Yeah, tv shows start and end here and there, but this really came to my attention. I really like the show. But i found out they were ending it, i knew they were and also it did need to someday.
Prison Break fans, there’s really no easy way to say this so we’ll just take a very direct approach: Prison Break is coming to an end…soon; Fox today announced the series will be ending at the conclusion of this season.
The news probably isn’t a huge shock to anyone who has been following the series recently. Late last year, speculators thought the show would be coming to an end when Fox tacked on a few extra hours to this year’s production schedule. And with heavy promotion for Fringe, 24, and Lie to Me in full swing, it isn’t hard to see who the odd man out is.
Prison Break is currently on a little vacation, as Fox beefs up its midseason schedule with the aforementioned trio and a little program called American Idol. However, Fox did schedule a return for the final episodes of Prison Break–they begin their run April 17.
According to TVGuide.com, Fox president Kevin Reilly explained, “[Prison Break] got to a point where a lot of the stories had been told,” which is a kind way to say the show was running on fumes creatively. At least six hours of the drama are left to go, with the possibility of a few more hours added as Reilly said he wants the program to “finish strong.”
Before fans organize a save-the-show campaign complete with an assault of freshly shaven hair and teabags, consider this: Prison Break was originally conceived as a one-season show or mini-series, but instead was stretched out to four full seasons. That’s some glass-is-half-full thinking right there.
Well Prison Breakers, do you agree with Fox’s Reilly? Did the show run out of gas? Who will you miss most when the screen goes dark?
