Let’s journey behind the curtain of one of the most enigmatic and mind-bending shows ever to grace the small screen: “The Prisoner.” We’re not just talking about the show’s intricate plot or its philosophical undertones; we’re diving into the physical…
Q: Did the Prisoner escape? McGoohan: No. The Prisoner never escapes. I mean, you are a prisoner of something. Everyone is a prisoner of something. You escape when you are released.. By death. It’s the final release. As to how…
No, but that probably won’t stop Hollywood from trying. It shouldn’t be remade for two reasons: First, The Prisoner was “lightning in a bottle” and a near singular vision of Patrick McGoohan (while George Markstein was actively involved in creating…
Found this in my magazine collection – a very good article on the TV Show The Prisoner from Starlog issue 11. Written by Howard Zimmerman (who wrote a LOT of Starlog’s content in the early years of the magazine), the piece…
So, this extended trailer for the new Man from U.N.C.L.E. film was just released… And it sold me. I am a HUGE fan of the original series (I even kinda like the horrible third season… kinda) and I was incredibly…
In 1976 Jack Kirby created an adaptation of 2001: A Space Odyssey. It was quite an odd choice, in that the movie was over seven years old at the time. The adaptation, which ran for issues, is analyzed in depth…
I’m a fan of The Prisoner – it’s one of my top 10 favorite shows of all time – so I have always been on the lookout for items associated with the show. In that search, I found this: An…
This is a 35 minute conversation with Patrick McGoohan, talking about The Prisoner for Canadian television on the tenth anniversary of the program. He gets a bit fired up in response to a couple of questions, and his explanation of who Number One was (and the reaction of the audience) is quite amusing. If you are a fan of the show, it’s worth a watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiIUnCMpGbM
One of the things I love about the Internet is it allows us to recover information that would otherwise be lost to us forever. Here’s one example: a 1984 documentary on my favorite TV show The Prisoner. It’s been chunked into segments on youtube, and it’s a great look at the series from a very distinct, dramatic viewpoint with interviews galore. Here’s it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VscOjhdT-xU&list=PLC480F9E22D8B88FB
I have written a book of essays on The Prisoner, the classic TV series created by and starring Patrick McGoohan, and it is now available for purchase through Amazon’s Kindle store. A “dead tree” printed edition is coming out by…
Living in Harmony The most unique episode of The Prisoner, ever, and for a show like this, that’s saying something. It’s actually an episode that is absolutely simple and also incredibly complex. You have McGoohan in the role of a…
Episode 12, A Change of Mind Patrick McGoohan himself directed this one. Using a pseudonym, one that I really really like. “Joseph Serf.” Give you a couple of guesses why. This is the most Orwellian episode of the series, with…
Recently I’ve become quite reflective and introspective about many things, about who I am as a person, about what drives me. About who I am. I think I’m a good person. I care, sometimes too much. I speak too much…
As I was looking over my posts on The Prisoner, I realized I didn’t write much about the penultimate episode. I correct that oversight now… Once Upon a Time Once Upon a Time is unique in several aspects. It again…
Let’s go to the clues in the show, shall we? In the first episode Arrival, the Prisoner (I will call him the Prisoner because that is what his character is named in the scripts) is told by the New Number…
I grew impatient over this past week and decided to cut right to the chase – rewatching the last two episodes. Here’s my thoughts on the series finale, and if I have time I will post additional thoughts on the…