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Season one of Prison Break is great television. Here's the set-up. Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) is framed and wrongfully convicted for assassinating the Vice President's brother. Lincoln's brother Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), who just happens to have designed Illinois' Fox River Penitentiary where Lincoln is on death row, hatches an elaborate escape plan. Michael's plan involves getting himself incarcerated in Fox River and smuggling the prison's blueprints by having them hidden in tattoos that cover his entire torso. Once inside, Michael must form alliances with a rogue's gallery of felons with their own sometimes unsavory motives. Meanwhile, on the outside, Lincoln's lawyer and one-time girlfriend Veronica Donovan (Robin Tunney), pursued by Secret Service agents, attempts to unravel the conspiracy that sent her man to the slammer.
Prison Break is anchored by tight, suspenseful writing clearly relished by the largely little-known cast. Standouts include Robert Knepper as the murderer/pedophile T-Bag, who somehow makes such a despicable character likeable. Stacey Keach of Mike Hammer fame plays the warden-with-a-heart-of-gold, who clashes with Captain Brad Bellick (Wade Williams) over whether to rehabilitate the inmates or makes their lives more miserable. Peter Stormare, famous for his skills with a wood chipper in Fargo, turns in a deliciously menacing performance as mob boss John Abruzzi, while Amaury Nolasco's winsome Fernando Sucre shares a cell and secrets with Miller's Scofield. Watching the show one gets a sense that this is the opening salvo of Wentworth Miller's career, which will doubtless include roles as assassins, detectives, super heroes, and perhaps the champion of staring contests. Midway through the season it's explained that Scofield is a genius with an heightened sensitivity to other peoples' suffering, which sums up what makes the show so great--the mind-bendingly intricate plot is a framework for moments when people make others suffer and cope with the burden of their own suffering.
The six-disc set includes 22 addictive episodes, audio commentary on selected episodes, three featurettes, and alternate and deleted scenes. As with most TV shows on DVD, the "previously on Prison Break" intros can get tiresome, but that's what the fast forward button is for. --Ryan Boudinot
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
In the "edge of the seat" vein of 24, Fox has produced another superbly gripping series. Engaging, multifaceted characters with plenty of secrets build the interest but this story is a little unusual in that although Michael and Linc form the story's focus, no one character takes the lead. Each of the gritty characters is worthy of praise but T-bag is my favourite. A more menacingly charming personality is difficult to imagine. Desperate to see what happens next.....
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I bought Prison Break on the strength of the other reviews on here. I was so pleased that I did because I've never been so gripped by anything. We just couldn't get enough and now that we've watched it through once - on the edge of our seats most of the time - we're about to watch it again.
Fantastic, exciting, character and plot driven (which is quite rare these days - you really care about the characters) and totally absorbing. BUY THIS NOW - YOU WON'T BE SORRY!
Fantastic, exciting, character and plot driven (which is quite rare these days - you really care about the characters) and totally absorbing. BUY THIS NOW - YOU WON'T BE SORRY!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I missed this show when it first came on TV, falling into the trap of 'it's on channel 5 so it must be rubbish'. I'm so glad I rectified my mistake and bought the boxed set, as this is right up there with Lost and 24 as one of the best series on TV.
There's no need to ruin the plot by giving any details, but suffice to say the characters are fascinating (likeable without letting you lose sight of the fact some of them are Very Bad Men); the story moves along at a rate of knots, and it's difficult to predict what will happen next. Also, a previous reviewer stated rather naively that this show isn't for girls...with totty like this, what's not to like, eh ladies?
There's no need to ruin the plot by giving any details, but suffice to say the characters are fascinating (likeable without letting you lose sight of the fact some of them are Very Bad Men); the story moves along at a rate of knots, and it's difficult to predict what will happen next. Also, a previous reviewer stated rather naively that this show isn't for girls...with totty like this, what's not to like, eh ladies?
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Absolutely brilliant
I like this better than 24 and Lost. I am so hooked on Prison Break that I cannot hardly stop watching it. I am so totally hooked on all the characters. Read more
Published 14 days ago by M. Taylor
Totally absorbing! Loved it!
We have season 1 and 2 on DVD and want the next two, but decided to wait and buy the complete box-set set on Blu-ray! Well, it has to be!!!!! Read more
Published 3 months ago by M. Wootton
Prisoner to "Prison Break"
First series has kept me riveted and left me wanting to watch the next CD right the way through. Kept me guessing as to what they would do to "break out" and I was never... Read more
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Published 11 months ago by HK
Overrated first season
When this show first came out the hype around it was so i decided to get the boxset to find out what it was about, in hindsight i wish i hadn't. Read more
Published 13 months ago by ekb
Good, except for
Well, Prison Break season 1 is totally awesome and all that, nothing more to say about it really. I just wanna say that the only thing pulling this exact item down from the top, is... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Nev
prison break dvd set
excellent service.bought the set for my sons birthday,as he has all the other sets.both of us are thrilled,thank you,will be buying from amazon again.
Published 16 months ago by lona williams
worth the money
the prison break series is one of the best out there i believe and the first season is pretty much the best season they have. its one that you will watch again and again.
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