What Shows are you Into?

[Geezer]

I didn't watch it, but maybe that's just a trick? Maybe they are setting the series up for a plot twist? It doesn't make sense to have a message like that.

[numbersix]

Nope, it was a 6-part mini-series. It doesn't end explicitly saying that you should become a drone, but considering the original series was so political, the only political reading I can see is that of conformity

[KeyserSoze]

Six - I've got the whole thing DVR'd. Now I just need to find 6 hours to sit down and watch it all in one sitting.

[numbersix]

It'll be interesting to see what you make of it, Keyser

[becs]

It seems unfortunately fated to fail the same as the series did its first time around

Not sure how you got that, since it is the highest rated new show this season.

Every person I know has given up up on it after either 1 or 2 episodes, I haven't talked to a single person that will be following it for the rest of the season.

[undeadmonkey]

i actually liked the second episode more than the first, and am looking forward to the next one, which should be up on hulu soon

[transformers2]

It's Always Sunny In Philladelphia is pure genius. This season is just as good as past seasons. Also got to say The League is actually pretty funny despite the lame commericals for it this show delivers.

[becs]

It's Always Sunny In Philladelphia is pure genius.

I will thoroughly agree, past seasons have likewise been awesome, but this season has taken it to a whole other level, so brilliant. Much like House this season it took a couple episodes to gain momentum, but ever since it has just stepped up to a brilliancy we have not seen before.

[NSpan]

I'm actually worried that Always Sunny may have already hit its peak... There have been some brilliant moments this season--but the laughs are coming fewer and farther between... I think "The Nightman Cometh" would have been a fitting end to the entire series... the show can't one-up itself forever...

[transformers2]

I'm actually worried that Always Sunny may have already hit its peak... There have been some brilliant moments this season--but the laughs are coming fewer and farther between... I think "The Nightman Cometh" would have been a fitting end to the entire series... the show can't one-up itself forever...

The only episode that i didnt laugh throughout this season was The Great Recession. That rest of them have been up to par with past seasons.

[KeyserSoze]

Six,

Finally got around to watching The Priosner, and boy, what a disappointment. I think I liked it even less than you did. Not only was the acting sub par (Even McKellan seemed to be sleep walking his way through it), but the storyline was boring as hell. It completely lacked everything that was good about the original series. There was no sense of angst or wondering who was running the Village. For the original, there were multiple conspiracy theories that it was the good guys, the bad guys or possibly even #6 himself who had himself locked away because of the knowledge in his head. In this one, you knew exaclty who it was. The whole SummaCorp(sp) storyline made absolutely no sense other than, as you said, a way of showing individuality Vs. being a good little drone.

AMC actually had three original episodes avaiable On Demand. I had to go and rewatch them just to get the bad taste out of my mouth from this one. Caveziel just could not convey the angst and anger felt by McGoohan's #2 at being held captive. McGoohan's character made an attempt to escape every episode where as Caveziel's seemed to try it maybe once or twice.

And don't even get me started on the whole revelation about Mrs. #2 creating the Village out of her mind.

No, it just seemed like some TV exec caught a single episode in reruns and said, "Hey, why don't we remake this?" without knowing the full scope of what the original was trying to say.

Damn, I could really use that 6 hours of my life back.

[Buscemi]

I imagine that they didn't even retain the cool "#6 back in jail" graphic at the end of each episode.

[KeyserSoze]

I imagine that they didn't even retain the cool "#6 back in jail" graphic at the end of each episode.

Nope, nor even an attempt to re-create what may have been the coolest intro to a show ever.

[numbersix]

Glad you disliked it, Keyser!

You know, after much IMDB debate it seems as if the show isn't concluding on a note of pro-conformity, but rather a more sophisticated criticism of the mechanisms of society- instead of fighting and forcing us to comply it tricks us into believing we're in control. What do you think Keyser?

Regardless, the show still stank due to Caviezel, who had no presence on screen. McKellen was okay, I just didn't like that he had this whole family, it ruined the impact of any metaphor it might have been using.

[Buscemi]

I honestly never understood the casting of Caviezel. He hasn't had much of a career since The Passion Of The Christ.

Was he an eleven-hour casting choice or something (replacing someone like John Malkovich)?