redcat <redcat@ix.netcom.com> wrote in
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> Dewey wrote:
>> Moor Larkin <moorlarkin@googlemail.com> wrote in
>> news:e7401f70-ee4c-4fb0-8af6-9dcfd772bc98
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>> :
>>
>>> 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
>>>>> and a 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
>>>> in 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 -
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>>>> - 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.
>
I believe it was the exact opposite that got this episode dropped.
--
"You are, number 6"
- The New Number 2
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