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No Longer a Number Part I: The Revolution of The Prisoner

The AMC Reboot of The Prisoner airs tonight. In Part I of our in-depth look at the classic television show, Tom Nix discusses the significance of the original series as both televised entertainment and revolutionary propaganda

Waking Up In the Village

The message was also simple, there was no definite message. You just had to accept it. When Lost ends there will be people who swear they saw the ending coming the whole time. Those people will be the same ones who thought Twin Peaks had a point. Both of those shows albeit watchable are in my humble opinion good for nothing but blowing smoke up one’s arse

Become A Prisoner

AMC’s reboot of the classic BBC televison series from the 1960’s begins its 6 episode run tomorrow night (11/15). In anticipation, The Red Circle is taking a look back at what we consider to be the pinnacle of televised entertainment

Why America is Ready For Doctor Who

This is what should have ran yesterday. It’s a short, excellent piece that gives the Who-less a little more of a clue. This is a great series, shortly coming to an end of an era. I’ll let Wired’s Scott Brown say the rest

DOCTOR WHO: The Waters of Mars

The Beginning of the End

Why Batman Can’t Enjoy Halloween

Courtesy of Thursday’s Community on NBC, here’s a none-too-succinct explanation of why The Dark Knight can’t enjoy Halloween

INSTANT GREATIFICATION: Kolchak – The Night Stalker

With Netflix, Amazon VOD, Hulu and YouTube making nice names for themselves on the internet, there’s countless hours of video content to wade through. We’re here to point you to the good stuff. Prepare to be instantly greatified

And Now for Something Completely Different

THE ONION: Expert stops by Today NOW! to show parents of girly sons costume tips to survive Halloween without accentuating their child’s obvious homosexuality. more»

THE TWILIGHT ZONE 50th Anniversary

By Tom Nix

Fifty years ago today, Rod Serling’s THE TWILIGHT ZONE aired its first episode “Where is Everybody?” across the country. This is far too short a piece to really pay tribute to what is possibly the greatest American television show of all time. So, until a time where its magnificence can be praised in far more detail, I want to share some of my gratitude