the obsolete man make quite an obvious comment on the role of government and certain way in which power can be abuse or society can go astray . the totalitarian state portray in the film gleefully broadcast the execution of undesirable ( 1300 in 6 hour one time and if i remember correctly ) such a and in the case we get to see and a man who have commit the mortal sin of be a librarian . the theme of publicly execute undesirable and by the way and bear amaze resemblance to the brutal regime of mao tse tung and which be at it heyday when this episode first air . at any rate and we already know that burn book be bad and i do not know that we need an entire twilight zone episode to show u that the next step of kill librarian be also bad and but it an entertaining enough episode . a lot of other imdb user have complain that this episode be preachy and and i agree to a certain extent and but i also think that any film or story or tv show that show the danger of government can not be all bad and particularly give the astonishing political banditry that we have witness in america for the last 8 year . it sad but unsurprising to me that the american economy be in shamble right now . my favorite thing that the episode do be that it present this quiet and unassuming man who live a quiet life a a librarian and and even after his death sentence and he manage to completely undo the man who condemn him and and in front of a widespread audience as well . he use the machine rule against it and make an incredibly powerful statement about political responsibility and the right and wrong of governmental power . pretty deep and intense material and and not the most fun i have have watch the twilight zone and but it relevance can most certainly be felt today .