"Prison Break" (2005) TV series 2005-2009

Creator:

Paul Scheuring

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Breaking out was easy, getting away will be hard (Season 2).

Plot:

Due to a political conspiracy an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out from the inside out.

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Death Row | Conspiracy | Murder | Self Sacrifice

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 21 nominations

Cast

Dominic Purcell	...	Lincoln Burrows (81 episodes, 2005-2009)
Wentworth Miller	...	Michael Scofield (81 episodes, 2005-2009)
Amaury Nolasco	...	Fernando Sucre (81 episodes, 2005-2009)
Robert Knepper	...	Theodore 'T-Bag' Bagwell (81 episodes, 2005-2009)
Sarah Wayne Callies	...	Dr. Sara Tancredi (69 episodes, 2005-2009)
Wade Williams	...	Brad Bellick (67 episodes, 2005-2008)
William Fichtner	...	Alex Mahone (59 episodes, 2006-2009)
Paul Adelstein	...	Paul Kellerman (46 episodes, 2005-2009)
Marshall Allman	...	LJ Burrows (44 episodes, 2005-2008)
Rockmond Dunbar	...	Benjamin Miles 'C-Note' Franklin (40 episodes, 2005-2009)
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe	...	Gretchen Morgan / ... (37 episodes, 2007-2009)

Also Known As:

Prison Break: On the Run (Australia) (second season title)
The Break (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

42 min (plus commercials) | 60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | South Africa:PG (13V) (TV rating) | South Africa:PG (13V) (DVD rating) | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Ireland:18 (Season 1 DVD rating) | Finland:K-15 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Malaysia:18PL | Germany:16 (TV rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 2 DVD rating) | Singapore:PG (season 1) (season 2) (season 3) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Hungary:16 (some episodes) | New Zealand:R16 (season 3) | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 4)

Filming Locations:

Building One, Studios at Las Colinas - 6301 North O'Connor Road, Irving, Texas, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Of the 17 people to be listed as series regulars over the show's run, the characters of Veronica Donovan and Sofia Lugo were the only ones to never be arrested. They each however were held hostage at one point.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The two brothers and the other convicts are all going for the D.B. Cooper's five million, which was stolen several decades ago. There are design changes in the US Dollar bills so how are they going to use the buried five million? While there have been several design changes to US currency, this does not mean the money cannot be used. It is still considered legal tender. However, money taken in the D.B. Cooper heist just showing up all of a sudden in circulation would be a little eye-brow raising.

Quotes:

Michael Scofield: You kept it.
Dr. Sara Tancredi: Kept what?
Michael Scofield: The flower.
Dr. Sara Tancredi: Well, I'm a packrat. I never throw anything out.
Michael Scofield: [looks around the spotless infirmary] Yeah, well this clutter. It's... overwhelming.
Dr. Sara Tancredi: You should see my apartment.
Michael Scofield: Woah. We haven't even had our first date yet and you're already inviting me in. I thought you were a nice girl.
Dr. Sara Tancredi: Oh Michael, we all know nice girls finish last.
[motions for Michael to lift up his shirt]
Michael Scofield: So where do you finish?
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) (VG)

This looks like a show that will be a hit!

I have been seeing so many advertisements for this show and I decided to check it out and it's surprisingly good! The acting is well done and everything else. The show is about a guy named Lincoln (Dominic Purcell) who gets arrested and framed for a crime that he didn't commit and now his brother, Michael (Wennworth Miller) installs himself in prison for one reason, to get his brother out of jail! FOX had better not cancel this one! Because I'm tired of the FOX network canceling all these other good shows that have potential and they put them on nights where they can't win and they have way too many reality shows! Plus all the good shows that FOX cancels last for 1 or 2 seasons like "Tru Calling", "Dark Angel", "Fastlane" just to name a few. But hopefully this show might last with all the good reviews from all the newspapers and magazines.

User Rating: 10/10

BOTTOM LINE: FOX SHOULD HOLD ON TO THIS ONE!