I guess I just saw The Prisoner in the same tradition as Philip K. Dick's masterpieces (who, as I'm sure you've gathered, happens to be one of my favourite authors). I was specifically thinking of the theme of the individual who finds himself captive in a fake reality...
"In 2002 the series won the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award. In 2005, readers of SFX magazine awarded the series fifth place in a poll of fantasy television programmes"
So it seems I'm not alone in regarding it as science fiction.
I emphatically second that. A list compiled by people who have a limited understanding of what science fiction is methinks. Populated mostly with the ephemeral, the forgettable, the unstimulating, with of course one or two notable exceptions. I wonder have they even seen The Prisoner, or read the works of, say, Philip K. Dick for example...
The Prisoner is arguably one of the greatest shows, let alone science fiction shows, of all time and my own personal favourite. It's omission renders the list an irrelevance.
"Imagine if the government could get away with that."
Slightly off topic I know but no need to imagine. Your own government (I'm assuming you are from the US) is guilty of punishing reporters / media organisations for revealing unflatering truths.
"we are not asking a very obvious question. Why are workers abroad able to produce our technology at all? The reason is because they know how to -- because they have our intellectual property."
Well they certainly don't have your intellectual property, because you sir are an idiot!
"Take a look at the Ireland economy, where apartheid is still in existence"
Which Ireland do you speak of? Where? Where is this "Apartheid" you refer to?
I'm sitting here in Dublin, (Republic of) Ireland (the economy of which is one of Europe's fastest, if not the fastest growing), and for the life of me I cannot find this "Apartheid" anywhere.
"Jobs are hard to come by"
The beauty of this country at the moment is that jobs are ridiculously easy to come by, especialy if you work in IT
As for the Guinness, well apparently it doesn't travel very well (I had a pint in London and almost wretched). Something to do with being brewed with liffey water...
Protest away, as an Irish man you have my blessing. The employment Guinness brings to this country is negligible. Serves them right for producing such an unpalatable drink, and letting their obvious feelings of "harassment" get the better of them in such an invidious manner
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"Will the net ultimately spread American democracy, or just American entertainment?"
Let's hope neither.
J.K.
Have a look at this.
J.K.
Also from Wikipedia;
So it seems I'm not alone in regarding it as science fiction.
J.K.
I emphatically second that. A list compiled by people who have a limited understanding of what science fiction is methinks. Populated mostly with the ephemeral, the forgettable, the unstimulating, with of course one or two notable exceptions. I wonder have they even seen The Prisoner, or read the works of, say, Philip K. Dick for example...
The Prisoner is arguably one of the greatest shows, let alone science fiction shows, of all time and my own personal favourite. It's omission renders the list an irrelevance.
Also, where was Millennium?
J.K.
Slightly off topic I know but no need to imagine. Your own government (I'm assuming you are from the US) is guilty of punishing reporters / media organisations for revealing unflatering truths.
History written by the victors, and all that.
Well they certainly don't have your intellectual property, because you sir are an idiot!
Which Ireland do you speak of? Where? Where is this "Apartheid" you refer to?
I'm sitting here in Dublin, (Republic of) Ireland (the economy of which is one of Europe's fastest, if not the fastest growing), and for the life of me I cannot find this "Apartheid" anywhere.
"Jobs are hard to come by"The beauty of this country at the moment is that jobs are ridiculously easy to come by, especialy if you work in IT
As for the Guinness, well apparently it doesn't travel very well (I had a pint in London and almost wretched). Something to do with being brewed with liffey water...
Protest away, as an Irish man you have my blessing. The employment Guinness brings to this country is negligible. Serves them right for producing such an unpalatable drink, and letting their obvious feelings of "harassment" get the better of them in such an invidious manner
Eircom, Irelands telecom / largest ISP provide two alternatives :
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2 Flat rate / toll-free number
Every type of user is catered for.