Remake of The Prisoner on AMC
AMC is doing a remake of "The Prisoner", the classic sixties series starring Patrick McGoohan. Six episodes, two per night on three consecutive nights, starting November 15. Available online the day after broadcast. Stars Ian McKellen as Number Two and Jim Caviezel as Number Six. Video preview available now.
To whet your whistle, AMC has online video of the original series, at www.amctv.com/videos/the-prisoner-1960s-video.
Bastardization of The Prisoner
Classics can't be left alone in their original glory. Newcomers, armed with all manner of new video and computer tomfoolery, "remake" these classics mainly because they're only mechanics - technological make-up artists.
Patrick McGoohan is rolling over in his grave.
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