Prison Break is no 24, but it's not bad...agree?

08-11-2006, 04:41 AM

'Prison Break' is no '24,' but it's not bad

It's that season again. People who forgot to set the TiVo or DVD recorder, or simply prefer not to wait the excruciating week between episodes, start catching up on serials before the new TV season begins. Fox would like nothing more than for "Prison Break" (Fox, $59.98, discounted in the $40 range) to become the next "24." But its story line -- Wentworth Miller gets himself thrown into a maximum security prison so he can bust out his brother (Dominic Purcell), who was set up and convicted of a high-profile crime he didn't commit -- would seem to have a limited shelf life.

Like "24," "Prison Break" is thick with unsavory and mysterious characters and unlikely twists, some of which require serious suspensions of disbelief. And like "24," it's fairly addictive, though only Miller has the kind of TV-star charisma -- think Kiefer Sutherland, James Gandolfini, Ian McShane -- that can reel in audiences.

BY TERRY LAWSON
Detroit Free Press

08-11-2006, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by fOx_hOlE

Miller has the kind of TV-star charisma -- think Kiefer Sutherland, James Gandolfini, Ian McShane -- that can reel in audiences.

Hehe. Too true.

play_mate · 08-11-2006, 08:51 PM

I think that the only way that Prison Break can be compared to another show would be by airing time or the channel it's on lol. I love it just becaue it's something purely unique that can reach out to so many different people and I love it for its far fetched individuality

Although yeah Wentworth is TOTALLY a plus haha

08-11-2006, 04:41 AM	#1
fOx_hOlE Posts: n/a	Prison Break is no 24, but it's not bad...agree? 'Prison Break' is no '24,' but it's not bad It's that season again. People who forgot to set the TiVo or DVD recorder, or simply prefer not to wait the excruciating week between episodes, start catching up on serials before the new TV season begins. Fox would like nothing more than for "Prison Break" (Fox, $59.98, discounted in the $40 range) to become the next "24." But its story line -- Wentworth Miller gets himself thrown into a maximum security prison so he can bust out his brother (Dominic Purcell), who was set up and convicted of a high-profile crime he didn't commit -- would seem to have a limited shelf life. Like "24," "Prison Break" is thick with unsavory and mysterious characters and unlikely twists, some of which require serious suspensions of disbelief. And like "24," it's fairly addictive, though only Miller has the kind of TV-star charisma -- think Kiefer Sutherland, James Gandolfini, Ian McShane -- that can reel in audiences. BY TERRY LAWSON Detroit Free Press

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08-11-2006, 08:51 PM	#3
play_mate Mrs Wentworth Miller Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cardiff - UK Posts: 5,087	I think that the only way that Prison Break can be compared to another show would be by airing time or the channel it's on lol. I love it just becaue it's something purely unique that can reach out to so many different people and I love it for its far fetched individuality Although yeah Wentworth is TOTALLY a plus haha