michael rapaport-related stories
Posted May 15th 2009 10:00PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Cancellations, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Episode Recaps

(S04E21/S04E22) "I don't want to run anymore." - Michael
I'm happy that Prison Break is over. I've been a fan since the beginning, and even though it tested your threshold for absurd and ridiculous TV moments on more than one occasion, Prison Break was still one helluva ride. While part of me wishes that it had gone out on a creative high after maybe a season or two, I still appreciate what Paul Scheuring, Matt Olmstead, and Co. tried to do in season three and on some level, I even respect what went down here in the final season - arguably the drama's worst. That being said, tonight's two-hour finale offered some solid closure while wrapping up most everyone's story in ways that actually felt believable.
Continue reading Prison Break: Rate of Exchange / Killing Your Number (series finale)
Posted May 9th 2009 1:05PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

(S04E20) "What kind of loser gets set up for two high profile assassinations within five years?" - Lincoln
That's a question I've been asking myself for some time now, except that my query was a bit more broad - what kind of loser gets messed up in this many conspiracies period? Lincoln Burrows and Michael Scofield (Quick sidebar: different last names. Obviously they weren't brothers.) haven't exactly had it easy, but it's finally starting to look like there might be a light at the end of the tunnel ... at least for Michael anyway.
Continue reading Prison Break: Cowboys and Indians
Posted May 2nd 2009 2:20PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

(S04E19) "Maybe I can meet my grandson one day." - Cristina
With only three original hours left in Prison Break's run (not counting the two hour telepic that may or may not air), it's about time we got some solid answers. Despite her plea saying otherwise, I feel pretty confident now in believing that Cristina ain't one of the good guys. While General Krantz isn't much better, he's starting to look like a saint compared to Michael and Lincoln's mother.
Continue reading Prison Break: S.O.B.
Posted Apr 25th 2009 10:33AM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

(S04E18) "I warned you not to come Michael." - Lincoln
Eighteen episodes into Prison Break's final season and we finally got some solid explanation as to what exactly The Company has been up to all this time. Answers are a good thing - except when they create more questions. After learning about Scylla's true contents (at least some of it anyway), I'm more confused than ever.
Continue reading Prison Break: Vs.
Posted Apr 18th 2009 1:23PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

(S04E17) "She used to bake cookies when we came home from school." - Michael
For some reason all I could about during this episode was Cartman whining, "But Mooooommmm." Life sucks when your mother tries to kill you, huh? Prison Break's return saw a lot of action, but like most episodes, a lot of it was filler. It's still unclear as to what the precise end game for Scylla is going to be, but one thing is certain - the addition of Kathleen Quinlan as Lincoln and Michael's mother Christine has added a new layer of tension to the show that had been sorely lacking for the first leg of the final season.
Continue reading Prison Break: The Mother Lode
Posted Sep 16th 2008 9:03AM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: OpEd, Prison Break, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

(S04E04) "I was thinking about maybe getting me a career in pictures." - T-Bag
Here we go - get ready for it. The hunt for the remaining Scylla cards continues! Boooooring. I don't feel like there's any challenge to obtaining these cards at this point when Roland's device makes it so simple. Stand next to someone holding the card for two minutes and you're done. Don Self could do this...himself. He doesn't need Scofield and Burrows. As was the case last week, the Scylla plot paled in comparison to what T-Bag is up to. It's the only solid mystery Prison Break has right now.
Continue reading Prison Break: Eagles and Angels
Posted Sep 9th 2008 8:01AM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: OpEd, Prison Break, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

(S04E03) "Not every geek with a Commodore 64 can hack into NASA." - Roland
I think we're already starting to see how much of this season of Prison Break is going to play out. A constant struggle for Scofield and his team to deliver while pressure from Don and his Homeland Security buddies continues to weigh them down. I doubt very much that this is the last time the threat of being shut down will be used. It wouldn't surprise me if there was a mention of it every week - we are talking about their freedom after all. With that in mind, get ready to hear something that I imagine I'll probably be typing a lot as I review this season: the hunt for the remaining Scylla cards continues!
Continue reading Prison Break: Shut Down
Posted Aug 26th 2008 7:04PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Spoilers Anonymous, Prison Break, Reality-Free

If you've watched FOX over the summer or read the upcoming season and episodes' official descriptions, you surely know of the big bombshell that will be revealed in the season premiere of
Prison Break. It's clear that FOX wants its audience to know of that reveal before hand in order to lure some viewers back to the show and create a buzz around the show.
If you don't know what I'm talking about and don't want to know about it, don't read beyond the spoilers warning. I suggest you also stop watching FOX until September 1 at 8 p.m. and that you stay clear from anything
Prison Break related. Because, as I've said before, it's clear the network wants you to know and they are not hiding that reveal at all.
Beware: spoilers ahead!Continue reading What to expect in season four of Prison Break
Posted May 13th 2008 3:07PM by Erin Martell
Filed under: Prison Break, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free

Michael Rapaport is heading back to Fox. The former star of
The War At Home has been cast as a regular on
Prison Break.
Rapaport will play a government agent on the drama's fourth season. According to
The Hollywood Reporter, the character has "an interesting offer" for Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows.
Rapaport just finished a guest stint on
My Name Is Earl playing, ironically, a prison inmate who helps Earl escape. Season four of
Prison Break premieres in September, with production starting in L.A. this month.
Continue reading Michael Rapaport joins Prison Break cast
Posted Oct 26th 2007 8:46AM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: My Name Is Earl, Celebrities, Episode Reviews
(S03E06) I was wondering when they would get around to conjugal visits. Quite frankly, when i found out Alyssa Milano was going to be on the show, conjugal visits were all I could think about.
This storyline is exactly what I was talking about in my last review. Earl doesn't need a list to do good things. He will always be karma's bitch. List or no list, he has to help people with their problems and now that he's locked up, he can spend more time helping his friends and family. Besides for all you list lovers, he now has a new one, so quit complaining.
Continue reading My Name is Earl: Frank's Girl
Posted Apr 28th 2007 5:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
At 8, FOX has two new episodes of Cops, followed by a new America's Most Wanted.
- At 9, TLC has a new episode of The Real Deal, then two new episodes of My First Home.
- BBC America has a new Robin Hood at 9.
- Also at 9: A&E has a new Flip This House.
- At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
- HGTV has a new Design on a Dime at 10.
- There's a new episode of The States at 10 on The History Channel.
- At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten (Michael Rapaport guests on both shows).
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted Jan 22nd 2007 10:30AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on DVD
This may sound like a stupid question, but who wants to buy The War At Home on DVD?
I'm not jumping on the "this shows sucks" and "why is this show still on the air when Arrested Development was canceled!" bandwagon, I'm talking about this: who could sit around and watch episodes of this show more than once? I guess I'm talking about a bigger DVD question here.
There are many shows that I have liked throughout the years, but I just can't picture myself actually buying the DVD sets and watching them in my home again. Examples: Survivor, Law and Order, JAG. The War At Home seems like such a show to me, one that's an OK way to kill a half hour on TV but not one you'd cherish and keep in your home forever on DVD. But maybe it's just me.
Continue reading The War At Home coming to DVD