Prison Break-Season 1 (2005)

"...a little bit far-fetched, but interesting.  Shawn McKenzie, Entertain Your Brain!
"Not only is the show smartly written and packed with surprises in every episode, but the cast is terrific...  Andy Dursin, The Aisle Seat
"The series does an excellent job maintaining tension...[and] remains pleasingly unpredictable.  CurrentFilm.com
"Packed with clever twists and turns in every episode the creators skillfully build the suspense leaving you wanting more.  Erik Martinez, DVD Town
"...Prison Break takes melodrama and turns it into high art. There's hardly a scene that doesn't have a surprise of some sort...  James Plath, Reel.com
"...one of the most consistently engaging and inventive shows on television.  Mike Jackson, DVD Verdict

Editor's Note Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) is the victim of a political conspiracy that is determined to bring him down, and the only one who can save him is his brother, Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller). A prison engineer, Michael gets himself arrested and locked up in the same prison where his brother sits on death row, intending to use his intimate knowledge of the jail to help them both escape. Unfortunately, Michael isn't prepared for what he finds on the inside--but he remains determined to see his plan through. This collection includes the entire first season.

	Dominic Purcell
	Peter Stormare
	Robin Tunney
	Wentworth Miller
	Garry A. Brown - Producer
	James Coblentz, et. al. - Editor
	Paul Scheuring, et. al. - Writer
	Ramin Djawadi - Original Music By
	Robert LaBonge, et. al. - Cinematographer

Sight and Sound
"[I]t is surprisingly successful, the delayed-gratification plotting steadily parceling out crucial information without letting the pace flag." 08/01/2006 p.98

Ultimate DVD
5 stars out of 5 -- "With an excellent cast and fantastic scripting, which never slackens its pace and features twists and turns that will keep you glued to the screen..." 08/01/2006 p.79

If Magazine DVD Review 8 of 10
The ending was very interesting and it looks like it sets up some serious confrontations next episode with the bad Secret Service agent and could lead to some more revelations about his innocence or knowing this show everyone will ignore that he is being hunted and will be back to square one. A more interesting question is now that the show has been renewed for another season, will a prison break take place this season or will they hold it off until the following season?

Variety.com 7 of 10
Emboldened by the durability of "24," Fox trots out two serials this fall that, in success, will be difficult to extend into a second season. "Prison Break" is the more intriguing of these sha-la-la-live-for-today dramas (the other being "The OC"-like "Reunion"), thanks principally to a strong cast led by Wentworth Miller, who purposely gets tossed into prison hoping to spring his death-row brother. Still, emulating "24"'s delicate balancing act is full of potential tripwires, and the surplus of moving parts in the two-hour premiere doesn't make entirely clear how "Break" will escape triggering them. - Brian Lowry