Category Archives: The Prisoner

The Prisoner: Living in Harmony

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The Prisoner: Living in Harmony”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailIn Episode 14 of the greatest TV series ever made, Patrick MacGoohan uses an allegorical Western setting. The town needs and wants a protector; the machinations of the powerful don’t create this desire, … Continue reading →

Free For All

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Free For All”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThis episode of The Prisoner is the most overtly political. Number 6 is given the opportunity to run for mayor of The Village, but learns that power is larger than any one man.

The Prisoner, Episode 1: Arrival

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The Prisoner, Episode 1: Arrival”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailPossibly the greatest TV show ever made, The Prisoner stars Patrick MacGoohan as a British secret agent held in a remote village while a train of antagonists try to get the information in … Continue reading →

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Saturday Afternoon TV: In Search Of “The Prisoner”

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Saturday Afternoon TV: In Search Of “The Prisoner””FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailPatrick MacGoohan’s seminal masterpiece The Prisoner resonates more than ever. A British secret agent is trapped in a world shrunk to size small; the mysterious powers-that-be thwart every escape attempt. … Continue reading →

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Saturday Afternoon TV: Free For All

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Saturday Afternoon TV: Free For All”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailMade in 1967, The Prisoner was far ahead of its time. The episode Free For All is a thought-provoking examination of authority, liberty, and the culture of electoral politics. In fact, I … Continue reading →

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Saturday Afternoon TV

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Saturday Afternoon TV”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailA fairly good overview of classic TV show The Prisoner. The remake is due on AMC in November. By the way, you can click here to watch all 17 episodes of the original series for … Continue reading →

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Morning Video

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Morning Video”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailOh. My. Gawd. As a big fan of the original Prisoner, I was not happy to learn that AMC is doing a remake. My mind didn’t even change when I heard about the casting. But now … Continue reading →

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Be Seeing You, Number Six

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Be Seeing You, Number Six”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Patrick MacGoohan, known to his fans as “Number Six,” passed away Tuesday. He was 80 years old. What terrific irony that he died one week to the day before the end of … Continue reading →

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