Funny you mention The Prisoner. As a matter of fact Patrick McGoohan had angry fans storm his house after it was over. I’ve watched it a dozen times and still can’t figure out what the heck happened. I didn’t even notice any kind of symbolism they were trying to sneak in. I wonder if they’ll ever reboot it...
This might get me flamed but I thought the Battlestar Galactica reboot was awesome, even the ending.
AMC did a “re imagination” of The Prisoner a few years ago, and it has a nice neat explanation. It also sucks, and the explanation is insultingly stupid.
In the short term fans of The Prisoner hated the ending, but eventually most loved it, and it achieved exactly what McGoohan wanted. People had to think. He said later that he loved the effect it had, throughout the rest of his life people would approach him with their explanation. He said he always told them they were right, because the important part was they thought about it and came up with an answer, and whether or not it was the same answer he had when he wrote it didn’t matter.
Or you can pick up the McGoohan authorized graphic novel, which provides an OK explanation. They consulted with him, told him what they thought, he said they were right.
Wasn’t “The Prisioner” rebooted in 2006? I believe it starred Jim Cavizel. It was a miniseries on AMC.
I loved the BSG reboot myself ... it’s kind-of tough to watch a second time though. Many of the episodes were filler episodes.
I hated the Quantum Leap ending, but that was due to the show being canceled. The series finale was supposed to be the 5th season cliffhanger. It was rather emotional the way they ended it, but I would have preferred to see the good doctor make it back home :-). I *really* wish they’d make a movie or something to finish that show off right.