I am not a number. I am a free man.

[Spinaroonie]

My local PBS station has started showing the old 60's English drama "The Prisoner" in it's midnight time slot on saturdays- and I am sucked in.

The way that it's written, one man against his captors, against the authority, plus really weird stuff keeps happening to him. Almost like if I wrote the show.

For those of you who don't know, it's the show that has the white ball come out of nowhere and knock him down (It's parodyed in many shows, in fact, that's why I started watching it, they make it more menacing that you'd think actually)

(PS, I just wanted some content for my K post)

 

[Ice Cold]

I remember it vaquely, but didn't they just leave the series hanging so there was no real ending to it?

By the way congrats on 1K posts.

 

[Wiggles]

Never heard of it, but I'll be sure to check it out. Pbs has some pretty nifty stuff sometimes.


Congrats on your 1000 posts!

I think this calls for a:

!!!SPINAROONIE!!! - 'Wiggles Style'

 

[Spinaroonie]

I remember it vaquely, but didn't they just leave the series hanging so there was no real ending to it?

I don't know... I'm just watching it the first time through

 

[mig]

The Prisoner

I promise,you are in for a real treat.

 

[mig]

Search 'The Prisoner' on google.

Seems to be lots of sites.

 

[p_p_man]

I don't know... I'm just watching it the first time through

There is an ending to it...

But I won't tell you what it is.

The series ran from October 1967 to February 1968 and became a cult show in the UK.

The Prisoner Trivia:

The village captors will not refer to Patrick McGoohan's character by his real name. They will only call him "Prisoner number 6.

The scenes filmed indoors were done at Borehamwood studio, the same place that the classis "2001: A Space Odyssey" was filmed.

Due to the suspected hidden meanings in the scripts, Universities have held courses about the show. Some Doctorial candidates even wrote their thesis on the subject. Patrick McGoohan has stated that there were no hidden meanings and that if anyone has figured out the meaning of the series, he would appreciate their explaining it to him!

The scenes of the exterior of the Village were actually the Hotel Portmeirion, an unusual resort in North Wales.

The Prisoner's sports car was a Lotus Seven Series II.

Patrick McGoohan wrote and directed several of the episodes himself. In fact, he wrote the final episode, "Fall Out", over one weekend!

The White Balloons that apprehended prisoners trying to escape were only mentioned by name once in episode #5 "The Schizoid Man". They were called "Rovers".

The Prisoner's address that is seen in the opening credits and in a few episodes was: 1 Buckingham Place.

 

[photographer]

The Prisoner

Arguably one of the most outstanding TV programs ever written.

Thought provoking - full of twists and turns - and seriously 'anti-establishment' it is a MUST SEE!

I could easily sit through all of it again. It is outstanding. Don't miss it!

 

[mig]

The Village.

http://pantheon.cis.yale.edu/~rdm/vilg08a.jpg









Go here.
http://pantheon.cis.yale.edu/~rdm/pris.html

 

[Spinaroonie]

Re: The Prisoner

Arguably one of the most outstanding TV programs ever written.

Thought provoking - full of twists and turns - and seriously 'anti-establishment' it is a MUST SEE!

I could easily sit through all of it again. It is outstanding. Don't miss it!

Yes, I'm loving it, I just hope I can find it on TV at school... I don't want to be w/o (Plus I can't possibly afford all of them on tape)

 

[SINthysist]

I remember the show

When it was on, but my take is different.

It seems to be the nice little socialist world that you keep arguing for.

Number 412, Number 412, are you hoarding your pennies again?

 

[p_p_man]

The Village.

http://pantheon.cis.yale.edu/~rdm/vilg08a.jpg

Go here.
http://pantheon.cis.yale.edu/~rdm/pris.html

Nice site mig. Interesting reading...

I can see now why the series provoked such a lot of academic discussion. When I watched it I just saw it as an excelent and entertaining TV series.

After visiting the site I'm seeing it in a different light...

 

[sabbathstorm]

I remember watching this show when I was a lot younger. I really liked it and would love to see it from the beginning again. It has indeed been parodied in a lot of other shows, one of my favorites being "The Simpsons". Anyone else see that one?

 

[p_p_man]

sabbathstorm

Do you realise that your avi bears a strong resemblance to Betty Boop, an ancient cartoon character?

 

[sabbathstorm]

Ancient cartoon character eh? Yes I do know that...it was my nickname in high school. Think of it as Betty Boop for the gothy type

 

[doctor_insanus]

I've seen an episode here and there... and was always impressed by it. Quirky, strange, unique... I loved what I've seen of it.

Enjoy!