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…
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…
Here’s a treat for fans of Patrick McGoohan (like me): The movie Kings and Desperate Men is available in full on YouTube. Written and directed by McGoohan friend Alexis Kanner, the film features McGoohan in a hostage tale that is similar to the later film Die Hard (Kanner thought it was TOO similar, and sued – he lost).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7Vamdc_dKM
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…