Now that he is home alone for a few days, a married man is firmly determined to enjoy his new television set. Strangely enough, the television set seems to have far more assets and attributes than advertised. It is also strangely mobile, moving around easily on its little four-legged table...
Weirdly prescient satire, part comedy part science-fiction, about the way in which television takes over daily life in a household. In "The Twonky", the television pursues its owners, interferes with domestic routines, plays havoc with social and religious obligations, and suppresses any deep and scholarly thought. It also preaches a single oppressive Way of Life. One cannot accuse the various makers of "The Twonky" of inaccuracy...
The special effects aren't anything to write home about, but apart from that it's a clever, likeable little satire that doesn't take itself too seriously. It contains a lot of funny scenes, such as the scene where our hero, a university professor, tells an acquaintance about his troubles. The acquaintance promises to help, before telling him about his own life problems and falling asleep on the sofa, drunk on home-made wine.
Sadly enough the image quality was badly deteriorated - at least in the version I watched. At times the black-and-white seemed to dissolve like a sand castle attacked by a wave.
Weirdly prescient satire, part comedy part science-fiction, about the way in which television takes over daily life in a household. In "The Twonky", the television pursues its owners, interferes with domestic routines, plays havoc with social and religious obligations, and suppresses any deep and scholarly thought. It also preaches a single oppressive Way of Life. One cannot accuse the various makers of "The Twonky" of inaccuracy...
The special effects aren't anything to write home about, but apart from that it's a clever, likeable little satire that doesn't take itself too seriously. It contains a lot of funny scenes, such as the scene where our hero, a university professor, tells an acquaintance about his troubles. The acquaintance promises to help, before telling him about his own life problems and falling asleep on the sofa, drunk on home-made wine.
Sadly enough the image quality was badly deteriorated - at least in the version I watched. At times the black-and-white seemed to dissolve like a sand castle attacked by a wave.