what great news! finally, I won't have to keep retelling (and inviting people over to watch the DVDs)...though I'll probably have Prisoner viewing parties anyways....Yayayayayay! (Can you tell I'm happy to hear the news?) I definitely cross my fingers that an appropriate, accurate and entertaining remake (yep remake or remodel) be put together.

Be seeing you,

V

Oh the irony of Rupert "I own more media than any one man ought to be allowed to" Murdoch's Sky remaking the Prisoner.

Don't expect much in the way of anti-globalisation in there (which I am sure Pat McG would write in if consulted).

I rather liked the idea of the graphic novel being made (where a lost round-the-world-solo yachtswoman stumbled upon the village and where Pat McG was now number 2!).

If we have to have a remake of the most brilliant series ever produced on television let then do it properly and keep to the original spirit of the series or don't bother. Like the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, the films were in my view disappointing (despite the excellent special effects) as they did not keep to the original books as much as they should.

The only thing which dates "The Prisoner" is the technology, for example "The General" would probably be a desktop PC today, and we dont have rocker switches, banks of lights and oscilloscopes on computers but never mind eh??

I am extremeley wary of any "remakes" of anything as unwanted variations creep in. While I am delighted that "The Prisoner" is being talked about I doubt if they could remake it to my satisfaction. Things these days tend to be "dumbed down" to appeal to a wider audience and rake in more money.

Still we'll see.

Let us not forget the great Prisoner-esque show from UPN's early days....*Nowhere Man*...

They'd better have William Shatner as one of the Number 2s, he'll be perfect!

It's such a pity that Hervé Villechaize is dead.

I am not a number!

I have to agree with no. 3 on this. There's no reason to remake something that's already brilliant. If you want to celebrate the anniversary of the show, I'm all for it, just air all the original episodes and hype it up so that more people will (hopefully) finally see what they've missed out on. I suppose it's intended to be flattering, showing that the concept still holds up 40 years later, but that doesn't mean it should be done.

Karen, if any actor can match McGoohan's "crazed intensity" it is Christopher Eccleston. If you haven't been watching *Doctor Who* on the SciFi Channel (Friday at 9pm and repeated), you can catch up when the DVD box set hits the market "officially" after the 4th of July (you can buy it from Amazon's Canadian website now). It will be on a long wait list through NetFlix though if you decide to rent.

I'd highly recommend that you tune into the show and pick up the DVDs. At the very least, you will learn why Eccleston is the perfect choice for the remake, and at best, you'd become a new fan of Britain's hottest show.

IMHO, Eccleston is the man that should be chosen to portray THE JOKER in the upcoming sequel to last year's *Batman Begins*.

What horrible news. Some things should just be left alone in their classic, brilliant uniqueness. I would definitely include "The Prisoner" in such a group.

And there's simply no way that anyone could (or even should) the insane chaos of the final episode.

Why don't they just re-run the original? Why do they have to ruin it with remakes? Does anyone have the crazed intensity of Patrick McGoohan, anyway?

I've looked over the list of the original episodes and now I'm thinking 'Schizoid Man' should have been included in my selection. Probably at the expense of 'Hammer Into Anvil', to make the basic series more focused on Number Six.