# The Prisoner remake

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prisoner-remake/516647>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 6, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prisoner-remake/516647 "2009-11-06T22:14:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prisoner-remake/516647/1 "2009-11-06T22:14:31Z")

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So I guess they’ve remade The Prisoner and will be showing it on AMC. The trailer is here: [AMC | Watch TV Shows & Movies Online | Stream Current Episodes](http://www.amctv.com/videos/the-prisoner/?bcpid=19921019001&bclid=45497761001&bctid=45792072001)

What are your thoughts?

They’re definitely changing a lot from the original. The setting is in America in the middle of the desert. Jim Cazaviel looks like a completely different Number 6 than Patrick McGoohan was, more of an American action hero than a British spy. The trailer includes the famous “I’m not a number, I’m a free man” line, but I don’t like the way he says it.

Even though it’s not a faithful looking remake, maybe it’ll be good in its own right. Anyone think there’s a good chance of that? I’m personally not optimistic.

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**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prisoner-remake/516647/2 "2009-11-06T22:16:00Z")

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I’ve got high hopes because I won’t be affected by the nostalgia filter.

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prisoner-remake/516647/3 "2009-11-06T23:04:16Z")

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I predict it will crash and burn as fast as the new **V** does.

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**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prisoner-remake/516647/4 "2009-11-06T23:08:54Z")

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> [@silenus](#):
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> I predict it will crash and burn as fast as the new **V** does.

You’re predicting a [success](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/11/v-premiere-ratings-139-million-viewers-strong.html) then?

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**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prisoner-remake/516647/5 "2009-11-06T23:13:51Z")

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I actually got a woody when I first saw the trailer. It’s got Ian Mckellen AND it’s a MINI-series there’s no way they won’t have time to screw it up.

Yeah, it’s gonna suck. ☹