this movie take the plot behind the sci fi flick doppelganger ( an astronaut from our earth crash on a counter earth on the opposite side of the sun and and the cold war totalitarian vibe on that world ) and try to turn it into a pilot for a tv series . however and the whole thing sank without a trace and and tv be probably well off for it . everyone here be perfectly adequate in a amade for tv way . cameron mitchell turn in his usual solid performance . so do glenn corbett ( who seem to be a kind of poor man john saxon ) who play the rugged individualist whose very existence pose a threat to the foundation of the world order on counter earth . but the low budget and low energy and inconsistent script and the lack of any real imagination in the set design and cinematography keep this sci fi adventure firmly tether on the launch pad . i will give one example represent in the original template for this pilot and ( doppleganger ) and the astronaut lose control of their landing vehicle in a thunderstorm and and crash their ship in a truly appalling sequence ( it be obvious that their ship be never go to fly again ) . then the two astronaut stagger helplessly from the smoking remain of their vehicle in the middle of howl rain and wind and only to be smack down and overcome by faceless men yell through loudspeaker . in strand in space and the astronaut be sit in their seat when buzzer sound and thing start shake and and the camera blur into a blackout ( and a a friend point out and it be pretty obvious that the actor be simply shake themselves on their seat and the director wasn not even shake the camera or the set ) . i have see episode of the twilight zone and the outer limit that take more effort to establish mood and set than this make for tv mediocrity . and that and in essence and be what wrong with strand in space . no budget and no time and no imagination . just make the token gesture and hop the sci fi fan boys imagination and enthusiasm will fill in the rest . sorry and guy and it do not work . i be sure that everyone here just finish their work on this one and walk away and and never think of it again and except a a listing on their c. v. and that what you and the viewer will do . you will remember and if press and that you once watch a tv movie call strand in space and but it make no lasting impression on you and and you can not recall too much about it .