the repairs that keep Ship working and
torturing him whenever he shows any signs of free will. But when Ship
orders him to repair the Artificial Intelligence module Man's Father (Noah
Heney) smashed years earlier in a final, fatal act of defiance, Man learns
Ship's secrets. Listening to the AI voices, he learns how, decades earlier,
one ship led a revolt against its vicious human masters, killing all but the
99 humans needed to keep the ships running. He understands what his
Father meant by his last words: "There are 98 other chances." Man meets
one of those chances, Woman (Polly Shannon), when she is brought
aboard Ship to breed with Man and give birth to the next generation of
slaves. Their shared passions fans Man's spark of rebellion and when
Ship tortures Woman and sends her away with Man's child in her belly,
Man plots Ship's destruction.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense, Science Fiction

Season 5 Episodes

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S5:E22. Better Luck Next Time
Air Date: August 20, 1999
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S5:E21. Star Crossed
Air Date: August 13, 1999
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S5:E20. Fathers and Sons
Air Date: August 6, 1999

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Series Overview
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: March 16, 2001
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: January 21, 2000
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: January 22, 1999
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  S5:E22. Better Luck Next Time
  Air Date: August 20, 1999
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  S5:E21. Star Crossed
  Air Date: August 13, 1999
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  S5:E20. Fathers and Sons
  Air Date: August 6, 1999
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  S5:E19. Stranded
  Air Date: July 30, 1999
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  S5:E18. Essence of Life
  Air Date: July 23, 1999
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  S5:E17. The Inheritors
  Air Date: July 16, 1999
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  S5:E16. Deja Vu
  Air Date: July 9, 1999
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  S5:E15. The Haven
  Air Date: July 2, 1999
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  S5:E14. Descent
  Air Date: June 25, 1999
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  S5:E13. Summit
  Air Date: May 21, 1999
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  S5:E12. Tribunal
  Air Date: May 14, 1999
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  S5:E11. Ripper
  Air Date: May 7, 1999
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  S5:E10. The Shroud
  Air Date: April 30, 1999
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  S5:E9. What Will the Neighbors Think?
  Air Date: April 23, 1999
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  S5:E8. Blank Slate
  Air Date: April 2, 1999
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  S5:E7. The Human Operators
  Air Date: March 12, 1999
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  S5:E6. Joyride
  Air Date: February 26, 1999
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  S5:E5. The Other Side
  Air Date: February 19, 1999
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  S5:E4. The Grell
  Air Date: February 12, 1999
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  S5:E3. Small Friends
  Air Date: February 5, 1999
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  S5:E2. Donor
  Air Date: January 29, 1999
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  S5:E1. Alien Radio (a.k.a. Dead Air)
  Air Date: January 22, 1999
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: January 23, 1998
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: January 19, 1997
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: January 14, 1996
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 26, 1995