Prison Break
 

Anyone catch this new Fox series?

I liked it, a lot. Tense and gritty, well written and acted. It's not OZ, but it pushes the envelope for network drama.

Apparently Fox released it early as last year their fall releases flopped due to late release. Seems the other networks beat them due to Fox carrying the baseball playoffs.

Thoughts on this series?

Crap. I missed it. And I told myself that i'd watch it.

Hopefully Fox replays it some time.

It looks like Thursday at 8 pm is the repeat (assuming that "Pilot; Allen" is the first episode). 2 hours.

I give it about an 8.5 out of 10. Lets just hope it doesn't suffer the same fate as the last Dominic Purcell series on Fox (John Doe). And hopefully Wentworth (What is he the butler? :D ) Miller will get to be in a few more episodes than he did in his last series (Joan of Arcadia) before it got cancelled.

I liked it. Though a bunch of it seems a little too perfect. Like how he ghost wrote the plans there. And his brother is there. And the whole blueprints thing. Bunch of stuff like that.

However, I did enjoy it quite a bit. Was happy it was 2 hours instead of just one this time :)

What da ya mean? I thought he planned all that stuff? :|

I thought it was pretty good. I get a little tired of prison boy's 'quiet intensity' sometimes, but, other than that, good show. I'm anxious to see how all this planning pays off.

I thought it was pretty funny that the head guard spent all that time looking for "allen schweitzer" and it turns out it's on a tag on all the toilets.

Tivoed it and gonna watch it with my wife tonight or tomorrow.. can't wait to see it.

I liked it. It reminded me of 24 for some reason. I'm sure this is another show that I'm gonna end up wasting lots of time on.

I got around to watching it last night and was pretty impressed. I liked the tats on his chest and what they really were.Can't wait to see more, and I love Peter Stormare.. glad he's finally on a series.

Saw it tonight. I like it also. Seems interesting and it's nice to see that not all of his plan is going out as perfect as he planned it. It'll be interesting to see the "contingencies" he claimed to have planned out if things don't work out.

I was going to watch the re-airing tonight, but our local Fox affiliate decided to show a pre-season football game. :rolleyes:

I watched the 1st episode and was pretty impressed..I'll definitely keep watching to see what unfolds

caught up with the current episode. very interesting to see him play his cards in ways you don't expect, ala the Warden and Fibonacci.

I think part of the fun of this series will be seeing him roll with the punches, like the new cellmate he got.

Is the new cellmate's condition an actual psychological condition? I mean, no sleep, EVER?

I tohught the toothpaste tubes were gonna be for messing with mr nodoze.

Arg, due to my class schedule, i'm going to miss EVERY episode until after this semester ends.

Groan, hopefully I can find some time when they replay it.

I'm already hooked.. have been since the first episode. It's the first series I've been interested in .. in a loooong time. The critics say to stomach a few weak episodes to start with and then it will be great.. ..

what do they know? it's great already :D

Sadly, I missed the first episode but have caught the other two. I'm interested in knowing what I missed. I hope someday they'll replay it.

Anyway, I really like the show, and plan to watch it all the way through so long as I have the opportunity.

For some reason i just realized... is this show a mini series? How many seasons could they have him trying to bust his brother out of prison? Plus next week is already the beginning of the break out it seems.

The show is slated to run the whole season, but I don't know if it has been picked up yet.

I was wondering if he will break out and hide in the prison for a while til he can get all the people/things that he needs for the real escape.. we'll see tomorrow.

I think that they could even break out any time and draw it out like Logan's Run or Planet of the Apes, A-Team where they are always 2 steps ahead of the chasers and once in a while get very close to being caught as they try to prove his innocence.

After he escapes, would they change the name to "Prison Broke"? :D

:lol:

maybe they could even buy the franchise, the fugitives...

Suprised that no one mentioned it, but this week's episode was disappointing. Things worked out WAY too well for him. Hopefully, we can get back to things going well and things going not so well soon.

things always work out way too well.. that's my only gripe about the show. Sure.. you can get lots of stuff in prison..but damn.. this is almost too easy.


(*note this is not from experience) :)

(needs to hang out in the Entertainment section more)

So far, this makes 3 must watch shows fro my sister and me. It looks like it's going to be a great series. When they do break out, what will be the main set for the series? Will they change the intro? Would most of the cast change? The Doctor, the Warden, the Head Guard. Or are there going to be many failed escape attempts until they finally make it (kinda like Gilligan's Island).

And yes, thing did work out exactly as planed. I've noticed something about entertainment regarding Masterplans. If they don't let the audience in on it, it's going to go down perfectly. If the entire plan is told to the audience, then the %*&# hits the fan.

I'm curious as to how they plan to extend this show. To be honest, they really could end this show next episode. I predict lots of filler episodes.

this show kicks ass, have watched every episode so far. and forgive me for not knowing his name, but the guy who plays the lead role in this is going to go on to alot bigger things. he's dam good.

Wentworth Miller is the fellow's name I believe.

I believe our friend Wentworth made his big break on Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, when he played one of the swimmers on the Episode "Go Fish" in 1998. If any of you ladies want to see him in a bathing suit, it's time to hit Google Images.

Memorable quote: "Ewww! What is that foulness?" said a la Keanu Reeves as our intrepid Wentworth picks up on a fishy smell on the beach.

Ol' Wentworth was in the pilot episode of "Ghost Whisperer" last night.
He played a ghostly Vietnam soldier looking for help to find his family.
He guest-starred next to Jennifer Love Hewitt's lovely jubblies.

Last nights episode was pretty damn good in my opinion. It had my wife and I sitting on the edge of our seats as chaos was everywhere in the prison.

I can't wait for next week!

It was the best episode yet. There are still some pretty big holes in the story but next week should be interesting. I'm curious to see how he explains getting to the infirmary, *if* he doesn't get shot :p

Damnit. I forgot to watch it. Groan. Hopefully someone I know taped it or something.

they can do ALOT with this show. if ya think about it, this part is almost like a prequal to the "the fugitive". once they break out they have to find out who pinned the murder on the guy and bring 'em down.

True, but the lure of the show is to see how they get out of the prison, hence the title "Prison Break."

While I am interested in seeing how they clear accuseds' name, i'm MUCH more interested in seeing how they get out.

finally caught up on the Tivo... pretty compelling but at the same time annoying.

Spoiler: the captured CO was iced but what about the fair Dr.? after the comment about the mold she's now suspicious.

Was prison break not on this week or did I totally miss it?

3 week hiatus...i assume for the baseball games