Just watched the 9 minute trailer and overall am very excited about new Prisoner!

Good = Rover, Sir Ian, Prisoner catchphrases, surreal feel, the fact it's back!

Bad = American bias, those triangle houses, no lotus 7, not much else

The triangle houses (however ugly) are, surprisingly, for real. It's a municipal owned guest cottage complex in Swakopmund, Namibia. The red granite dome that we see is Spitzkoppe, just to the north-east of Walvis Bay.

Just watched the 9 min. trailer and I have to say that it looks good. Can't wait for the show in November.

Really? I *like* the creepy A-frame houses.

It does look like the new show will be interesting and entertaining, possibly even good. They could screw it up yet, but we'll see.

The production design and prop design, at least, is very mindful of the original series' visual philosophy without being too devotedly ass-kissy about it. A new teaser went up at AMC showing Two's laptop. Couldn't help thinking: "If they had laptops in 1966, this is how Jack Shampan would've designed one."

This trailer shows a lot. One wonders what they could possibly be holding back to surprise us with.

It dose'nt look bad, i'm glad Ian McKellen is in it (the original voice of conformism!), but so much of the original was down to Patrick, he even said that it was very hard to get writters, as they where used to writting for more convectional shows. I think the prisoner is something that needs to be looked at from a different way from other programes, I think theres a chance this could turn out to be abit hollywood, but even so i'm willing to give it a chance.

Prior to seeing this comic-con trailer I was truly dreading this remake. I love 'The Prisoner' and loathe our 'recycle reduce reuse' philosophy in modern entertainment. Why do we need a remake of anything? Why not redo '2001: A Space Odyssey' or 'Citizen Kane'? To quote David Byrne, "say something once, why say it again?". What happened to originality? Why do remakes and prequels and next generation sequels (not to mention unscripted reality programming) succeed while original programs that actually challenge the viewers mind are canceled? Frankly, I am shocked that 'Lost' is fairing so well (another phenomenal show that I adore) when all the shows of recent history that piqued my interest have been aborted. 'Twin Peaks' and 'Carnivale' were both brilliant and completely original, and both were canceled within two seasons. It is a tragedy.

That said, I must now admit that I enjoyed the trailer shown at comic-con. Visually, at least, I am pleased. It's not the Village of the 60's, but they have created a similarly eerie 'veneer of friendly community' atmosphere. Ian McKellen will be a great Number Two, though I am less convinced regarding Caviezel as Six. And check out Rover!!!

Apart from the non-rotating Number Two and the desert setting, there is a glaring difference. The original Number Six knew his identity and his history. The new Number Six apparently has had his memory erased...he has dim recollections (that may be delusions) of an outside world beyond the Village but is unsure even of his own identity. McGoohans strongest defensive weapon against the Village authority was his strong will and his unshakable sense of self. I find this difference intriguing.

On McGoohans behalf I disapprove of what appears to be a scene of a sexual nature between the new number six and a lady.

I like the Village logo as it calls back to the Village greeting "be seeing you" in that it has twin interpretations. "Be seeing you" seems like a friendly greeting, but can also be read as a threat. Similarly the Village logo resembles an open palmed hand-a friendly wave or an oppressive hand holding one down. Or is it to give the impression of an impassable geographical obstacle, such as a mountain range (like the one seen in the trailer)?



So, in short, trailer good. It gives the impression that the show will be respectful to the original but not a carbon copy. I will find it difficult to watch however because I will be thinking the whole time that Number Six is really Number One, but I have to believe they will alter that for the sake of predictability. Perhaps in the new prisoner series there is no number one and that will be the big secret. A Kafka-esque headless organization.

I hope the series lives up to the trailer.