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I'm Not a Number, I'm a Remake of The Prisoner
As we have been reporting on Hitchhiker's Guide to British Sci-Fi, there is a new remake of the classic British series, The Prisoner on the horizon coming to the AMC (American Movie Channel). The new series is re-imagining what the late Patrick McGoohan created and starred in with late 1960's original series.
A preview running in excess of 9 minutes of the new series was presented at San Diego Comic Con currently running now through this weekend. This extended "trailer" promo for the new series gives a good taste of what to expect in the new series which while staying true to the original series in many ways also has many contrasting differences as well. Jim Caviezel now plays Number Six and the legendary actor, Sir Ian McKellen is playing Number Two. The Village is back of course, but a striking different village set in the what seems to be the middle of a desert compared to the beautiful Portmeirion in North Wales of the original series. Rover is there, and bigger than ever.
Although I am tired of remakes, reboots, re-imagined material of the past, this does seem interesting. Though I am not sure it can hold a candle to the original 17 episode series. Patrick McGoohan really defined the character with his style and flair he had infused into the character. They are pretty big shoes to fill.
See for yourself, here is the preview of the new remake of The Prisoner coming this November to AMC.
I will checking this new series out when it debuts this November. It's very unfortunate we lost Patrick McGoohan just earlier this year prior to this new series being broadcast. I'm also pleased that AMC is not turning their backs on the long time fans of the enduring classic series. The fact they presented this extra long preview at SDCC and they have been keeping updates on their website with a special blog for The Prisoner, illustrates they appreciate the fan interest in the new series.
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By "middle of a dessert" I take it you meant "middle of a desert"? Otherwise they'd be and remain rather sticky, depending on the choice is dessert that was ordered [bg]....
Thanks. It has been corrected to 'desert.' Ironically, I remember when typing it, it was correct, but I backtracked and added the extra 's' so it wouldn't be confused with an ice cream sundae. I obviously, should had double checked it as I had my dessert and deserts switched in my head at the time.
Cheers,
Louis
Thanks for posting this Louis. That was a long extended preview, I hope there are many more reveals left in the series. Sir Ian McKellen looks fantastic as ever
Looking forward to The Prisoner remake and enjoyed the preview video you posted link to!
smiles - Ann
That was a great preview.. More than just sound bytes but not enough to give anything away. It looks like they've retained the wonderful mystery of "The Village" and what I liked about the original series, which was the 'toying' of the mind of John Drake (errr.. I meant '6')
I hope they end it better than the original, I think they wrote themselves into a corner on the original series and it ended in a kind of '60's psycho-drama, there were some interesting ideas but it could never have the conclusion that they had built it up to.
Maybe with some really good writing today they could present a more palatable resolution.
Cheers!
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