"The Prisoner - The Complete Series" now on Blu-ray
Dave U. Random
quality on VHS and DVD in the past, but the new transfer to
high definition Blu-ray is most impressive (Amazon.com:
http://xrl.us/PrisonerBluray ). There is newly remixed 5.1
surround sound for all 17 episodes, in addition to the
original mono tracks.
The five-disc box set has a wealth of bonus material,
including early edits of the first two episodes, �Arrival�
and �The Chimes of Big Ben.� Both include scenes not found
in the aired versions and a different musical score.
Scripts, call sheets and some 1,200 production stills can
also be accessed on a computer from the fifth disc.
Perhaps the greatest thrill for fans will be a warts-and-
all 94-minute documentary, �Don�t Knock Yourself Out,� that
recounts the filming of the series..
redcat
> (MassLive.com) - The series has been available in fine
> quality on VHS and DVD in the past, but the new transfer to
> high definition Blu-ray is most impressive (Amazon.com:
> http://xrl.us/PrisonerBluray ). There is newly remixed 5.1
> surround sound for all 17 episodes, in addition to the
> original mono tracks.
>
> The five-disc box set has a wealth of bonus material,
> and �The Chimes of Big Ben.� Both include scenes not found
> Scripts, call sheets and some 1,200 production stills can
> also be accessed on a computer from the fifth disc.
>
> Perhaps the greatest thrill for fans will be a warts-and-
Thanks for telling us -- again.
Moor Larkin
wrote:
> Perhaps the greatest thrill for fans will be a warts-and-
> all 94-minute documentary, “Don’t Knock Yourself Out,” that
> recounts the filming of the series..
This has been available for some time. Here's one review of it that
made me grin.
"A 94'53m documentary entitled "Don't Knock Yourself Out" features on
the seventh disc, an entertaining piece featuring no less than 36
contributors from the show. Archive footage gives us views from Leo
McKern, George Markstein and Alexis Kanner, while such big name stars
as Peter Bowles take part.
If there's a minor flaw with the documentary, it's that Simon Wells's
script, narrated by Neil Pearson, is sometimes a little too
subjective, discussing which episodes worked and which didn't. Also,
the tendency to take contributors' memories at face value with no
opposing viewpoint occasionally troubles. In the case of McGoohan -
the documentary could be retitled "Let's Kick Pat" at points - then he
declined to take part, so this couldn't be avoided.
But Gab, sorry, Bernie Williams is the only one who gets to talk on
camera about how he came up with the idea for Rover. Considering
virtually everyone who worked on the series has laid claim to this
piece of inspiration, then it seems odd to let it go on record on one
man's word only.
However, these are very minor distractions in an open documentary that
somehow manages to slip the F word (from McKern) through with a PG
certificate. Lastly, only the very childish and peurile would snigger
at the fact that this fine piece of work was Edited, Co-Produced and
Co-Directed by a man named Thomas Cock. Grow up now."
http://www.anorakzone.com/Prisoner/dvd.html
redcat
> On 28 Oct, 20:54, Dave U. Random <anonym...@anonymitaet-im-inter.net>
> wrote:
>> Perhaps the greatest thrill for fans will be a warts-and-
Anyone really interested in The Prisoner already knows the other sides
of these stories (to the point of actually cringing during some of the
interviews; and wondering if the interviewees themselves would blush if
they saw their parts again. Blame it on the editing, I suppose.)and
anyone who is casually looking on probably won't even get through the
entire Don't Knock Yourself Out docu. It's just not that compelling and
does require previous knowledge to be understandable.
