RE: [scifinoir2] Are you watching Prison Break?
Allow me to be man enough to admit: I was *completely* wrong! I originally said I found Prison Break to be plodding, boring, and depressing. (I've posted my first two e-mails on that from a few weeks back). I wondered if I could get engaged by the show, if the theme would drag me down. So much for first impressions. Fortunately I almost always try to give new shows at least two or three viewings before I make the final judgement. Man am I glad I did so with Prison Break. I think the fact that Tracey liked it helped, along with it having been named a TV Guide Favorite, and growing buzz on the Net, which piqued my interest. A few weeks ago the FX channel aired a six-hour marathon, complete with a making-of show and cast interviews. The documentary impressed me enough to watch the marathon, which I did, hour after hour. I started seeing a show that was smart, original, gritty, and above all, suspenseful. I won't spoil any plot devices, but let's just say many things aren't what you think at first. (Those in the know will remember the discussion about taking out one of three man as an example). There are amazing twists and turns that keep you guessing. The star's elaborate plan to break his brother out is wildly convoluted and detailed, the kind of well-written fiction that's so incredible-yet-believable, you put your disbelief on hold and just enjoy the trip. That's good writing. Sub-plots about family, power and corruption add to the drama. And of course there's the setting of the prison itself, which is at times about intense as you can get on network TV. Every week I find myself wondering how the escape plan can possibly work, how the conspiracy can be revealed, how they'll deal with the unexpected. It literally keeps on the edge of my seat. You don't *have* to watch every show to catch up, but it's highly advisable you do. That I'd commit to staying with another series that makes me stay up-to-date (Lost being the other) says a lot. The last of the new shows aired this week, with more to return in January. I'm assuming reruns will start next week. Do yourself and favor and catch 'em. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 9:53 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Are you watching Prison Break? Prison Break isn't moving me. I watched it recently and just couldn't get engrossed in the whole plot of the man sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit. The idea of a guy getting inside the prison to break said innocent out is intriguing, but I'm not sure if they can build on it to hold my interest for an entire season. I'm afraid it'll become laborious slowly sifting through the unraveling mystery week after week. Takes special skill to pull off the one-theme show, something shows like Lost and 24 have managed to great effect. (I don't count the X-Files because despite its overwhelming theme of conspiracy and aliens, it had a huge number of standalone shows that introduced other topics). I'm trying to decide if I'll watch Prison Break again. Dominic Purcell, who plays the guy sentenced to death, is a good actor. He was very effective in John Doe, a great show (that incidentally also had a theme of a mystery slowly unfolding). Sadly that was cancelled. After that Purcell showed up as a leather pants wearing vampire in Blade: Trinity, a role that made me alternately laugh and groan at his character. I guess Prison Break is a step up from that fiasco of a film. (Second post) ... I may be *way* off base, but it put me in mind of a show from a few years back, Nowhere Man, starring Bruce Greenwood. I know they're not the same, but the pacing seemed familiar. I like shows that have a mystery theme, but sometimes such shows seem to drag and I find them too plodding and heavy. It's as if they're weighed down with an overwhelming sense of dread that tires me out. Nowhere Man made an impression on me for that reason, and I didn't really like it overall. Now, that being said, I've loved other shows with a mystery at their core, such as the aforementioned John Doe, Lost, The Pretender, etc. Do ya think it's because those shows, even when glum, have more lighthearted moments? And I use the term lighthearted in a relative sense here. I'm just trying to figure out why some shows of this structure draw me in, while others turn me off. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Life without art music? Keep the arts alive today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/7zgKlB/dnQLAA/Zx0JAA/LRMolB/TM ~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your
RE: [scifinoir2] Are you watching Prison Break?
I may be *way* off base, but it put me in mind of a show from a few years back, Nowhere Man, starring Bruce Greenwood. I know they're not the same, but the pacing seemed familiar. I like shows that have a mystery theme, but sometimes such shows seem to drag and I find them too plodding and heavy. It's as if they're weighed down with an overwhelming sense of dread that tires me out. Nowhere Man made an impression on me for that reason, and I didn't really like it overall. Now, that being said, I've loved other shows with a mystery at their core, such as the aforementioned John Doe, Lost, The Pretender, etc. Do ya think it's because those shows, even when glum, have more lighthearted moments? And I use the term lighthearted in a relative sense here. I'm just trying to figure out why some shows of this structure draw me in, while others turn me off. -- Original message -- Maybe it is because i caught the first episode and it involves a presidential conspiracy and the fact that they break out early in the show, But i love the show!!! I'm glad they gave a brother the lead - yes the engineer step brother is a brother. - I think he is a good actor. He got lots of press attention for his work with Anthony Hopkins in the Human Stain. Keith are you sure the reason you don't like it that they are no sisters with great asses in it? Just kidding. I know better. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 9:53 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Are you watching Prison Break? Prison Break isn't moving me. I watched it recently and just couldn't get engrossed in the whole plot of the man sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit. The idea of a guy getting inside the prison to break said innocent out is intriguing, but I'm not sure if they can build on it to hold my interest for an entire season. I'm afraid it'll become laborious slowly sifting through the unraveling mystery week after week. Takes special skill to pull off the one-theme show, something shows like Lost and 24 have managed to great effect. (I don't count the X-Files because despite its overwhelming theme of conspiracy and aliens, it had a huge number of standalone shows that introduced other topics). I'm trying to decide if I'll watch Prison Break again. Dominic Purcell, who plays the guy sentenced to death, is a good actor. He was very effective in John Doe, a great show (that incidentally also had a theme of a mystery slowly unfolding). Sadly that was cancelled. After that Purcell showed up as a leather pants wearing vampire in Blade: Trinity, a role that made me alternately laugh and groan at his character. I guess Prison Break is a step up from that fiasco of a film. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.25/102 - Release Date: 9/14/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.25/102 - Release Date: 9/14/2005 Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Life without art music? Keep the arts alive today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/FXrMlA/dnQLAA/Zx0JAA/LRMolB/TM ~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [scifinoir2] Are you watching Prison Break?
I don't know about Prison Break. The whole concept of the show is just not very interesting to me. I think the only prison show i've ever midly enjoyed is Oz. I watch the first and wasnt overly impressed but I will probably watch two or three more just to make sure i am not missing anything .. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Keith are you sure the reason you don't like it that they are no sisters with great asses in it? Just kidding. I know better. You cut me to the quick! I'd never let a comely lady's assets dictate whether or not I watch a show or movie! If I did, shows like All of Us and Charmed would be on my list of shows to watch, and they ain't! I'd have been glued to the TV to salivate over Seven of Nine on Voyager, instead of missing over two seasons of that series during its first run. And Lord knows, I'd *own* a copy of Trois, starring Kenya Moore (in a menage a trois to boot!) But nope, even Kenya's not enough for me. Trois is so laughably bad I can't stomach it more than once. Maybe I need to give Prison Break a chance. I try to do that for all new shows for at least the first month. -- Original message -- Maybe it is because i caught the first episode and it involves a presidential conspiracy and the fact that they break out early in the show, But i love the show!!! I'm glad they gave a brother the lead - yes the engineer step brother is a brother. - I think he is a good actor. He got lots of press attention for his work with Anthony Hopkins in the Human Stain. Keith are you sure the reason you don't like it that they are no sisters with great asses in it? Just kidding. I know better. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 9:53 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Are you watching Prison Break? Prison Break isn't moving me. I watched it recently and just couldn't get engrossed in the whole plot of the man sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit. The idea of a guy getting inside the prison to break said innocent out is intriguing, but I'm not sure if they can build on it to hold my interest for an entire season. I'm afraid it'll become laborious slowly sifting through the unraveling mystery week after week. Takes special skill to pull off the one-theme show, something shows like Lost and 24 have managed to great effect. (I don't count the X-Files because despite its overwhelming theme of conspiracy and aliens, it had a huge number of standalone shows that introduced other topics). I'm trying to decide if I'll watch Prison Break again. Dominic Purcell, who plays the guy sentenced to death, is a good actor. He was very effective in John Doe, a great show (that incidentally also had a theme of a mystery slowly unfolding). Sadly that was cancelled. After that Purcell showed up as a leather pants wearing vampire in Blade: Trinity, a role that made me alternately laugh and groan at his character. I guess Prison Break is a step up from that fiasco of a film. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.25/102 - Release Date: 9/14/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.25/102 - Release Date: 9/14/2005 Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] SPONSORED LINKS Genre magazine - YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group scifinoir2 on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. - __ I'm really easy to get along with, once you people learn to worship me yC/Omavi http://yusuf-chaotic.chaoticdreams.net http://www.chaoticdreams.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [scifinoir2] Are you watching Prison Break?
It does remind me of Nowhere Man. While I like this show, I have to admit I hate prison pictures. Additionally, it is very dark. After the 2 hour premier, I felt like I needed a belt of liquor to recover. I think it ended with them cutting of the guys toe. the producers claim that it is not going to stay a prison show in the tradition of OZ and that it will be have human in it. I have seen humor in it, but with one brother on death row and the other brother making enemies with some real scary characters, it is hard to feel if. my husband feels as you do. I think he likes it, but he can not take the oppressive mood. I find most things on TV very formulaic and pedestrian. Very little time is spent to develop characters or even the story. I think Lost may have changed that and maybe saved science fiction. But with a glut of CSIs, Law and Orders, unfunny comedies, and un-reality TV shows, I find myself starving for shows that force you to pay attention and in which you do not necessarily know what is going to happen next. For me Prison Break does that. If they break out sometime soon and the mood lightens as the producers promise, they will have me. If this were about five years ago, when there was more mystery, thriller, and scifi programming, I'm not sure if i would be watching. I also was curious about why critics have be raving about this show for so long. That curiosity caused me to watch the premier in the first place. So, I really do understand and even relate to your feelings about the show. I just like teasing you about Kenya Moore What are your feeling about a Black(biracial) actor playing what seems to be a white lead? Tracey -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 7:39 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Are you watching Prison Break? I may be *way* off base, but it put me in mind of a show from a few years back, Nowhere Man, starring Bruce Greenwood. I know they're not the same, but the pacing seemed familiar. I like shows that have a mystery theme, but sometimes such shows seem to drag and I find them too plodding and heavy. It's as if they're weighed down with an overwhelming sense of dread that tires me out. Nowhere Man made an impression on me for that reason, and I didn't really like it overall. Now, that being said, I've loved other shows with a mystery at their core, such as the aforementioned John Doe, Lost, The Pretender, etc. Do ya think it's because those shows, even when glum, have more lighthearted moments? And I use the term lighthearted in a relative sense here. I'm just trying to figure out why some shows of this structure draw me in, while others turn me off. -- Original message -- Maybe it is because i caught the first episode and it involves a presidential conspiracy and the fact that they break out early in the show, But i love the show!!! I'm glad they gave a brother the lead - yes the engineer step brother is a brother. - I think he is a good actor. He got lots of press attention for his work with Anthony Hopkins in the Human Stain. Keith are you sure the reason you don't like it that they are no sisters with great asses in it? Just kidding. I know better. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 9:53 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Are you watching Prison Break? Prison Break isn't moving me. I watched it recently and just couldn't get engrossed in the whole plot of the man sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit. The idea of a guy getting inside the prison to break said innocent out is intriguing, but I'm not sure if they can build on it to hold my interest for an entire season. I'm afraid it'll become laborious slowly sifting through the unraveling mystery week after week. Takes special skill to pull off the one-theme show, something shows like Lost and 24 have managed to great effect. (I don't count the X-Files because despite its overwhelming theme of conspiracy and aliens, it had a huge number of standalone shows that introduced other topics). I'm trying to decide if I'll watch Prison Break again. Dominic Purcell, who plays the guy sentenced to death, is a good actor. He was very effective in John Doe, a great show (that incidentally also had a theme of a mystery slowly unfolding). Sadly that was cancelled. After that Purcell showed up as a leather pants wearing vampire in Blade: Trinity, a role that made me alternately laugh and groan at his character. I guess Prison Break is a step up from that fiasco of a film. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database
[scifinoir2] Are you watching Prison Break?
Prison Break isn't moving me. I watched it recently and just couldn't get engrossed in the whole plot of the man sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit. The idea of a guy getting inside the prison to break said innocent out is intriguing, but I'm not sure if they can build on it to hold my interest for an entire season. I'm afraid it'll become laborious slowly sifting through the unraveling mystery week after week. Takes special skill to pull off the one-theme show, something shows like Lost and 24 have managed to great effect. (I don't count the X-Files because despite its overwhelming theme of conspiracy and aliens, it had a huge number of standalone shows that introduced other topics). I'm trying to decide if I'll watch Prison Break again. Dominic Purcell, who plays the guy sentenced to death, is a good actor. He was very effective in John Doe, a great show (that incidentally also had a theme of a mystery slowly unfolding). Sadly that was cancelled. After that Purcell showed up as a leather pants wearing vampire in Blade: Trinity, a role that made me alternately laugh and groan at his character. I guess Prison Break is a step up from that fiasco of a film. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [scifinoir2] Are you watching Prison Break?
Maybe it is because i caught the first episode and it involves a presidential conspiracy and the fact that they break out early in the show, But i love the show!!! I'm glad they gave a brother the lead - yes the engineer step brother is a brother. - I think he is a good actor. He got lots of press attention for his work with Anthony Hopkins in the Human Stain. Keith are you sure the reason you don't like it that they are no sisters with great asses in it? Just kidding. I know better. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 9:53 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Are you watching Prison Break? Prison Break isn't moving me. I watched it recently and just couldn't get engrossed in the whole plot of the man sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit. The idea of a guy getting inside the prison to break said innocent out is intriguing, but I'm not sure if they can build on it to hold my interest for an entire season. I'm afraid it'll become laborious slowly sifting through the unraveling mystery week after week. Takes special skill to pull off the one-theme show, something shows like Lost and 24 have managed to great effect. (I don't count the X-Files because despite its overwhelming theme of conspiracy and aliens, it had a huge number of standalone shows that introduced other topics). I'm trying to decide if I'll watch Prison Break again. Dominic Purcell, who plays the guy sentenced to death, is a good actor. He was very effective in John Doe, a great show (that incidentally also had a theme of a mystery slowly unfolding). Sadly that was cancelled. After that Purcell showed up as a leather pants wearing vampire in Blade: Trinity, a role that made me alternately laugh and groan at his character. I guess Prison Break is a step up from that fiasco of a film. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.25/102 - Release Date: 9/14/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.25/102 - Release Date: 9/14/2005 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
