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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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6 Brilliant DVD's in a box-set with some very light surface marks but all DVD's play fine, please note I am also selling Prison Break complete season 2, on a different listing, see my storefront for details, thanks, fast dispatch, UK SELLER
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By R. Hogarth
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.....
28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
By O. Doyle
Format:DVD
I'd seen Prison Break advertised but couldn't believe that they'd be able to make an entire series out of one simple plan....to break out of prison. Then a friend said he'd seen it and raved about it so I took the plunge. Damn am I glad I did. Prison Break is definitely THE best series ever. It knocks spots off Lost and 24 and I see many awards in its future!
The plot centers around Michael Scofield. He is an architect whose brother (Lincoln) has been put on death row for killing the Vice-Presidents brother. Lincoln has always professed his innocence and Michael slowly starts to believe that he's innocent. So Michael hatches a plan......he holds up a bank with the express purpose of getting himself incarcerated at Fox River Penitentiary where Lincoln is being held.....once there he plans to help Lincoln escape.
Meanwhile Lincolns ex-girlfriend takes over as his attorney in a last ditch effort to get a stay of execution. She slowly starts to uncover that Lincolns case was fast-tracked and believes that somebody wants Lincoln dead.....quickly!
The star of this series is definitely Wentworth Miller. He plays the part of Michael to perfection. We see him as a doting brother and fantastic tactician in how he plans everything down to the last detail. And when Dr Sara Tancredi looks into Michaels eyes......all I can say is that I defy any woman in the room not to want to melt into those eyes!
Dominic Purcell plays the part of Lincoln as a man who has accepted his fate and you feel the guy was made for this part. The most disturbing character of all is definitely T-bag played by Robert Knepper. This guy makes my skin crawl and every episode without fail you hope somebody will finish him off. But at the same time you want him in the next episode because he's the guy everyone loves to hate.
How can I possibly rave about Prison Break enough? Impossible. All I can say is that this is my new top series and Lost and 24 are gone and forgotten!
The plot centers around Michael Scofield. He is an architect whose brother (Lincoln) has been put on death row for killing the Vice-Presidents brother. Lincoln has always professed his innocence and Michael slowly starts to believe that he's innocent. So Michael hatches a plan......he holds up a bank with the express purpose of getting himself incarcerated at Fox River Penitentiary where Lincoln is being held.....once there he plans to help Lincoln escape.
Meanwhile Lincolns ex-girlfriend takes over as his attorney in a last ditch effort to get a stay of execution. She slowly starts to uncover that Lincolns case was fast-tracked and believes that somebody wants Lincoln dead.....quickly!
The star of this series is definitely Wentworth Miller. He plays the part of Michael to perfection. We see him as a doting brother and fantastic tactician in how he plans everything down to the last detail. And when Dr Sara Tancredi looks into Michaels eyes......all I can say is that I defy any woman in the room not to want to melt into those eyes!
Dominic Purcell plays the part of Lincoln as a man who has accepted his fate and you feel the guy was made for this part. The most disturbing character of all is definitely T-bag played by Robert Knepper. This guy makes my skin crawl and every episode without fail you hope somebody will finish him off. But at the same time you want him in the next episode because he's the guy everyone loves to hate.
How can I possibly rave about Prison Break enough? Impossible. All I can say is that this is my new top series and Lost and 24 are gone and forgotten!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By French Fancy
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!
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Prison Break season 1
Excellent ... I wait with eager anticipation on the next season arriving in the post!
Ended up in a few late nights of watching as couldn't turn it off!!!
Ended up in a few late nights of watching as couldn't turn it off!!!
Published 27 days ago by Lollysmum
2.0 out of 5 stars
Incredibly bad.......
This really is a load of rubbish - albeit fairly entertaining rubbish - but most of the time it just insults the viewer's intelligence. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Phoebe
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Implausible and lazy
Interesting premise, which starts quite well but the quick succession of implausible situations makes it rapidly boring. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Drako
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fantastic
great quality, to an already amazing season.
must buy, i have experienced no problems, cheap and cheerful
j j j
must buy, i have experienced no problems, cheap and cheerful
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Published 3 months ago by Hayden Seymour
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant
I missed the show on Sky when it came out, heard good things about it and decided to take al ook on LoveFilm.
Absolutely enthralled, great TV, loving it!
Absolutely enthralled, great TV, loving it!
Published 6 months ago by Vegar
5.0 out of 5 stars
Twists and Turns
I never saw this on TV and I am so glad. I don't think I could have gone for a week between episodes without getting an ulcer. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Sandrab
5.0 out of 5 stars
Series 1 now takes up less space
The release is identical in content to the previous compete series box set,
but is a more shelf friendly normal size dvd amaray case which cleverly holds all 6 discs
and... Read more
but is a more shelf friendly normal size dvd amaray case which cleverly holds all 6 discs
and... Read more
Published 8 months ago by M. A. Bennett
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 12 months ago by Marianna
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 15 months ago by M. Wootton
4.0 out of 5 stars
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
Published 15 months ago by Talby
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