Anybody watch "The Prisoner" on AMC?

pcnorton

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It was a Remake. I thought it was good and had the spirit of the original. I also like the fact they have the original playing on demand.

The production values were high. I also thought Hayley Atwell is quite the looker. When I did a IMDB search I find she is going to be in another mini series based on an awesome book: Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet.


ANybody else watch?


Paul
 
Is this based on that 60's TV series starring Patrick McGoohan...where a giant ball rolls through the set occasionally?
 
Coldwood said:
Is this based on that 60's TV series starring Patrick McGoohan...where a giant ball rolls through the set occasionally?
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Yeah. That ball used to freak me out when I was a kid and I would watch it with my Dad.
As I recall, it was a spinoff of Secret Agent. The agent decided to leave the service and they sent him there for reprogramming or whatever they did.



Dave
 
I watched the first 2 hours and lost interest. Just didn't connect with me for some reason.
 
Perhaps I was spoiled by the original, but I too lost interest by the end of the first episode. The main star is no Patrick McGoohan, and the writing and pace of the thing was a little too dragging for me.

But then, I've always been disappointed by remakes.
 
MidwestDave said:
Yeah. That ball used to freak me out when I was a kid and I would watch it with my Dad.
As I recall, it was a spinoff of Secret Agent. The agent decided to leave the service and they sent him there for reprogramming or whatever they did.
Dave
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:thumbup: That's right, I was a little older than you, I liked both of those.

OT but same time period, who liked The Avengers with Diana Rigg?
 
Coldwood said:
:thumbup: That's right, I was a little older than you, I liked both of those.

OT but same time period, who liked The Avengers with Diana Rigg?
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Got my vote. These are still fun to watch today. :thumbup:

The Avengers intro 60s Patrick Macnee Diana Rigg

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On the new, The Prisoner. I didn't last 5 minutes into this show.

Funny because I used to watch the Old Show back in the day.
It was strange then and it is strange now. :eek:

I'm just glad that this show has had no lasting effect on my Mind. 555 :D

I am not a number!:D

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I just finished watching the original's last episode. That was really poor. I remember liking it as a kid. It was too surreal. All the other episodes were excellent but the last a dissapointment. I was reading Patrick had to go into hiding for a several months after it realease. Many a fan wanted an explanation.


Sorry to hear the dissapointment with the new Prisoner. But I'm a sucker for these kind of shows. I wish they would have kept Nowhere Man going.


Paul
 
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