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New X-Files 2 Spoilers May Disturb You
Everything you know about Mulder and Scully in the second X-Files movie is wrong, according to some new spoilers making the rounds online. And some new Heroes info reveals some surprising twists. There's also a new behind-the-scenes video for The Dark Knight that gives away a few cool moments. Oh, and there are totally insane rumors about who's showing up next on Doctor Who. Plus, what to expect from Love Story 2050, Dragonball, the Prisoner remake, and Next Avengers. We've gone spoiler crazy, and it's contagious! More »
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AMC Brings Prisoner Back To The Village
Thirty years after Leo McKern vacated the role, it's time to meet the new Number Two. AMC is bringing back Patrick McGoohan's classic sixties paranoiafest The Prisoner with Jim "Passion of the Christ" Caviezel taking over the role of the secret agent who finds that there's no such thing as an easy way out of the intelligence game. More »
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The Prisoner May Be The One Scifi Show Worth Remaking
Before there was Lost's Dharma Initiative there was The Village from the trippy/paranoid 1960s TV series The Prisoner. And now a six-part miniseries is in the works remaking this spy-trapped-in-paradise show, starring Jim "Jesus" Caviezel as Number 6 and Ian McKellen as his main adversary, Number 2. More details about the future fantasy Prisoner after the jump. More »
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What's The Most Overrated Classic Scifi TV Show?
We've all had the experience of looking back at a movie or TV show that rocked our worlds a few decades ago, and going, "Oh." Suddenly, the awesome classic of the 1970s or 1980s looks kind of cheesy and silly. The robot pets, the speechifying, the Klingons in cowboy hats. You expect the special effects not to be that special or effective, but you're not prepared for the dialog or the acting. Which "classic" scifi show deserves to be kicked out of the canon? More »
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Must See: The Prisoner
Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. Must see by James Rocchi.Title: The Prisoner
Date: 1967-68
Vitals: Patrick McGoohan, chafing after years of playing a secret agent on Danger Man, re-invented the spy series as a mix of surreal paranoia and Kafka-esque estrangement. McGoohan plays an unnamed spy who wants to quit; he's gassed, kidnapped and awakens to a bizarre community where everyone smiles, he's addressed only as 'Number Six' and all the people in charge want to know is everything he knows. It only ran for 17 episodes, but it's a cult classic nonetheless. More »
