This is Mr. Bartlett Finchley, age forty-eight, a practicing sophisticate who writes very special and very precious things for gourmet magazines and the like. He's a bachelor and a recluse with few friends, only devotees and adherents to the cause of tart sophistry. He has no interests save whatever current annoyances he can put his mind to. He has no purpose to his life except the formulation of day-to-day opportunities to vent his wrath on mechanical contrivances of an age he abhors. In short, Mr. Bartlett Finchley is a malcontent, born either too late or too early in the century, and who, in just a moment, will enter a realm where muscles and the will to fight back are not limited to human beings. Next stop for Mr. Bartlett Finchley - The Twilight Zone.
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Lonely, ill-tempered gourmet magazine critic and misanthrope Bartlett Finchley berates a repairman after the latter fixes his television and tells him to stop abusing his appliances over mild inconveniences. Believing the machines are conspiring against him, however, Finchley continues to do so. Fed up with his paranoid behavior, his secretary quits. Following this, his typewriter types out the message "GET OUT OF HERE FINCHLEY" repeatedly on its own and the TV displays a program with a woman saying the same message. While trying to shave, his electric shaver rises and lunges at him before his telephone repeats the typewriter and TV's message despite Finchley ripping the telephone out of the wall earlier.
Finchley hears a siren outside and goes to investigate, finding that his car rolled down the driveway and nearly hit a child. After rudely dismissing the attending police officer and neighbors, Finchley returns to his house, drinks, and passes out. When he awakens, the machines repeatedly tell him to leave while his razor slithers downstairs after him. He runs outside, only to be chased by his car until he ends up drowning in the pool and sinking to the bottom. After the police pull him out, neither they nor the ambulance personnel can explain how he sank without being weighted, and theorize he may have had a heart attack.
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Yes, it could just be. It could just be that Mr. Bartlett Finchley succumbed from a heart attack and a set of delusions. It could just be that he was tormented by an imagination as sharp as his wit and as pointed as his dislikes. But as perceived by those attending, this is one explanation that has left the premises with the deceased. Look for it filed under 'M' for Machines - in The Twilight Zone.
thing, about, machines, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, february, 2013, lear. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message A Thing About Machines is episode 40 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone It originally aired on October 28 1960 on CBS A Thing About Machines The Twilight Zone episodeEpisode no Season 2Episode 4Directed byDavid Orrick McDearmonWritten byRod SerlingProduction code173 3645Original air dateOctober 28 1960 1960 10 28 Guest appearancesRichard Haydn as Bartlett Finchley Barbara Stuart as Edith Rogers Barney Phillips as TV RepairmanEpisode chronology Previous Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room Next The Howling Man The Twilight Zone 1959 TV series season 2 List of episodes Contents 1 Opening narration 2 Plot 3 Closing narration 4 Cast 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksOpening narration editThis is Mr Bartlett Finchley age forty eight a practicing sophisticate who writes very special and very precious things for gourmet magazines and the like He s a bachelor and a recluse with few friends only devotees and adherents to the cause of tart sophistry He has no interests save whatever current annoyances he can put his mind to He has no purpose to his life except the formulation of day to day opportunities to vent his wrath on mechanical contrivances of an age he abhors In short Mr Bartlett Finchley is a malcontent born either too late or too early in the century and who in just a moment will enter a realm where muscles and the will to fight back are not limited to human beings Next stop for Mr Bartlett Finchley The Twilight Zone Plot editLonely ill tempered gourmet magazine critic and misanthrope Bartlett Finchley berates a repairman after the latter fixes his television and tells him to stop abusing his appliances over mild inconveniences Believing the machines are conspiring against him however Finchley continues to do so Fed up with his paranoid behavior his secretary quits Following this his typewriter types out the message GET OUT OF HERE FINCHLEY repeatedly on its own and the TV displays a program with a woman saying the same message While trying to shave his electric shaver rises and lunges at him before his telephone repeats the typewriter and TV s message despite Finchley ripping the telephone out of the wall earlier Finchley hears a siren outside and goes to investigate finding that his car rolled down the driveway and nearly hit a child After rudely dismissing the attending police officer and neighbors Finchley returns to his house drinks and passes out When he awakens the machines repeatedly tell him to leave while his razor slithers downstairs after him He runs outside only to be chased by his car until he ends up drowning in the pool and sinking to the bottom After the police pull him out neither they nor the ambulance personnel can explain how he sank without being weighted and theorize he may have had a heart attack Closing narration editYes it could just be It could just be that Mr Bartlett Finchley succumbed from a heart attack and a set of delusions It could just be that he was tormented by an imagination as sharp as his wit and as pointed as his dislikes But as perceived by those attending this is one explanation that has left the premises with the deceased Look for it filed under M for Machines in The Twilight Zone Cast editRichard Haydn as Bartlett Finchley Barbara Stuart as Edith Rogers Barney Phillips as TV repairman Jay Overholts as Intern Henry Beckman as Policeman Margarita Cordova as Girl on TVSee also editList of The Twilight Zone 1959 TV series episodesReferences editDeVoe Bill 2008 Trivia from The Twilight Zone Albany GA Bear Manor Media ISBN 978 1 59393 136 0 Grams Martin 2008 The Twilight Zone Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic Churchville MD OTR Publishing ISBN 978 0 9703310 9 0External links edit A Thing About Machines at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Thing About Machines amp oldid 1217396690, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
