From Ask Ausiello
Question: I'm really worried about what's going to happen with Sarah Wayne Callies' character on Prison Break now that she's pregnant in real life (Ausiello Report 1/23).- Linda
Ausiello: Relax, Dr. Sara is safe. Prison Break creator Paul Scheuring told me so himself. "We wouldn't kill her off for having a child," he says. "We're planning on going forward with her in the series, because she's one of our strongest components." Scheuring also ruled out incorporating the pregnancy into the show. Instead, he and his fellow producers are devising "creative ways" to account for Sara's disappearance this fall. (Callies is due in late summer, just as production on the anticipated third season gets underway.) "It actually fits into what we were already planning," says the exec, who would neither confirm nor deny that Sara would be the victim of yet another kidnapping. "We definitely have creative work-arounds to account for her character [being MIA]. We would have explanations for why she wasn't in the first [batch] of episodes."
Question: Thanks for the awesome Ausiello Scoop ice-cream scooper! After a gift like that I shouldn't be asking for more, but do you have any Prison Break scoop?- Casey
Ausiello: You're a greedy little bastard, Casey, and I love you for it. Paul Scheuring also teased that Season 3 would feature "a different storytelling process" that will begin to "play out in the last couple episodes of Season 2" and "leave some cliff-hangers, including one with Sara." Although mum on specifics, he says the new conceit will involve bringing "some of the surviving members of the gang back together," in addition to introducing several new faces. "In the model of Lethal Weapon, where in every subsequent sequel they had a new participant, we're going to be doing that as well. We brought in Mahone for Season 2, and we plan on adding one or two major new characters/actors for Season 3." Does that mean my buddy William Fichtner's days are numbered? "Let's just put it this way: We're very, very happy with Bill Fichtner."
Question: I'm coming to the USA in March, and I would like to visit the Prison Break set. Is it possible?- Nahid
Ausiello: You came to the right place, Nahid! In addition to my part-time job as a world-renowned columnist and personality for TV Guide, I also moonlight as a Prison Break tour guide. In order to hold your reservation, I'll need you to send me two possible dates (just in case your first choice isn't available), your full legal name, your address and a credit-card number. And please remember to include the expiration date and the three-digit security code on the back of the card. You'd be amazed how many people forget to do that. Also, let me know if you're interested in having lunch with the cast, as I'll need to give them a heads-up. Thanks!
Ausiello: Relax, Dr. Sara is safe. Prison Break creator Paul Scheuring told me so himself. "We wouldn't kill her off for having a child," he says. "We're planning on going forward with her in the series, because she's one of our strongest components." Scheuring also ruled out incorporating the pregnancy into the show. Instead, he and his fellow producers are devising "creative ways" to account for Sara's disappearance this fall. (Callies is due in late summer, just as production on the anticipated third season gets underway.) "It actually fits into what we were already planning," says the exec, who would neither confirm nor deny that Sara would be the victim of yet another kidnapping. "We definitely have creative work-arounds to account for her character [being MIA]. We would have explanations for why she wasn't in the first [batch] of episodes."
Question: Thanks for the awesome Ausiello Scoop ice-cream scooper! After a gift like that I shouldn't be asking for more, but do you have any Prison Break scoop?- Casey
Ausiello: You're a greedy little bastard, Casey, and I love you for it. Paul Scheuring also teased that Season 3 would feature "a different storytelling process" that will begin to "play out in the last couple episodes of Season 2" and "leave some cliff-hangers, including one with Sara." Although mum on specifics, he says the new conceit will involve bringing "some of the surviving members of the gang back together," in addition to introducing several new faces. "In the model of Lethal Weapon, where in every subsequent sequel they had a new participant, we're going to be doing that as well. We brought in Mahone for Season 2, and we plan on adding one or two major new characters/actors for Season 3." Does that mean my buddy William Fichtner's days are numbered? "Let's just put it this way: We're very, very happy with Bill Fichtner."
Question: I'm coming to the USA in March, and I would like to visit the Prison Break set. Is it possible?- Nahid
Ausiello: You came to the right place, Nahid! In addition to my part-time job as a world-renowned columnist and personality for TV Guide, I also moonlight as a Prison Break tour guide. In order to hold your reservation, I'll need you to send me two possible dates (just in case your first choice isn't available), your full legal name, your address and a credit-card number. And please remember to include the expiration date and the three-digit security code on the back of the card. You'd be amazed how many people forget to do that. Also, let me know if you're interested in having lunch with the cast, as I'll need to give them a heads-up. Thanks!