Prison Break to change name next season
Posted Mar 29th 2006 7:52PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, FOX, Prison Break

Why, you may ask? Well, the entire plot of the show is
going to change next year, and a new title will be used to reflect the change.
Many of you already know (or
can guess) what happens in the show to cause a name change, but I'll wait til after the jump to disclose it.
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 after
the colon.
So, readers, what should the new title be?
Prison Break:
Manhunt?
Prison Break: Fugitives?
Prison Break With A Vengeance?
Tags: dominic purcell, fox, prison break renewed, prison escape, PrisonBreakRenewed, television, tv, wentworth miller
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3-29-2006 @ 8:01PM
Fleecebeast said...
Aha! My friends and I had been saying that they should change the name next season. Bravo, I say, for daring to take the show in a different direction rather than doing the same thing and becoming stale (I'm looking at YOU, "Lost").
Our consensus for a new name was "On The Run", or something similar. Will the name actually *totally* change, or will it be "Prison Break: Blah Blah" as suggested above? I can't wait...
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3-29-2006 @ 8:17PM
Erik said...
I think this is brilliant. I've never actually seen the show, but the fact that they would have the cojones to change the name of their series rocks and makes me want to watch it.
I made a list of several possible titles to suggest, but my favorite ones were:
Prison Break: Eight Men Out
Prison Break: Not in the Slammer Anymore
(or the always entertaining...)
Prison Break 2: Electric Boogaloo
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3-29-2006 @ 8:33PM
John said...
Darnit, Erik, you beat me to the Electric Boogaloo reference leaving me with only:
Prison Breakier
(or, possibly, Sharkward ho!)
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3-29-2006 @ 8:35PM
James Kew said...
Prison Broke?
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3-29-2006 @ 8:36PM
Tim Dorr said...
Wasn't Prison Break supposed to be a mini-series? I seem to remember that's how they advertised it over last summer. I could be wrong though...
But to be honest, I'm not sure how much more then can drag out of it. It's a good show, but doesn't really seem to have a long-lasting premise.
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3-29-2006 @ 8:41PM
Erik said...
Oooo, John, Prison Breakier is pretty darn good. Sorry about beating you to the boogaloo punch, but I had to resist my urge to make a joke about a particular Oscar losing film that people keep saying has been "played out" in the world of jokes. You know where I'm going with this. So I stopped. I resisted. And I went with the boogaloo. (Which will never be "played out.")
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3-29-2006 @ 8:42PM
Thomas said...
Prison Break: Broke Back In
What with the success of Broke Back Mountain it's the perfect way to jump on the bandwagon.
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3-29-2006 @ 9:35PM
Shawn said...
I like manhunt but that seems to me to be more so geared towards the law enforcement side of things.
but man...would a spin off show of a group of marshalls tracking down the prison break crew be awesome or what. they could call that manhunt and the prison break..whatever they wanted.
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3-29-2006 @ 9:40PM
Zodzilla said...
I think they should just add "A" to the beginning, that way they're on A Prison Break, as in "a break from prison".
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3-29-2006 @ 10:36PM
beanspants1 said...
how about Prison Break:The Shawshank Redemption Oz
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3-29-2006 @ 11:21PM
Jonathan said...
Prison Break 2: Breaking Training!
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3-29-2006 @ 11:53PM
D Colin said...
Eight guys escape from jail? Who are the other two? Lincolns' son could be a seventh on the run, but Abruzzi is MIA at some hospital. I read where the producer said eight on several sites, so I'm wondering who else might escape with the guys.
Love this show, and I'm glad it's back.
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3-30-2006 @ 1:22AM
Cavalera said...
I think they should keep "Prison Break"
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3-30-2006 @ 2:42AM
Jason Anderson said...
Actually, I agree with "Prison Broke".
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3-30-2006 @ 4:01AM
xbxtv said...
What about a simple "After the" in front?
"After The Prison Break" makes perfectly sense and isn't a copy of that dull "CSI:"-scheme...
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3-30-2006 @ 4:28AM
William said...
I guess they will change the name, and suddenly Michael's skills will change, and he will solve this major conspiracy that he couldnt solve before over a couple of years.
I like the show though
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3-30-2006 @ 5:58AM
Cavalera said...
i still think they should jsut keer "Prison Break"
but here are some ideas
Prison Break: The Aftermatch
Prison Break: On The Run
Prison Break: The Sequel
Prison Break: Payback
Prison Break: Lincoln Revenge
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3-30-2006 @ 7:43AM
Sandy said...
I love this show!!My question: Is precious lil Michael going to be able to get all those nasty-ass tattoos removed once he gets out? lol lol
Ok Ok I got it: PRISON BREAK-UNTATTOOED
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3-30-2006 @ 8:09AM
Elliott said...
I also heard a rumour about the next season of Prison Break. Apparently the botox wears off and one of the characters actually smiles. Should be interesting...
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3-30-2006 @ 8:39AM
Mo said...
I don't think they should change the name at all. After all, the catalyst is the prison break.
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