Post by filmnoir5 on Jan 15, 2007 18:49:03 GMT -5
From TV Guide printed edition :
AMC recaptures The Prisoner : Filming should start this spring on a remake of The Prisoner, the iconic British sci-fi series that ran on U.S. TV in 1968. A new Number Six is yet to be cast, but there could be a part for Patrick McGoohan, who played the original title role of a captive in a surreal village. AMC also hopes to run the original 17 episodes. "We plan to treat it with the respect it deserves" promises AMC general manager Charlie Collier. "So many of its themes including the battle of the individual against the system, are relevant today."
I really enjoyed this show when it ran on BBCAmerica a couple of summers ago. Where most of the 1960s sci fi TV shows appear so dated and many were more preoccupied with the latest fashion, The Prisoner holds up today. In a way I think they are wasting time with a new version when they can just air the old ones but if Patrick McGoohan has a role and they can still depict the village as a "character" the remake may be worth checking out. I like the new Dr. Who shows so I suppose sometimes a remake series can work if it has good writers and actors.
AMC recaptures The Prisoner : Filming should start this spring on a remake of The Prisoner, the iconic British sci-fi series that ran on U.S. TV in 1968. A new Number Six is yet to be cast, but there could be a part for Patrick McGoohan, who played the original title role of a captive in a surreal village. AMC also hopes to run the original 17 episodes. "We plan to treat it with the respect it deserves" promises AMC general manager Charlie Collier. "So many of its themes including the battle of the individual against the system, are relevant today."
I really enjoyed this show when it ran on BBCAmerica a couple of summers ago. Where most of the 1960s sci fi TV shows appear so dated and many were more preoccupied with the latest fashion, The Prisoner holds up today. In a way I think they are wasting time with a new version when they can just air the old ones but if Patrick McGoohan has a role and they can still depict the village as a "character" the remake may be worth checking out. I like the new Dr. Who shows so I suppose sometimes a remake series can work if it has good writers and actors.
