PRISON BREAKING NEWS
NEW PRISON BREAK BOOK
Prison Break: The Classified FBI Files by Paul Ruditis is a new book that offers the most detailed look at Prison available to the general public. The book is packed with comprehensive profiles of the fugitives, accomplices, and prison personnel; detailed photos of Michael Scofield’s tattoo; schematics of Fox River Penitentiary and a detailed reconstruction of the escape plan; reproductions of source material, including newspaper clippings, family photographs, and documents retrieved from Scofield's hard drive; an update on the manhunt for the Fox River escapees, including eyewitness interviews and known fugitive sightings; and postings from a mysterious blog about the conspiracy surrounding Lincoln Burrows, which allegedly reaches the highest levels of government.
PRISON BREAK MAGAZINE #4 ON NEWSSTANDS NOW
The latest issue of the official Prison Break magazine is loaded with interviews, including Stacy Keach, Sarah Wayne Callies and series creator Paul Scheuring. Fans can also catch up with Dominic Purcell and go psyche-diving as the magazine explores the mind of his TV brother, Michael. As if that wasn’t intense enough, prepare yourselves for a real shock as the magazine (carefully) opens the files on a certain Theodore Bagwell…
EPISODE RECALL
So you think you know all there is to know about Michael Scofield? Test your knowledge by answering these tough trivia questions about the man behind the prison break:
Q. Where did Michael Scofield attend college – and how did he afford it?
Q. What bank did Michael attempt to rob to get sent to Fox River Penitentiary?
Q. What is Michael’s prisoner ID number?
Q. What is the name of Michael’s ex-wife?
Q. On which foot did Abruzzi’s thug sever Michael’s toes?
Q. Why do Michael and Lincoln have different last names?
Q. On what date did Michael begin to serve his sentence – and how long was he sentenced for attempted armed bank robbery??
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THE RUMOR MILL
See if you can name the Prison Break episode from the excerpt below…
Michael: We gotta put this whole thing on hold.
C-Note: Whoa, whoa easy Fish. We’re not puttin’ nothin’ on hold.
Michael: I don’t think you heard me. Until I get my brother out of that hole no one’s doing a damn thing.
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THE INSIDER
The Official Prison Break fan club’s insiders – production assistants Christian Trokey and Kalinda Vazquez – go behind the scenes to answer fans’ questions.
Bree: I read a rumor that one or the brothers will be killed. Now as a huge fan of the brothers I hope this isn't true. I think if you kill one of the brothers it'll kill the show. Kill a brother kill the show. I was wondering if that rumor is true, which I know my question won't be answered until season 3 but I hope it’s just a rumor. Kill one of the brothers than you kill the show.
Insiders: The rumors about killing one of the brothers are completely unfounded. Right now, there are no plans to kill either Michael or Lincoln. However, as we've learned over the course of two seasons, the body count on this series can get mighty high.
Kostas Retsis: Prison Break is the best TV show ever. Do you know how many seasons are they planning to do?
Insiders: Right now the sky is the limit on how long Prison Break will run. As long as the writers feel there are good stories to tell, they'll keep plugging away. We're all keeping our fingers crossed Michael and Lincoln will be around for years to come.
Shannon Liedel: I have always been curious as to how you and others who work on the show came to be in your current job. What path did you take?
Insiders: Well each of us followed a different path to get here and hailed from a variety of different backgrounds. Some of us came up through the assistant ranks, working for other producers or writers in order to gain experience and exposure to the medium. Others were professionals in their own right beforehand --movie executives or lawyers, who decided they wanted a change of pace and decided to pursue writing for television. One of us even came through the ranks as a crew guy, working in the camera department.
If you have a question for out Prison Break insiders, send it to
PrisonBreakVIP@yahoo.com.
“Fortunately, the interactions face-to-face have been very positive. By and large I hear, "I never miss an episode,” which is the highest compliment. I did go online, which I wouldn’t recommend, and read some chat rooms about the show. It’s like reading someone's diary. I don't do it very often. Someone posted something that said: ‘I just found out Wentworth is British. I guess that explains the crap American accent.’ Which is both untrue and unflattering. Both of my parents are American but lived in England for a couple of years when I was born there, so I have dual citizenship. I have a special place in my heart for the UK. I was raised in Brooklyn, New York, so it's for real.”
– Prison Break star Wentworth Miller (Michael Scofield) discusses fan reactions during an interview with the British website Orange. View the entire interview at
http://orange.co.uk/entertainment/dvd/19544_pr.htm.
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THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL
“Fortunately, the interactions face-to-face have been very positive. By and large I hear, "I never miss an episode,” which is the highest compliment. I did go online, which I wouldn’t recommend, and read some chat rooms about the show. It’s like reading someone's diary. I don't do it very often. Someone posted something that said: ‘I just found out Wentworth is British. I guess that explains the crap American accent.’ Which is both untrue and unflattering. Both of my parents are American but lived in England for a couple of years when I was born there, so I have dual citizenship. I have a special place in my heart for the UK. I was raised in Brooklyn, New York, so it's for real.”
– Prison Break star Wentworth Miller (Michael Scofield) discusses fan reactions during an interview with the British website Orange. Click here to view the entire interview.
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TRIVIA ANSWERS
Episode Recall
Q. Where did Michael Scofield attend college – and how did he afford it?
A. Loyola University in Chicago – paid for by his brother, Lincoln Burrows.
Q. What bank did Michael attempt to rob to get sent to Fox River Penitentiary?
A. United Savings Bank.
Q. What is Michael’s prisoner ID number?
A. 94941.
Q. What is the name of Michael’s ex-wife?
A. Nika Volek.
Q. On which foot did Abruzzi’s thug sever Michael’s toes?
A. His left foot.
Q. Why do Michael and Lincoln have different last names?
A. Michael was given his mother’s maiden name when his father, Aldo Burrows, deserted the family.
Q. On what date did Michael begin to serve his sentence – and how long was he sentenced for attempted armed bank robbery?
A. He was sentenced to five years and began serving it April 11 – one month before his brother’s scheduled date of execution.
EXPERT TESTIMONY
This dialogue comes from “End of the Tunnel” (season one)