- Cast: Wentworth Miller (Michael Scofield), Dominic Purcell (Lincoln Burrows), Robin Tunney (Veronica Donovan), Peter Stormare (John Abruzzi), Amaury Nolasco (Sucre), Marshall Allman (LJ Burrows), Wade Williams (Officer Brian Bellick), Paul Adelstein (Paul Kellerman), Robert Knepper (T Bag Bagwell), Sarah Wayne Callies (Dr. Sara Tancredi), Stacy Keach (Warden Pope), Anthony Starke (Sebastian Balfour), Danny McCarthy (Daniel Hale), Silas Weir Mitchell (Charles 'Haywire' Patoshik) - Certificate: 15 - Year of Release: 2005 - Screen: Widescreen 16:9 anamorphic - Language: English Dolby Digital 5.1 - Run Time: 16 hours & 30 minutes - Region: Region 2 DVD
Special Features included on DVD: - Audio commentary on the 'Pilot' episode from Paul Scheuring & Dominic Purcell - Additional audio commentary on the 'Pilot' episode from Brett Ratner and Mark Helfrich - Audio commentary on the 'Cute Poison' episode from Paul Scheuring, Dominic Purcell & Wade Williams - Additional audio commentary on the 'Cute Poison' episode from Matt Olmstead and Silas Weir Mitchell - Audio commentary on the 'Riots, Drills And The Devil (Part 1) ' episode from Paul Scheuring, Dominic Purcell, Robert Knepper, Sarah Wayne Callies, Amaury Nolasco & Wade Williams - Additional audio commentary on the 'Riots, Drills And The Devil (Part 1) ' episode from Nick Santora & Bob Mandel - Audio commentary on the 'Riots, Drills And The Devil (Part 2) ' episode from Paul Scheuring, Dominic Purcell, Wade Williams, Amaury Nolasco & Peter Stormare - Audio commentary on the 'Odd Man Out' episode from Garry Brown, Karyn Usher & Bobby Roth - Audio commentary on the 'Brother's Keeper' episode from Paul Scheuring, Robert Knepper, Sarah Wayne Callies, Amaury Nolasco & Wade Williams - Additional audio commentary on the 'Brother's Keeper' episode from Greg Yaitenes & Zach Estrin - Alternative/deleted scenes - 'Making A Scene' featurette - 'Making Prison Break' featurette - 'If These Walls Could Speak: Profile Of The Joliet Correctional Center' featurette - 'Beyond The Walls' featurette - TV spots
The extra features make this DVD so much better to watch and were one of the reasons I had bought the DVD. It’s
packed with extras, such as deleted scene’s ideas for characters and the direction the writers, producers and directors took to make the show the huge international hit it is.Number of Episodes, with general plot for each episode: - (1) Pilot: Michael Scofield is a structural engineer, whose brother was wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of Terence Steadman, the Vice Presidents brother. He purposely robs a bank and is stopped by the police, Michael requests the judge to send him to Fox River State Penitentiary, were his brother just so happens to be staying. Whilst in prison Michael tells his brother, that he is helping him to escape the prison, and so the story starts. (Air Date: 29/08/2005) - (2) Allen: Michael must seek the help of fellow inmates at Fox River, to help him aid the escape, in particular John Abruzzi, and Sucre. (Air Date 29/08/2005) - (3) Cell Test: In order to escape Michael must first gain the trust of his cell mate who will help him in his efforts to escape, however Sucre refuses and requests to transfer cell. Michael is now celled with a new prisoner, Haywire. (Air Date: 5/09/2005) - (4) Cute Poison: Whilst in prison, Michael asks his friend Veronica a lawyer, to review Lincoln case and find the trail of the conspiracy, anything that will help his brother from being executed, a reluctant Veronica agrees, and assists the help of Nick Savran. (Air Date: 12/09/2005) - (5) English, Fitz or Percy: Agents assigned to hide the truth of the conspiracy from Veronica and the others. They need to find a way of transferring Michael to another prison, and blackmail the warden (Pope) to get their job done. However, Michael being the smart minded person he is finds a way, in which he can stay in the prison. (Air Date: 19/09/2006) - (6) Riots, Drills and the Devil: Michael manages to create a jail lockdown, my tampering with the air conditioning, which will cause a riot. In doing so he can get on with the escape preparations. However, the riots break out and Sara’s life is in danger. Meanwhile and ex con is blackmailed into making sure Lincoln does not survive another night in Fox River. - (7) Riots, Drills and the Devil Part 2: Things get from bad to worse, with the riot breaking out beyond control and Michael must decide whether or not to save Sara as doing so might blow his plans. And Abruzzi and Sucre must join forces. (Air Date: 24/10/2005) - (8) The Old Head: Michael finds out that the storeroom he plans to escape from is now a guard’s break room. Meanwhile, Nick & Veronica are in danger and fear their life; Nick mentions a place where they can hide out. (24/10/2005) - (9) Tweener: Abruzzi is dropped as the head of P.I. and this has serious consequences on the escape plan. Meanwhile, Michael must stay on the good side of T-Bag otherwise T- Bag will tell all about the plan. (Air Date: 31/10/2005) - (10) Sleight of Hand: Having lost his power, Abruzzi has to get his old P.I. crew back. Agents Kellerman and Hale are given some assistance on their trail to find Nick and Veronica. Whilst they also find information which leads to a money trail left behind by Steadman. (Air Date: 7/11/2005) - (11) And Then There Were 7: Michael gets a surprise visit from his wife (Holly Valance), who brings him a credit card, with a hidden secret and Bellick is very suspicious of Michael and his wife. (Air Date: 14/11/2005) - (12) Odd Man Out: After finding out that not everyone can escape, the group decide they need to get rid of T- Bag. However T – Bag has other idea. He wants to eliminate Abruzzi. (Air Date: 21/11/2005) - (13) End of the Tunnel: Badly bleeding Abruzzi is rushed to hospital whilst the inmates are shocked by what has just happened. Lincoln is scheduled for execution in 24 hours and Michael must find away of escaping that evening of face loosing his brother forever. The crew are ready to break out that evening. (Air Date: 28/11/2005) - (14) The Rat: Michael and the others return to their cells not being noticed by the guards. Veronica and Nick ask the judge to postpone the execution, and even Sara requests her father, the Governor to intervene. (Air Date: 20/03/2006) - (15) By the Sun & the Teeth: Lincoln is moments from execution, when he sees a blurry image of what looks like his dead father in the viewing room. The judge agrees to delay the execution and orders the exhumation of Steadman’s body. (Air Date: 27/03/2006) - (16) Brothers Keeper: Flashbacks shed light on Lincoln’s life leading up to the arrest and imprisonment, and Michael’s plans are revealed. (Air Date: 3/04/2006) - (17) J – Cat: Lincoln is questioning Michael’s sanity in prison and Michael is having trouble remembering the schematics of the prison. Sucre has to hide the whole under the break room. And pope transfers Michael to solitary as requested by Michael. (Air Date: 10/04/2006) - (18) Bluff: To find the missing tattoo design, Michael gets transferred to the psych ward, were he recruits the help of Haywire, the cell mate who could read his tattoos. C – Note and T- Bag find themselves in a position where they must help each – other. (Release Date: 17/04/2006) - (19) The Key: Michael needs to get the key to the infirmary and needs help from an old friend. While Lincoln learns the identity of his kidnapper and yet another inmate learns of the escape plans, to make escape even harder. (Release Date: 24/04/2006) - (20) Tonight: West Moreland needs Michael to speed up the escape plans, and Bellick is right behind them on their trail. Michael contemplates telling Sara of their escape plans, but can he really trust her. And Veronica find out that Nick has something in common with someone inside Fox River. (Release Date: 1/05/2006) - (21) GO: All the prisoners are ready for their escape from the infirmary. Veronica and Nick soon realize their lives are in real danger. (8/05/2006) - (22) Flight: In the final episode of the season, the escape is in full swing. Pope and Bellick are on the trail for the escaped convicts, whilst the prisoners run towards the plane, only to have the police on their trail. The plane leaves without them and they must no run and escape before captured. With no plans left and the police and sniffer dogs on their trail, Michael and the gang are in trouble.
My Thoughts: This is one of the most exciting things to come to our television since Lost and 24. They clever storyline and plot, attracted millions of viewers each week and, I was one of them. The plot seems normal, a brother trying to help his brother escape from prison, however we soon realise just how cleverly written the scripts and characters are. Michael does not just go in with a hope of escaping, he has planned the escape for months and months and even designs an enormous tattoo of the blueprints all over his body, which just shows the desperate state Michaels character is in to help his brother escape. Another concept of a conspiracy is added to spice up the programme much more, again we think nothing special here, something we have seen before, but the twist and turn and political involvement of this story and the two central characters makes this programme much more attractive to watch.
A Review of Some Characters: - Michael Scofield: This character is just superb and clever to watch, he has an answer for everything and when something goes wrong he has a solution to the problem. The ambition to help his brother escape and the measures taken to do so, show the bond these two brother’s have, and show Michaels willingness to not loose the only person close to him. - Lincoln Burrows: Lincolns character is the complete opposite to Michael. Having given up and wanting death to come quick, he has a totally different outlook on life, however is relationship with his brother and is son L J soon makes him human with emotion and anger. - Sucre: This is a great addition to the show, his willingness to escape to see his pregnant wife makes his character serious. He brings in humour to the show, and looks clumsy but is a real asset to Michael and the escape plan. - T Bag: I love this guy’s character, as much as a vile as he is, and what he may have done in the past; he is a joy to watch. His style of humour makes him a good asset to the gang. He’s the character you love to hate.
Music – The opening music is by French Artist Ramin Djawadi. Average Number of Viewer per Episode: 9.2 million
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Great Review! Ive never seen it but I think its time to check it out! xx
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