Comments on: Rundown 11/5

By: wbur.org » News » Cult Classic ‘The Prisoner’ Returns To TV

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:41:08 +0000

[...] That’s why the original was iconic and the remake something of only passing interest. Listen to critic Ed Siegel’s review of “The Prisoner” on Here & Now, Nov. 5. WBUR Topics: Arts · Reviews Have something to say? Please stay on topic, be civil, [...]

By: Theron P. Snell

Theron P. Snell — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:48:40 +0000

Thank you for the piece on the Prisoner. I watched the orginal while I was in high school and college and own the DVD set. It IS iconic and still stands as one of the two most thoughtful programs aired on mass market TV (the other being Max Headroom). It still can educate…especially considering the end-point.

I cringed at the description of the remake; is this yet another example of simplifying tthe orignal insights?

By: Annette

Annette — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:57:35 +0000

I just listened to Robin’s interview about marijuana cultivation in California. Why did Robin not bring up the topic of marijuana addiction? For legitimate medical needs, marijuana has benefits, but pot can be addictive. Regardless of what certain people say, just like alcohol, and other substances, some people become addicted to marijuana. I would think that addiction warrants some comments in a discussion about the possible legalization of marijuana.

By: terry

terry — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:55:35 +0000

This is so strange to hear about in light of yesterday’s show with the so called ‘Drug zar’ . He sounded not unlike a mouth-piece for the antiquated leaders of the original war on drugs and mentioned nothing about what is going on around our country. In fact, he was suggesting that marijuana leads to other harsher drugs, which is why his office is still against the legalization of it.
I don’t understand the reasoning behind the continued effort behind our failed policy of this foolish drug war, it’s ridiculous.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:55:34 +0000

Funny that after all the discrimination jews went through they get there own country and do the same thing to Arab-Christians and Muslims.

As for your right-winger on abortion she seemed a waste of time for your program.

“keep government out of my life” unless its abortion,drugs, religion than there all for it.

By: ruth gutmann

ruth gutmann — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:48:29 +0000

Nice to hear Michael Goldfarb’s voice again.
My husband and I have long studied Jewish history and esp. German Jewish History. The 1920s had a period of “renaissance” for the Jewish population of Germany, but its number of those you call ghosts is high.
As for Moses Hess, you can find “The Life and Opinions of Moses Hess” in Isaiah Berlin’s “Against the Current”,one of the indefatigible Henry Hardy’s early compilations of IB’s essays.

Berlin’s essays are just the medicine one needs when the number of questions one has about all this far exceeds available answers.

I look forward to reading your book.

By: jonas

jonas — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:13:22 +0000

Funny how right wingers claim a firewall between government money and health insurance provisions for choice call that money laundering yet they think that it is appropriate to simply put a “firewall” between government money and church providers who receive govenrment contracts.

funny how your program never bothers to point out that contridiction.

GO government radio!!!! Where we heard “unbiased” and “objective” news!!!!