EPISODEBOBalance of Nature1998
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Balance of Nature
From The Outer Limits
A 60-minute anthology episode from The Outer Limits, Season 4, Episode 22.
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Series Progress: Episode 127 of 20163% Completed
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Dr. Noah Phillips (Maurice Godin) has developed a process to reverse age and disease, but only for short periods of time -- and, in order to maintain natural equilibrium, a younger person must grow older for every older person who "retrogresses." Determined to forget about his process, Noah changes his mind when he develops a curious affection for Barbara Matheson (Barbara Rush), a woman twice his age who is desperate for a second chance in life. Should Noah break his self-imposed rule and try out his process on Barbara, even if it means sacrificing himself to do so? And what will be the consequences when Barbara's abusive husband Greg (Harve Presnell) finds out? First telecast in Canada on August 28, 1998, "The Balance of Nature" made its U.S. debut on September 4, 1998.
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How long is Balance of Nature?
Balance of Nature runs for 1h for this episode.
What language is it available in?
The primary language listed for this title is English.
What kind of episode is this?
It is tagged under anthology, SF, remake, Horror.
How big is the series commitment?
This series currently shows 201 episodes across 7 seasons.
Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 203 hours 0 minutes (201 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Epic Binge A massive saga. Set aside dedicated weekends for this run.
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1 episode/day: 201 days
3 episodes/day: 67 days
5 episodes/day: 41 days
Episodes (201)
- - Final Appeal
- - Final Appeal
- - The Sandkings
- S01E01 - Galaxy Being
- S01E10 - Nightmare
- S01E10 - Under the Bed
- S01E11 - It Crawled Out of the Woodwork.
- S01E11 - Dark Matters
- S01E12 - Borderland
- S01E12 - The Conversion
- S01E13 - Quality of Mercy
- S01E13 - Tourist Attraction
- S01E14 - Zanti Misfits
- S01E14 - New Breed
- S01E15 - The Voyage Home
- S01E15 - Mice
- S01E16 - Controlled Experiment
- S01E16 - Caught in the Act
- S01E17 - The Message
- S01E17 - Don't Open Till Doomsday
- S01E18 - ZZZZZ
- S01E18 - I, Robot
- S01E19 - Invisibles
- S01E19 - If These Walls Could Talk
- S01E02 - Valerie 23
- S01E02 - Hundred Days of the Dragon
- S01E20 - Bellero Shield
- S01E20 - Birthright
- S01E21 - Children of Spider County
- S01E21 - The Voice of Reason
- S01E22 - Specimen: Unknown
- S01E23 - Second Chance
- S01E24 - Moonstone
- S01E25 - Mutant
- S01E26 - The Guests
- S01E27 - Fun and Games
- S01E28 - The Special One
- S01E29 - Feasibility Study
- S01E03 - Architects of Fear
- S01E03 - Blood Brothers
- S01E30 - Production and Decay of Strange Particles
- S01E31 - Chameleon
- S01E32 - The Forms of Things Unknown
- S01E04 - The Man with the Power
- S01E04 - Second Soul
- S01E05 - The Sixth Finger
- S01E05 - White Light Fever
- S01E06 - The Man Who Was Never Born
- S01E06 - The Choice
- S01E07 - Virtual Future
- S01E07 - OBIT
- S01E08 - Living Hell
- S01E08 - Human Factor
- S01E09 - Corpus Earthling
- S01E09 - Corner of the Eye
- S02E01 - A Stitch in Time
- S02E01 - Soldier
- S02E10 - The Inheritors
- S02E10 - Worlds Apart
- S02E11 - The Inheritors
- S02E11 - The Refuge
- S02E12 - Keeper of the Purple Twilight
- S02E12 - Inconstant Moon
- S02E13 - The Duplicate Man
- S02E13 - From Within
- S02E14 - Counterweight
- S02E14 - The Heist
- S02E15 - Afterlife
- S02E15 - The Brain of Col. Barham
- S02E16 - The Premonition
- S02E16 - The Deprogrammers
- S02E17 - Paradise
- S02E17 - The Probe
- S02E18 - The Light Brigade
- S02E19 - Falling Star
- S02E02 - Cold Hands, Warm Heart
- S02E02 - Resurrection
- S02E20 - Out of Body
- S02E21 - The Vanishing Act
- S02E22 - The Sentence
- S02E03 - Unnatural Selection
- S02E03 - Behold, Eck
- S02E04 - I Hear You Calling
- S02E04 - Expanding Human
- S02E05 - Mind Over Matter
- S02E05 - Demon With a Glass Hand
- S02E06 - Cry of Silence
- S02E06 - Beyond the Veil
- S02E07 - Invisible Enemy
- S02E07 - First Anniversary
- S02E08 - Wolf 359
- S02E08 - Straight and Narrow
- S02E09 - Trial by Fire
- S02E09 - I, Robot
- S03E01 - Bits of Love
- S03E10 - Awakening
- S03E11 - New Lease
- S03E12 - Double Helix
- S03E13 - Dead Man's Switch
- S03E14 - Music of the Spheres
- S03E15 - The Revelations of Becka Paulson
- S03E16 - Bodies of Evidence
- S03E17 - Feasibility Study
- S03E18 - A Special Edition
- S03E02 - Second Thoughts
- S03E03 - Regeneration
- S03E04 - Last Supper
- S03E05 - Stream of Consciousness
- S03E06 - Dark Rain
- S03E07 - The Camp
- S03E08 - Heart's Desire
- S03E09 - Tempests
- S04E01 - Criminal Nature
- S04E10 - Identity Crisis
- S04E11 - The Vaccine
- S04E12 - Fear Itself
- S04E13 - The Joining
- S04E14 - To Tell the Truth
- S04E15 - Mary 25
- S04E16 - Final Exam
- S04E17 - Lithia
- S04E18 - Monster
- S04E19 - Sarcophagus
- S04E02 - The Hunt
- S04E20 - Nightmare
- S04E21 - Promised Land
- S04E22 - Balance of Nature Viewing
- S04E23 - The Origin of Species
- S04E24 - Phobos Rising
- S04E25 - Black Box
- S04E26 - In Our Own Image
- S04E03 - Hearts and Minds
- S04E04 - In Another Life
- S04E05 - In the Zone
- S04E06 - Relativity Theory
- S04E07 - Josh
- S04E08 - Rite of Passage
- S04E09 - Glyphic
- S05E01 - Alien Radio
- S05E10 - The Shroud
- S05E11 - Ripper
- S05E12 - The Tribunal
- S05E13 - Summit
- S05E14 - Descent
- S05E15 - The Haven
- S05E16 - Deja Vu
- S05E17 - The Inheritors
- S05E18 - The Essence of Life
- S05E19 - Stranded
- S05E02 - Donor
- S05E20 - Fathers and Sons
- S05E21 - Star Crossed
- S05E22 - Better Luck Next Time
- S05E03 - Small Friends
- S05E04 - The Grell
- S05E05 - The Other Side
- S05E06 - Joy Ride
- S05E07 - The Human Operators
- S05E08 - Blank Slate
- S05E09 - What Will the Neighbors Think?
- S06E01 - Judgment Day
- S06E10 - Down to Earth
- S06E11 - Inner Child
- S06E12 - Glitch
- S06E13 - Decompression
- S06E15 - The Grid
- S06E16 - Revival
- S06E17 - Gettysburg
- S06E18 - Something About Harry
- S06E19 - Zig Zag
- S06E02 - The Gun
- S06E20 - Nest
- S06E03 - Skin Deep
- S06E04 - Manifest Destiny
- S06E05 - Breaking Point
- S06E06 - The Beholder
- S06E07 - Seeds of Destruction
- S06E08 - Simon Says
- S06E09 - Stasis
- S07E01 - Family Values
- S07E10 - Worlds Within
- S07E11 - In the Blood
- S07E12 - Flower Child
- S07E13 - Free Spirit
- S07E14 - Mind Reacher
- S07E15 - Time to Time
- S07E16 - Abduction
- S07E17 - Rule of Law
- S07E18 - Lion's Den
- S07E19 - The Tipping Point
- S07E02 - Patient Zero
- S07E20 - Dark Child
- S07E21 - Human Factor
- S07E22 - Human Trial
- S07E03 - A New Life
- S07E04 - The Surrogate
- S07E05 - The Vessel
- S07E06 - Mona Lisa
- S07E07 - Replica
- S07E08 - Think Like a Dinosaur
- S07E09 - Alien Shop
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