The Thoughts of a Frumpy Professor

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Thursday, May 03, 2018

The Prisoner

A show that I would like to watch again is "The Prisoner".  It was a wonderfully creative show of science fiction that starred Patrick McGoohan.  Here is a bit of information about the program:

"The Prisoner is a 17-episode British television series first broadcast in Canada beginning on 6 September 1967, then in the United Kingdom on 29 September 1967, and in the United States on 1 June 1968. It stars and was co-created by Patrick McGoohan, and combines spy fiction with elements of science fiction, allegory and psychological drama.

The series follows a British former secret agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a mysterious coastal village resort, where his captors try to find out why he abruptly resigned from his job. Although the show was sold as a thriller in the mould of the previous series starring McGoohan, Danger Man (1960–68; retitled as Secret Agent in the US), its combination of 1960s countercultural themes and surrealistic setting had a far-reaching influence on science fiction and fantasy TV programming, and on narrative popular culture in general."

I have been looking around to try to buy the series of DVD, but it appears to be available as a complete set only in non US compatible DVD formats.   I have been looking to see if it would be on MeTV or other similar channels to no avail either. 

2 Comments:

Blogger David P. said...

You might have to get the PAL versions and then use your computer to convert them to MP4 format, then burn a DVD with that. Most DVD players today can play digital formats like MP4, MKV, etc. Check your user manual.

Thursday, 03 May, 2018  
Blogger Anvilcloud said...

I haven't come across it on any of the streaming sites that I have looked at: Netflix, Amazon Prim, Acorn or Brit Box.

I have written a post in response to your query about my equipment. I expect there will be another installment.

http://anvilcloud.blogspot.ca/2018/05/my-camera-plus-my-take-on-various-brands.html

There was another post awhile ago involving a pipe and tobacco that I thought you might have appreciated. The main tobacco shown was of the chewing variety but there was a pipe.

http://anvilcloud.blogspot.ca/2018/04/different-museum-photos.html

Thursday, 03 May, 2018  

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