Patrick McGoohan passes...

[silky]

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A sad day...

 

[rchakr]

A sad day, indeed. The Prisoner was ahead of its time. I especially liked the part where this big white ball would kind of round him up, every time he'd try to escape. Cool!

 

[Baz]

Filmed in my neck of the woods. Great show. Sad indeed.

 

[aeronca65t]

Godspeed <span style="font-style: italic">Number Six</span>.

Lots of 7s going around with <span style="font-style: italic">KAR 120C </span>license plates as a result of this show.

 

[aerog]

Just dang.

 

[TRDejaVu]

Supposedly they are doing a remake of the Prisoner on AMC; I hope they don't balls it up by making it wacky and predictable.

 

[aerog]

I saw that the other night. Another case of "we have no material, let's remake something".

 

[GregW]

Another case of "we have no material, let's remake something".

Normally I'd agree with you. But when you think of Battlestar Galactica, there is some hope that a remake will be as good as, if not better than the original.

 

[BIBBER]

Ricardo Montablan passed away today as well...88
Just what is fine Corinthian Leather anyway?

 

[vagt6]

A great artist, two Emmy Awards and a lifetime of achievement on the stage and screen.

<span style="font-style: italic"> </span> <span style="font-style: italic">"There's a man who leads a life of danger

To everyone he meets he stays a stranger."</span>

RIP, Patrick.

 

[Twosheds]

<span style="font-style: italic"> </span> <span style="font-style: italic">"There's a man who leads a life of danger

To everyone he meets he stays a stranger."</span>

RIP, Patrick.

When I was very young, I loved to watch McGoohan in a program that I thought was called Secret Agent. Made me want to wear a black turtleneck with a tweed jacket when I grew up.

But there is no mention of this program in the article; only Danger Man. Was this an alternative title for the same program?

 

[Number_6]

A very sad day, seeing the Lotus 7 in the opening scenes of the Prisoner is probaly the most influential reason that got me interested in Brit. Sports cars.

 

[Number_6]

<span style="font-style: italic"> </span> <span style="font-style: italic">"There's a man who leads a life of danger

To everyone he meets he stays a stranger."</span>

RIP, Patrick.

When I was very young, I loved to watch McGoohan in a program that I thought was called Secret Agent. Made me want to wear a black turtleneck with a tweed jacket when I grew up.

But there is no mention of this program in the article; only Danger Man. Was this an alternative title for the same program?

"I am not a number! I am a free man!" - Number 6

"Danger Man" was the original title of the program in England. The series was renamed "Secret Agent" when it was released in the US.

 

[Number_6]

Another case of "we have no material, let's remake something".

Normally I'd agree with you. But when you think of Battlestar Galactica, there is some hope that a remake will be as good as, if not better than the original.

Let's all pray god that it's not like The Avengers remake...

 

[JamesWilson]

That's sad, but he left a lot of good memories...

 

[bugimike]

Secret Agent and the Prisoner were both shows that I watched religiously back in the day when there was very little on of that caliber! He will be missed!

PS Corinthian Leather was simply a PR creation, had a nice ring to it, especially with Ricardo letting it roll off his Latin tongue! :wink: ...not much of a leather industry in Corinth...unless perhaps some sheepskin industry...Bovines are rare in Greece!!