# Movies from TV shows...much pablum but no "The Prisoner"?

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**Created:** [May 11, 2003, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-from-tv-shows-much-pablum-but-no-the-prisoner/174406 "2003-05-11T00:16:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Frank\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Frank\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank_2)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-from-tv-shows-much-pablum-but-no-the-prisoner/174406/21 "2003-05-14T14:00:20Z")

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If I was filming _Prisoner: The Movie_ using the series as a basis, here’s where I would start:

**Arrival** - maybe 20 minutes, including a opening sequence  
**Chimes of Big Ben** - aprrox. 25 min escape attempt  
**A, B, & C** - 20 min  
**Free For All** - 15 min  
**The Schiziod Man** - 20 min  
**The General** - a passing mention. 5-10 min at best  
**Many Happy Returns** - cut it. chose _Chimes_ over this episode.  
**Dance of the Dead** - maybe 15 min here  
**Checkmate** - definite inclusion. maybe done throughout the movie  
**Hammer into Anvil** - shows the Prisoner getting tough. 20-25 min  
**It’s Your Funeral** - shows the fraility of the #2s. 10-15 min  
**A Change of Mind** - shows the communtiy running things. 15 min  
**Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling** - cut it.  
**Living in Harmony** - cut it.  
**The Girl Who Was Death** - cut it.  
**Once Upon a Time & Fallout** - the finale. about 20-30 min.

So right there we have a rough outline of the arrival, 1 or 2 escape attempts, 4 attempts to break #6, 2 or 3 points showing #6’s growing strength, and the finale. The total time right now is about 3 hours and 15 minutes. After further editing it could be trimmed down to 2 hours and still give a feel as to what the TV series was all about.

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**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-from-tv-shows-much-pablum-but-no-the-prisoner/174406/22 "2003-05-14T14:34:47Z")

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Apparently, there isn’t a great demand for movies based on prententious, goofy UK TV shows from the 60’s. I’d much rather see a movie baed on “Hee-Haw.”

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