Prison Break

Prison Break (2005)

169 mistakes in season 1 - chronological order

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Season 1 generally

Factual error: When Michael fills the tank with water (below the stock room), he then strips his clothes off, and slides down a pipe and into the water at the bottom of the tank. Since the water level was way above him, the pipe he slid down and the access to get there would have been flooded also. There was no water in the pipe he slid down, so for that area to be dry, it would have to be above the water line.

Pilot - S1-E1

Revealing mistake: Just after we see the inmate get stabbed there is a shot during the quick montage of one inmate holding the door, while his cellmate climbs up onto the bed for a better look at what is going on. In this very quick shot, the cell door moves despite the fact A wing is on lock down. (00:07:15)

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Pilot - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Michael puts the duck down in front of Abruzzi, the position of the cigarettes on the table in the middle change without being touched. (00:14:30)

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Pilot - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Burrows is seen in the chapel, the way his hands are cuffed changes when he stands up. Sat down his right hand is on top, stood up his left hand is on top. (00:17:10)

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Pilot - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: This happens in the scene where Lisa is scolding LJ for getting arrested. When LJ says "I don't have a father", he is leaning on the table with his arms crossed. When the shot changes, his arms are uncrossed and in a completely different position. (00:22:25)

Pilot - S1-E1

Factual error: Lincoln Burrows is scheduled to die on May 11th, 2006. When Veronica learns of the priest's death, we see a wall planner on the wall with May 11th circled in red marker. The day on the wall planner is Wednesday. However, May 11th, 2006 was a Thursday. (00:32:00)

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Pilot - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: As the camera zooms out at the very end, there is one a point where the camera jumps back several meters at once. When it does this, the people on the ground have changed places instantly. (00:41:20)

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Allen - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Veronica pulls the pillow over her face, she's got her hands touching each other while gripping the pillow. Camera changes and her hands are apart. (00:12:00)

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Allen - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: In the flashback, we see Veronica start to kiss Lincoln with her head off the pillow. Camera changes and her head is back on the pillow. (00:12:15)

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Allen - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: Just as Bellick starts to look through Michael's cell, the position of the battery on the table changes between close-up shots without being touched. (00:14:30)

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Allen - S1-E2

Other mistake: When T-bag catches Michael in his cell looking for the Allen key, he says, 'What are you doing in my cell?' but he doesn't have his usual southern accent. (00:20:00)

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Scylla - S4-E1

Trivia: Spoiler. The Scylla alarm on the General's computer is visible on screen for a second or two. Below the flashing word 'alarm', it says it is in section AA-23. That's also the designation of the prison block where Princess Leia is being held in Star Wars.

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Answer: Roughly as follows. Linc "kills" Steadman in 2001. Michael robs the bank on March 9th 2005 and is sent to Fox River on April 11th. The breakout from Fox River takes place on or around May 25-31. Michael arrives in Sona on June 17th 2005. More details are here: https://prisonbreak.fandom.com/wiki/Prison_Break_timeline.

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That wouldn't make sense because the original grave stone in series 4 has Michael's death date as 2005, which is supposed to be at least 3 years after Fox River.

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