October 9, 2007

Execs, Fox, and Prison Break

Major spoiler alert for Prison Break, so stop reading if you DID NOT watch last night's episode...



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It's confirmed, by SWC, Prison Break, and Fox. Sarah Tancredi is dead. It turns out that a number of drafts for the third season of Prison Break were rejected by the big guys over at Fox, finally resulting in last night's episode where doctor Sarah bade her adiue (well, more like her face flashed by in a millisecond). Alot of fans were shocked and dissapointed by the way she was killed off, especially considering the fact that she had just had a baby and all sources had, throughout the pregnancy, been very clear in emphasizing her return to the show after coming off maternity leave.

However, due to lack of agreement between PB, Fox, and SWC, that did not happen.

Executive producer Matt Olmstead explained that the writers had tried long and hard to prolong the time leading up to her death so as to allow for Michael and Sarah to have a proper good bye. They had, apparently, gone as far as offering to come up to SWC's home and shoot the scenes. Whether SWC refused or the execs at FOX kept putting pressure on the PB staff to do things differently for season three is not made clear. We are, however, told that the original plan did not look like this. The original plan was rejected...

I'm not sure what to think of it. Sure, the storyline is forced forward (poor desperate Michael when he finds out). Will they actually deal with this, or are we left with another Veronica scenario (I miss her!)? The next couple of episodes will let us know what turn the show is taking. The heart of the show remains the story of two brothers, but the sidelines and contexts are becoming blurrier and more entangled than might be workable. Somehow I'm no longer buying the concept, then again this may be a springboard for re-reinvention. Either way, SWC and doctor Tancredi will be missed. Greatly....

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*remember the good times*


XoXo

tPoW


ps. check out
http://www.sarahwaynecallies.net/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1191914866&archive=&start_from=&ucat=&
for more information on the fall-out...

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