Has the World State just entered the Twilight Zone?

Marianne's post on the comparison of an episode of The Twilight Zone and Brave New World has made me realize that much of the Twilight Zone episodes have certain aspects of Brave New World. I am a huge fan of this classic 1950's-60's science fiction series, and this realization has just hit me. It has caused me to review some episodes out of my DVD collection which would probably disappoint Postman.

One episode, titled "The Trade-Ins", is about an elderly couple who chooses to transplant their personalities inside a younger artificial body. "Kick the Can" tells the story of an elderly man who is granted youth when he plays the game "kick the can". "Long Live Walter Jameson" is about a man who has eternal youth. Brave New World and these three episodes share the concept of physical youth, even when elderly.

"The Obsolete Man" tells the story of a futuristic totalitarian society where religion and books are illegal. A secretly religious librarian is put to death because he is considered to be of no benefit to society. This man is very similar to John, who embraces books and religion, therefore he does not fit into society.

"In His Image" is about a man who does not understand why he is acting completely different from himself until he meets his double. "Mirror Image" has to do with a woman who keeps on seeing her double and a man who soon realizes that he should of believed the woman's claims after seeing his own evil double. Both of these episodes have doubles like the multiples in the World State in Brave New World.

"King Nine Will Not Return" is about a Word War II captain who thinks that he has mysteriously crashed in a desert with futuristic jets flying above. He wakes up to realize he is in a hospital suffering from hallucinations, but he somehow has sand in his shoes. This man is similar to John in the way that they both discover a world that is totally different from the one that they have known.

"The Mind of Matter" is about a man who is able to create the world exactly as he wants it with a book on the power of thought. The man soon kills off everyone in the world so he can repopulate it with people exactly like him. The World State in Brave New World has complete control over the inhabitants, which is similar to the power that the man in the episode has.

"People Are Alike Everywhere" tells the story of an astronaut who lands on Mars alone, meeting Martians who act and look oddly like humans. Once given an ordinary room to relax in, he soon realizes that he is has become an exhibit at a Martian zoo and has been locked in the room. This is similar to John, who can't seem to escape the inhabitants of the World State, even when moving to a secluded region.

I could not help myself from blogging about this. There are many more episodes that I could compare to Brave New World, but I think I have made this post long enough. What other television shows, books, movies, and any other examples share similar aspects to Brave New World?