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Subject: Re: Review: "The Prisoner - The Complete Series" on Blu-ray
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Dewey wrote:
> redcat <redcat@ix.netcom.com> wrote in
> news:ZpWdnQ0fkolQDHTXnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@earthlink.com:
>
>> 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
>>>>>> 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 -
>>>>>
>>>>> - 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.
>
OK, so far we have Living in Harmony was dropped because a) There were
drugs given to the subject; b) There was shooting of people (not to
mention hanging); c) There was resistance to shooting of people (and to
the hanging); d) The drugged subject overcame the force of the drugs.
What a nutty muddle! Can you pick the reason Harmony was allegedly
banned in the US?
I don't remember if I saw Harmony during the Prisoner's initial US run.
It was summertime and there were summer trips when I surely missed an
episode or two the first time around.
Perhaps that's what happened to the person who first floated this
allegation: he went on holiday. We had no VCR or DVR in those days.
redcat
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