'The Prisoner' set for TV return in new version

The only comment posted at the link so far, is spot on.

On 23 Nov at 23:28 - Jacob C. from Arizona said:

Unless Patrick McGoohan is actually involved or this series has his blessing, it's a crime for them to go ahead with it. "The Prisoner" was McGoohan's baby, and for them to 'take liberties' with it without his approval would be little short of blasphemy - perhaps too strong a word, but this production seems to show little respect for or understanding of the original Prisoner.

For those that have never seen the show before, or really never looked at some of my links, particularly under What Have We Here, I have had a link to a great site that has been under reconstruction for a long time, but here is the Wayback Machine's copy, and here is the Google search for more.

I first watched this show in reruns, on a local UHF station when I was seven, and was mesmerised by the show and it's concept. For a while, last year, BBC America had it on, but kept shifting time slots and it was hard to get recorded. If you have never seen it or have not viewed it in years, then you would do well, my Paranoids to rent or purchase it.

Oh, and yes, even before watching the show, I was a budding paranoid...

--WP