Breaking news!

Straight to video: "Prison Break: The Final Break" came out on DVD today!!!

Thanks to the hubby for sharing this nugget - somehow this lil' gem was not on my radar!
(Tiff - I hope you're reading this...I think this is one you & Chris will want to rent...or add to your Netflix queue...no pressure! ;)

Sean & I had initially loved the show, watching the first two seasons by DVD...which is a fun way to view a show if you're behind. Not to mention if there was a cliffhanger, you don't have to wait until the following week...you can just choose to watch the next show immediately--instant TV gratification! Needless to say there were quite a few "Prison Break" marathons at our house :)

For those of you not familiar with the show, "Prison Break" aired from 2005-2009 and told the story of two brothers--Lincoln is behind bars and Michael is set on breaking his older brother out. It is definitely helpful that Michael is a structural engineer but it still a daunting feat he is taking on as Michael must be on the inside in order to break Lincoln out. No matter - Michael holds up a bank to get himself incarcerated in the same facility as Linc and then the real work begins--the arduous task of painstakingly putting his meticulously detailed plan in motion, brick by brick, cell block by cell block.

I know what you're thinking - hardly sounds like gripping television and how on earth did this show run for FOUR YEARS??!

Surprisingly, it was great television until this last season where the story arc became laughable - even to true fans like myself - and it made sense that Fox canceled the series...the show had run its course. Aside from this last season though - it was great!!! Good ensemble cast, many of whom had been unknown to me prior to this riveting show, and most of the characters were very well developed.

Which is why I'm excited about the movie - it covers the intervening years that occurred prior to the final moment of the show and will explain some crucial things that had happened to the characters that were just sloppily wrapped up for PB fans in the 2009 season since the writers did know the show had been canceled. According to the summary on Netflix's site, the movie will focus on Michael's "boldest breakout ever".

Looks like we may have one last Prison Break marathon after all :)