Saturday, February 3, 2007

Prison Break (2005) - Season 1



Shaq and Hari have been raving about Prison Break, and I was quite keen keen to check it out. Addictive, compelling & pulse-pounding - a few words to describe Prison Break. OH MY GOD, its awesome!! I was so hooked after watching the first episode, that I finished watching entire season 1 (24 episodes) in just 2 days!!

The show is about a guy named Lincoln (Dominic Purcell) who gets arrested and framed for a crime that he didn't commit and now his brother, Michael (Wennworth Miller) gets himself in prison for one reason, to get his brother out of jail!

The story may seem a little incredible and some facts may be wrong, but nevertheless it's made quite believable. You believe the locations and the characters and how they behave and react. The story is well written and detailed and it all seems possible. They've managed to give this series kind of it's own style and personality. It gives a realistic image of what could very well be. At the same time you got the hero who's out to save the innocent. Yet, Michael is not treated like a hero. He leans more towards being a anti-hero. The show is definitely well-written, directed and produced.

The prisoners of Prison Break may seem different, but in a way they're all very alike: They all want to break out of Prison. We love and hate these characters. Although some seem ruthless on the surface, each prisoner has his own story to tell, and his own reason for breaking of jail, reasons that viewers sympathize with and make them root for them

I love this series, and I'm sure a million other viewers will agree with me. I can hardly wait for Season 2 (well I want to watch all episodes together!!). If you should start to watch one new series this year, it should be Prison Break. Breaking out of prison has never been this exciting!

Rating: 8.5 / 10


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