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Too Bad They Won’t Be Able to Bring Nell Carter Back for the Finale

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Trade News | January 14, 2009 | Comments (19)

Fox has announced that “Prison Break” will be taking a quick walk down the Green Mile. A sponge will be placed on its head. Wrists strapped down. Curtains opened up. Penance, anointing, viaticum. Cigarette. Last words. Juice fired up. Smoke out the ears.

Mother fucker’s dead, is what I’m saying.

The winter press tour is going right now and during yesterday’s session Fox confirmed that “Prison Break” will be beginning its final run when it comes back to finish the current season on April 17. This isn’t a big surprise, since this season was long suspected to be the show’s last and Fox’s President Kevin Reilly confirmed the suspicions, explaining that the show is simply “played out.” So the last four episodes in the can will air and, at the moment, that’s all she wrote. But Reilly said one or a few more episodes may get shot too so that the show can completely tie everything up.

Having watched every episode of the show, I can’t disagree with the decision. It was entertaining-enough popcorn entertainment, but I’m more than ready to be done with it. Especially because it means my boy William Fichtner will be freed up for something new. Some damn good actor, him.


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Comments

Does that mean that Wentworth "I'm-not-gay-I-just-don't-have-time-to-date" Miller will finally have his schedule clear to join me in a threesome with mon savage? And if he does, will the tattoos rub off on me? 'Cause I don't mind rubbin', y'know.

Posted by: Sofía at January 14, 2009 10:09 AM

Can't say as I've ever seen a single episode, but I don't think the premise left a lot of room for growth, ya know? I mean, he's in prison, right? And trying to break out? Then he did get out? Then tossed back in? I'm thinking they'd just shoot him eventually.

And I'm NOT knocking your show (if you happen to be a fan), just from the outside looking in, there isn't a lot of longevity here. The Shield was sort of the same way, and it was my favorite show.

Posted by: Xtreme at January 14, 2009 10:17 AM

Maybe Fox could loan that guy to NBC to explain the definition of "played out" since ER was in that position about 10 years ago.

Posted by: PaddyDog at January 14, 2009 10:17 AM

Sorry Sofia, Michael had the tats lasered off - between one episode and the next, 'poof', they were gone! Amazing, since normally that would take months....*

*legal disclaimer: Please note that in using the word 'poof', I am not making any reference to, or comment upon, Mr Miller's supposed homosexuality.

Posted by: Tarn at January 14, 2009 10:21 AM

This show died for me as soon as Wentworth Miller started putting on weight.

The boy lost his cheekbones, I lost interest.
And there was not enough shirtlessness from the on-screen brother to compensate.

I need the new Supernatural to come over to England NOW. There is not nearly enough pretty on my screen this month.

Posted by: Squeeziee at January 14, 2009 10:23 AM

William Fichtner IS some damn good actor, him. I was thinking that a couple weeks ago when I finally saw The Dark Knight and he was BADASS in the only scene he had. BAD. ASS.

Posted by: jimbob at January 14, 2009 10:26 AM

I've never even tried watching this, because every time I look at Wentworth Miller I see the guy on the High School swim team who turned into a fish man on that one Buffy episode.

Also, Fox be cancellin'.

Posted by: James at January 14, 2009 10:27 AM

James can I just say that I want to marry you and have your babies. Fish babies that is- or either fish sticks- I'm kinda hungry. Oh and by the way, while William Fichtner was/is awesome, where is the love for Theodore Bagwell. Oh, you baby rapist how I adore thee.

I've watched all the seasons up until this past one. I just couldn't handle it anymore.

Posted by: Emily at January 14, 2009 10:34 AM

Whoever came up with that Nell Carter joke is an ass. A funny ass, but still an ass.

I should not have laughed.

Especially because it means my boy William Fichtner will be freed up for something new. Some damn good actor, him.

Seriously. Is it wrong to say I really enjoyed the parts where he was killing people? The man can murder.

Posted by: Vermillion at January 14, 2009 10:37 AM

About damn time. I jumped ship at the beginning of this season, but may catch up once it's on DVD.

I think they should have ended it, at the latest, at the end of season 2. I think it was actually a really good show the first season, but as usual, it got successful and they strung it out as long as possible. Shame.

Posted by: Carrie at January 14, 2009 11:01 AM

It was so considerate of you to include me in your Devil's Threesome. And of course I'm in, c'mon the guy was in Dinotopia!
DINOTOPIA COMMENT DIVERSION GO!

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at January 14, 2009 11:44 AM

Seriously. Is it wrong to say I really enjoyed the parts where he was killing people? The man can murder.

Amen. I would watch him drop kittens in a well and offer him a fresh basket when needed.

Posted by: jM at January 14, 2009 12:13 PM

PaddyDog: You know what's funny about your comment? Reilly was NBC's Entertainment President for three years, until they fired him in 2007.

Posted by: Seth at January 14, 2009 12:22 PM

I don't watch Prison Break, but Mrs. Stipe42 asked me the other day whether they were still breaking out of the same prison they started in or whether they break out of a different prison every season. I replied that I though they actually broke out of the prison in the first season and that since then the characters have been running around having adventures or some such. Her reply? "Well that's not a very accurate title then."

Indeed. Indeed.

Posted by: stipe42 at January 14, 2009 1:24 PM

I think they should have ended it, at the latest, at the end of season 2. I think it was actually a really good show the first season, but as usual, it got successful and they strung it out as long as possible.

This is why the British are much better than we at television (e.g., Life on Mars).

Posted by: Nicole at January 14, 2009 1:39 PM

I've never watched the show, but should the chance arise I'd be happy to try to determine which way WM's gate swings. He is purty!

Posted by: Drake at January 14, 2009 1:42 PM

Aaaah Seth, you stole the words right out of my mouth, I'll be sad to see this easy to watch, fun, silly,loud but if fluff go if only because of...well, it being all of the above, but i too will be glad to see Billy F freed up for bigger, better fair, that man is.....have you guys seen the episode from this season where Mahone meets his ex in the diner to swear he'll avenge their sons death?

Mother of GOD it's SUCH a good scene, Billy brings/brought this show a gravitas it was wholly incapable of achieving by its self, so its reassuring to know that by sheer virtue of being William Fichtner, he'll waltz on off the set and into...well if i have my way some sort of massive awards win in a role better suited to his talents.


Heh, Vermillion, didja see the scene where he's tortured Wyatt and takes him to kill him, and Wyatt goes to start in on a big 'we're the same you and me' type speech and gets out 'we're the sa-' before Mahone just pushes him off the dock.

Frikking CHEERED aloud so i did. Not just because it was bloody awesome, but because i'm so sick of the tv cliche of someone killing a bad guy and the bad guy getting that one last verbal dig that makes the good guy doubt their own moral position.
All Hail Bill Fichtner!!

Posted by: nadine at January 14, 2009 2:04 PM

I've never seen this show, so I don't know anything about William Fitchner's performance in it. I do remember him in an alien invasion series that came on briefly after "Lost." It was some show about aliens invading South Florida. He was convincing as the creepy, secretive sheriff.

Posted by: rlr260 at January 14, 2009 5:18 PM

Frikking CHEERED aloud so i did. Not just because it was bloody awesome, but because i'm so sick of the tv cliche of someone killing a bad guy and the bad guy getting that one last verbal dig that makes the good guy doubt their own moral position.

Hells yeah. It might have worked, if not for the fact Mahone already had his moment of doubt, and was more than ready to kill the guy who murdered his son in cold blood.

For a super secret assassin, he really should have known his target better.

Posted by: Vermillion at January 14, 2009 5:57 PM