Talk:Michael Scofield

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[edit] Information on this page

In order to avoid redundancy, information on this page should be Scofield-specific, and not go into great detail about the plot of Prison Break. For this reason, I've kept the description of The Plan to a minimum. Any information (new or unaddressed) about Prison Break plot points that aren't specific to the Michael Scofield character should be added to that page, not this one. Thanks. :) Simpatico 07:35, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Nickname?

Does anyone know why Micheal's nickname is 'Fish'?

Because he was the new "fish" in the "tank" when he first got to Prison and the nickname stuck, despite someone mentioning that "i guess we can't call you fish anymore" when the new inmates (including Tweener) arrived. DJDannyP//Talk2Me 16:22, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Ah, thank you very much. I missed the first few episodes and it's been bugging me the whole time.
This nickname is heavily used and should be mentioned in the article. He's also often called 'Pretty' by T-Bag.
"Fish" is a prison slang and not really a nickname so I am removing it from the introductory paragraph. --Ladida 06:09, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox image

Due to Fox's terms of use and source information, the previous promotional picture has been replaced by a cropped television screenshot. If you seek to replace it with a promotional image, please specify its original source and copyright information. -- Ladida 14:36, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Michael In Nearly Every Scene In First Series

The citation relating to this statement is heavily biased and therefore doesn't deserve to be cited. How can an article be unbiased by using obviously biased sources? I suggest this is removed, as the statement adds no flavour to the article anyway. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.243.10.26 (talk) 00:14, 25 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] spoiler warnings are useless!

I haven't watched every episode of prison break yet but would like to read up on the characters and cast of the show. This page has a spoiler warning, along with other pages which is perfectly fine. However the right infobox already "gives it away" for viewers because it says: Roles for Michael Scofield: prisoner, fugitive, sona prisoner sona prisoner?! oh crap! you just told people what would happen. This clear sucks.

Why would anyone look up an encyclopedia article and not expect to get spoiled? If there's ever something thats published or broadcasted that I haven't seen, I never look at wikipedia articles.--CyberGhostface 03:02, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
Did you read what I wrote at all? I wanted to read up on the characters and the cast. You're saying its my fault for reading an encyclopedia. If thats the case, whats the point of spoiler warnings?
Yes, I read what you wrote, and that doesn't change anything. Spoilers suck, but looking at an encyclopedia page for specific characters is just asking for trouble. What did you think you were going to see, if not up-to-date information?--CyberGhostface 19:49, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
I've removed it from the infobox. -- Ladida 06:31, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for that.

[edit] "Other": Years and Mike's Age

In this section, deduction is based on the fact that the series is set in 2005. In the ultimate episode of season 1, the president is sworn in as the 46th president of the USA, which is possible in the earliest by January 2013 (the year the 45th president can take seat at the earliest; GW Bush is the 43rd).

So this should be corrected. Arjunm 09:07, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

The year 2005 was taken from the episode "Wash" where the date of Frank Tancredi's death is shown clearly. However, I think the numbering of the presidency is meant to be random since it is set in a fictional world. Regards, Ladida 13:16, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] great information that has to be added

http://spoilertv-prisonbreak.blogspot.com/2007/11/prison-break-classified-fbi-files.html

--Prisonbreak12345 (talk) 22:29, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Prison Break 210.jpg

Image:Prison Break 210.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 16:32, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image

I Think The Image Should Be Replaced, With A Series Three Screencap If Possible, As It Is Most Recent Harmless 77 (talk) 16:55, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

I think that the image should be of one more recent. Someone please update it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Weatherbed (talk • contribs) 13:40, 25 May 2008 (UTC)