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The Prisoner: The Complete Series(TV) (1968)
Though it ran for a mere 17 episodes, the sci-fi spy drama THE PRISONER is one of television's biggest cult hits. The brainchild of star Patrick McGoohan, the series followed the adventures of No. 6 (McGoohan), a former secret agent who is being held captive in a highly secured village, the location of which remains a mystery throughout the series. This groundbreaking and innovative show reached an unfortunate end as TV bosses got cold feet following low ratings and increasingly strange story lines. But McGoohan himself took control and steered the show to an ending that continues to cause great debate among THE PRISONER's faithful fans. This release includes the entire series of the show, digitally restored. For more about The Prisoner: The Complete Series and The Prisoner: The Complete Series Blu-ray release, see The Prisoner: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review Starring: Patrick McGoohan, George Markstein, Peter Swanwick, Fenella Fielding, Christopher Benjamin Directors: Patrick McGoohan, Pat Jackson, Don Chaffey, David Tomblin The Prisoner: The Complete Series Blu-ray, Video QualityThe Prisoner arrives on Blu-ray in its original television broadcast aspect ratio of 1.33:1 with an AVC encode. Generally this is an excellent looking presentation, especially for a British filmed television production over 40 years old. Colors are bold and beautifully saturated (and very, very, "mod"), and detail is brilliant. Some of the stock footage, principally used in establishing shots of The Village (actually the resort village of Portmeirion in North Wales) exhibits some specks and other debris, but it's not too distracting. There are some episodes where flesh tones seem somewhat blanched when compared to the bulk of the series, something no doubt inherent in the source elements. When the show goes into its "trippy" mode (as in the screenshot here of the patients in the ultraviolet room), the Blu-ray offers a vivid palette and wonderful detail. I did a spot check with the relatively recently released 40th anniversary DVD edition and found the picture quality definitely a noticeable upgrade, especially with regard to color saturation, but that said, it's not so incredible that those of you with the SD-DVD edition will automatically want to splurge for this new version. The Prisoner: The Complete Series Blu-ray, Audio QualityAudiophiles will no doubt be complaining that we have no lossless audio options on this Blu-ray. However, the repurposed Dolby 5.1 mix is really quite excellent, especially when compared with the original mono tracks also offered here. Fidelity throughout is generally very, very good. The mono tracks suffer from pretty noticeable compression and an overall boxy sound; you'll hear the difference between the two offerings right off the bat if you toggle back and forth between them while the theme music is playing. Dialogue is crisp and at times excellently directional (though there is a tendency to place dialogue front and center). Some ambient effects, like McGoohan traipsing through a gravel path, have some fun use of surround channels. There's no damage, overarching hiss or dropouts to report. Overall an excellent if not mind blowing use of traditional Dolby 5.1, one that should satisfy all but the most persnickety audio lover.
The Prisoner: The Complete Series Blu-ray, News and Updates• Blu-ray Deal of the Week: The Prisoner: The Complete Series - July 3, 2011 Amazon's weekly Blu-ray Gold Box deal affects The Prisoner: The Complete Series. The
cult British television show, The Prisoner stars Patrick McGoohan
(Scanners) as Number 6, a top-level spy whose resignation from the world of espionage
has him exiled to ... • No Blu-ray for The Prisoner Remake - December 15, 2009 As previously reported, Warner Home Video's strategy regarding TV on BD is “focused on releasing TV shows that can best showcase the superior picture quality of Blu-ray”. Evidently, the new miniseries 'The Prisoner', recently aired on AMC, didn't pass the eye-candy ... • The Prisoner Series Blu-ray in Amazon Gold Box Today - November 22, 2009 Amazon's Gold Box deal-of-the-day is a special offer on 'The Prisoner: The Complete Series', which only today can be bought on Blu-ray for just $40.99, or 59% off MSRP. This is a great price on this classic television series, for those who missed out on the recent ... • Deal Alert: The Prisoner Blu-ray for $34.99 with Coupon - November 17, 2009 The Blu-ray five-disc set of 'The Prisoner: The Complete Series' can be ordered on DeepDiscount for $39.99 (60% off MSRP). Additionally, you can use discount code N4V24RVDNH for an additional $5 off. At the moment the item is listed as temporarily out of stock ... • Today on Blu-ray - October 27th - October 27, 2009 After the unprecedented success of Pixar's 'Toy Story', Hollywood studios recognized the emergence of a new film genre and quickly acquired the equipment and expertise in order to ensure they had a piece of the computer animated cash-cow. One of those moves was ... • The Prisoner US BD Edition Gets Detailed - September 16, 2009 Our friends at TV Shows on DVD have the release details for the US Blu-ray edition of the classic British series 'The Prisoner', which will hit store shelves on October 27, released by A&E Home Entertainment, in conjunction with Network DVD. The series will come ... • The Prisoner BD Announced for September in the UK - August 18, 2009 UK studio Network is entering the Blu-ray arena with its announcement of the release of the cult 1960s TV series 'The Prisoner' on BD for September 28. The series will be available in a six-disc limited edition box set. As we reported back in June, this title will ... • The Prisoner Blu-ray Coming in October - June 7, 2009 In an early announcement to retailers, it has been revealed that A&E Home Video will release the cult British TV series 'The Prisoner' on Blu-ray on October 27. No release details have been disclosed at this time, other than it will be a five-disc set. This series ... |
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