A few questions about PRISON BREAK - Page 2

Greg_S_H · 10-12-2006, 05:38 PM

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What are the odds that the two brothers would be sent to the same institution? Would that not raise red flags somewhere?

It was set up early on that nobody knew they were brothers. The warden didn't know, and I'm pretty sure the conspirators didn't know, either.

Andrew Bunk · 10-12-2006, 06:11 PM

I loved S1 on DVD and tore through it rather fast, but I have already stopped watching S2. The show seems very weak to me now.

I'll probably give it another go on DVD next year, but for now color me disappointed.

Ronald Epstein · 10-13-2006, 03:44 AM

Yeah, Season Two is extremely weak.

I'm just barely hanging in there. You can see that this
will be the last season for the show (though it wasn't intended to be).

WillG · 10-13-2006, 05:21 PM

I'm almost done with the first season. While it is a good show and it has kept me watching, I don't think I can say I have connected with it in the same way "24" or "Lost"

I think the main reasons are this: The whole plan is too "chaos theory." The plan depends on so many intracate things that have to go right at the exact right time that I don't see how anyone would put themselves in that situation and really expect to succeed. His plan involves too many completely unpredictable components. Pretty much

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were the only sure thing he had to work with. Other than that how did he expect he would be able to

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I suppose in all fairness the show depicted not everything going to plan and them having to improvise, but still, it seems that Scofield's chances for success relied more on dumb luck than meticulous planning. I guess elaborate plots where pretty much everything has to go right at the exact time for them to work is the thing that stretches credibility for me. It's the same kind of thing that has bothered me about movies like "The Game" and "Matchstich Men" (Although I did enjoy those films)

The other thing, is the characters. For me, there isn't really anyone to care about all that much. I find Michael Scofield to be a pretty bland character and the rest of the people he is breaking out are Cons (even Lincoln has a minor criminal background IIRC). Am I supposed to be rooting for T-Bag to successfully escape here? As usual for this type of story, the guards are pretty much all scumbags as well. Also the chiched

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thing isn't exactly endearing me either. The one "good" character (Besides Robin Tunney's character, I suppose), Sarah the doctor, we find out is an

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I guess it's compelling enough to keep at it, but I don't think it will ever crack the barrier to become one of my favorites. I've tried to avoid being real nitpicky, but maybe I am.

LizH · 10-13-2006, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by WillG

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I'm surprised they let that slip through...

After all, this IS FOX we're talking about here.

Rob P S · 10-13-2006, 10:13 PM

I enjoyed the first season but decided to leave well enough alone and not bother with the second season.

Greg_S_H · 10-13-2006, 10:43 PM

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After all, this IS FOX we're talking about here.

If that even made sense, the two divisions have nothing to do with one another.

Qui-Gon John · 04-15-2007, 08:47 AM

I have a problem with Season One and the timing and the weather. IIRC, originally Lincoln was supposed to be executed on May 11, (and Michael was supposed to finish Pope's Taj Mahal by June). Meaning Michael went into prison probably around late March. Yet it was so frickin hot when he killed the AC. And more than that, for all the first dozen episodes or so, the cons were always in the yard often just wearing a t-shirt, no over shirt or coveralls.

Then later, by Lincoln's execution, it was snowing and when they escape, a week or more later, Haywire wont take off his coveralls because "he'll freeze to death". Also, Sara is shown near the lake wearing a very heavey coat and scarf. This is only Chicago, not Alaska or northern Canada.

oscar_merkx · 07-12-2008, 06:30 PM

Hi folks

Finally got the chance to watch Season 1 completely.

I only managed to watch the last 3 episodes of S 1 and was hooked enough to watch S 2 as well.

Just watched the first 13 episodes in two days.

It is that compulsive viewing indeed.

I always thought that T-Bag was the all time scumbag on this show.

Now I am not so sure anymore, Kellerman is just as bad.

Will keep you posted for the remaining episodes

Greg_S_H · 07-12-2008, 09:52 PM

You're saying you originally watched the end of S1 and went on to watch S2 live? Did you continue to S3? The reason I ask is, I continue to enjoy Prison Break, but I have to assume the first season is the best (have to assume since I haven't watched it since it aired). I'm just wondering if that's what you're discovering.

David Rain · 07-13-2008, 01:30 AM

LOVED the first 2 seasons despite the need for suspending your disbelief. The acting really helps carry you along. However, I hated the 3rd season even though it had a good premise. It just wasn't well-done or written with any intrigue. I am hoping the show will be improved for the upcoming 4th season but I have my doubts.

Perhaps the show should have ended after Season Two like it was originally supposed to.