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Geek Deal: The Prisoner for $41 on Blu-ray or $29 on DVD

In today's Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day , you can purchase the classic British sci-fi series The Prisoner , starring Patrick McGoohan, for $40.99 on Blu-ray or only $28.99 for the set on DVD .

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Drama Movies

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Ain't It Cool News

Hercules Likens AMCa s New Six-Hour PRISONER To Punishment

I am - " Hercules!! A pokey, unconvincing and lackluster re-imagining of the imagination-firing 1967 series, AMC's new version of "The Prisoner" proves a colossal disappointment.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Screenhead

a The Prisonera Remake: From Rebellion to Conformity

We have a resistence to the remake. And it's understandable, considering most of us only look forward to a remake because of the original.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, Drama, Danger Man

Boxoffice

Weekend Cinema Listomania

Video Event of the Week: Could VCI Entertainment's DVD of Douglas Sirk 's low budget Chekhov adaptation Summer Storm , starring George Sanders , get the nod? Might Microcinema's disc of Luis Bunuel 's 1956 Death in the Garden , an overlooked thriller from his Mexican period, conceivably deserve the honor? Or despite the horror that was the recent ...

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Related Topix: Arts, Cinema, George Sanders, The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Comedy

Thu Nov 19, 2009

TV Squad

Review: The Prisoner - Part One: Arrival

I can't help but feel tempted to compare this to the Patrick McGoohan classic from the '60s, but that wouldn't be fair.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, Drama

Wed Nov 18, 2009

The Boston Globe

Uneven a Prisonera gets caught in plot loops

In AMC's remake of "The Prisoner,'' Jim Caviezel plays Six, the part created by Patrick McGoohan in the 1967 original.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies

Tue Nov 17, 2009

American Chronicle

The Prisoner -- Mind Control, Then and Now

AMC TV's "reimagining" of the late Patrick McGoohan's 1960s cult classic "The Prisoner" is generating renewed interest in the role of the individual in society.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, The National, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Drugs, Opinion

The Toronto Star

U.S. TV plays homage to a surreal British icon

I was worried until I saw the man-eating balloon. Now I can at least dare to hope.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, Drama, Danger Man

Chicago Sun-Times

TV Review: AMC's 'The Prisoner' remake

There is a very good reason why I am not tripping on LSD right now: I have no desire to be disoriented for six hours.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, Horror Movies, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Crime Movies, Sweeney Todd, Autos

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Huliq.com

The Prisoner Reimagined Begins Tonight

"The Prisoner" was a 17-episode British TV series which aired from September 1967 to February 1968.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, Danger Man, Drama, Thriller, X-Men, Action Movies, Science Fiction Movies

Boston Herald

Ian McKellen plots his escape.

Remakes are always tricky, especially of cult sci-fi shows. J.J. Abrams was able to play with "Star Trek" for the big screen partly because the original had a certain camp appeal.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, Star Trek

Sun Nov 15, 2009

MiamiHerald.com - Miami & Ft. Lauderd...

'The Prisoner' is cruel and unusual punishment

Patrick McGoohan, the Emmy-winning actor who created and starred in the cult classic television show The Prisoner , has died.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, Emmy Awards, Columbo, Drama, Mel Gibson

Kansas City Star

AMC's remake of 'The Prisoner' is captivating

The first time I became aware of the cryptic 1960s British drama series The Prisoner was in 1995.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, Drama

Sat Nov 14, 2009

The Hartford Courant

Roger Catlin: Jim Caviezel Stars In 'The Prisoner' Remake

It's revered as one of the great TV shows of all time, an enigmatic tale of a man trapped in a place known only as the Village, where its denizens are regularly spied on by its leaders and everyone is known only as a number.

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TV Squad

The Prisoner -- An early look

The first thing I noticed about AMC's reboot of the classic Patrick McGoohan series The Prisoner was its style.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Drama Movies, Prison, Entertainment, Television

Wired News

The Prisoner: An All-Star Appreciation

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

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, Danger Man, Drama, Pop/Rock, The Beatles, Children TV, Animated TV

New York Times

Rethinking of a Number Between 1 and 10

There was no single archvillain in "The Prisoner," which was one of the many distinctions of that legendary late-60s spy series.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, Theater, Arts, Watches

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Cinerati

Hulu Recommendation Friday: The Prisoner

Given that this Sunday is the premiere of the new AMC series " The Prisoner ," a site as devoted to geek culture as this one is has only one possible recommendation to make -- " The Prisoner " starring Patrick McGoohan.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Drama Movies, Campbell, CA

National Public Radio

With Its Limp Remake, AMC Breaks 'The Prisoner'

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

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, The Prisoner, Drama Movies

Victoria Advocate

Whoever decided to update The Prisoner' should be locked up

The list of Stuff From The 1960s That Doesn't Need To Be Relived just keeps getting longer: Beehive hairdos.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Drama Movies, Classic-Rock, The Cowsills

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