Anyone Think "Corproate Raiders" Was A Commentary On Scientology?
 

I just finished watching it again, and if what I think of it now is accurate, it's shot up from number six in my top ten to number two. The whole quasi Xenu-esque "Grand Arising", weathly members, brainwashing....

..Sensetive subject of course, so tread carefully

Any and every cult in general. Not necessarily Scientology specifically.

It's all about Scientology. It's a well know fact that Clint Eastwood was once a big man in the faith, thus Casey being brain washed.


That was a joke, btw. :P

What cult isnt?:lol:

Propaganda
 

It look like it's about propaganda and brainwashing in general, whatever it's religious, political, economic or philosophic. Brainwashing is in much science fiction. But it's also about capitalism.

I doubt it was addressing Scientology exactly. Scientology has not really been a hot issue for very long, only for about the last few years when Tom Cruise started acting crazy.

Actually, it's been a recurringly frequent big deal. They had a small boost in the 1980s

1990's
 

Wasn't scientology a hot issue in the 1990's (even if this episode first aired in 1989).

Off hand, maybe....

I took a lot of it as a commentary on corporate America.... you know, how companies are bought up by larger companies, and they change their practices to something that's not so wholesome...

Political
 

It's one of the more political episodes, but all "good VS evil" fictional stories are somehow political, since the bad guys always want to rule the world).

Lol, I never would have made this connection, but I do agree Zarius. David Wise wrote it, if anyone ever gets an interview with him we should ask.

Actually, the events of "The Big Blow-Out" all but gurantee Krang's Taliban were gonna waste the world.

er, I guess I'll be a boob and ask what "Scientology" is. because I have no idea what the meaning is or how it's talked about.

Wow. Just...wow.

It's only the most hated religion/cult in the world right now

Jim Jones
 

But in the 1970's and 1980's a lot of sects were around, like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jones. (Many young people entered the sects). And in the 1990's a lot of sects were around like that Comet Hale-Bopp sect and many millennium sects. It has always existed.

Yeah... but if he reveals that it was, there's a very good chance he could be blacklisted or something.

I'm gonna have to watch this again later and check it out, now that I k now what to look for....

Though:

Shredderville
 

And "Shredderville" can be seen as a commentary on dictatorship states.

I agree. It was probably an exaggeration of the effects of corporate America. Kind of an embellished way to say that in everyone's attempts to make it to the top they may become "brainwashed" by the pursuit of getting up the corporate ladder.

Other 1980's shows
 

Is their any plot like this in any other 1980's shows (cartoons)?