explanations are for wimps!
As is, apparently, lucidity.
Excuse me? Who gave you permission to exist?
Cordelia ,'Beneath You'
Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Tom Scola - Dec 19, 2006 9:21:54 am PST #6978 of 10007
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Sean K - Dec 19, 2006 9:38:43 am PST #6979 of 10007
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I am torn like Jessica about the Prisoner remake.
The pink-and-white cherry-covered bedspread creates a kinky contrast with the blood red cuffs that adorn its four corners in the Hello Kitty S&M Room. A stuffed version of the celebrated pussy watches voyeuristically from her swing above.
Trudy's wet dream...
Strega - Dec 19, 2006 9:38:56 am PST #6980 of 10007
The Prisoner was awesome, but it's an awesome, trippy, allegorical, self-indulgent mess. I suspect a modern version would attempt to be An Edgy, Realistic Drama. Which is completely missing the point.
Okay, maybe if they turned this season of 24 into The Prisoner. And had David Lynch guest-direct. That would be daring.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 19, 2006 9:41:46 am PST #6981 of 10007
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Iconic though it may have been, and revolutionary, I found it too hand-stapled-to-head melodramatic to enjoy.
Hrrmm? I've heard a lot of criticisms of the Prisoner over the years (mostly about the final episode, which is GENIUS!), but melodramatic is not one of them. I may be misunderstanding the intent of the word (or lacking a different definition the word may have).
Typo Boy - Dec 19, 2006 9:42:12 am PST #6982 of 10007
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
EM got another freaky note
Damn. It.
Jessica - Dec 19, 2006 9:42:48 am PST #6983 of 10007
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Okay, maybe if they turned this season of 24 into The Prisoner. And had David Lynch guest-direct. That would be daring.
Duuuuuuuuuuuuude. You totally get my vote for being in charge of television.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 19, 2006 9:47:48 am PST #6984 of 10007
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The Prisoner was awesome, but it's an awesome, trippy, allegorical, self-indulgent mess.
I suspect seeing it when I was in my early teens (on PBS re-runs) is why I have such an unholy love for it. I've noticed on re-watching that too many of the episodes start to become copies of earlier ones. If it had gone on any longer, it would have burnt itself out a la Twin Peaks. I think a shorter run might have been better, but I'm sure some on the episodes I cherish were among the later additons (MacGoohan had 7 planned initially, I think).
Sean K - Dec 19, 2006 9:50:12 am PST #6985 of 10007
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
EM got another freaky note
Speaking of....
If I had the disposable cash and time, I would gladly come up for a spell and stake out her mailbox (explicit promise of no vigilante justice included). I wonder if it's something that can be arranged (again, with an explicit promise of no vigilante justice from participants).
meara - Dec 19, 2006 9:51:22 am PST #6986 of 10007
Sadly, I suspect unless you were staking out the mailbox from her house, the neighbors would probably freak out about the creepy guy staking out the mailbox!!
tommyrot - Dec 19, 2006 9:52:51 am PST #6987 of 10007
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
If I had the disposable cash and time, I would gladly come up for a spell and stake out her mailbox (explicit promise of no vigilante justice included). I wonder if it's something that can be arranged (again, with an explicit promise of no vigilante justice from participants).
Some people hook up webcams to their computers as part of a cheap security system - the computer is setup to only record when something changes in its field of view (i.e. someone walks by, moves around, etc.) Dunno if this would provide sufficient resolution to ID someone....