Commie Chronicles - The Obsolete Man Part 01

Commie Chronicles: The Obsolete Man / Part 01 of 02

Edmund Burke said, It is one of the finest problems in legislation, what the state ought to take upon itself to direct and what it ought to leave, with as little interference as possible, to individual discretion.

-And -

The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.

Meaning, what entitlements government bestows with one hand, it inevitably takes freedoms with the other.

This episode of The Twilight Zone illustrates both the past and potential future of Totalitarianism. Edited for time. I own nothing.

Excerpted from The Twilight Zone: The Obsolete Man / 1961

Written by Rod Serling. Directed by Elliot Silverstein. With Burgess Meredith, Fritz Weaver, Josip Elic.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734667/plotsummary

In a totalitarian society, Romney Wordsworth is condemned to death for the crime of being a librarian, and he is subjected to the harangues of the state's Chancellor and his lectures about Wordsworth's obsolescence. Wordsworth, however, makes one final request - that he be allowed to choose his method of execution and that it be televised live to the society. The Chancellor agrees and later visits Wordsworth at his house, where he learns that Wordsworth has had tons of explosives rigged under the house to go off at midnight in full view of national television cameras. But as The Chancellor begins to leave, he finds he has been double-crossed by Wordsworth, and suddenly he must face Romney Wordsworth's terrifying vigil as the clock ticks down to the fateful period of midnight.

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• Classic television
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• 1961.

[krystlerita]

Bloody hell, does EVERYTHING have to turn into a conservative vs. liberal fight? Can't we just enjoy this piece of brilliant television courtesy of Mr. Serling?

[calo3152]

@haypenny FUCK HITLER AND EVERITHYNG ABOUT HIM!!!!!!!!!!!

[Velantic]

Best episode ever

[joeah100]

Aww, what happened? Were today's ignorant, know-nothing, punk-ass atheist brats disappointed to learn that THEIR political and intellectual forefathers were the most evil, totalitarian men in history? How can anyone be surprised that the state is opposed to God? God is competition. Just like any private business or any independent party. This show was written during the Cold War. The atheistic USSR murdered millions of Christians. This is completely accurate.

[ManuelaHertel]

A masterpiece! Classic television of the best kind!

Fritz Weaver is absolutely brillant! I just adore him! I love his perfomance in "Third from the sun" as well.

[Aliendear]

In some of these episodes of the twilight zone, somehow, i think someone has seen the future. Our future, Steve Jobs could have very well been the "1984" president, or dictator. To me, he seemed to have the attitude. But the future did not turn out hitler like, or dictatorial. But it got close. ttyl

[marx686]

The character is named "Romney". Seems fitting somehow...

[SunnyLovetts]

Ron Paul 2012.

[TheWitchOvAgnesi]

Exceptionally revolutionary for its time.