BBC America: The Avengers, The Saint, and The Prisoner

[Kathy in Cambridge]

Now THAT is great tele!

:bounce:

I still want to be Emma Peel!

And Patrick McGoohan (The Prisoner) :loveya:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

1. Oh, sure, The Prisoner is fun to watch, but

how would YOU like to be restricted in what you can do and where you can go and what you can say and who you can vote for and... er... um... hmmmm....

On second thought, never mind...

:evilgrin:

BTW, who is Number 1?

[Kathy in Cambridge]

4. "You ARE Number 6"

"I am not a number, I am a FREE man!"

BWAHAHAHAHA

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. Do you remember a program called "The Baron"?

I was pretty young when it was on, so it may have been before your time. Great program.

http://www.angelfire.com/retro/cta/UK/Baron.htm

I really had the hots for Steve Forrest. As I searched for info on the program and Steve, I learned he was born in 1924 and would be 80 now! Yikes. But he was HOT.



edited for stupid typo.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

6. I'll have to look for "The Baron"; I don't remember it

sounds cool though!

[greatauntoftriplets]

I didn't think you would....

...but it fits the genre you are talking about.

I wonder if Steve Forrest is even alive these days.

[greatauntoftriplets]

Oops, double post.

DU was being slow.

[MichaelHarris]

3. I've got the Prisoner boxed dvd set

its very cool. I remember seeing it as a kid when it first aired, we loved it.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

5. I need to get the DVDs

I still ove the series!

[MichaelHarris]

7. they just show up

time from time on sale somewhere. I highly recommend them.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

10. If you're near a Fry's

they're all there in the Box-Set DVD section. I haven't looked, but they might actually be available through their online store-- they have the most complete DVD section in their stores I've ever seen!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

12. No Fry's in the Northeast

But I'll check Costco!

[Chovexani]

14. Try Deep Discount DVD

They have really good prices on box sets. http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/

[libhill]

8. But but but

ya done fergot my favortite Brit tv show - the obscure, but swashbuckling, "Sir Francis Drake". Only aired in the U.S. for a few months in the 60's, but I loved it. Beat the hell out of our own goofy programming.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

9. I probably wasn't born yet

:shrug:

[Chovexani]

11. This is why I love BBC America

Well, and it lets me get my Blackadder, AbFab, and Monty Python fixes as well. :) BTW, there was a really great episode in the third season of the cartoon ReBoot that was an homage to The Prisoner. It was one of the best episodes they ever did. Here's a synopsis:

http://www.inwap.com/mf/reboot/episodes/323.html

[Kathy in Cambridge]

13. I love AbFab and The Office

I really love British comedy-it really tickles my funnybone!

[Chovexani]

15. The Office is so hilarious

I heard NBC was going to try putting on a stupid American version of it. :scared:

[hyphenate]

16. I want to be Simon Templar's girlfriend!

But ONLY how he looked back then. Roger's still a great guy, but he's old enough to be my father +. :)

[Kathy in Cambridge]

17. Roger Moore is probably old enough to be your GRANDFATHER

he must be in his 70s?

But he WAS gorgeous back then, though I do pefer Sean Connery as James Bond.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

18. There's always Val Kilmer

[Chovexani]

19. He looks like ass now though

I was a Val fangirl back in the day, and actually paid money to see that movie...but damn time has not been kind. :(