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Random Happenstance (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... was from the second part of a Prisoner -styled storyline, so it all fits!) Over at Bleeding Cool , Adi Tantimedh came down pretty hard on the Prisoner remake: "So the credo of the remake is, “I am not a number, but I want to be a member of a nice community that gets along with each other!”" (A little harsh, but his review is a good read, and ties in to another of my...
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Savage Popcorn (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
The best UK satire takes pride in pushing things not only up to the edge but right over it, whereas Hollywood fears that doing so would offend and alienate audiences, which is bad for business. - Adi Tantimedh on why Hollywood remakes of British properties are so invariably awful.
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SCI FI Wire (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... challenging storytelling, but this is just a jumble and more often than not makes no sense." And Adi Tantimedh at wasn't even that kind, writing, "Let's get this out of the way: The Prisoner remake is sh-t. Pointless, generic sh-t."Since it's a miniseries, there's no real implication from these numbers, although if AMC ever entertained the idea of turning it into a regular show (and we have...
