RIP Patrick McGoohan and Ricardo Montalban.

[boywhocantsayno]

I heard a few hours ago that Patrick McGoohan had passed away at the age of 80. The Prisoner is one of those shows I've always wanted to see, but have never had the opportunity - I've never heard of it being aired on TV (I'm sure it has been, I've just never heard about it), and the DVD set is awfully expensive. I wonder how he felt about the

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[chase820]

I've seen The Prisoner, thanks to a roommate who was heavy into classic Sci Fi. It's got some interesting episodes, but the ending is so weird. Seriously 1960's acid-trip weird, and doesn't resolve a damn thing. I'm really looking forward to the new version, if only for Ian McKellen.

Montalban seemed like a real, old-school gentleman. I would have liked to meet him myself. And that critic's an idiot. Montalban is Khan.

RIP to them both!

[randomyst]

I've never seen Patrick McGoohan's work, though his face is familiar so I think I might have seen some of it in my early childhood.

As for Mr. Montalban, to me he'll always be Khan. But Mr. Roarke comes in a close second.

[summ3r_daze]

We've got the dvd set because tom is a total The Prisoner nut. He's got the theme music on his computer. his mp3. And on cd's in the car.
If you want to see a couple of episodes I'm sure we can lend you the dvds.

[esprix]

Indeed, we've lost some iconic actors.

[mencc1701]

I was also surprised to learn that Montalban was 88. He always looked much younger.