maryte wrote: 
I think they were pushing the suspension of belief to much when the village was really just in M2's mind and the "holes" were her not having a tight enough focus to hold the mirage together, that and everyone in the village was in her "dream" to be "fixed" etc. It reminded me of the Monty Python skit where people lived in an imaginary hi-rise and whenever someone would start to doubt its existence it would start to collapse and fall down.

They did leave it open for a sequel or series though. Wonder if it will ever get any further.

That being said, the original was so much better.

We watched the last two episodes as well and, whereas it wasn't *bad*, it was NOTHING like the original.  Number 2 with backstory?  Puhleeze!  They should have just given it a different title - but then they wouldn't have had a built-in audience (for better or worse).  So it wasn't "The Prisoner".  But it was "meh".

Judging from the quick death of this thread I guess no one else liked it either

Just watched the last two eps. They sure changed everything including the reason for the village itself. They should have just done as a stand alone project not having anything to do with the original series. The original was miles better. Also, did anyone else notice the Penny farthing bicycle they snuck in as a homage to the original? I thought it was cool that the cabbie guy was also in Jericho, a show I really liked.

 Welly wrote: 
I just rewatched the first original episode (the link that was posted here earlier) and it's so much better. The subtle humor is wonderful. The new one seems so deadly (dull) serious. I got through two of the new episodes.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
Well, if you'd been watching The Prisoner on AMC for the last 3 nights, in the Asheville area, you woulda seen it about 500 times.

 Antigone wrote: 

Thanks for the link. One of my all time favorite shows.

 OCDHG wrote: 
crappy youtube skipping all over the place. loses all the good creepiness.
I haven't seen this on tv yet.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
Here you go! 

 jadewahoo wrote: 
I couldn't hang in there.

DaveInVA wrote:
dammit. I missed the first and second ones I guess. I wonder if hulu will have the episodes?

 OCDHG wrote: 
I don't remember that. I'll check youtube so you aren't alone.

Is anyone else getting those stupid Palm Pre commercials in their markets??

I seriously want to slap that girl back to her yoga class.

Bing... bing... bing 
Please someone share my pain.

 jadewahoo wrote: 
Yes it shows a little more promise now but it looks like it ends tomorrow with episode 6...

I've just watched the second night of The Prisoner and found it to be more enticing, the story and characters more fully developed, following on the heels of my iffy response to the first night's round.

 DaveInVA wrote: 
Cool! I didn't know you could watch the original online. Thanks!

Here's a clicky link

Rose, Winter ... at least watch the first, original episode!

Here are episode guides and videos of all the original eps online:
http://www.amctv.com/originals/the-prisoner-1960s-series/

Dave

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Prisoner_episodes

about the proper order of the episodes

 winter wrote: 


Go watch the original, B. It was so much better, and didn't have to try half as hard.

 phineas wrote: 
Scott is Number 1!