Prison Broke? The Fugitives?
Skeptics wonder about the longevity of a show whose title promise was fulfilled in the first season finale. How do you sustain a show a called Prison Break after the break? But the show's creator and executive producer, Paul Scheuring, has no such qualms.
"I always had a two-year plan. Before I even wrote the first page of the pilot, I had to know the end game for all the characters and all the story arcs, because I'm really only comfortable writing closed-ended stories," said Scheuring, who wrote the film A Man Apart, starring Vin Diesel, before making his first foray into television with FOX's Prison Break.
In case fans despair for the longer-term future, though, he explained the show's lifespan isn't limited to those two years. "Of course with our success now, there's the question of season three, and we're beginning to explore some things with that that are pretty exciting, too," he promised. "But again, season three will be a complete reinvention, just as season two was of season one."
The success of the show has led to an invitation for Scheuring to share his experiences with industry insiders at the upcoming Banff World Television Festival. "What's interesting is that it's called a Master Class, and I'm involved in it, but I'm essentially a neophyte," he said. "I'm gladly going to share what I can in terms of my personal experiences in doing this show, which is a very unorthodox show for television."
Prison Break's first season revolved around the elaborate plan Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) devised to free his brother, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) from prison, where he was on death row after being framed for the murder of the Vice President's brother. Scofield, a structural engineer who helped design the jail, gets himself incarcerated in order to break out from the inside, while working on exonerating Burrows.
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Article comments
1 - Bolo
" The audience is going to understand that from the very first episode â€" that no characters are sacred."
I just wanted to say that you are a f#$$ing idiot for killing off Veronica Donovan like you did you f#$%ing moron. Now I come searching for your ass online to email you about it and see this quote saying you are going to f#$%ing kill all of them but one, you b#5tard as##hole lowlife $cum you were just using us all along till you could $uck us all up in the end like the real sneaky evil ba#rtard you are.
Moron.
FOX if you are reading, take this B#$%@h off the dam script and take over and don't let this american idol BS sh#t go on anymore killing off all the people one by one. F#45ing idiots do'nt you see this is a LONG TERM show/movie you could do where people enjoy watching the good survive and the evil get killed for years to come, F##$ing keep the good people alive you b#$@tards.
2 - Betul
Dear Scheuring,
I enjoy watching Prison Break and I do not understand why people get angry with you because you kill some characters. Veronica is killed, so what? This is only a movie...The story is astute, the actors are natural and fit so well, especially T-bag :) I've never seen such a good fitting bad character :)
Best,
Betul
Turkey
3 - Liz
The show is great. I love the vocabulary and grammar. All the main character actors are exceptional, and I personally really like Paul Adelstein. I think he is extraordinary as Kellerman. The fact that we can have intelligent vocabulary and very little swearing is a testiment to the writers.
I look forward to the next season.
4 - Colin O'Hara
Hey Paul, are you a Davis High Grad? Possibly in '87? Watched your show and dig it. Somebody told me that you are the creator and well done if so and if this is you then thanks for saving my ass from the Jr's back in '86 @ Sundance apts. Looking forward to more episodes.
5 - alice soares
I found Prison Break an unusual and really strong story. It has a strong plot, strong scrit, strong characters and strong performings. I found first season more interesting, I was expecting a different development at the second one.
Anyway, I would like to know more about the script (I read all the first season and most of the second one). I found the script even more interesting than the TV show - but I can understand that it must be difficult to put some scenes into images.
6 - KyUrichKy
Prison Break is truly a strong story... when it first came out I had the slightest interest in it but as soon as I started watching it, it's kinda hard to stop.. lol.. I'm especially impressed about Michael's brains.. it just amazes me how he turns tiny useless objects into big useful clues.. it's great. About the killings.. well.. to be honest, I was really disappointed to see Veronica die and all those other innocent people but oh well.
7 - MARK -England
Hi, what a great show to come from usa. Cant' get enough.
Superb writing fantastic acting especially by unknowns , ( to me anyway)its a show where you wished you could have been a part of /acted in.
Wentworth miller is the new steve mcqueen.
Favourite in the show , so many to choose , peter stormare, Robert Knepper GREAT!!!
Wished peter stormare was still in. but that whats good i suppose not predictable on the main
Characters.
Look forward to 3rd dvd release.
Mark,
8 - Jessica Donovan
i really enjoy prison break, i love the story, the characters everything flows so nicely. season one was mind breaking, season two got a little boring but i still watched and loved (like when lincoln beat the shit out of chinese guy), season three really showed off scoffield's mind and muscule. i just really hope there will be a season four.
9 - Irshad
oh it's damn good i loved watching every movement n every expression of each actor the series just took me in to it HEADS UP FOR ALL WHO TOOK PART IN PRISON BREAK i feel very sorry that i couldnt take part in it o atleast watch some shooting clips i m really sad i m just 19 yrs old but learnt some stuff that would help me BE A GENIUS EVERY BODY USE IT TO DO GOOD THNX LOVE U ALL I M VERY SORRY FOR MYSELF
GOD BLESS SRI LANKA ( MY COUNTRY)
10 - Elite
Can't wait 4 the forth season. Great work Paul.
11 - pet
Season 4 must be one hell of a HIT. iJUST CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER. THERE ARE MANY MYSTERIES TO BE SOLVED . LIKE HOW T-BAG AND SUCRE WILL GET OUT OF SONA. TAKING DOWN OF THE COMPANY. SUSAN/GRETCHEN SURVIVAL SARAH'S COMEBACK. MAHONE'S AGENDA. MICHAEL'S GENIUS.
12 - Lionel k dzumbunu
I love the show man you have lots of talent paul,love man apart and preason break.
13 - Ibolya
I love Prison Break.Michael dies in the end be wrong.You can not resurrect a new set of more than Bobby Ewing in the Dallas?Then I could continue.
14 - Nessy Shyko
I love that series i av neva been so attached to a series lyk tht b4
the characters fit in so perfect william fitchner en my fav-robbert knepper n wentworth miller
Paul Scheuring total GENIUS!!
15 - abha bhasin
why you stopped making other season of prison break..itz the best series i ever saw..had everything in it..so,i am looking in to itz 5th season..hope to see it..and i appreciate your skills..
16 - Michael
Dear Paul,
Thank you for giving us prison break. What a show. I've just finished watching the last episode. I would love to know how you developed the skill to write such fantastic cliff hangers toward the end of each episode.
Did you cast the show too? Fantastic performances. With Michael schofield you've managed to include just about every attraction trigger and archetype for the modern day Steve mc queen. Was this on purpose?
Well done again.
Best,
Michael
17 - Belgium1
Paul,
just watched Prison Break for the second time, and I still cried at the end.
It's impossible how Prison Breaks plays with my mind. It has such a big impact.
Hope you keep doing the great work you did and turn it in a 5th season, that would be so great!
I also watched how the first season was made, in such a little room... It's crazy how you turn it in such a strong and beautiful image time after time.
I'm very interest in the making of movies. Within three years I will finish my studies Industrial product development in Antwerp,Belgium and I hope to get a job behind the scenes of movies, to design something new to make the takes much easier. ( it would be nice to work with Wenthworth Miller ofcourse, but I think that's just a dream ;))
Anyway, much respect from Belgium!
18 - Thabile
Hi Paul
How can you end prison break? I thought you were gonna do at least 3 more seasons or 4
19 - nisha
Please bring back Prison Break I dream about a different out come its bean 4 years now please Paul bring the show back i absolutely
love Prison Break and i wont rest until you Mr. Paul Sir. :) please bring the show back to us
Thanks , Nisha
20 - pinter
As a big fan of this sèries "Prison break", i think that it will be great if they can make a movie for the personage of 'T-Bag' Bagwell- based only on his life (as a 'biographie movie')
21 - david
"Beauties of the Tang Palace"
is a copy of an American Tv-series called Prison Break (2005-2009)... at least the escape from Ming Palace part... I don't know if they creators had a deal between themselves... but it's really an eyesore.
Too many similarities in the storylines ...XD.... ahahaha! Plagiarism... how disgusting...