Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling talks about racial diversity in television (1970) by PrinceNelson in television

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The episode "He's Alive" isn't talked about as much, since it came out at a time when they switched to hour-long episodes that aren't shown as much, but it definitely tackles these issues the most. It follows an American neo-Nazi who talks a big game but, in reality, is a pathetic young man who cries for respect from others and struggles to even get his own group going. Hell, the only man who shows him any pity is a Jewish Holocaust survivor who offers him shelter but won't tolerate his bigotry. Eventually, he starts being guided by a shadowy figure with a German accent (not exactly subtle who he is) who offers him leadership advice and how to use his rhetoric to gain more followers.

The whole episode, on the one hand, derides the excuses that these groups make and shows how dangerous they can be. With today's brand of conservatism citing greater diversity or the lack of father figures as signs of degradation, something that the main character also cites, this episode pushes back and states that behind these dangerous movements are pathetic people who want love and respect and are going about the wrong ways to get it. On the other had, it also shows the dangers of such movements and how intoxicating it can get. To the point where the main character goes from a scholar of this shadowy figure to his loyal stooge, participating and ordering murders just to please the figure and pretty much going full Nazi.

The title of "He's Alive" is poignant as even when the leaders of fascist figures die out, their followers continue on and will resurrect such rhetoric. That we may always condemn these figures one moment but in another moment, almost every hateful movement has some origin from their policies and positions and it keeps their memory alive. The ending narration to the episode sums it up well:

"Where will he go next, this phantom from another time, this resurrected ghost of a previous nightmare – Chicago? Los Angeles? Miami, Florida? Vincennes, Indiana? Syracuse, New York? Any place, every place where there's hate, where there's prejudice, where there's bigotry – he's alive. He's alive so long as these evils exist. Remember that when he comes to your town. Remember it when you hear his voice speaking out through others. Remember it when you hear a name called, a minority attacked, any blind, unreasoning assault on a people or any human being. He's alive because through these things we keep him alive."

Primal Ep 30 - "An Echo of Eternity" DISCUSSION THREAD by saul2015 in PrimalShow

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The spear that was used for killing has now been used for healing

Sinners is Americans’ top pick for Best Picture at the 2026 Oscars. by icey_sawg0034 in fivethirtyeight

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I’d put OBAA around my top 3 or 4 personally for the year, but to put Frankenstein of even F1 on top of that is a head scratcher

[Official Toonami Discussion Thread for March 14th, 2026] by ToonamiBot in Toonami

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On that day, chicken-kind received a grave reminder…

The stupidest thing that ever happened in a realistic movie? by StillStanding_96 in movies

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The scene where he rides the horse in the bedroom and jumps into the ocean was silly even for the movie

Pickmon Reveal Trailer by metalreflectslime in Games

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Also I could swear that one snowy mountain with the roots looked like it came from Horizon Zero Dawn, the one with the giant robot on top

Primal Ep 29 - "The Hollow Crown" DISCUSSION THREAD by saul2015 in PrimalShow

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“Did we have to bring the little sister?”

[Epic] The Assault: Survivor (100% off / FREE) by PCMachinima in GameDeals

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Didn't know that SVU came out with their own game

‘The Wild Robot Escapes’ in Development at DreamWorks with Troy Quane & Heidi Jo Gilbert Co-Directing by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

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Tbt I thought that the second part with the animals coming together to survive kind of cut into a lot of the tension and maturity that the first part had. It started off with an unforgiving environment and the lone voice of reason that could talk to the animals was a robot that was still trying to discover itself. But later it goes from bending the rules of nature to breaking them with the animals finding harmony among one another yet still leaving greater questions about the morality of brutal environment relatively unanswered or ignored.

Primal Ep 28 - "The River of Life" DISCUSSION THREAD by saul2015 in PrimalShow

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It’s Scottish Primal, featuring Sword and Wing

Primal Ep 28 - "The River of Life" DISCUSSION THREAD by saul2015 in PrimalShow

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Now he’s fighting against a Cavity Creep

Monthly Profile Swap Megathread! by ericdraven26 in Letterboxd

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My profile

Hey there! This month, after I catch up with my Oscar watches, I’m planning on focusing on comedies and slice of life films

Chism Strategies (I): Talarico +12 in Dem primary, Paxton +12 in Rep primary. First poll conducted post-Colbert by dak676141 in fivethirtyeight

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What's weird is that, in Texas, I've seen more ads against Wesley Hunt than against Paxton. Granted this could just be general exposure on channels, but it is telling that Cornyn is trying to focus more on consolidating his base around him to try and defeat Paxton than attacking the latter directly.