Convict James Cory (an outstanding performance by Jack Warden) is serving a fifty year sentence on an empty asteroid. One day Cory receives a gift in the form of human-like female robot Alicia (well played with touching sensitivity and vulnerability by Jean Marsh).
Director Jack Smight astutely captures the slow subtle agony of living an isolated existence and makes excellent use of the desolate desert location. Rod Serling's thoughtful script states a poignant and significant central point about man's deep-seated need for companionship. Warden and Marsh both do sterling work in their roles; they receive sturdy support from John Dehner as the compassionate Captain Allenby and Ted Knight as unsympathetic jerk Adams. The tragic ending packs a devastating punch. Kudos are also in order for Bernard Herrmann's moody score and the sharp black and white cinematography by George T. Clemens. A lovely show.
Director Jack Smight astutely captures the slow subtle agony of living an isolated existence and makes excellent use of the desolate desert location. Rod Serling's thoughtful script states a poignant and significant central point about man's deep-seated need for companionship. Warden and Marsh both do sterling work in their roles; they receive sturdy support from John Dehner as the compassionate Captain Allenby and Ted Knight as unsympathetic jerk Adams. The tragic ending packs a devastating punch. Kudos are also in order for Bernard Herrmann's moody score and the sharp black and white cinematography by George T. Clemens. A lovely show.