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WTF was the crap I forced myself to watch for two hours last night.

This remake isn't fit to wipe McGoohan's ass.


I was also quite surprised and disappointed by the result.
I understand this is not really a remake, they tried to make something different.
But it lacks the humor and the surrealistic dementia of the original.
And the Village lacks the charming pittoresque of Portmarion.


Seldriss wrote:

I was also quite surprised and disappointed by the result.

I understand this is not really a remake, they tried to make something different.
But it lacks the humor and the surrealistic dementia of the original.
And the Village lacks the charming pittoresque of Portmarion.

Yeh the "new village" looks like a KOA campground.


I must add that i am also quite disappointed by Number 2. I like Ian McKellen, but his character is not given enough scope.
I won't even comment on Number 6. This actor has less charisma than Patrick McGoohan had in one of his tennis shoes.

(Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Adventure Path, Campaign Setting, Companion, Tales Subscriber)

Hm. You got me wary now. I have them set up to record on DVR so I can watch them back to back when I'm in the mood...

Osirion (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Adventure Path Subscriber)

Haven't seen the originals but am enjoying these. It will be interesting to see how they wrap it up by episode 6.

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I've enjoyed the series so far. Can't wait to see how they wrap it up tonight. For the record, I loved the original series.

Osirion (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Adventure Path Subscriber)

Thoughts after the series is over:
Judging by comments at amctv.com - it seems that one either liked the series or hated it. I find myself in the liking camp. It was decent science fiction with an ending that continued to make you think after it was over. It did not resolve the issues of the village but instead explained the purpose and rationale for the village, leaving the ultimate answers as to the morality of it all for the viewer to decide for themselves.

I found that the explanation for the existence of the village to be more or less what I had anticipated from the beginning based on comments by 2 ("There is no out there is only in") but the purpose of the village was much different from what I had guessed it to be (I was anticipating a social experiment for the purpose of military control).

In the end, the main question I am left with was the reason for the death of Lucy. Her death seems at odds with the stated goals of Summakor.

Edit: Also it was an interesting surprise to find out that the flashbacks were not in fact flashbacks.

Andoran (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber)

I have never seen the original series, and I have a feeling that's for the better insomuch as being a critical factor in liking or disliking the re-visioned series:

I like it.

Osirion (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Adventure Path Subscriber)

A thought from the show I've been semi-pondering all day - dreamers are deemed dangerous and yet it is a dreamer that is necessary for the continuation and survival of all.


It was a decent Sci-Fi flick but other than a few similarities it has nothing in common with the original, so little in common they should have called it something else.


I'm nonplussed. I watched the first three episodes and called it quits. Not much in relation to the original, I feel little to no sympathy for the protagonist, and they have the great Ian McKellan, who gets to wander around in a white suit and spout semi-philosophical nonsense. Bleh.

Andoran (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber)

Shadowborn wrote:
I'm nonplussed. I watched the first three episodes and called it quits. Not much in relation to the original, I feel little to no sympathy for the protagonist, and they have the great Ian McKellan, who gets to wander around in a white suit and spout semi-philosophical nonsense. Bleh.

Do you think you might view it differently if you had never seen the original?


Quite possibly. However, it seems that even if I were new to it, there is something fundamental missing from the script. It is like Lost without the character development. In Lost, there was mystery about the characters. Here, it's total confusion.

Andoran (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber)

Those who disliked the pilot, if you stuck with the show, do you like it now (as a whole)?


Andrew Turner wrote:

Those who disliked the pilot, if you stuck with the show, do you like it now (as a whole)?

I seriously tried to watch but couldn't get past the second two hours; I kept falling asleep or wandering off to do something else.


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