Nick Santora Answers Questions
Nick Santora answered some questions from a German Prison Break fan site on PBreakFans …
Are You Disappointed in the Season Premiere Ratings?
Nick: You always want more people to watch your show, but it was the Labor Day holiday and millions of Americans were still traveling back to their homes when the show was on. Also, the Republican Convention was on and that drew a huge audience. Television viewing was low across the board that night, but we were still the number 1 show of the night.
Why is There no Intro to Season 4?
Nick: There is an intro - it just wasn’t used on premiere night.
How much Time to Write an Episode?
Nick: It depends - it usually takes a couple of weeks to come up with the outline and a couple of days to write it … writing the script is always easier than figuring out the outline (we call it “breaking the story”).
Which Episode Are You Working on Now?
Nick: We are working on episode 13 right now (writing) and filming episode 10
Do you think the Motivation of the Actors is Still as big as at the Beginning?
Nick: Of course, our actors are pros.
Do you Believe in a 5th Season?
Nick: If you’re asking if I believe there will be a fifth season, my answer is that I hope there will be. If a 5th season is ordered, well, that is up to the network. They are our partners in the show and have been a pleasure to work with. If they think PB has finished its run, then we will all respect that decision and move on to our next projects. I hope to work with Fox for a long time.
Which is your favorite season of Prison Break?
Nick: It’s a toss-up between Seasons 1 and 2.
The name Prison Break almost doesn’t match to the stories of Season 4. Do you think this is a disadvantage?
Nick: No, people know what they are watching by now.
What do you Think About Spoilers?
Nick: I think spoilers are stupid, frankly. Fans of shows try so hard to find out what is going to happen and then they post it all over the internet and then they complain that shows aren’t surprising. Well, you can’t surprise people if the storylines are online. I think it is very lame.
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12 opinions for Nick Santora Answers Questions
sam
Sep 5, 2008 at 7:14 am
What do you Think About Spoilers?
Nick: It think spoilers are stupid, frankly. Fans of shows try so hard to find out what is going to happen and then they post it all over the internet and then they complain that shows aren’t surprising. Well, you can’t surprise people if the storylines are online. I think it is very lame.
I am agree totally with Nick !!!
Mahmuda
Sep 5, 2008 at 7:29 am
Nice answers Nick.
I haven’t heard from his perspective in ages.
Thanks Nikki for digging this scoop out! :)
I’m glad he thinks their will be a Season 5
dimitra
Sep 5, 2008 at 8:22 am
I am so glad about the intro…and sure maybe a 5th season oh my!
sona44
Sep 5, 2008 at 9:27 am
“What do you Think About Spoilers?
Nick: I think spoilers are stupid, frankly. Fans of shows try so hard to find out what is going to happen and then they post it all over the internet and then they complain that shows aren’t surprising. Well, you can’t surprise people if the storylines are online. I think it is very lame.”
Not if you have great and creative storylines that make people want to watch them over and over again :S
For me, reading the spoilers isn’t the same as watching the episode itself.
eric
Sep 5, 2008 at 10:49 am
omg I am so happy about the intro!!!
Sierra
Sep 5, 2008 at 11:24 am
did mike and sara sleep together for real? i dont know anymore, nick said they “boinked”. what is that supposed to mean? was he kidding? cuz youd think itd be pretty definitive if they slept together and it would be something to show up later in the season not right at the beginning so soon after saras escape. also, if they did id be upset cuz i wanted them to show some of it!
Juan
Sep 5, 2008 at 12:57 pm
I think that people who watch spoilers are the die-hard fans doing the research to find out what happens next. So if those fans claim that they are not surprised it doesn’t matter because they are die-hard’s anyway and they will continue to watch. It’s not like they are going to lose these fans who put in the extra effort to know as much as they can about PB. But in the same breath I understand that Nick produces shows/scripts that progressively build up to surprising elements and millions of dollars of talent goes into trying to achieve this. So I could understand his frustration with trying to maintain the thrill of a suspense/drama that a few people already know the outcome to. I for one need my PBB fix though.
Voula
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:58 pm
I’m glad about the intro!
A 5th season?! Well, I don’t know… I think it depends on S4!
Charlie.
Sep 5, 2008 at 9:19 pm
i love to hate this guy.
he’s so talented at what he does, and his frankness always amuses me.
Perth
Sep 5, 2008 at 10:06 pm
LOL at the last question.
I admit that as hard as i try to AVOID spoilers, i just can’t!
my curiosity gland is the size of a truck.
Daydreamer
Sep 7, 2008 at 8:06 am
Sierra: I totally agree with you!
I hope he joked because the sex would have been soon and they must show more details.
The MiSa thread is too important, their first sex should be very beautiful not like than this.
superstar
Sep 8, 2008 at 8:20 am
@ sam, how can u agree with Nick about the readin the spoilers on the internet is lame because you know what is going to happen already when you are on this site which is full of spoilers in the 1st place????
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