i've been very anti-social for the past week. i go out only to go to classes, speak only when spoken to and having my dinner to take-away. no, i'm not in a bad place or in any particular mood. i just feel like prisoning myself from the world at the moment.
so, most of the time, i'm in my room either playing my guitar, jen (yes, my guitar has a name) or watch hours upon hours of downloaded videos. i haven't watched prison break in a long while and have just caught up with it. nothing beats the first season though.. anyway, interesting facts about the show coming your way. enjoy
But in an especially macabre touch, show producers determined that Lincoln’s cell would be set in the same one that actually housed Joilet’s most infamous inhabitant, the notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy. Cast members were understandably queasy about the set and some of the staff refused to enter the cell. But Dominic Purcell hasn’t expressed the same squeamishness and claims that Gacy’s cell is the best locale to shoot Lincoln because “it has the best light.”
Wentworth Miller was pegged as Michael only six days before the series began and Dominic Purcell was plucked to play Lincoln with a mere 72 hours to spare. Scheuring was having serious trouble finding actors who truly fit the look and feel of the roles and was therefore forced to “sit on pins and needles” until he found the perfect duo at the last minute.
Interested parties of the miniseries included the likes of Steven Spielberg and Bruce Willis. Spielberg actually committed to being executive producer of the proposed miniseries, but bowed out at the last minute to produce War of the Worlds (2005) with Tom Cruise. In 2004, FOX executives were finally convinced that the concept could work as a regular series when they saw the success of the fellow maverick show Lost, which stars Evangeline Lilly.
before prison break, he was in a few tv series and just a hand full of movies. his first tv appearance was in buffy the vampire slayer. he was also in a movie with the very hot and sexy, kate beckinsale in underworld. here's wentworth in all his tv/movie apperances.
so, most of the time, i'm in my room either playing my guitar, jen (yes, my guitar has a name) or watch hours upon hours of downloaded videos. i haven't watched prison break in a long while and have just caught up with it. nothing beats the first season though.. anyway, interesting facts about the show coming your way. enjoy
It was filmed in John Wayne Gacy’s former cell
The producers of Prison Break were intent on making the series as authentic as possible, but viewers had little idea just how close to reality it would tread. The permanent set for the first season was at Joliet Correctional Center, a real penitentiary in Illinois that closed down in 2002. Scenes set in the cell blocks, the infirmary and the prison yard were all shot on location at the prison.But in an especially macabre touch, show producers determined that Lincoln’s cell would be set in the same one that actually housed Joilet’s most infamous inhabitant, the notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy. Cast members were understandably queasy about the set and some of the staff refused to enter the cell. But Dominic Purcell hasn’t expressed the same squeamishness and claims that Gacy’s cell is the best locale to shoot Lincoln because “it has the best light.”
Prison Break’s stars were cast at the last minute
Once FOX gave the go-ahead to shoot the first season in 2005, series mastermind Paul Scheuring worked to get everything in place for the new show: directors, crew members and supporting players. But, Scheuring almost forgot to cast the stars. The roles of Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows went unfilled until less than a week before the show started filming.Wentworth Miller was pegged as Michael only six days before the series began and Dominic Purcell was plucked to play Lincoln with a mere 72 hours to spare. Scheuring was having serious trouble finding actors who truly fit the look and feel of the roles and was therefore forced to “sit on pins and needles” until he found the perfect duo at the last minute.
Prison Break was almost a superstar miniseries
The premise of Prison Break is so innately intriguing that it’s no wonder it was a hot piece of property before FOX picked it up as a permanent series. But, the premise of the show begs the question: How long can the story line sustain itself? Paul Scheuring has readily admitted that he initially only conceived a two-season storyline and, as of the start of the second season, he had little idea what direction the story would take in season three. Given the apparent limits of the storyline, it makes sense that it was initially sought after as a possible 10-part miniseries.Interested parties of the miniseries included the likes of Steven Spielberg and Bruce Willis. Spielberg actually committed to being executive producer of the proposed miniseries, but bowed out at the last minute to produce War of the Worlds (2005) with Tom Cruise. In 2004, FOX executives were finally convinced that the concept could work as a regular series when they saw the success of the fellow maverick show Lost, which stars Evangeline Lilly.
Wentworth Miller
before prison break, he was in a few tv series and just a hand full of movies. his first tv appearance was in buffy the vampire slayer. he was also in a movie with the very hot and sexy, kate beckinsale in underworld. here's wentworth in all his tv/movie apperances.
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