http://www.thefutoncritic.com/cgi/newswire.cgi?id=6992

I said in the main thread we would have to hear soon if it was going beyond the original 13 episodes this season...and here we are.

I just hope the writers didn't have 13 episodes plotted and were on their way to next season before this announcement was made. Adding another 9 would be a lot of padding.

so far this has been my favorite new show of the year. The last episode was fantastic

sweet!

So is this the first new show of the season to be renewed?

See - I told you that this was not just going to be a 13-episode season.

Glad to hear it

Well, for once Fox is not cancelling a show I like. I take that as a good sign. Or possibly a sign of the apocalypse. Now if it could only piggy back Arrested Development with it.

I knew they would announce this soon! AWESOME. 13 eps just wasn't going to be enough for me.

MATT

Episode 14: Scofield gets amnesia!

Yup, same thing I'm thinking. I bet they break out on episode 13 and the rest of the season sinks like a stone.

Well, I hope not. They had to have some sort of plan to continue the story. Even if they do break out at that point, they'd be on the run.

oh man, I hope when they finally break out they get chased by some mountain lions.

They had a plan for the first season of 24 as well don't you think? They just used up all the good stuff early and were stuck padding for another 8 weeks.

I do fear that we will see the dreaded 24 Season 1 episode 14 and beyond curse....

30 day-stay of execution for Scofield's brother at the end of ep 13.

I just can't wait for when Dr. Hottie McHothot goes all Chloe on some bad guys.

das

Does HBO count? Because ROME was renewed.

I love the show, but I'm somewhat disappointed by this. I was hoping to see this back, don't get me wrong. But I'm hoping this extension doesn't screw up/rush any planned storylines. Or even worse, the overpadding effect.