St Landrew Posted 14 January, 2009 Share Posted 14 January, 2009 Even as a child, when Patrick's character, in The Prisoner would state... I am not a number, I am a free man, it would ring so true with me. He wouldn't be pushed around. He would decide what he stood for, and what his life meant. And McGoohan himself played those maverick roles so convincingly because he was similar to his characters. And to a certain extent, I have always been the same. I've never unthinkingly followed trends, or fashion, or being into things just cause my mates were. Mind you, they were like minded. Well they had to be a bit similar otherwise we wouldn't be mates. So it's with quite some sadness for me that a childhood icon of mine has died. I'm getting to the age where they're all starting to pop their clogs. RIP Danger Man. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7829267.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
equalizer Posted 14 January, 2009 Share Posted 14 January, 2009 I'm with you there, sad news indeed. The Prisoner is still my all-time favourite tv show. Mind you he was just as adept at playing the bad guy, he was excellent in Columbo. RIP number 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintSparky Posted 14 January, 2009 Share Posted 14 January, 2009 The Prisoner was brilliant; Patrick was a cracking actor, a summary of his career can be found here. Number 6 is free now.... Rest in Peace Patrick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted 14 January, 2009 Share Posted 14 January, 2009 gonna remake the prisoner!! http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2009/01/the-prisoner-re.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyFartPants Posted 15 January, 2009 Share Posted 15 January, 2009 Even as a child, when Patrick's character, in The Prisoner would state... I am not a number, I am a free man, it would ring so true with me. He wouldn't be pushed around. He would decide what he stood for, and what his life meant. And McGoohan himself played those maverick roles so convincingly because he was similar to his characters. And to a certain extent, I have always been the same. I've never unthinkingly followed trends, or fashion, or being into things just cause my mates were. Mind you, they were like minded. Well they had to be a bit similar otherwise we wouldn't be mates. So it's with quite some sadness for me that a childhood icon of mine has died. I'm getting to the age where they're all starting to pop their clogs. RIP Danger Man. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7829267.stm Would it be wrong to say he is even more free now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted 15 January, 2009 Share Posted 15 January, 2009 The man from Fantasy Island's died too. 1920 - 2009 LOS ANGELES -- Ricardo Montalban, the Mexican-born actor who became a star in splashy MGM musicals and later as the wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke in TV's "Fantasy Island," died Wednesday morning at his home, a city councilman said. He was 88. Montalban's death was announced at a meeting of the city council by president Eric Garcetti, who represents the district where the actor lived. Garcetti did not give a cause of death. "The Ricardo Montalban Theatre in my Council District - where the next generations of performers participate in plays, musicals, and concerts - stands as a fitting tribute to this consummate performer," Garcetti said later in a written statement. Montalban had been a star in Mexican movies when MGM brought him to Hollywood in 1946. He was cast in the leading role opposite Esther Williams in "Fiesta." He also starred with the swimming beauty in "On an Island with You" and "Neptune's Daughter." A later generation knew Montalban as the faintly mysterious, white-suited Mr. Roarke, who presided over an island resort where visitors were able to fulfill their lifelong dreams. "Fantasy Island" received high ratings for most of its 1978-1984 span on ABC television and still appears in reruns. In a 1978 interview, he analyzed the series' success: "What is appealing is the idea of attaining the unattainable and learning from it. Once you obtain a fantasy it becomes a reality, and that reality is not as exciting as your fantasy. Through the fantasies you learn to appreciate your own realities." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 15 January, 2009 Share Posted 15 January, 2009 Anyone remember McGoohan in Danger Man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 15 January, 2009 Author Share Posted 15 January, 2009 RIP Khan Noonien Singh. Hope he didn't spit his last breath at anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 15 January, 2009 Author Share Posted 15 January, 2009 Anyone remember McGoohan in Danger Man? Of course: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wwm2_JJLYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 15 January, 2009 Share Posted 15 January, 2009 Of course: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wwm2_JJLYY Nice one! (was half expecting one of our Muppets to post a Danger Mouse link!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted 15 January, 2009 Share Posted 15 January, 2009 Nice one! (was half expecting one of our Muppets to post a Danger Mouse link!) As if anyone would................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 15 January, 2009 Share Posted 15 January, 2009 The Prisoner is currently being repeated on ITV4. The last episode 'Fall Out' is superlative tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 16 January, 2009 Share Posted 16 January, 2009 As if anyone would................ OK Penfold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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