This episode is chiefly remembered for introducing Paul Newman in a supporting role, but it proves quite engaging – if essentially verbose (not unlike THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD [1951], in fact) – all the way through. Actually, it was rather amusing watching his trademark "Method" acting in a sci-fi context
though, in all fairness, he would return much later to a similarly 'frozen wasteland' scenario – needless to say, on a much bigger scale – in Robert Altman's cryptic (and most atypical) QUINTET (1979). The central premise is sound enough, while undeniably redolent of the 1950s curiosity about space travel and the notion of just what might be 'out there'
but the final result is decidedly studio-bound and cramped by the ultra low-budget. By the way, lip-synch issues manifested themselves throughout the entire program (as they had done, coincidentally, during another TV effort featuring a pre-stardom Newman i.e. THE CONTENDER {1954}).
Review of Ice from Space
