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It's odd. Well into the '90s at least nearly all media coverage of The Prisoner had a sneering tone; the journalist evidently felt the need to make sure you kne
by leoc 10y ago
It's odd. Well into the '90s at least nearly all media coverage of The Prisoner had a sneering tone; the journalist evidently felt the need to make sure you knew he wasn't taking it seriously. The success of Lost may have been the thing which had the most to do with changing that.
- philwelch 10y agoTV wasn't taken seriously by most critics as an art form until the 00's, which is related to the massive uptick of quality at that point. The Prisoner works as art, but it doesn't really work as escapist entertainment. Taking The Prisoner seriously means conceding that TV can be an art form, and that instantly devalues the vast majority of content produced up until the 00's.