Tara

Thriller series set in the near future, series 4 of 5 has just been shown on BBC1. Despite some holes in the story line this programme is a fascinating and frightening warning of things to come, anyone interested in the New World Order and the increasing surveillance police state should be watching this drama. The series is set in London and nobody can do anything without swiping their ID cards with iris scans and close circuit CCTV everywhere they go.

In tonights programme the lead character has got a little too close to the truth by discovering vaccines that were given have killed over 1000 people with the government and pharmaceutical companies covering it up. He has sufficiently peed off the state and they have disabled his ID card, meaning he can no longer use the iris scanned machine to top up his non cash card or enter the communal doors of his apartment block. Finally, as someone is leaving he goes through the door, uses his old fashioned key to get into the flat only to find the water, electricity and phone have been cut off, his mobile phone has also been disabled. He then takes an old antique clock to a pawn shop to raise some cash only to find when he gets there the pawnbroker won't entertain him because his ID card has been disabled rendering him a non person. Not only that, as soon as the card was swiped it sent an alarm to the police who then swarmed his flat to take him away, luckily he was in the street at the time so managed to get away. He then gets in with the underground resistance crowd who in order to survive, give blood to raise cash, he gives blood then gets beaten up and his money is stolen.

The message I'm getting from this drama is not to even think about messing with the state otherwise they won't allow you to function. They are conditioning us to comply, or else. Anyone scared of the future, because I am. I'm not going to like what's coming and believe me, it's coming, it's only a matter of time.

Firefly

tara? I'm terrified. I'd be lying to say otherwise.

Tara

I'm terrified as well, but that's the emotion they want us to have. We need to get angry and fight back by protesting at every stage, things like Oyster cards, the new Barclaycard/Oyster/pay for small items with one simple swipe all in one cards. Scan your own goods with no human contact tills at Tesco, store loyalty cards, having to text to pay for parking in central London because they've taken the meters away, all these things are conditioning us for a cashless society. Fingerprinting school children, the DNA database, biometric passports. Airport workers are now going to be forced to have ID cards or lose their jobs, this is already happening and people need to wake up otherwise we will all be acting out 'The Last Enemy' without the fat paycheck.

Tara

Anyway, watched the final episode of The Last Enemy on Sunday night.

I won't drag it out, the ending was simple enough. When the lead character got beaten up after giving blood for cash (last week) he was injected with a microchip in his forearm with a syringe by a government thug. The closing scene showed him sitting at his desk in his sitting room looking utterly dejected at having this monster inside him, what he didn't realise was that a hidden camera had been placed in the room by the Home Secretary who was also his ex girlfriend. He fought against the system but ended up being beaten by it. How very Orwellian.

22ANDUK

Tara

I do apologise, I was unaware I had competition in the form of another thread. Your one was good, but you didn't give a running commentary like I did. You do score more points in that you got a few more responses but then, you did place it in 'Talk About Anything' where it would have a bigger viewing audience and you beat me to it regarding dates, so you win.

So, did you watch every episode like I did? I missed the second one though as I was busy doing other stuff. It has left me feeling a bit depressed, I got the message loud and clear, do not attempt to fight the system, you will be chipped, like it or not. Will kill myself in the next five years, just waiting for my two kitty kats to peg it first.

Kevin Adamson

what a complete bore that was. I gave up after the third instalment,**** actors ,missmanaged storyline and ridiculas senarios, If thats what makes you want to end it all Tara dont for heavens sake watch any soaps or the kitty kats might be looking for a new home.


Ive got a better Idea buy yourself a tortoise!

22ANDUK

I'm not competing with you Tara, just adding mine in too

It did start to get a bit silly and surreal after a while/

I appreciate that some of it was meant to allow for an air of mystery but it would have been nice to have some explanation.

Such as how was the man electrocuted at Russel's base?

I appreciate Michael was killed on the ferry, but it did come unrealistic sides. Eva Birtwistle, whilst a great actress, was unsuited to the role of Home Secretary and the suicide of the Cabinet member in the art gallery just seemed false.

Plus, in this so-called Total Information society - a lot of people have guns (or is that a statement?!).

BUT it had more than good. I loved one of Stephen Ezard's last lines. When he was asked ID he refused saying 'I know who I am. I do not need a card to show who I am. I do not have to prove myself to you!".

He will hopefully have brought the ID/Surveillance threat to a wider public domain.

I also liked the way the 'baddies' (in this case the government and security services) won. It was a lot more hard hitting that way. Which is also normally the case in reality.

Finally, Stephen's dream of being in a sunny Afghan refugee camp with Yasmin did highlight one important point:

They can take away Stephen's freedom of movement, freedom of infromation, freedom of speech, freedom of privacy but they could never take away his freedom of thought.

Tara

I know what you mean, I was thinking that too and found it a bit slow to get off the ground and agree with the holes in the storyline but come on, it was the BBC! I was going to ditch it but thought I'd stay with it and it glad I did as episode 4 and 5 were pretty explosive, it was those two that left me feeling deflated. I'm feeling better now that I've been on the jokes thread and people like my pink caravan. I would never abandon my kitty kats, I'll decide what to do after they enter the pie in the sky.

22ANDUK - My dry, ironic humour is always getting me into trouble, I was joking about the competition, should have put in a few smiley faces to let you know I was joking. I do agree though, the acting and some of the character roles were a little iffy but again, it was the BBC! I guess the average viewer will probably forget about it and move on to the next drama without a second thought but because I've been into the subject matter for a few years now it had more of an impact.

So, what is the next drama?

Haha at freedom of thought, that is pretty meaningless with a microchip in your arm and a hidden camera watching your every move.

Alex McKee

The "freedom of thought" issue was something Orwell explored. Of course they can take away your freedom of thought. We are all born with very little in the way of knowledge. By restricting access to all but authorised sources of information and using brainwashing techniques and other such methods your thought processes are changed and eventually controlled.

Arguably, we already are to some degree.

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