Sunday, January 3, 2010

The Prisoner


This is one of the greatest -- and weirdest -- shows ever created. And even though it's been off the air for 40 years, its still worth watching. It stars Patrick McGoohan as a British secret agent who tries to leave his profession. On the day he quits, however, he is gassed in his apartment and wakes up as a resident at a mysterious village full of strange people determined to keep him there at any cost. Describing what happens to the agent, labeled No. 6 by his captors, would only spoil the fun. After all, how can you tell anyone how terrifying a large white balloon can be unless they've seen it chase down No. 6 in an episode of The Prisoner? You can't. You just have to tell them to watch it themselves.

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