Prison Break

On the opposite end of the enjoyability spectrum, Brett Ratner's new show on Fox seems to be getting alot of undue praise. Turns out, it's a bit of a 24 ripoff with some PG "OZ" thrown in for good measure. So far, none of the characters are compelling and the storyline is extremely convuluted. And the acting, while not awful, certainly isn't great. I think that part of the problem is that it's on network TV and therefore the dialogue has to pick up what the action can't carry for censorship reasons. Very dissapointing.

I also think that the title of the show does it a disservice by pretty much giving away the farm before even the first episode. Part of the impact that could have been garnered from the end of the first episode was destroyed by knowing in advance what laid ahead.