The Prisoner Nummer 6
The
sediments at the bottom of television: series and serials, omnipresent
and almost as infinite as the medium itself. Few only were successfull
in touching the underside of our attentiveness.
UNWAHRSCHEINLICHE GESCHICHTEN ("Improbable Stories") was one
that did, the classic TWILIGHT ZONE.
Anything associated with the expression TV-magic
applies to this.
Phantastic
television of the sixties, among other things, is one conjuring formula:
"Be
seeing you!" or
L'année dernière
au Village:
CONTRIBUTING
AUTHORS:
(GERMAN KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED))
AUTOREN |
DAVE BARRIE  |
| FRANK T. BITTERHOF |
| TOBIAS BECKER |
| M. KEITH BOOKER |
| MICHAEL BRÜNE |
| PATRICK DUCHER |
| ROBERT FAIRCLOUGH |
| HOWARD FOY |
| GUILLAUME GRANIER |
| LARRY HALL |
| HARALD KELLER |
| MOOR LARKIN |
| KEVIN P. MAHONEY |
| RICK McGRATH |
| JANA MÜLLER |
| STEVEN RICKS |
| CHRIS RODLEY |
| ZIAUDDINE SARDAR |
| CHRISTOPH WINDER |
| VALARIE ZIEGLER |
INTERVIEWS |
| DAVE BARRIE |
| TIM BOURNE |
| MAX HORA |
| STEVE RAINES |
| WARNER TROYER MIT PATRICK McGOOHAN |
A STILL TONGUE MAKES
A HAPPY LIFE
After all, Number Six may not be the true main character of the story, not even Number One but - the Butler.
Although he can be seen quite often, and contrary to the early treatment's characterization, he’s not involved in the action nor does he speak a single word. There are only three episodes without him. It is only with "Once Upon A Time" that his character becomes just a bit more emphasized.
The Butler, played by Angelo Muscat, is a man of stunted growth and with an inscrutable face. He is much more image than individual.
McGoohan
wanted a mysterious veil about him, the ever present possibility that
he indeed might be Number One.
The burden of this Butler, servant of various Number Two’s, are his
masters. Once, in an outburst of rage Number Two of "Hammer Into
Anvil" kicks him out of his home and we are very sorry for him. In
the end he will see Number Six into his London house, his new master.
It appears.
Inimitable is the Butler character, a consequential equivalent of the general PRISONER diction, the impersonation of a categorical imperative one sometimes gets a glimpse of on a poster: "Questions are a burden to others. Answers a prison for oneself."
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