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Subject: Re: Review: "The Prisoner - The Complete Series" on Blu-ray
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Dewey wrote:
> Moor Larkin <moorlarkin@googlemail.com> wrote in
> news:e7401f70-ee4c-4fb0-8af6-9dcfd772bc98@j19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com:
>
>> On 28 Oct, 14:12, Dewey <dewey3kNOS...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> "Dave U. Random" <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote
>>> innew
>> s:ca6ca7c70910280707w4a898f22l5a7e43f52f479a59@mail.gmail.com:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> (MassLive.com) - The series has been available in fine quality on
>>>> VHS and DVD in the past, but the new transfer to high definition
>>>> Blu-ray is most impressive
>>>> (Amazon.com:http://xrl.us/PrisonerBluray). There is newly remixed
>>>> 5.1 surround sound for all 17 episodes, in addition to the original
>>>> mono tracks.
>>>> The five-disc box set has a wealth of bonus material, including
>>>> different musical score. Scripts, call sheets and some 1,200
>>>> production stills can also be accessed on a computer from the fifth
>>>> disc.
>>>> Perhaps the greatest thrill for fans will be a warts-and-all
>>>> the filmin
>> g of
>>>> the series..
>>>> http://xrl.us/PrisonerBlurayReview
>>> Fleshed out with amateur film footage shot on the set, the
>>> documentary boasts candid discussions of the making of the series
>>> from script writers, actors, producers, editors, cameramen and
>>> directors.
>>>
>> self
>>> documentary, as its producers cite his reclusive nature.
>>>
>>> While McGoohan did indeed shy away from analyzing his work, it is a
>>> shame that for legal or financial reasons A& E Home Video failed to
>>> include a highly informative 35-minute televised interview McGoohan
>>> granted to Toronto TV host Warner Troyer in 1977. McGoohan analyzed
>>>
>>> Not coincidentally, the Blu-ray box set arrives in stores before the
>>> lead role. A trailer for the cable TV remake, which airs on Nov. 15,
>>> is included among the extras.
>>>
>>> [Retail Price?]
>>>
>>> --
>>> "You are, number 6"
>>> - The New Number 2- Hide quoted text -
>>>
>>> - Show quoted text -
>> episode was banned by CBS reportedly because it showed hallucinogenic
>> drug use and its central character refused to be drafted to fight"
>>
>>
>> It wasn't banned, it was no more hallucinatory than any other and he
>> took up a gun and shot the kid dead by the end.............
>>
>> Knock yourself with a good story... :-))))))
>> Goodnight Children.
>>
>
> The 1990 "Video Companion" feature explicitly states that "Living in
> Harmony" was banned by CBS in the initial run. Why would they lie?
>
Because no one remembers what they did in 1968 and someone thought the
banning yarn would make a good story.
Far more people got shot dead in "Gunsmoke" during the same era and no
one blinked.
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