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Post by paulh on Nov 7, 2018 17:55:52 GMT
I guess there's a risk of loosing listeners no matter which way they go. I've met fans adamant that No6 is Drake and others who are equally adamant that the isn't! I've no firm views either way but would quite like series of audio Danger Man adventures. With Mark in the lead role? Yes, I think so - in full McGoohan mode! That would help to keep the ambiguity of a possible link going...
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Nov 8, 2018 0:27:23 GMT
No one with ever convince me that John Drake isn’t Number 6.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Nov 8, 2018 0:33:20 GMT
“Will The Prisoner ever return to Big Finish after that? That would be telling.”-Nick Briggs. I remain convinced there are plans for Number 6 post volume three. I could of course be completely wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2018 11:15:57 GMT
I wish they had released Vol 2 in the book style format or vol 1 in the CD style case, makes a horrible mess of the collection as it is now. Oh you are organised? 😀 OCD .... It takes me three hours to make the bed in the morning, no creases in the duvet and all four corners have to be of equal distance from the floor I do like things neat, orderly and matching
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2018 18:54:00 GMT
OCD .... It takes me three hours to make the bed in the morning, no creases in the duvet and all four corners have to be of equal distance from the floor I do like things neat, orderly and matching Am very empathic-i would shoot you😇
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2018 18:54:40 GMT
No one with ever convince me that John Drake isn’t Number 6. Look into my eyes.....John Drake is NOT number 6.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2018 19:37:28 GMT
No one with ever convince me that John Drake isn’t Number 6. No one will ever convince me that John Drake IS Number 6.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2018 20:09:56 GMT
No one with ever convince me that John Drake isn’t Number 6. With everything that's going on in The Prisoner, I'm behind the idea. "The Girl Who Was Death" shares Christopher Benjamin's character, Potter, with "Koroshi" from Danger Man anyway. I'd be very curious for a story that deals in part with Drake's reassignment from NATO to M9. He seems a bit more forthright and headstrong that earlier season compared to the final two, I'd like to see if there's an in-universe reason for that beyond different agencies, different policies.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Nov 8, 2018 21:33:12 GMT
No one with ever convince me that John Drake isn’t Number 6. No one will ever convince me that John Drake IS Number 6. It's okay. You are allowed to be wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2018 6:39:28 GMT
OCD .... It takes me three hours to make the bed in the morning, no creases in the duvet and all four corners have to be of equal distance from the floor I do like things neat, orderly and matching Am very empathic-i would shoot you😇 Charmed I'm sure
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2018 6:41:52 GMT
No one with ever convince me that John Drake isn’t Number 6. Of course he was, It's always been obvious, to me at least.
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Post by fitzoliverj on Nov 9, 2018 18:11:38 GMT
No one with ever convince me that John Drake isn’t Number 6. No one will ever convince me that John Drake IS Number 6. I believe the second (and possibly third) 'Prisoner' novels confirm that No. 6 is John Drake. On the first page. For no reason at all.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2018 18:36:22 GMT
No one will ever convince me that John Drake IS Number 6. I believe the second (and possibly third) 'Prisoner' novels confirm that No. 6 is John Drake. On the first page. For no reason at all. yes but this is Big Finish version i would abandon that chain of thought and go off on their own direction tbh
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2018 18:47:31 GMT
No one will ever convince me that John Drake IS Number 6. I believe the second (and possibly third) 'Prisoner' novels confirm that No. 6 is John Drake. On the first page. For no reason at all. I hate that kind of thing. Why remove the ambiguity? What does that add? Anyone who believes the Drake theory only gets what they already believed validated and anyone who didn't writes it off as fanjodrellery. The worst excesses of 90s and early 2000s Who novels did this sort of thing, answering questions that were never meant to be.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2018 21:01:06 GMT
I believe the second (and possibly third) 'Prisoner' novels confirm that No. 6 is John Drake. On the first page. For no reason at all. I hate that kind of thing. Why remove the ambiguity? What does that add? Anyone who believes the Drake theory only gets what they already believed validated and anyone who didn't writes it off as fanjodrellery. The worst excesses of 90s and early 2000s Who novels did this sort of thing, answering questions that were never meant to be. It was a 1969 novel written by David McDaniel, for context. That was kind of his thing, he was a big fan of a lot of series and was never adverse to throwing in the occasional nod or wink to a contemporaneous series. One of his Man from UNCLE novels was based on what he'd heard about The Prisoner before he'd had a chance to watch it. I think his most extravagant was The Rainbow Affair. It had Napoleon and Illya consult Simon Templar, Miss Marple, Father Brown, an elderly Sherlock Holmes, John Steed and Emma Peel while pursuing a man who shouldn't exist outside of pulp novellas. No one's named, but if you recognise their patter, you'll recognise the character (Simon's reference to his "ungodly enemies", for instance). He and some UNCLE fans dressed up as THRUSH agents to meet the show's producer. I think he was a fan who got a kick out of it. It was fun. His post-mortal manuscript for The Final Affair is still circulating around the internet even today.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Nov 9, 2018 21:03:17 GMT
I believe the second (and possibly third) 'Prisoner' novels confirm that No. 6 is John Drake. On the first page. For no reason at all. I hate that kind of thing. Why remove the ambiguity? What does that add? Anyone who believes the Drake theory only gets what they already believed validated and anyone who didn't writes it off as fanjodrellery. The worst excesses of 90s and early 2000s Who novels did this sort of thing, answering questions that were never meant to be. See I've always felt that believing Drake to be Number 6 adds all kinds of mystery and ambiguity to the character. How did Drake get to the point where he chucked it all? What happened? What was the journey from there to the Village. And 6 being Drake just makes too much sense.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2018 6:29:39 GMT
I hate that kind of thing. Why remove the ambiguity? What does that add? Anyone who believes the Drake theory only gets what they already believed validated and anyone who didn't writes it off as fanjodrellery. The worst excesses of 90s and early 2000s Who novels did this sort of thing, answering questions that were never meant to be. See I've always felt that believing Drake to be Number 6 adds all kinds of mystery and ambiguity to the character. How did Drake get to the point where he chucked it all? What happened? What was the journey from there to the Village. And 6 being Drake just makes too much sense. There is a whole lot of people out there who haven’t seen Drake or know of him,yes the audios could bring them to that show but i feel personally this is another version and can easily create a new backstory for the character asking the same questions but without the need to rely on DangerMan
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2018 9:37:01 GMT
I believe the second (and possibly third) 'Prisoner' novels confirm that No. 6 is John Drake. On the first page. For no reason at all. I hate that kind of thing. Why remove the ambiguity? What does that add? Anyone who believes the Drake theory only gets what they already believed validated and anyone who didn't writes it off as fanjodrellery. The worst excesses of 90s and early 2000s Who novels did this sort of thing, answering questions that were never meant to be. Totally agree. Also, the whole John Drake theory. What does it add to the show? If he is John Drake does it make anything more interesting? On the surface the show is about an individual who works for some important government agency resigning & being kidnapped in order to find out why he resigned. But that isn't really what the show is about.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2018 9:38:59 GMT
No one will ever convince me that John Drake IS Number 6. It's okay. You are allowed to be wrong. Thanks. But I am not wrong. 😉
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2018 9:52:54 GMT
I hate that kind of thing. Why remove the ambiguity? What does that add? Anyone who believes the Drake theory only gets what they already believed validated and anyone who didn't writes it off as fanjodrellery. The worst excesses of 90s and early 2000s Who novels did this sort of thing, answering questions that were never meant to be. Totally agree. Also, the whole John Drake theory. What does it add to the show? If he is John Drake does it make anything more interesting? On the surface the show is about an individual who works for some important government agency resigning & being kidnapped in order to find out why he resigned. But that isn't really what the show is about. Nope, but it paints an interesting picture of both series and adds a bit more texture. No less valid than say The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen's efforts at intertextuality, pairing up King Solomon's Mines, Dracula, Twenty Thousand Leagues, Jekyll and Hyde and scores of other stories, which I'm sure the authors never intended should meet. That said, no one is forcing either idea on anyone. I'm very content in the "Drake is No. 6" concept.
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