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Two on a party: Ian McKellen acts circles around an underwhelming Jim Caviezel in AMC's unbalanced remake of The Prisoner.

Patrick McGoohan's stunning spy-fi series The Prisoner only lasted 17 episodes before sadly disappearing in 1969.

This weekend: Colts vs. Patriots, 'The Prisoner,' 'Collision,' 'Desperate Housewives,' 'The Amazing Race' The most-watched program this weekend is likely to be Sunday Night Football.

If you think ABC's "Lost" is confusing, wait until you see AMC's "The Prisoner." The six-hour miniseries, which runs at 8 p. m. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday on the cable channel that gave us "Mad Men," is a maddening, complex "reinterpretation" of the classic 1967 series that starred the late Patrick McGoohan.

Fact No. 1: A remake of the 1960s TV series "The Prisoner" arrives 7 p.m. Central Sunday on AMC.

If you think ABC's "Lost" is confusing, wait until you see AMC's "The Prisoner." The six-hour miniseries, which runs at 8 p. m. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday on the cable channel that gave us "Mad Men," is a maddening, complex "reinterpretation" of the classic 1967 series that starred the late Patrick McGoohan.

There's nothing but the Village where Ian McKellen rules in AMC's remake of 'The Prisoner' NEW YORK - NEW YORK a ' A man named Michael from New York wakes up in the desert, much to his surprise.

Oh man, the Prisoner has to be the most singular, peculiar TV show ever made. It is part spy drama, part science fiction, part late 60s head trip, part political statement and all around entertainment.

Ruth Wilson and Jim Caviezel in AMC's "The Prisoner." Imagine waking up in the middle of a vast desert with no memory of who you are and no idea how you got there.

A former spy given the designation Number 6 tries to escape from The Village in "The Prisoner," a six-part, six-hour miniseries airing on AMC.

Created by Patrick McGoohan The Prisoner was a spy fiction television series with elements of science fiction and psychological drama that gained a cult following when it debuted in 1967.

American Movie Classics, home of "Mad Men," begins showing the remake of the famous 1960s television showA "The Prisoner" beginning Nov.

After the third season of "Mad Men" ends this week, AMC will fill that Sunday night slot with "The Prisoner," a new version of the cult British TV show.

After a well-crafted and moving episode set against the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the best drama on television ends its third season on Sunday.

The Series: Before Twin Peaks and The X-Files , Patrick McGoohan's The Prisoner was the definitive cult sci-fi/suspense show, and while its influence may have diminished its impact to some, many of us still find it to be one of, if not the, most enthralling televisions shows in the history of the format.

The Prisoner , AMC's heavily hyped, six-part, three-night remake of the 1967-68 British TV series, is about a guy who wakes up in an unrecognizable place he learns is called the Village.

ROCKLAND : Rockland Public Library will screen two episodes from the late Patrick McGoohan's cult television series "The Prisoner" and a Preview of AMC's new "Prisoner" miniseries Thursday, Nov.

Morena Baccarin, center, plays Anna, the leader of the visitors on "V." Science-fiction fans might remember her from "Firefly" or the movie that came from that series, "Serenity." TV REVIEW V What: A new series version of the 1983 science-fiction miniseries.

Done with touches of madness & genius : The Prisoner may have lost the plot, but ita s still interesting [T]he majority opinion seems to be that its creator and star, Patrick McGoohan, lost his grip on the show over the course of its 17-episode run.

"I am not a number, I am a free man!" shouts Number Six, the titular character played by Patrick McGoohan in one of the UK's greatest cult series.