Spare the Prisoner...

CovenantJr · Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 10:56 am Post subject: Spare the Prisoner...

...from the 21st Century plague that is remakes. Mad

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Utterly nauseating. The Prisoner, like the Wicker Man, is a product of its time as much as anything else. It's 60s oddness just won't translate to a modern remake. And will it still be filmed in Portmeirion? Probably not. Gah!

matrixman · Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 6:20 pm Post subject:

I don't want to dismiss it out of hand just yet, so I say it "could be interesting."

I saw a couple episodes of the original years ago when it was on a syndicated run. I'm afraid I never really got into the show, but a friend of mine became a huge fan and taped all the episodes.

I just wonder how Patrick McGoohan feels about the remake. He is the Prisoner to many.

Just as Patrick MacNee is (and always will be) John Steed from The Avengers, another iconic 60's series. This show I loved, but it got turned into that lifeless, clueless 1998 movie with Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman. Which was a total shame, because I like these two actors. The Avengers remake was an abomination that failed to capture any of the spirit of the TV show.

I hope that a similar fate doesn't befall the Prisoner remake. One thing in its favor is Christopher Eccleston, if he is indeed taking the role. He won me over as the new Dr. Who, so I wouldn't mind seeing how he tackles yet another cherished TV icon with its own set of loyal fans.

CovenantJr · Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 7:33 pm Post subject:

Loredoctor · Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 11:40 pm Post subject:

CovenantJr · Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 11:42 pm Post subject:

If the people behind the remake are from Florida, they have problems. Laughing

Loredoctor · Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 11:51 pm Post subject:

aTOMiC · Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 12:19 am Post subject:

I have no interest in auditioning. I've seen probably 10 or so episodes of the Prisoner. If I hadn't I woudn't have understood some of the gags from the Simpsons that involved a puffy white baloon that somehow has the power to render one helpless (unless of course one has a needle or any other sharp object handy. Smile

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sgtkafka · Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 6:11 am Post subject:

could be interesting. but most likely won't be.

dANdeLION · Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 5:50 pm Post subject:

Usivius · Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 12:37 pm Post subject:

I hit "Bad", but only because it was 1% more than my feeling of "Could be interesting"

dennisrwood · Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject:

so we get David Lynch or Tim Burton to do the remake. both have great films and both have terrible films.

CovenantJr · Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 6:21 pm Post subject:

I found the final episode quite Lynchian, and it actually pre-dates most of Lynch's career.

I'm still opposed. Though if it absolutely must be done, I'd quite like to see Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Number Six. That might not work, but he certainly has presence and intensity when he's given something to work with.

danlo · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 9:33 pm Post subject:

The Prisoner is one of my fav shows of all time--I'll watch anything associated with it, even a remake. Agreed that PM MADE the show and will always be #6--however he is Edward the Longshanks to me indelibly after that killer performance in Braveheart. And don't forget Secret Agent (Danger Man) which was an incredibly cool show in it's own right. Cool

It was a logical progression for me: John Drake knew too much and subsequently became The Prisoner...many people feel this way...

CovenantJr · Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 10:49 pm Post subject:

Yes. Although McGoohan has categorically said this wan't his intention, it's pretty strongly implied.

Nav · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 9:53 am Post subject:

danlo · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 2:26 pm Post subject:

Well at least Drew Barrymore's a better choice than Drew Carey...

dANdeLION · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 2:32 pm Post subject:

I like Drew Barrymore, especially when she touches her elbows together behind her back....
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danlo · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 4:39 pm Post subject:

Then you must have been watching the network broadcast of Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle last night. I had to turn it off right away the special effects were completely unbelievable, especially the way they tryed to fit all those damm teeth in Cameron Diaz's mouth!> Big Grin

dANdeLION · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 5:05 pm Post subject:

What? Oh, Drew was an angel. Haven't seen that movie yet. I'll check in flicks to see if it's worth renting....
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Dandelion don't tell no lies
Dandelion will make you wise
Tell me if she laughs or cries
Blow away dandelion

I'm afraid there's no denying
I'm just a dandelion
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High priest of THOOOTP

Hobbes

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Tulizar · Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 12:50 am Post subject: