Weeks after the announcement that "Prison Break" creator Paul Scheuring will direct fake-prison movie "The Experiment" comes some news on other "Break" alumni.

Show writers Matt Olmstead (seen above discussing the work of "Prison Break" star William Fichtner) and Nick Santora are bringing a new show to Fox. It sounds kinda prisony, and even has the word "Break" in the title! According to Variety, "Break Out Kings" is "a drama project revolving around ex-fugitives who are recruited to work as U.S. marshals."

Ex-fugitives, eh? Too bad T-Bag's already locked down with "Heroes" for the foreseeable future.

We all wanted "Prison Break" to come back for a fifth season. They could've had T-Bag start his own religion or something. Of course, it's not going to happen.

But "Prison Break" creator Paul Scheuring (seen above discussing the beginnings of the show) is directing a movie that just got picked up by Sony for distribution. And it's about prison, kind of.

"The Experiment" is a remake of the 2001 German movie, which was based on the real-life Stanford Prison Experiment, in which psychologists had college students role play as prison guards and prisoners. It was supposed to last two weeks, but got so crazy they had to shut it down after six days. Sounds pretty harrowing, even without the talented Mr. Bagwell along for the ride.

"Worked? Your mother... works for us. Your mother is alive."

And so the latest episode of "Prison Break" opens with yet another hilariously overblown revelation. Enjoy them while you can. Today Fox announced that this is the final season of the sweatily dramatic series.

Why? The network's entertainment president Kevin Reilly was bracingly honest: "The show is just played out. Creatively everybody feels enough stories have been told."

Oh, really? Sounds like someone has forgotten a little thing called... outer space!

"Prison Break": the most crazy-bananas show on television. Having come late to the series, I've been trying to plug the gaps in my knowledge of this long and sweaty trip to Hell and back, but even superfan Stephen King's gushing recap leaves me a little confused. 

Then again, does it really matter? Trying to make sense of "Prison Break" as a whole is like trying to figure out just what exactly Scylla does. You just gotta take the ride and enjoy it, moment by ludicrous moment.

And last night was a pleasingly bumpy one, what with T-Bag and Gretchen's cover getting blown, all six cards finally sliding into the Scylla box thingy, and the gang reveling in having the General by the short hairs. There was even time for a quiet, philosophical moment from T-Bag, who poignantly wanted to know if Trish Ann could ever have bought him as a brilliant salesman/public speaker. Bravo, Robert Knepper.

Of course, the real payoff is at the episode's end, one of those audaciously bonkers moves we "PB" fans have come to rely on. Normally for a serialized show like this, I'd suggest newcomers start at the beginning. "Prison Break," however, only improves with your disorientation.

Michael Rappaport may be playing a hardass fed on "Prison Break" these days, but he always reminds me of goofy Dick Ritchie from "True Romance," prepping for his "TJ Hooker" audition and dealing with his stoner roommate Floyd. So it made me laugh when Wyatt gravely calls him "the head of the snake."

You know the expression "You don't dip your ink in the company inkwell?" Seems like that should apply double when you work at a maximum-security federal penitentiary.

Annnnnnnnd ... we're back. The Season 4 premiere opens with some serious-as-a-heart-attack VO from Michael.