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[Escape Goat]

I was watching Aliens on AMC last night and this huge ad for THE PRISONER kept coming up. Apparently it has Ian McKellan and that guy who played Jesus in it so I was interested. I've never heard of big name actors like them doing mini series for AMC before.


Anyone know what its about? excited to see it?

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

It's gonna soooooooooooooooooo dope. A mini-series is great, I felt the original series kept repeating the same formula over and over again even during it's short run. It is definitely a show that would do very well with an update, paritcualrly in a post-Lost world.

Unfortunately, Jesus is no Patrick McGoohan, but who is?

 

[Stinkles]

It's a remake of the classic Patrick McGoohan series from the 60s. It was mildly surreal but basically was the story of a man waking up to find himself in a place called "The Village" where it appears they're trying to debrief him, or discover secrets from his apparent past as a secret agent by mentally and physically torturing him. More of the former than the latter.

 

[Night_Trekker]

I know what it's about, so no I am not excited to see the needless remake.

 

[Count Dookkake]

There is very little chance this will be as good or better than the original. Will wait and see.

 

[The Elite]

When does this start?

 

[Gary Whitta]

First week in November I think? I'm keen to see how this turned out.

 

[IAmtheFMan]

So who is Mckellan? I assume he's Number 2... which means that the rotating Number 2 thing is done. I'm not sure if a primary antagonist is a good thing or not.

 

[nilbog21]

With mckellan and cavaziel i'll def check this out ~_~

 

[Costanza]

AMC hasn't let me down yet. This will be awesome.

 

[Count Dookkake]

So who is Mckellan? I assume he's Number 2... which means that the rotating Number 2 thing is done. I'm not sure if a primary antagonist is a good thing or not.

I think the whole show will be Number 2.

 

[Cyan]

There is very little chance this will be as good or better than the original. Will wait and see.

Well, that's a high bar. It could still be decent.

 

[Solo]

Theres no way it will even come within a sniff of the original. With that said, the 9 minute preview on AMC's site is very good. Im hoping for a nice new take on the material, that doesnt piss on the original, nor tries to imitate it to the letter.

 

[gdt]

Very excited to see this. Isn't it like 2/3 weeks from now?

 

[madara]

McKellen? sold!

 

[stephendedalus]

I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered! My life is my own.

Be seeing you.

 

[Dabookerman]

You mean Gandalf and the Count of Monte Cristo?

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

I doubt the show, or any show really, will ever top The original Prisoner's intro, tho.

 

[Kastro]

Be seeing you.

 

[Blader]

Theres no way it will even come within a sniff of the original. With that said, the 9 minute preview on AMC's site is very good. Im hoping for a nice new take on the material, that doesnt piss on the original, nor tries to imitate it to the letter.

I can't say as I've never seen the original, but I can't imagine this being anything but good, given AMC's pretty damn good track record so far.


Speaking of which, whatever happened to that other show AMC was planning? All I remember is that it was starring Chase from 24.

 

[Messypandas]

balls in my face! i thought Nolan was remaking this for the big-screen? I guess that fizzled out

 

[FleckSplat]

The actor who played Jesus was Jim Caviezel, or J. Caviezus as I call him.

 

[smarties00]

Soooooo excited for it!
loved the original series but one thing I'm curious about is that the creators of the mini series said it will provide answers and I hope they don't screw up.

EDIT: Forgot I made a thread ages ago about this.

There's a 9 minute preview of the series for those interested

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2009/07/24/amc-debuts-the-prisoner-highlight-reel/

 

[mosaic]

Hey, that preview actually looked somewhat compelling... a little less freaky than the original looked, but still spooky.

 

[water_wendi]

i hope the new show will be good.. but i have a bad feeling about it.

 

[Shiv47]

The original had an entire aesthetic that added to the surreal nature of the stories; will this remake do anything similar? The Blu-ray of the original series is due out next week, which should be awesome, and remove any bad taste the remake might leave.

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

it has McKellen, it's gonna be bloody brilliant

oh, this reminds me I have to buy the Prisoner BR

 

[teiresias]

I've never seen the original, so I'm tempted to buy it on BR, since I've heard about it quite a bit. Is this remake supposed to be a series or a mini-series?

 

[NumberTwo]

We want in-for-ma-shun. IN-FOR-MA-SHUN!

 

[GDGF]

We want in-for-ma-shun. IN-FOR-MA-SHUN!

By hook or by crook.

 

[fallengorn]

I've never seen the original, so I'm tempted to buy it on BR, since I've heard about it quite a bit. Is this remake supposed to be a series or a mini-series?

The remake is a miniseries.

And AMC still has the original series online if anyone's interested: http://www.amctv.com/originals/the-prisoner-1960s-series/

 

[NumberTwo]

I wish they would have a guest star every week, instead of keeping the same Number 2. I'd like to see Clooney as a Number 2.

 

[Night_Trekker]

Soooooo excited for it!
loved the original series but one thing I'm curious about is that the creators of the mini series said it will provide answers and I hope they don't screw up.

If they promised that, they've already screwed up.

 

[adamsappel]

I think it looks great, but I wish I hadn't watched the preview. Too many spoilers.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

I'm not a number! I am a free.... oh wait I am a number, I am number 5!

 

[Particle Physicist]

The remake is a miniseries.

And AMC still has the original series online if anyone's interested: http://www.amctv.com/originals/the-prisoner-1960s-series/

Never saw the original.. thanks for the link.

 

[GDGF]

Six more days.

 

[Escape Goat]

Six more days.

I forgot to program my DVR so thanks for the bump!

 

[Buckethead]

That's Gandalf and Jesus to you sir.

And this show looks like la bomba. AMC just keeps on making quality shows it seems.

 

[Brimstone]

The visual style and casting choices are intresting.

 

[GDGF]

This starts tonight if you're interested.

I forgot to program my DVR so thanks for the bump!

No problem!

 

[GDGF]

One more bump for those who forgot.

 

[fistfulofmetal]

gonna record it and watch after Dexter and Californication.

 

[Yaweee]

Holy fuck, I searched my channels and saw that I do get AMC. I had no idea.:lol

 

[Jocchan]

I'm mildly excited, I loved the original series.
I just hope I won't be disappointed :/

 

[The Elite]

Oh shit!! I can't wait!! Huge fan of the original.

 

[distantmantra]

There's a review of the mini-series in Time. They said it was visually appealing and that McKellan does a good job, but it's missing a lot of what made the original great. The reviewer also wondered if much of that is due to the time period of the original.

Still going to watch it, but thought it was interesting.

 

[sooperkool]

Temper your expectations, early reviews are not too hot:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120383344


This kind of bums me out, I'm a big fan of the original

 

[CajoleJuice]

All the reviews make me want to skip this and watch the original.

 

[Stoney Mason]

I'll definitely be watching tonight despite the reviews.