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)
The innocence and emotional vulnerability of Alicia pulls you into the story of two beings that feel and need each other. When she said she could feel loneliness too, Serling was again saying something deeper.
The brief scenes where they play chess and watch the night sky together are very poignant. Two beings sharing each each other making themselves feel complete.
The stark ending leaves the viewer filled with sorrow and raises complex philosophical questions. Corey's sad resignation in his last few words make this episode more than just the sum of it's parts. Rod Serling was a man who had something to say about ourselves and our place in the universe. What a wonderful thing to be able to create something for others to contemplate on after you are gone.
Details
- Runtime25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1