RIP 'Prison Break'

[2muchcoffeeman]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090113/ap_en_tv/tv_prison_break_2

Can't say I ever watched it, but I know some of you did.

 

[DanOregon]

Should have ended it last year. Get out of SONA, expose the conspiracy, reveal that Sarah wasn't killed and ride off into the sunset

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

I predict we'll be seeing one of these threads for Heroes before too long.

 

[ArnoldBabar]

Enjoyed the first season, halfway enjoyed the second, and thought it got increasingly preposterous from there. They did pretty well to get as much out of the premise as they did.

 

[schiezainc]

First season was amazing. Second season was really, really good. Third season was absurd but a fun watch. This season was a pathetic attempt at making more money. Though, I still liked it.

This show should have ended with Michael and Sarah on the boat at the end of S2. For many fans, it did.

 

[JackReacher]

Watched every episode. Love the show. Sad to see it go, but it's time.

 

[Beaker]

I watched it, but I definitely knew it was coming to an end. They couldn't go any farther.

 

[Beaker]

Should have ended it last year. Get out of SONA, expose the conspiracy, reveal that Sarah wasn't killed and ride off into the sunset

Yeah, they definitely could've done that. Simply because of the concept the show is based on, I'm surprised they've gone this far.

 

[DirtyDeeds]

I predict we'll be seeing one of these threads for Heroes before too long.

I've quit watching both, but I've been told the Heroes has gotten better the latest couple of episodes. I started watching Prsion Break late, but enjoyed season 2, and I liked the Sona season, even if it was over the top. This season just wasn't doing it for me. It was a great show in the beginning, though.

 

[Beaker]

I predict we'll be seeing one of these threads for Heroes before too long.

I've quit watching both, but I've been told the Heroes has gotten better the latest couple of episodes. I started watching Prsion Break late, but enjoyed season 2, and I liked the Sona season, even if it was over the top. This season just wasn't doing it for me. It was a great show in the beginning, though.

Yeah, it's fallen a bit, which speaks to Dan's point. They might have been better off ending it last season.

 

[mustangj17]

Prison Break is getting pretty bad as of late. It's still quite exciting but all the double crossing and side-switching that goes on is pretty out of hand. You skip one episode and everyone is playing for a different team; what a mess.

It's just too much. The first few seasons were great, and I feel like the producers should have had a more narrow scope for it.

 

[thegrifter]

The show sucked. The writers didn't have a ****in clue what they were doing. Season 1 was great, but if you're gonna name the show "Prison Break", they shouldn't have entire seasons where they aren't in prison.

 

[schiezainc]

The show sucked. The writers didn't have a ****in clue what they were doing. Season 1 was great, but if you're gonna name the show "Prison Break", they shouldn't have entire seasons where they aren't in prison.

I don't know if I agree with that. Season 2 was tremendous because they had broken out of prison and were trying to stay out. It was a logical next step for the show to take.

As for S3 and S4, though, well, as I've said those were just attempts to drag things out.

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

I used to count this show among my addictions, on a "Can't Miss" level with Lost and Battlestar Galactica.

First season was awesome, second was very, very good. Last year was entertaining at times, but by the end I just lost interest. Didn't watch a single minute this year; it just got too wild.

I'll echo TSP in saying there might be (SHOULD be) one of these threads for Heroes soon.

 

[zebracoy]

Didn't ever watch it - it was one of those shows I know I should have watched from the beginning, then found it preposterous to try to watch midway through its run - but I have to say that a show named "Prison Break" should have probably not left the prison until, say, season 5.

There had to be a plethora of storylines taking place within the walls before the guy sprung everyone. Then the last three seasons, you keep following them on the run.

 

[schiezainc]

Didn't ever watch it - it was one of those shows I know I should have watched from the beginning, then found it preposterous to try to watch midway through its run - but I have to say that a show named "Prison Break" should have probably not left the prison until, say, season 5.

There had to be a plethora of storylines taking place within the walls before the guy sprung everyone. Then the last three seasons, you keep following them on the run.

Honestly, I don't know how they could have dragged it out past Season One. If you watched the whole thing, they put a lot of stuff in that one little season. Maybe if they had just had 16 episodes in season one and 16 in season two they could have done it, but 24 episodes in one year is a lot to fill, especially when you're limited by the premise you've concocted.

 

[ArnoldBabar]

Didn't ever watch it - it was one of those shows I know I should have watched from the beginning, then found it preposterous to try to watch midway through its run - but I have to say that a show named "Prison Break" should have probably not left the prison until, say, season 5.

On the other hand, you couldn't call a show "Prison Break" and then not have a prison break for years. Viewers would never have hung around for that.

 

[zebracoy]

Didn't ever watch it - it was one of those shows I know I should have watched from the beginning, then found it preposterous to try to watch midway through its run - but I have to say that a show named "Prison Break" should have probably not left the prison until, say, season 5.

On the other hand, you couldn't call a show "Prison Break" and then not have a prison break for years. Viewers would never have hung around for that.

Perhaps. But maybe if they got real into it?

I mean, at least on Lost, they delayed the folks leaving the island for four years. There was a lot of suspense and build-up to see what would happen.

 

[schiezainc]

Didn't ever watch it - it was one of those shows I know I should have watched from the beginning, then found it preposterous to try to watch midway through its run - but I have to say that a show named "Prison Break" should have probably not left the prison until, say, season 5.

On the other hand, you couldn't call a show "Prison Break" and then not have a prison break for years. Viewers would never have hung around for that.

Perhaps. But maybe if they got real into it?

I mean, at least on Lost, they delayed the folks leaving the island for four years. There was a lot of suspense and build-up to see what would happen.

True, but having your characters on a deserted island is a little different than having them locked in the pokey. On the island, you can explore all different types of angles related to survival, exploration, hunting, fishing, sport, romance, etc.

In prison, your options narrow a bit as your characters have regimented schedules and have to be in their cells for certain periods of time and have limited access to things that could be used to liven the show up.

 

[BYH]

Didn't ever watch it - it was one of those shows I know I should have watched from the beginning, then found it preposterous to try to watch midway through its run - but I have to say that a show named "Prison Break" should have probably not left the prison until, say, season 5.

On the other hand, you couldn't call a show "Prison Break" and then not have a prison break for years. Viewers would never have hung around for that.

"ANOTHER episode about mess hall? That's it, I'm done with 'Prison Break.'"