Although I have the complete DVD set I haven't watched any of the episodes in quite some time. While stumbling through PlutoTV's extensive line up I came upon a channel showing episodes of this late '60s series. I thoroughly enjoyed the two I watched this afternoon.
Originally posted by feersum dreadnaught: I watched it intently in high school, when PBS broadcast one episode per week (circa 1979).
Still one of my favorite series ever. I have the DVD set, but have not re-watched it in a while...
Exactly the same. And the last time I watched the entire series was perhaps 5-7 years ago.
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February 07, 2020, 06:38 PM
fpuhan
I watched some early episodes of "Secret Agent Man" (originally called "Danger Man") starring McGoohan, which was the predecessor to The Prisoner. These were followed by early episodes of The Prisoner, too. I think this may have been PlutoTV. I watched all evening, remembering the black-and-white ahows before color became mainstream (and John Drake drove an original Mini Cooper, which was my first car!).
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February 07, 2020, 07:02 PM
feersum dreadnaught
quote:
Originally posted by kkina: Fan of the series and the "kar" he drove.
Lotus Super 7. I grew up in the Bay Area (Orinda). A high school buddy was the grandson of Dr Lawrence (Lawrence Hall of Science at Cal Berkeley, the element Lawrencium, etc.).
His dad had a Super 7, and would let my friend drive it. Holy shit that was an amazing experience. Stupid fast and your butt was ~4” off the pavement.
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February 07, 2020, 07:59 PM
r0gue
A guy I used to work with gave me the full set of DVDs. Haven't watches it yet. Is it good? I mean, does it hold up?
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February 07, 2020, 09:14 PM
Rinehart
I watched it when I was a kid and while much of it I didn't understand at the time- I loved the innovative storyline. The show was ahead of it's time. In those days you also had The Avengers, Doctor Who, UFO, Space 1999, The Omega Factor, The Saint and other great Brit shows. The Prisoner holds up pretty well because it was so ambitious- All I can say is if you watch the original show and visit London now you wouldn't know it was the same country...
February 07, 2020, 10:36 PM
Sigfest
bald1– Which Pluto channel and what time? It’s hard to go thru them all. I like the Military and Conspiracy channels.
February 07, 2020, 10:47 PM
bald1
quote:
Originally posted by r0gue: A guy I used to work with gave me the full set of DVDs. Haven't watches it yet. Is it good? I mean, does it hold up?
Hell yes!
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February 07, 2020, 10:49 PM
bald1
quote:
Originally posted by Sigfest: bald1– Which Pluto channel and what time? It’s hard to go thru them all. I like the Military and Conspiracy channels.
It was #188 Shout Factory this afternoon. The two episodes of The Prisoner were followed by Space 1999.
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February 08, 2020, 05:20 AM
Blume9mm
I never could figure out the big balloon.....
that's about all I can remember from "The Prisoner" other than the time he beat the computer by asking it a question it could not answer;
"Why?"
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February 08, 2020, 12:17 PM
kkina
quote:
I never could figure out the big balloon.....
"Rover" was supposed to be an amphibious robot, but it didn't work right in the water (although rumors that it actually sank were untrue). A production manager saw a weather balloon and came up with the idea for the amorphous blob security device.
Originally posted by kkina: There is also a 2009 mini-series that is a remake of the original, but it's not supposed to be very good. (I haven't seen it.)
Nor have I and frankly didn't even know / recall (I am an old sod after all) that it existed.
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February 10, 2020, 12:51 PM
pulicords
I was a big fan of Patrick McGoohan, going back to his role in "Secret Agent." He was a resident of the city where I worked and (sad to say) he passed away there in 2009.
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February 11, 2020, 08:58 AM
BurtonRW
One of the best series BBC produced back in the day and one that I still enjoy thoroughly.
I even have a wire frame penny-farthing bicycle sitting on my bookshelf at home.
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The mini-series "remake" is garbage, BTW.
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