The Prisoner To Be Remade On U.K. TV

An anonymous reader writes "Various UK news sites are reporting that Sky One is to commission a remake of the cult 60s UK TV series, The Prisoner. See u.tv and This is London." From the This Is London story: "The series, which made its debut 1967, is today credited by its fans as being ahead of its time. Featuring McGoohan as a former secret agent trapped in an isolated seaside village, it was shown in more than 60 countries. The new version will not be placed in the original setting, the north Wales village of Portmeirion, or have the arty, 'pop' feel of the original, according to the magazine Broadcast. Damien Timmer, who has been lined up to executive produce the show, told the television and radio industry magazine that the new series 'takes liberties with the original'."

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Sixth post

[AEton]

I am number six... ....wait, who is number one?

Re:Sixth post

[Anonymous Coward]

Floating Point Error! I an NAN!!!

Prisoner

[dao_way]

I always wanted to be chased down the beach by a big bouncing transparent ball. I know, I'll take a really innovative TV series from the late 60's, steal the name and "prisoner" idea, change it completely, and dump everything that was cool about it; that is, "the arty, 'pop' feel." My guess is that the ball will be bouncing after the producer, or should we just wait until the "other ball drops"?

I'm not a number!

[__aaclcg7560]

Standby for Version 2.0 of The Prisoner. Or is that Version 6.1? Hmmm...

Wrong substance

[$RANDOMLUSER]

> The new version will not...have the arty, 'pop' feel of the original...

That wasn't pop, it was lysergic acid diethylamide.

Possible location

[isny]

Guantanemo Bay.

Re:Possible location

[Belseth]

Guantanemo Bay.

Isn't that where they are setting the next Survivor?

"takes liberties with the original"

[Dystopian Rebel]

Poll: For the new Prisoner series, which of the following liberties is most likely to be taken?

a) 80% of the production budget will be for explosions
b) 80% of the production will be for cleavage
c) the Lotus Seven that McGoohan drove will be replaced by a Toyota Echo
d) the Rover balloon will have advertizing pasted all over it
e) Adam Sandler in the main role

Re:"takes liberties with the original"

[Alsee]

a) 80% of the production budget will be for explosions
b) 80% of the production will be for cleavage
c) the Lotus Seven that McGoohan drove will be replaced by a Toyota Echo
d) the Rover balloon will have advertizing pasted all over it
e) Adam Sandler in the main role

All of the above, of course.
Except it's obviously not 80% for explosions and 80% for cleavage. That's just silly. It's only 60% of the budget for explosions and 60% of the budget for cleavage.

And before any math nazis jump in bitching that I made some mistake that it adds up to 120%, yes I know it adds up to 120%. No I did not make a mistake. Obviously 20% of the budget is for exploding cleavage.

Like I said, 80% and 80% is just silly. 60% exploding cleavage is way over the top.

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Re:High and futile hopes

[goldrybluszco]

The original wasn't killed prematurely, there were more episodes made than originally planned. The idea of remaking the Prisoner is a joke, almost as bad as making a sequel to 2001: A Space Odessey. ;)

Lets see what its like before we judge.

[click2005]

I am a free slashdotter. I will not be modded, blogged, DRM'd, patented, podcasted or RFID'd. My life is my own.

Re:Please recreate that sense of disorientation

[robertc5]

A setting eerily like Microsoft Headquarters!

I Regret to Say...

[k0hlrabi]

Your Wedding Falls Square in the Middle of the Prisoner Marathon

So thats it then...

[Anonymous Coward]

They are going to turn the cameras on the UK public.

The New Prisoner/s!

Obligatory multiple /.-tradition post

[davidwr]

Might as well get these out of the way now....

I for one welcome our new Number One overlor.. oh wait.

In Soviet Russia, TV kidnaps YOU. Damn, that doesn't work either.

All your island are belong to us. Drat I'm oh-for-three.

How about a nice game of human chess? Lame.

Get rich quick:

1. Find cult classic.
   
2. Announce a remake
   
3. ???
   
4. PROFIT!!!

And finally....

When they broadcast this in HTDV, will Number One personally set evil-broadcast-flag-bit?

MOD +5 JUST_PLAIN_STUPID :)

Re:Why do we need a remake?

[Carpe PM]

"Questions are a burden to others"

Re:Why do we need a remake?

[trygstad]

> The original Battlestar Galactica was very, very, very, very bad.

True. But not as bad as Space: 1999, quite possibly the most bizarre and humorless sci-fi series ever made. At least no one is talking about remaking it. (I think I should not have said anything. Forget you read this. You have never heard of Space: 1999.)