AMC's general manager Charlie Collier told SCI FI Wire that the cable network's upcoming reboot of the classic 1960s British SF series The Prisoner will have some familiar elements. "I don't really think of it being sci-fi, but it has the elements of the Village and the gadgetry," Collier said in an interview at the Television Critics Association press tour on July 9 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Collier wouldn't reveal much more about how the show is being updated, but he offered one big spoiler: The giant white ball, Rover, will be part of the new show. "Rover was a big part of the TV series, it will be part of it, we can't talk about it extensively now, it will get me in trouble," Collier said. The Prisoner, AMC's second original miniseries, combines espionage, thriller and science fiction and will star Jim Caviezel as Number Six, a part originated by Patrick McGoohan. McGoohan served as the creator, producer, writer and director of the 1960s series. Lord of the Rings star Ian McKellen will play Number Two, Six's boss and the man who apparently controls the mysterious Village in which he is trapped http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=1&id=57430
Was in Portmerion last week on holiday, where The Prisoner was filmed. Forgot my damn camera that day though.
I was just having recollections of The Prisoner the other day. Loved that show when I was a kid... Does it ever air on TV?
Hey Steve. All good mate. You OK? Hate this time of the year, hence my silence. Plus there's been Euro 2008 to keep me occupied, etc.
