Posts with tag the prisoner
Posted Sep 12th 2008 2:03PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, Reality-Free
One of the greatest TV mini-series of all time was
I, Claudius. It was riveting TV and every time it's been repeated since it premiered in 1976, I've watched it religiously. The Robert Graves novel about the Roman empire, including the mad Caligula, is now set for a remake.
Director Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot) will be helming an adaptation of I, Claudius with Nye Heron and Sheridan penning the script.
At this point, the project seems headed to the big screen. That would be a plus insofar as the set design and lush look. However, one of the benefits of the 1976 version was the length. It was 13 episodes, a hour each (sans commercials). That meant the complexities of Graves' novel -- and there were dozens of them -- not to mention the enormous cast of characters, could be played out.
Continue reading I, Claudius set for remake
Posted Aug 5th 2008 2:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, TV on the Bigscreen, Reality-Free
We all know that studios go ga-ga for big screen movies based on TV shows. Even if they tank, there seems to be an unending appetite to bring a beloved (or even semi-beloved) TV show to a theater near you:
The Fugitive,
Charlie's Angels,
Transformers,
The Beverly Hillbillies,
Serenity (
Firefly),
The Simpsons,
South Park,
The Flintstones,
The Jetsons...the list is endless. Now Den of Geek has a list of
23 shows that studios are planning to bring to the big screen.
But this list is really incomplete in so many ways. We've all heard that
Magnum, P.I. might get the movie treatment, but this list only says that Matthew McConaughey might star and doesn't mention other people who have been rumored to have been attached to it in the past, including Ben Affleck and George Clooney.
Continue reading Coming to the big screen: Magnum, Wonder Woman ... and V?
Posted Jun 30th 2008 9:20PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Casting, Reality-Free
I don't know how they keep doing it; AMC that is. Not only have they brought us stellar series
(Mad Men) after stellar series (
Breaking Bad), but now they've managed to snag two big-time Hollywood names to join the cast of their remake of one of the smartest shows in television history. What
started as rumor, that even we at TV Squad had a hard time believing, is now fact. Both
Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellan have been cast in AMC's remake of The Prisoner. Caviezel is set to fill Patrick McGoohan's shoes as the titular "Number Six," while McKellan will step into the role of "Number Two."
AMC's
The Prisoner is scheduled to be a six-part mini-series. It hasn't been made clear if those six parts are one hour, two or a combination of both, but either way the original wrapped up in 17 so there's no reason to think we can't get a satisfying tale in six installments. With casting of the two principals announced, it's actually safe to say now that this thing might really get made. AMC is cruising right along with their original programming, and after forty years, I think we're due a re-imagining of this classic series. And unlike
the disastrous The Andromeda Strain at A&E, I have faith that AMC won't let me down ... don't let me down, AMC!
Continue reading McKellan and Caviezel captured for AMC's remake of The Prisoner
Posted Jun 10th 2008 12:01PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
Some details have been released regarding the new mini-series series
remake of The Prisoner, the cult 1960s series starring Patrick McGoohan. For now, these should be treated as rumors.
Supposedly, Jim Caviezel will play the Prisoner known only as Number Six, and Sir Ian McKellan is set to play the jailer known as Number Two. Six episodes will be produced and John Jones will direct.
This report sounds too good to be true. It's doubtful that either Caviezel or McKellan would slum it to a television mini-series from the movies they've been making. On the other hand, McKellan has put in television appearances before (such as
Extras).
While I'm a fan of McKellan's work, wouldn't it be more loyal to the source material if multiple actors played Number Two? I'm just saying.
Shooting begins at the end of August (and scheduled to air next year). At that point, we'll see if the report is accurate.
UPDATE 6/30/2008: AMC Television
has officially announced this series.
[via
AICN]
Posted Feb 11th 2008 10:23AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, TV on DVD, Contests and Giveaways
The giveaways continue today! Not only are we giving away three copies of
The Smurfs season one, volume one on DVD today (plus the
two iPods we're giving away, courtesy of Tava)
, we've also got three copies of
The Complete Prisoner - 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition DVD Set for three lucky, random commenters. The set is available in stores now (
save up to 60% on The Prisoner and other DVD titles.)
To enter, simply leave a comment below before 5:00PM Eastern, Friday, February 15, simply telling us why you'd like to own the set. As always, we'll randomly choose three winners amongst the eligible entries. Some other details:
- To enter, leave a confirmed comment below stating why you'd like to own The Complete Prisoner on DVD.
- The comment must be left before February 15, 2008 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
- You may enter only once.
- Three winners will be selected in a random drawing.
- Three winners will receive a copy of The Complete Prisoner - 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition DVD Set (valued at $99.95).
Click here for complete Official Rules.
Posted May 26th 2007 4:21PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Celebrities, Pickups and Renewals
As we've mentioned a couple of times, AMC is moving ahead with its plans to start focusing more on original series. One of those new series, Mad Men, will debut sometime this July. The series focuses on a group of ad execs in New York City in the '60s. You can see a trailer here.
Another series, Breaking Bad, is close to being picked up, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The drama will center on a chemistry teacher, played by Malcolm in the Middle's Bryan Cranston, who builds a meth lab to help support his family after he's diagnosed with cancer. Oh yeah, and his son is handicapped. Good gravy, that sounds depressing.
Continue reading AMC continues to push original series
Posted Aug 12th 2006 11:40AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV Royalty, Talent, Industry, Programming, Celebrities
On the cover: 24's Kiefer Sutherland talks about the new season of the show. - A parent's guide to the new fall season.
- Matt Roush says the second season of Weeds looks as good as the first.
- An interview with Deadwood's Calamity Jane.
- J.J. Abrams talks about the new Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, The Prisoner, and Lost, of course.
- In the print edition: Stargate SG-1 does The Wizard of Oz; a Q and A with Fantasia about her Lifetime movie; and an interview with Kellie Martin about her Hallmark Channel mystery movie series.
Posted Aug 12th 2006 11:02AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Industry, TV on the Bigscreen, BBC, The Prisoner
Chris Nolan, the director of last year's summer blockbuster Batman Begins, is nearing a deal to direct a movie version of the cult classic television show The Prisoner.
According to the website comingsoon.net Nolan will direct a contemporary version of the show once he is finished with production of The Dark Knight, a sequel to Batman Begins. The movie adaptation of The Prisoner will be written by Janet and David Peoples (Twelve Monkeys, Blade Runner). It's unknown if this modern version of the show will connect in any way with the remake of The Prisoner that has been commissioned by Britain's Sky One satellite channel.
Only lasting 17 episodes back in 1967, The Prisoner featured Patrick McGoohan as a government agent who resigns, is kidnapped, and placed on an isolated island known as the Village. It's there that he is given the new identity of Number 6. If you are interested in getting a feel for the series, number one fan Michael Sciannamea is currently reviewing episodes of The Prisoner for TV Squad's Retro Squad column.
Posted May 7th 2006 11:49AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Cable, Programming
Our fellow blogger and The Prisoner fan Michael Sciannamea will be happy to hear this!
The British satellite channel Sky One is giving a green light for a remake of the cult-classic The Prisoner, which aired on ITV from 1967 until early 1968. The new series would run for six episodes to be aired next year, which would be the 40th anniversary of the series.
There are unconfirmed reports that Number 6, the main character that was played by Patrick McGoohan, will be played by Christopher Eccleston. Eccleston is currently portraying The Doctor in the new series of Doctor Who episodes being broadcast in America on the Sci-Fi Channel. Eccleston lasted only one season on the show and was replaced by David Tennant in the series currently running on the BBC.
The remake of The Prisoner will stick to the original concept of the series: a government agent is drugged and sent to a prison called The Village after he resigns from service. While in prison people are referred to by their numbers rather than their names. This version of the series will probably have a modern shine to it. Perhaps it will take place in one of those secret CIA prisons we aren't supposed to know about.
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