“In my own opinion, all the people who "wonder what all the fuss is about" are, in fact, saying that they don't think that ANYTHING on Television is any good, or is WORTH investigating or appreciating.
This is probably True in most cases and is a very sad comment on Television generally.
The 'play safe' attitude of most people involved in The Media means that risks are NOT usually taken and, as a result, we hardly ever see anything original or 'out of the ordinary' on our TV screens.
The powers-that-be seem to think that the most important thing as far as the viewers are concerned is to "keep 'em quiet" and "keep 'em happy" with plenty of 'cops & robbers', "soap operas, chat shows and endless snooker.
Some people may regard The Prisoner as "just another TV series".
Others, myself included, regard it as the BEST series that has EVER appeared on Television.
The Prisoner is The Exception to the usual 'play safe' rule of Television. Indeed it is, in fact, The Exception which PROVES The Rule.
The Prisoner shows how GOOD Television CAN be if people with original and controversial ideas, and with the ability and determination to put those ideas into practice, are given the opportunity to do so.”
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