Friday, January 16, 2009

Amber & The Prisoner

Long ago, on a couch now far away in a landfill somewhere, James introduced me to The Prisoner on DVD. I loved it. The opening credits tell you the backstory, which is also about as much explanation as you ever get.



They want information; they'll never get it. He thinks he is not a number; they think that's laughable. Etc. The show is said to be one of the major inspirations for Lost, another show that takes place on a mysterious island. But, instead of the rover (backward footage of a weather balloon), they have a smokemonster keeping them from wandering off too far. And we don't know who"they" really are, do we?

R.I.P. Patrick McGoohan. Be seeing you.

"I think progress is the biggest enemy on earth, apart from oneself… I think we're gonna take good care of this planet shortly… there's never been a weapon created yet on the face of the Earth that hadn't been used…

…We're run by the Pentagon, we're run by Madison Avenue, we're run by television, and as long as we accept those things and don't revolt we'll have to go along with the stream to the eventual avalanche… As long as we go out and buy stuff, we're at their mercy. We're at the mercy of the advertiser and of course there are certain things that we need, but a lot of the stuff that is bought is not needed…

…We all live in a little Village… Your village may be different from other people's villages but we are all prisoners."

— 1977 interview

1 comment:

CRD said...

Excellent use of the tag "Muddle."