I just watched it and had exactly the opposite reaction -- it's a perfect example of something from nothing : a house, a camera and lots of imagination. And made all the more 'realistic' for it's simplicity : no three eyed mutant or Statue of Liberty needed.

Sure the characters were, shall we say, archetypal ( the regular guy likes hamburgers, the sensitive girl dreams of the more dainty strawberries and cream, and it's spare ribs for the black guy), but it got us right to the point with a minimum of dialog, showing what I thought was a lot of restraint coming from a radio writer. Compares very favorably to the work of a certain Twilight Zone scribe too. Michael and Roseanne were suitably ordinary, Charles friendly and pragmatic. And in a rather subtle bout of un-preachiness, only Eric the jerk seemed to notice that Charles was black.

All in all a pleasant surprise. And a wonderfully crisp print to boot.

Hope TCM runs it again soon.

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