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Video and Audio Title: The Last Enemy Poster Comment: The Last Enemy is a BBC production hosted by Matthew Goode,a British actor that gives a brief intro into each episode of this series. The focus of this dramatic mini-series is the loss of privacy due to increasing crime and the War on Terrorism. It is set in England,and it seems they are much further down this road than we are in the US. In fact,in one intro Mr.Goode explains that ID cards that hold all your personal information have already been approved and are in the works for issue to all citizens in the UK soon. The "villian" in this series is really a software program called "TIS",for Total Information Services. And total it is. You can't even ride a subway without flashing your card,and ALL your personal info is coded on that card and the info is available to any official that wants to view it. It is also pretty much a cashless world because you can use this same card to pay rent or buy anything. You even have to swipe your card in a card reader to sell anything. The story stars when Stephen Ezard (Benedict Cumberbatch) comes back to the UK after living in China for several years as a scientific researcher to attend the funeral of his brother. All these changes have happened while he was away,so it is all new to him. It is a story about the loss of privacy and individual freedoms and the corruption that comes with government officials being in bed with corporations seeking government contracts. We are talking about billions of dollars at stake here,so it should come as no surprise to anything the lengths these people will go to in order to protect their tea carts. The show has the typical BBC/Masterpiece Theater high quality scripts and acting,and that alone makes it worth watching. I am hoping it also opens a few eyes on the people who think "that can never happen here". All you have to do is just glance around and you can see it has been happening for years. Here is a link to the IMDB review of the program that shows and names all the actors. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0966151/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast I am watching this series now on Amazon Prime because I can view it there for free,but be aware that Amazon edits the series to avoid showing a breast or to avoid non-PC language. Who knows what else they cut out? I suggest you watch it on PBS if possible. I wathced one episode there and that's why I know amazon cut and edited the episode when they show it. Subscribe to *Bill of Rights-Constitution* Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 5. Sounds interesting, petey. I'll keep my eye out for it. I think you may have done a movie review on "Enemy of the State" with Gene Hackman way back when on elPee maybe. It sounds like a similar type of show or theme. Big Brother knows all...
#5. To: Fred Mertz (#2) I think you may have done a movie review on "Enemy of the State" with Gene Hackman way back when on elPee maybe. Yes,I did. I love that movie. Another similar one is Arlington Road. It sounds like a similar type of show or theme. Similar,but with the British twist. BTW,in the beginnings of Episode 5,Goode mentions that "next year everyone in England will have a National ID card." IIRC,that was 2 years ago. I'm wondering if it happened,and if it did were there many problems reported.
Replies to Comment # 5. Goode mentions that "next year everyone in England will have a National ID card." Last I heard they scrapped those plans back in 2010 but said that foreign nationals would still be required to use them.
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