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William Fichtner on Prison Break

by Nikki on February 17th, 2008

William Fichtner chatted with TVGuide about the DVD release of his film, The Amateurs. He also talked a little about Prison Break and the writers…

TVGuide.com: On this week’s Prison Break, after Mahone said, “I don’t have a horse in this race” and readied to part ways, they made an interesting choice to have Linc remember that Alex killed the brothers’ father and then to pull a gun on him — no pats on the back there. What did you think of that choice?
Fichtner: One thing is for sure, television shows live or die on writing. The joy of Prison Break has been the writers. They’re great and they forever challenged me, which makes the journey worth it. I can’t do a series over 22 shows just to get paid. I’d die. These guys have been awesome. They could have played that either way — “Thanks, we never would have gotten out without you” — but that’s what Prison Break does, better than most. Just when you think you know something, something else comes along.

TVGuide.com: That moment got interrupted by Whistler’s escape, of course, and we didn’t see Mahone again. Is he still in the mix?
Fichtner: [Silence] We’re breaking up here…. No, I’m kidding. [Laughs] We’ll see what happens. We’ll see what happens. I will tell you, there is one more show making up the first 13, and you will see Mahone.

TVGuide.com: How satisfying is the strike-shortened season’s makeshift finale [airing Monday, Feb. 18]?
Fichtner: For the most part, all of the episodes come to a satisfying ending. Like I said, I can’t compliment the writers enough. Believe me, you’re going to get a few twists and turns that are like, “Whoa, where did that come from?!”

Source: SeattlePi

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