Comments on: Escaping from The Prisoner http://www.chaosprg.com/blog/2009/11/escaping-from-the-prisoner/ Without creativity, the universe would just be columns of numbers. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:27:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: sgu free online http://www.chaosprg.com/blog/2009/11/escaping-from-the-prisoner/comment-page-1/#comment-198 sgu free online Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:06:57 +0000 http://www.chaosprg.com/blog/?p=262#comment-198 Thanks for your blog, it is so good, I really like it! Its exactly what I was looking for when i searched for stargate universe – I’ll be a regular visitor from now on!

]]> By: irv http://www.chaosprg.com/blog/2009/11/escaping-from-the-prisoner/comment-page-1/#comment-180 irv Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:29:47 +0000 http://www.chaosprg.com/blog/?p=262#comment-180 I would even accept a remake that was competently done. The Prisoner was not that. Battlestar Galactica, on the other hand, had moments of real genius. True, you had to suffer through episode after episode of over-the-top awful soap opera to get to those moments but at least that show made some effort to be interesting. Not many shows try for interesting these days (or maybe ever. I admit to being younger than television and lots younger than movies). Maybe they just make things to fill in slots on a resume. My boss wouldn't buy it, but maybe in Hollywood people can get away with saying, "This doesn't count. It's just something I do to bring in a check, so don't expect me to try very hard." I would even accept a remake that was competently done. The Prisoner was not that. Battlestar Galactica, on the other hand, had moments of real genius. True, you had to suffer through episode after episode of over-the-top awful soap opera to get to those moments but at least that show made some effort to be interesting.

Not many shows try for interesting these days (or maybe ever. I admit to being younger than television and lots younger than movies). Maybe they just make things to fill in slots on a resume. My boss wouldn’t buy it, but maybe in Hollywood people can get away with saying, “This doesn’t count. It’s just something I do to bring in a check, so don’t expect me to try very hard.”

]]> By: Steven Till http://www.chaosprg.com/blog/2009/11/escaping-from-the-prisoner/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Steven Till Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:35:43 +0000 http://www.chaosprg.com/blog/?p=262#comment-179 I agree with you. I'm tired of Hollywood rehashing the same old, tired ideas and doing remakes non-stop. I want some creativity, some originality. Is that too much to ask? I can't say I've watched The Prisoner, but after reading this, I certainly won't waste my time. I did happen to watch what was -- in my opinion -- one of the worst movies I have ever seen over the weekend: Mission to Mars with Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins and Don Cheadle. Despite a nice cast, the writing / dialogue was not very good, and you never really got to know the characters or felt any emotional attachment towards them. And parts of it were just plain silly, especially at the end. I agree with you. I’m tired of Hollywood rehashing the same old, tired ideas and doing remakes non-stop. I want some creativity, some originality. Is that too much to ask? I can’t say I’ve watched The Prisoner, but after reading this, I certainly won’t waste my time. I did happen to watch what was — in my opinion — one of the worst movies I have ever seen over the weekend: Mission to Mars with Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins and Don Cheadle. Despite a nice cast, the writing / dialogue was not very good, and you never really got to know the characters or felt any emotional attachment towards them. And parts of it were just plain silly, especially at the end.

]]>