I have to admit...when the show first came out and was being advertised (a lot during FOX NFL games) it struck me funny... "Prison Break". I'm thinking, yeah, that will last long. I mean, how many times do you see anyone breaking out of a maximum security prison nowadays? It's not exactly a "Hogan's Heros" type setting in the Big House.
So, during those early commercials, I'm thinking they try to break out the first week, get caught, and get thrown into solitary confinement for two years. Yeah, that's a heck of show.
Obviously there's more to it than trying to break out of prison every week, ala Hogan's Heros.