Patrick McGoohan, RIP

[bobquasit.livejournal.com]

Patrick McGoohan, the creator and star of the cult TV show The Prisoner, died yesterday in Los Angeles. He was 80 years old.

Would a retrospective panel on him be appropriate, do you think?

Comments

Re: You are, Number Six.

[bobquasit.livejournal.com]

I know...jeeze, I practically worshipped that show when I was a kid. I actually put an old Radio Shack tape recorder up against the TV speaker and recorded every episode. I listened to all of those tapes quite a bit, too!

[selkiechick]

shall we have everyone take a number to see who will get to lead the panel.......

Re: You are, Number Six.

[bobquasit.livejournal.com]

VCRs weren't available to the public back when I first watched The Prisoner! I wish they had been, because there were a lot of great things that I wish I could have recorded.

I wonder how this might affect the possibility of a Prisoner movie? To be honest, I've been dreading the prospect. I'm sure Hollywood would screw it up unbearably.

[lbmango.livejournal.com]

And the people who get "2" and "6" fight over who leads?

[metafrantic.livejournal.com]

Until the weather balloons come and sort it all out...

Re: You are, Number Six.

[metafrantic.livejournal.com]

That makes me even sadder. I love Ian McKellan, but... a miniseries? Hell, a remake of any kind?

[animejump.livejournal.com]

It's my understanding that after Mr McGoohan died, he suddenly awoke to find himself in a small flat in London.

(wishful thinking, I know-- be seeing you, Patrick!)

Re: You are, Number Six.

[metafrantic.livejournal.com]

True. That would require some retaliation.

Re: Rover got him

[metafrantic.livejournal.com]

That would be awesome. Gotta be a party store around somewhere...

[fibro-witch.livejournal.com]

Sadly I think it's to late to dedicate an entire panel to him. I think I shall suggest the convention start a regular panel to memorialize all the people we have lost in the past year. Does any one else feel older as the heroes of their youth pass?

Re: Rover got him

[selkiechick]

iParty has helium tanks and balloons, but Ihave no time, or cargo space to help make it happen....

Patrick McGoohan, R.I.P.

[squigkato.livejournal.com]

A last minute panel would be cool.

Mr. McGoohan now has the chance to meet "the real" Number One.

Orange Alert!

Re: SF Memorial List

[(Anonymous)]

MSNBC now reporting Ricardo Montaban passed away this morning.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28661103/

Re: You are, Number Six.

[blacktigr.livejournal.com]

Did you know someone put the episodes of the original series online?

I haven't watched it yet, but a friend linked me to this:
http://www.amctv.com/videos/the-prisoner-1960s-video/?bcpid=2517767001&bclid=6012619001&bctid=6069547001

Re: I am not a number!

[m0usegrrl.livejournal.com]

Ooooh. I doubt it too, but that would be awesome...

Re: SF Memorial List

[spatch]

So much for getting him to judge the KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN-yelling contest next year.

[bobquasit.livejournal.com]

FYI, I've written to Programming suggesting the panel. Haven't received a response yet, but I imagine they might be just a little bit busy right now.

Re: SF Memorial List

[bobquasit.livejournal.com]

Pity. Apart from his Trek appearances, and the always-memorable Cordoba commercial ("fine, Corinthian leather"), he was actually pretty cool as Mr. Roark in the pilot of Fantasy Island. Later on the show became an awful, painful joke (does anyone remember Roddy McDowell as the disco-dancing Devil?), but the pilot was really quite good!

Re: You are, Number Six.

[pernicious-rsb.livejournal.com]

No need to stop worshipping the show! I just rewatched a few last week. Sigh.

Re: You are, Number Six.

[bobquasit.livejournal.com]

Oh, I haven't. I have the whole series on DVD - it was the first series I ever bought. It was truly one of the most intelligent and provocative works ever made for television.

Re: To absent friends

[thnidu.livejournal.com]

Among filkers it's a memorial circle.

Re: I am not a number!

[thnidu.livejournal.com]

But probably NOT too late to get a bunch of ribbons made up! (I am not a volunteer. I am a FREE FAN!)