Question: I have a laundry list of questions about summer viewing: Is Life on Mars going to have a second season, or was it a one-off? (I'm scared to death of the American remake — I'm expecting Starsky & Hutch.) I was disappointed to hear about the bad ratings of Brotherhood — it's too good to be ignored. If there is no second season, will we be left hanging, or does the first series come to some sort of resolution? I know it's early, but what is the likelihood of Vanished making it through the season? Is Fox willing to take a chance based on the success of 24 and Prison Break, or will this be another Firefly/Wonderfalls/Reunion? Finally, what is your reaction to Denis Leary getting an Emmy nomination for acting but not one for writing? As good as he is as Tommy Gavin, his and Peter Tolan's scripts are the heart of that series. How could the writing be ignored?
Answer: There is a second series of Life on Mars, but no word on when BBC America will present
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Question: I know John Billingsley is on another new show, but couldn't the producers of Prison Break find a way to work around his schedule to shoot last week's scenes? Did the creators/producers honestly believe that their viewers wouldn't notice the actor change for "murder victim" Terrence Steadman? No wonder people think he's dead.
Answer: I would be surprised if many people cared. Though I'm no fan of the ridiculous conspiracy story line on Prison Break (in the first season, any time the show went outside the prison my eyes began to roll), I found Jeff Perry (most recently seen as Thatcher Grey on Grey's Anatomy) a reasonable substitute for John Billingsley in look and, more important, in tone for what isn't exactly a make-or-break role. Ease up, people. If you're going to take such a hard line on every show, it's going to be a long, dark season ...
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Lane Garrison, Prison Break
Tonight at 8 pm/ET, the Prison Break on Fox continues, as Michael, Lincoln and the rest of the at-large Fox River 8 run for their lives. Among the fugitives is Tweener, played by Lane Garrison, who, alas, can't escape the heat in Texas, where the drama is now filming.
TVGuide.com: How are you, Lane?Lane Garrison: I'm in 158-degree weather in Decatur, Texas, but other than that I'm awesome! Global warming is a good thing.
TVGuide.com: Do you know who I just off the phone with? Paul Scheuring [Prison Break's creator]. Garrison: He is the man. He's a really talente
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Question: Did you know about the whole Veronica-getting-murdered thing on Prison Break? Have you been holding out on us all this time? Why did this happen?
Answer: I only found out last week when I watched the episode! And believe me, I was just as shocked as you. As for why this happened, let's just say it was a creative decision and leave it at that. (BTW, prepare yourself for more bloodshed. And soon.)
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If there were any justice, TV would ease up on the glut of crime and legal dramas. But that's hardly likely, and Fox's cynical Justice (Wednesdays at 9 pm/ET) knows it all too well.
Realizing how pointless it would be to try to reinvent the courtroom drama, Justice embraces the fact that our post-O.J. society is saturated with true-crime coverage and fake-crime stories. That's why TV itself (embodied by a fictional infotainment show, "American Crime") is a major character in Jerry Bruckheimer's latest fun-to-watch procedural.
As the head of a glamorous L.A. law firm, Victor Garber sheds the tight-lipped restraint of Alias' Jack Bristow and taps into his theatrical roots as cocky
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Lane Garrison, Prison Break
Starting tonight at 8 pm/ET, the Prison Break on Fox continues, as the second season sends Michael, Lincoln and the rest of the at-large Fox River 8 running from the bulls and dogs, and heading for, hopefully, freedom. Among the fugitives is Tweener, played by Lane Garrison, who, alas, can't escape the heat in Texas, where the drama is now filming.
TVGuide.com: How are you, Lane?Lane Garrison: I'm in 158-degree weather in Decatur, Texas, but other than that I'm awesome! Global warming is a good thing.
TVGuide.com: Do you know who I just off the phone with? Paul Scheuring [Prison
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Question: I haven't heard a lot about the upcoming premiere of Prison Break. Any spoilers you can toss our way? (BTW, I just caught your role as "Blushing Guy" in Veronica Mars. Fabulous work, my friend.)
Answer: Thanks for that, Chad! Regarding Monday's PB premiere, brace yourself for a doozy of a twist in the final five minutes. And Episode 2 revolves around Michael and Lincoln masterminding yet another impossible escape, only this time they're trying to break someone else out. But the big news is that Michael finally ditches his boring prison duds and disguises himself as a J.Crew model. Big improvement, if you ask me.
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The hot trend of the new TV season can be summed up in three words: "To be continued…." Serialized thrillers, sudsy dramas and even comedies with cliff-hangers beg the question: How many of these complicated stories will we be willing to follow each week?
Fox enters the fall race early with Prison Break's sleek new companion piece, Vanished (Mondays at 9 pm/ET) — not to be confused, though it will be, with NBC's upcoming Kidnapped. This is what you'd get if Without a Trace somehow turned into a cartoonish conspiracy chase thriller.
The missing person is the lovely wife of a Georgia senator, who disappears durin
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Question: Let me just say that I was planning on sending you Snapple, but with all this summer heat I got thirsty and forgot. Do I get scoops for trying? I would love some Prison Break scoop, please!
Answer: Lane Garrison (aka Tweener) told TVGuide.com's Matt Mitovich that the show is "going back to the more fun side of Tweener. When he first entered the prison, he was the comedic relief on such a heavy show. [They're going to] let [him] have some fun with being free again and rediscovering [himself] on the open road." Among the things he rediscovers is women. Or more specifically, a woman named Debra Jean. "She's [around] for a few episodes," he reports, "and then we go our separate ways."
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Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell, Prison Break
Fans of Fox's Prison Break can revisit Michael's bold breakout via the Season 1 DVD set, in stores today and featuring commentary from creator Paul T. Scheuring and from some of the series' cast and crew, and extras such as an inside look at "the inside" of Fox River. TVGuide.com seized this opportunity to talk with Scheuring about prime time's great escape and the can't-miss manhunt ahead for Season 2.
TVGuide.com: As you watched Season 1 again and recorded your commentary, did you come to any new realizations — other than that [co-commentator]
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