The Lonely
- Episode aired Nov 13, 1959
- TV-PG
- 25m
Convicted of murder, a man is sent to a deserted asteroid in space to serve a 50-year prison sentence.Convicted of murder, a man is sent to a deserted asteroid in space to serve a 50-year prison sentence.Convicted of murder, a man is sent to a deserted asteroid in space to serve a 50-year prison sentence.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe first of many The Twilight Zone (1959) episodes (including I Shot an Arrow into the Air (1960), A Hundred Yards Over the Rim (1961) and The Rip Van Winkle Caper (1961)) to be filmed on location in Death Valley. Unprepared for the terrible conditions they would face, the crew suffered extreme dehydration and heat exhaustion and director of photography George T. Clemens even collapsed, falling from a camera crane while filming continued.
- GoofsApparently, there was at least one other living thing on the planet besides James Corry. In the final screen shot, a bird can be seen flying in from the left, going to the right and circling up and over to the left again.
- Quotes
James A. Corry: Alicia and I'll climb into that ship of yours, and we'll - we'll look out the port, and we'll give it all a big kiss goodbye.
Adams: Who, Corry?
Captain Allenby: Oh, my dear God, I forgot her.
Adams: He's out of his mind. Who's Alicia?
Captain Allenby: A robot.
James A. Corry: She's a woman.
Captain Allenby: Corry, she's a robot.
James A. Corry: She's a woman! She's gentle and kind. Allenby, she kept me alive. Why, if it wasn't for her, I'd have been finished. I'd have given up.
- ConnectionsEdited into Twilight-Tober-Zone: The Lonely (2020)
Outstanding script treats Warden's predicament in unusually intelligent, thoughtful manner, providing at the same time some insight into ordinary human frailties. Android gimmick supplements theme rather than defining it. Solid performances, especially Warden's depiction of a man at the end of his rope, (note presence of uncredited Ted Knight as crewman, practicing the obnoxious personality that would later flower as Ted Baxter on "Mary Tyler Moore Show"). Good location sites help create sense of desperate isolation. The shot of the shack pictured against the infernally barren landscape is enough to send you running for the nearest city. Ending is powerfully done with an emotional impact that will likely stay with you.
In my book, this is one of the entries that established the series' reputation and its now classic status.
- dougdoepke
- Jun 29, 2006
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Details
- Runtime25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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