With that said, you all made me curious to see the original so I just planted all the original episodes on my Netflix queue. It will be interesting to see how the original is better. I'm also not a big fan of remakes because the producers always want to try to top the original, which can't be done. That's why it's an original, right??

With that said, you all made me curious to see the original so I just planted all the original episodes on my Netflix queue. It will be interesting to see how the original is better. I'm also not a big fan of remakes because the producers always want to try to top the original, which can't be done. That's why it's an original, right??

I'm not sure, though — to me “Yeah, you're stuck here” is a lot creepier/eerier/etc. than “There's no where else you can go as 'somewhere else' doesn't exist.” It's just… I don't know. Hard to put my finger on, and it also seems to deny the Village a really useful carrot. There's always the chance you can escape — or even be let out if you tell the Village what they want…. not that either will ever actually HAPPEN, but lies are always a useful tool for that kind of thing… whether they be lies told to you, or lies you tell yourself.

Oh yeah, 2 very much denies the existence of anywhere else, to the point where you think that maybe it is an alternate reality after all.

I'm sorta iffy on the concept that the Village is trying to crush the idea that there is a world outside the Village, too. I always liked it where it was “Yes, there is a world out there. It's just not for you, though. Try if you like, but you won't win.”