Alan Ruck (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) has landed a key role in Drive, the new Fox pilot from the great Tim Minear. Ruck plays a father who hits the road with his 15-year-old daughter for a strange and mysterious cross-country race that could make somebody rich.
Yahoo UK is reporting that there are plans to film part of the next season in London. Executive producer Howard Gordon says, “We flirted with going to London last year for six episodes. It’s something I’d love to try next year.”
It sounds like they only want to do a few episodes overseas. If they involve Jack, how are they going to keep to the “real-time” theme of the show? If the whole season doesn’t take place in London, Jack would spend much of the series on an airplane between Englad and the United States.
Last week, House discovered that new roommate Wilson’s cooking is lip-smackin’ good, but that was then — and now there are dirty dishes in the sink. Somebody will have to wash them, but you don’t think it’ll be House, do you? Back at the hospital, the life that’s on the line belongs to a 16-year-old girl (Michelle Trachtenberg) with a history of allergic reactions, a transplanted heart that keeps failing and a paralysis that’s spreading. And she’s mad at her mother for being overprotective. Mel Harris plays the mom.
After last week’s explosive confrontation with the terrorists at the natural-gas distribution center, Jack goes after Christopher Henderson, fearing that his involvement in the conspiracy may be more insidious than anyone knows. Meanwhile, Karen Hayes and Miles Papazian redefine roles at CTU.
What isn’t TV Guide telling us? SPOILERS BELOW
Tonights Prison Break is an all-backstory episode. We learn, for instance, about C-Note’s run of bad luck, Sara’s drug problem and T-Bag’s love life. (He actually had one.) We also learn why Michael is obsessed with springing Lincoln. And we learn how Lincoln got into his predicament in the first place.
Entertainment Weekly reported that Prison Break’s creative team didn’t think the series should last past a third season. Series star Wentworth Miller was also quoted as saying that he thinks the show will “burn bright and fast”.
But following the announcement of Prison’s second-season pickup earlier this week, executive producer Matt Olmstead told Variety, “There’s no cap on this show, as far as I’m concerned. As long as we find compelling stories for the characters, it can go on.” As long as the writing stays solid, this show has the potential to last several more seasons.
The entire plot of the show is going to change next year, and a new title will be used to reflect the change. Eight guys escape from jail, so creator and executive producer Paul Sheuring says we shouldn’t be surprised if the new title become Prison Break:, with another one or two words after the colon.
