Comments on: Inside the Secret Agent http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:32:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: THE BEAT » Blog Archive » The mystery of Thomasina http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-3713970 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:05:01 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-3713970 [...] No biography of Patrick McGoohan is complete without mentioning THE THREE LIVES OF THOMASINA, and The Beat is no exception. The movie was on Hallmark the other day. We DVR’d for later viewing and, wow, was this full of surprises. A movie about a lovable tot who dresses her kitty in a bonnet? Yes, but also, in the Disney tradition, a gut-wrenching exploration of what happens when beloved pets die! Crying, tantrums, turning against family. I have vague memories of watching this movie as a kid and the scenes of Mary and [SPOILER] her dead cat must have turned me into a quivering puddle. [...] […] No biography of Patrick McGoohan is complete without mentioning THE THREE LIVES OF THOMASINA, and The Beat is no exception. The movie was on Hallmark the other day. We DVR’d for later viewing and, wow, was this full of surprises. A movie about a lovable tot who dresses her kitty in a bonnet? Yes, but also, in the Disney tradition, a gut-wrenching exploration of what happens when beloved pets die! Crying, tantrums, turning against family. I have vague memories of watching this movie as a kid and the scenes of Mary and [SPOILER] her dead cat must have turned me into a quivering puddle. […]

]]> by: A final tribute to Patrick McGoohan | Mister 8 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2898082 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:19:55 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2898082 [...] The Beat [...] […] The Beat […]

]]> by: Michael Aushenker http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2893863 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:27:09 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2893863 File this under "Information! Information! INFORMATION!" Here's the obituary I wrote for the Palisadian-Post in Pacific Palisades, CA, where Patrick McGoohan resided for three decades. It includes my interview with his widow, Joan Drummond McGoohan, a very lovely lady with the most wonderful English lilt in her voice. She shares her memories/thoughts/insights regarding Patrick and THE PRISONER: http://www.palisadespost.com/content/index.cfm?Story_ID=4587 He was not a number. He was a free man. File this under “Information! Information! INFORMATION!”

Here’s the obituary I wrote for the Palisadian-Post in Pacific Palisades, CA, where Patrick McGoohan resided for three decades. It includes my interview with his widow, Joan Drummond McGoohan, a very lovely lady with the most wonderful English lilt in her voice. She shares her memories/thoughts/insights regarding Patrick and THE PRISONER:

http://www.palisadespost.com/content/index.cfm?Story_ID=4587

He was not a number. He was a free man.

]]> by: Linkblogging for 19/01/09 « Sci-Ence! Justice Leak! http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2870079 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:51:22 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2870079 [...] Linkblogging for 19/01/09 By Andrew Hickey A number of people have been posting tributes to Patrick McGoohan - all talking, of course, about The Prisoner. Here’s a selection ofthem… [...] […] Linkblogging for 19/01/09 By Andrew Hickey A number of people have been posting tributes to Patrick McGoohan - all talking, of course, about The Prisoner. Here’s a selection ofthem… […]

]]> by: Lehrerzimmer » Blog Archive » Patrick McGoohan http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2863530 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:23:46 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2863530 [...] Nachtrag: Erinnerungen und Nachruf and ihn. [...] […] Nachtrag: Erinnerungen und Nachruf and ihn. […]

]]> by: Karen http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2863231 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:18:56 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2863231 Bless you, Ms Beat, for being a fellow Thomasina fan. I loved that movie when it first came out and I was just a little sprout. It and the Scarecrow of Romney Marsh also sparked in me a lifelong passion for McGoohan, which was fanned white-hot by Secret Agent and The Prisoner. Bless you, Ms Beat, for being a fellow Thomasina fan. I loved that movie when it first came out and I was just a little sprout. It and the Scarecrow of Romney Marsh also sparked in me a lifelong passion for McGoohan, which was fanned white-hot by Secret Agent and The Prisoner.

]]> by: Cary Coatney http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2858665 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:59:15 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2858665 I called a LA radio station (KABC) in disgust when they mentioned the story in the local news last night. I ripped the engineer over there a new one: "PATRICK MACNEE was the star of the Avengers NOT PATRICK McGOOHAN, you nitwits!!" ~ Coat I called a LA radio station (KABC) in disgust when they mentioned the story in the local news last night.

I ripped the engineer over there a new one: “PATRICK MACNEE was the star of the Avengers NOT PATRICK McGOOHAN, you nitwits!!”

~

Coat

]]> by: Oliver http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2858552 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:20:43 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2858552 Wonderful tribute -really liked it a lot. Wonderful tribute -really liked it a lot.

]]> by: Lew Stringer http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2858517 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:08:09 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2858517 Nice tribute Heidi. You're clearly speaking with heartfelt passion there. Nice tribute Heidi. You’re clearly speaking with heartfelt passion there.

]]> by: Cary http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2858515 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:05:40 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2858515 That was brilliant -- cheers! I posted the link on the Unmutual MySpace page (a hardcore fan group). That was brilliant — cheers! I posted the link on the Unmutual MySpace page (a hardcore fan group).

]]> by: Randall Kirby http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2858307 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:45:49 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2858307 Man, am I alone in liking that last episode? And scarecrow was great, too. Man, am I alone in liking that last episode?

And scarecrow was great, too.

]]> by: Bruce http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2858117 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:32:44 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2858117 Dave describes it perfectly for me as well. Dr. Syn/Scarecrow has rattled around in the back of my skull for many, many years too. I wonder if we are of similar age. But of course the real thing is The Prisoner. Still the best. Dave describes it perfectly for me as well. Dr. Syn/Scarecrow has rattled around in the back of my skull for many, many years too. I wonder if we are of similar age.

But of course the real thing is The Prisoner. Still the best.

]]> by: Todd Allen http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2858093 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:20:04 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2858093 Disney seems to have drastically underestimated the demand for that Dr. Syn DVD set. It sold out in ~2 weeks and is trading for roughly double list price. If you see one on the shelves, best grab it now. Disney seems to have drastically underestimated the demand for that Dr. Syn DVD set. It sold out in ~2 weeks and is trading for roughly double list price. If you see one on the shelves, best grab it now.

]]> by: Dave Olbrich http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2858006 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:51:59 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2858006 Heidi -- What a wonderful tribute. Great job. Thanks for the link. All I want for my birthday is the recently re-issued Treasures edition of Dr. Syn, alias The Scarecrow. If I had any spare time, I'd go back to watch some Prisoner. All this praise and no mention of his superb work in "Braveheart." We all have things that resonate for us when we are young, the stuff that rattles around in the back of your brain and never really leaves. One of mine is Scarecrow. Yours, The Prisoner ... and we both have Patrick McGoohan to thank. Heidi –
What a wonderful tribute. Great job. Thanks for the link.
All I want for my birthday is the recently re-issued Treasures edition of Dr. Syn, alias The Scarecrow. If I had any spare time, I’d go back to watch some Prisoner. All this praise and no mention of his superb work in “Braveheart.” We all have things that resonate for us when we are young, the stuff that rattles around in the back of your brain and never really leaves. One of mine is Scarecrow. Yours, The Prisoner … and we both have Patrick McGoohan to thank.

]]> by: ~chris http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2857884 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:01:33 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2857884 I too first watched The Prisoner on PBS, and agree that it's still the best show of all time (naturally I have the complete DVD set). It's probably one of the reasons for my libertarian leanings. McGoohan will be greatly missed. I too first watched The Prisoner on PBS, and agree that it’s still the best show of all time (naturally I have the complete DVD set). It’s probably one of the reasons for my libertarian leanings. McGoohan will be greatly missed.

]]> by: The Beat http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2857869 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:55:42 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2857869 Great anecdote, Stuart! Great anecdote, Stuart!

]]> by: Dave Miller-Lad http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2857519 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:06:46 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2857519 I always thought that the Tele-tubies were a kiddie version of "The Prisoner" Ah, the 60's. The pre-digital age where people people could look at raw film and imagine what the projected image would look to the audience. I always thought that the Tele-tubies were a kiddie version of “The Prisoner”

Ah, the 60’s. The pre-digital age where people people could look at raw film and imagine what the projected image would look to the audience.

]]> by: Gabe Carras http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2857419 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:29:29 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2857419 Thanks for being the first person who has hit upon all aspects of why The Prisoner was as important as it was. Thanks for being the first person who has hit upon all aspects of why The Prisoner was as important as it was.

]]> by: Stuart Moore http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2857387 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:15:20 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2857387 Beautiful piece. I first watched THE PRISONER when PBS ran it in the '70s. I'd read a little about the series, so I became the local guru among my friends. When the final episode aired, a friend of mine slammed his chair down in confusion. "Calm down," his sister said. "I'll call Stuart." Beautiful piece.

I first watched THE PRISONER when PBS ran it in the ’70s. I’d read a little about the series, so I became the local guru among my friends. When the final episode aired, a friend of mine slammed his chair down in confusion. “Calm down,” his sister said. “I’ll call Stuart.”

]]> by: Abby Denson http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2857376 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:13:02 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2857376 I forgot that he was in Thomasina! A must for every cat lover! I forgot that he was in Thomasina! A must for every cat lover!

]]> by: Jeremy Holstein http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2857293 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:37:17 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2857293 Well done, and heart-felt. Thank you. Well done, and heart-felt. Thank you.

]]> by: Bill http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2857254 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:24:53 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2857254 I've always wanted that jacket, with a white shirt with black piping underneath. I’ve always wanted that jacket, with a white shirt with black piping underneath.

]]> by: Patrick Dean http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2857133 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:30:56 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/15/inside-the-secret-agent/#comment-2857133 Is he trying to look cool as hell in that top photo, or is that just him on his day off? Is he trying to look cool as hell in that top photo, or is that just him on his day off?

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