Remake of the 60's short series on AMC this week. I think there are 3 parts to this miniseries that started tonight and continues Mon and Tues, 2 hrs each. They'll rebroadcast tonight's ep before tomorrow's.
It's interesting so far, they've made it nicely convoluted to get you into the character's perspective in a mysterious situation. I just hope they can untie it all well. It's got a good core cast though, with James Caviezel as the main character and Ian McKellen as the antagonist.
Anyone else watching this?

http://www.amctv.com/originals/the-prisoner/

I was a fan of the original with Patrick McGoohan. How does this one size up in your opinion?

I know what the show was and what it was about but I never saw it. The big white ball things are still there. LOL
Surely it will be somewhat different to keep it fresh, but I don't know. As far as I can tell it's going the same direction with the same reasoning behind it all.

Watched it for about 20mn last night and that show made so thirsty watching that desert I had to get
a beer, and then another. Time to change channels.

I vaguely remember watching the old show. The new show if you don`t catch the beginning is tough to
follow if you miss it like I did.

Rover..

I was afraid of that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAyOg6HvCb8

Judging from the attached comments - not many fans of the original are enamored.

Perhaps an unbiased mind might find it more engaging.

I like James Caviezel and Ian McKellen but this got way beyond bizarre in a hurry. I watched the second part last and it felt like I had missed a whole episode somewhere although I didn't. I forced myself to watch the second two hours last night but I just about went nuts. Plus they keep showing this commercial with some girl and a phone that annoys the snot out of me. Both of these things makes me feel like I'm loosing my mind. Oh well, I'll probably finish it tonight just so that I can have some closure. I sure hope something sane ends up coming out of this.

I'm with ya. I watched the first hour and 15 minutes last night and just decided to shut it down. They lost it this time. They're trying so hard to be vague and mysterious that they went straight into incoherent and annoying.

Close call.. I'm glad I was too busy this week to bother..

Another unfortunate example of remake-mania. You have to wonder why there's so much of it in today's entertainment industry.. is it perhaps in decline?

To be fair, the original could have it's moments too, though McGoohan's portrayal of No 6 usually could save the day.