The Prisoner returns!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Watched the first hour last night. I don't hate it, but like Alex I wasn't exactly clamoring to see the 2nd hour. I think I might have liked it better if I didn't have the original to compare it to.

The 2 things that are disappointing me most are the requisite "grittiness" common to most modern sci-fi shows. I know they can't just recreate the original, I didn't expect Portmeirion, but the direction they went with it doesn't excite me.

Meanwhile, more imporantly, I dislike Caviezel as 6. And my dislike can be summarized by the fact that they have a huge star playing #2 - which means that he will remain #2 for the whole series. In the original, there was a new #2 ever episode. Why? Because 6 broke them. He broke them all. This 6 doesn't have the ability to break anyone, not the way McGoohan's could.