tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833699981210036110.post4452130920903711758..comments2024-03-21T14:20:51.746-07:00Comments on Cult TV Lounge: The Prisoner (1967-68)dfordoomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833699981210036110.post-80322216960403019412018-03-21T10:26:24.642-07:002018-03-21T10:26:24.642-07:00I remember watching it in black and white on TV wa...I remember watching it in black and white on TV way back in the 1960s. What was it really about ?.It turned out that what it was about was our future .Then we lived in a low tech country with steam trains and no central heating and a considerable amount of personal freedom including freedom of speech.The Prisoner showed us the total surveillance state we have now become.The smiley face totalitarianism of the Village is also remarkably prescient of the working environments that many people find themselves in now.<br /><br />RoyRobinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08658831311057382977noreply@blogger.com