Wow, Prison Break is terrible! EDIT: And Cancelled

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:24 am

I originally stopped watching after season two because I knew it could only get worse, but then last week decided to watch season 3, after all. What a rocket-sled ride downhill. Just now I tried to watch the first episode of season 4, but the cringeworthiness of it all made me laugh so hard I couldn't but switch it off after 9 minutes, to avoid cerebral hemorhaging.

Has any show ever jumped the shark as badly as Prison Break did after season 1? Who writes this crap? Wait, the Writers Guild of America went on a 3-months strike so their members would get more money- for THIS? Hahaha.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:26 am

Didn't this supposedly happen to Lost as well?

I watched most of the first eight episodes (missed the second and sixth, i.e. the second two from each group) and I thought the writing could have been just a bit better - but it was still entertaining enough and a bit engaging most of the time.

But yeah supposedly that one tanked.

Fuck if I care, it's television, who needs television when you has

mirrorS

JoshF · Post by **JoshF** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:36 am

haven't they broked yet?

the problem with tv DRAMA pretend movie shows is if they keep going with the stories it just turns into a gilligans island "what excuses can we use to sustain a plot?" stylized situational event

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:18 am

Ed Oscuro wrote:Didn't this supposedly happen to Lost as well?

Lost is nothing like Prison Break in any possible way of looking at either. Something to compare it to would be 24 (hey, another Fox gem!).

I had to stop first episode of this season. It was just campy enough to be fun for a while, now just stupid and tedious.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:59 am

Ed Oscuro wrote:Didn't this supposedly happen to Lost as well?

No.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:08 am

Ceph wrote: Has any show ever jumped the shark as badly as Prison Break did after season 1?

Happy Days? That show not only invented the term, but it also has just about every Jump the Shark moment.

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:25 am

lost is still a pretty good show, even though it's becoming batshit insane (but it's the good kind)

RackGaki · Post by **RackGaki** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:02 am

GaijinPunch wrote:
Ed Oscuro wrote:Didn't this supposedly happen to Lost as well?
No.

x2.

Lost is the only live action TV show that I have found worth viewing since season 7 of the X-files.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:09 am

GaijinPunch wrote:
Ed Oscuro wrote:Didn't this supposedly happen to Lost as well?
No.

k, some random person on the internet disagreed but it's okay now.

Still, watching all of Lost would be a huge time investment, so there's that holding me back.

KindGrind · Post by **KindGrind** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:40 am

Very well worth it.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:40 am

some random person on the internet disagreed but it's okay now.

I've found that this happens on occasion.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:58 am

Piss...taken!

I think I'm trusting Röb's response most, though.

RackGaki · Post by **RackGaki** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:14 am

Ed Oscuro wrote:Piss...taken!

I think I'm trusting Röb's response most, though.

He's probably the most objective source on the subject.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:14 am

You don't have to rationalize not watching TV shows.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:16 am

RackGaki wrote:
Ed Oscuro wrote:Piss...taken! :D

I think I'm trusting Röb's response most, though.
He's probably the most objective source on the subject.

Objectivity be damned.

Although - last post by Rob - see, objective.

shinsage · Post by **shinsage** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 6:42 am

the show is called prisonbreak and they broke out prison a few years ago

blah just give me some hell's kitchen so i can watch some angry guy get angry

emphatic · Post by **emphatic** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:26 am

Season 1 is very good. Season 2 is ok. Season 3 was total crap. Season 4 is better than season 3. The actors are really corny.

Instead of watching season 3 & 4, watch this instead:
http://fanedit.org/502/
http://fanedit.org/903/
http://fanedit.org/1175/

Emph

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:04 am

Season 3 of LOST was fairly lackluster but it really picked up in season 4.

Like the person above, it's the only series that I care for.

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:28 am

emphatic wrote:Season 3 was total crap. Season 4 [of Prison Break] is better than season 3.

What? Were you watching the same season 4 of Prison Break that everyone else has now stopped watching?

BrianC wrote: Happy Days

I just knew someone was going to write this. But it's not right. Prison Break started out as a show about a meticulously planned prison break.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:37 am

Season 3 was hilarious in that they were back in another prison. Season 2 had the manhunt, 4 has THE COMPANY. Abort!

emphatic · Post by **emphatic** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:49 am

Ceph: Season 3 had too much Gretchen (god what a terrible, non-charismatic actress) and that "dangerous" Lechero guy and his gang of pussies. Only T-Bag, Alex, Bellick and Michael (in that order) was worth watching.

Is it only me, or is Michael Rappaport starting to resemble Glen Close as he's getting older?

Emph

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:53 am

Rob: One of the funniest moments of the show was when it was revealed that Scofield had a tattoo with the name of the boat in Panama on his back (which was named after his mother), probably so he wouldn't forget.

@emphatic
Let's not go there. Rob summed it up nicely.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:29 pm

I liked Lost Season 3 the best. That season finale was TV history! Better than the truncated 4 (but I like them all, to be honest).

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:09 pm

Good news, it has been cancelled.

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/01/bre ... ox-ca.html

BryanM · Post by **BryanM** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:27 pm

Good good. With Terminator TV canned, and the equally craptastic Heroes is clearly looking at sunsetting... Television will finally be perfected by more free timeslots for What's in the Box. Which box has the most money in it? I don't know. Let's figure out some way we can drag this game out for a full hour.

Cheap and lucrative~

D · Post by D » Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:27 am

Why is Terminator canned? It is so awesome! But I expected it to get cancelled, after all, good stuff gets cancelled; firefly, invasion, that other alien invasion show i can't think the name of. At least Terminator got a second season. The first season was so awesome that I didn't even expect a second season. How can anyone hate that show?

Why did prison break go on for so long. They should have stopped after season 1. You can't name a show the big car race and then in season 2 they start racing boats or something. No shame all for the bucks.
I just this and laughed! It is apparantly big news in the netherlands too

http://www.telegraaf.nl/prive/2996808/_ ... uis__.html

Post by **Ghegs** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:20 am

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles isn't cancelled. Don't know why you assume it is. It's just on a brief winter hiatus and will resume in February. The series official site even has a countdown to it.

D · Post by D » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:56 am

Ghegs wrote:Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles isn't cancelled. Don't know why you assume it is. It's just on a brief winter hiatus and will resume in February. The series official site even has a countdown to it.

JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY!

emphatic · Post by **emphatic** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:21 pm

Good thing that Fox's decided so keep Fringe on anyway.

Emph

tommyb · Post by **tommyb** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:45 pm

Prison Break was absolutely terrible.

Lost was good until Season 3, when they introduced all the crazy stupid shit into the show. Why couldn't it just be about a bunch of people on an island? Wayyyy cooler.

Fringe is terrible, J.J. Abrams is losing it.

But, the new season of Scrubs is great! Go ABC!

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