The Lonely

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"The Lonely" is a 1959 episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone about a convicted man exiled to a remote asteroid who develops a profound emotional bond with a female robot companion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf The Twilight Zone episode
television episode
AliciaPortrayedBy Jean Marsh
blackAndWhite true
CaptainAllenbyPortrayedBy John Dehner
captainCharacter Captain Allenby
castMember Jack Warden
James Turley
Jean Marsh
John Dehner
Ted Knight
centralTheme emotional attachment to artificial beings
human–machine relationships
isolation
loneliness
character Alicia
Captain Allenby
James A. Corry NERFINISHED
closingNarrationBy Rod Serling
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Jack Smight
episodeNumberInSeason 7
filmingFormat 35 mm film
followedByEpisode Time Enough at Last
genre anthology television
drama
science fiction
leadActor Jack Warden
leadCharacter James A. Corry NERFINISHED
narrator Rod Serling
openingNarrationBy Rod Serling
originalAirDate 1959-11-13
originalBroadcastSlot Friday 10:00 PM
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork CBS
partOfFranchise The Twilight Zone (TV series)
surface form: The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
plotSummary A convicted man exiled to a remote asteroid develops an emotional bond with a female robot companion brought by a supply ship captain.
precededByEpisode Escape Clause
producer Buck Houghton
productionCode 173-3607
robotCharacter Alicia
runningTime 25 minutes
season Season 1
series The Twilight Zone (TV series)
surface form: The Twilight Zone
setting remote asteroid
timePeriodInFiction future
writer Rod Serling

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