Top idea for a series of newsletter, Tracy! I loved The Prisoner when I was a young lad. You are right to point out the connection to Twin Peaks. I can't think of a more innovative show than those two. Have you seen the McGoohan interview where he says something like 'Of *course* Number Six was danger Man! We just weren't allowed to use the name'? I can't remember where I saw it but it cleared up some confusion for me!
Thanks! I don't think I've seen that interview, but it makes perfect sense. I love the idea of in-universe McGoohan/Danger Man undoing the tropes that he had participated in creating!
Love, love, love all of those. "McGoohan appeared as the villain more times than any other actor, and nobody plays annoyed better than him." Yes! What about him playing the evil art dealer in Silver Streak?
Patrick McGoohan is one of those actors where almost any appearance is pure pleasure for the fan. And the Prisoner is just so great. I saw the Scarecrow as a kid, and my memory of it is fuzzy, but now I want to see it again.
Top idea for a series of newsletter, Tracy! I loved The Prisoner when I was a young lad. You are right to point out the connection to Twin Peaks. I can't think of a more innovative show than those two. Have you seen the McGoohan interview where he says something like 'Of *course* Number Six was danger Man! We just weren't allowed to use the name'? I can't remember where I saw it but it cleared up some confusion for me!
Thanks! I don't think I've seen that interview, but it makes perfect sense. I love the idea of in-universe McGoohan/Danger Man undoing the tropes that he had participated in creating!
It’s been a while, but I’d swear that in the penultimate episode, Leo McKern yells at Number Six calling him “DRAKE!”
I'm in the middle of a rewatch of the series now, so I'll have to keep my ears peeled!
Love, love, love all of those. "McGoohan appeared as the villain more times than any other actor, and nobody plays annoyed better than him." Yes! What about him playing the evil art dealer in Silver Streak?
I have never seen it, but the very phrase "evil art dealer" fills me with giddy anticipation!
The Prisoner is the best series ever.
Patrick McGoohan is one of those actors where almost any appearance is pure pleasure for the fan. And the Prisoner is just so great. I saw the Scarecrow as a kid, and my memory of it is fuzzy, but now I want to see it again.
I think it holds up, even for a "modern" audience!
Those photos are certainly horrifying—
If spy thrillers could be said to be international crime, then I would like to show some love for McGoohan in Ice Station Zebra.
I'm putting this film on my list! Just looked it up, and what a great cast.
I'm a huge fan of Patrick McGoohan – and I've never heard of The Scarecrow. Might have to check that one out!
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it! Of course, McGoohan never misses a chance to turn in an interesting performance.