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When I read that Steadman blew his head off, I was totally surprised! That's what I love about Prison Break [Mondays at 8 pm/ET, on Fox] — I can never guess what's gonna happen next.
As for Bellick, he's in for a rude awakening. Ouch!
It seems like nothing is the way it seems on this show. Both Kellerman and Mahone are two-faced, so which face is gonna look at you next? The only "good" guys left are the Brothers, Sucre and C-Note. They are running for love and family. I ain't even gonna talk about T-Bag — what's he running for?
The scripts continue to be page-turners full of unexpected twists and turns. We are shooting Episode 219 — that's five episodes ahead of what's airing — and we're dealing with the Texas weather's twists and turns. It doesn't get as cold as Chicago, but we have had some sleet and ice. Makes for some cold and frosty days on location. Even the threat of ice or snow shuts Dallas down. They close the schools here over a bad weather report!
Rumors are flying about a Season 3 for Prison Break. As of yet, we haven't gotten official word one way or the other. Everyone should get on Fox's Prison Break website and lobby for Season 3. I feel like there are a lot of great stories to tell about these two brothers and their continuing prison break. It ain't over till it's over.
As actors, some of us are wondering if our characters will make it alive to the next episode, much less to the next season. My mantra is, "It's nice to have a gig," because you never know how long a gig will last in this business. Hopefully, old Bellick will survive for a while longer — though it doesn't look very good for him now.
Not much else new here. Just wondering about Bellick's and Wade's future.
A little story about destiny:
When I was a kid, nine or 10 years old, a young doctor, his wife and new baby moved into the house next door to my family in Atlanta, Georgia. I was born in Atlanta and lived there mostly until I was 13, when we moved to Tulsey Town, Oklahoma. Dr. Haley and his wife Stephanie were a great positive influence on me. Having inspiring role models is a blessing when moving into the teen-aged years. Dr. Haley inspired my interests in music — opera and blue grass, for two. He used to blast old opera LPs and listen to the Sunday opera broadcasts on the radio. I would watch him "conduct" the orchestra like Toscanini as he listened. He would pull out his old Gibson RB100 banjo and do some picking sometimes too. He patiently showed me how to do a good job at many things. He threw the football with me, and taught me that no excuse was a good excuse!
Many times throughout my life I have thought about decisions I had to make in terms of: "What would Dr. Haley would do?" It's invaluable to have a model like that. When we moved away, I continued to be interested in things that Dr. Haley introduced me to, like opera, blue grass, and integrity.
Years went by and our families kept in touch. We would see each other for short visits as they moved to Dallas, where Dr. Haley and his family are from mdash; going back to the civil war!
So here we are 30 years later, and destiny move my family and me to Dallas to be near the Haleys again. In the last 15 years, Dr. Haley has been working on some very important research searching for the cause and the treatment of "Gulf War Syndrome." He has dedicated his life to this pursuit and has helped many Gulf War vets, and continues to do so. So much so that when I arrived in Dallas this summer, his family would say that all he did was work.
I believe the reason destiny brought my family and I to Dallas, Texas, was twofold: to continue working on a great show with fantastic people, and to have the chance to be with the Haleys again. My wife and daughter and I have been welcomed here and made to feel at home. My wife loves it here in Dallas. She has the Haley family here for support and friendship, and Ive got my first hero close by. We've been playing guitar and banjo and have five or six songs sounding good enough to tap your foot too. I've been learning bluegrass banjo on his old RB100!
Never would have thought destiny would bring us to Dallas, where I'd be pickin' and grinnin' with Dr. Haley and listening to Pagganini's Violin Concerto with him, playing air violin along with the record. That's the beautiful thing about destiny — one never knows where it will lead.
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Jan 29, 2007 11:44 AM
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Welcome back, Wade! I have missed your blog. I, too, hope that Bellick is around for a long time. I would love to see him get out and go after T-Bag. The scenes with those two characters are always fantastic. I was shocked when Steadman killed himself. Now what are the guys going to do? This show just keeps us guessing and that's why I love it. Thanks, again, Wade for taking the time to do this blog. LOVE IT!! And you, too, of course!
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Jan 29, 2007 1:30 PM
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Welcome back, Wade!! I am glad to see that Bellick is still around. I have a feeling he will get out soon and join the hunt with Mahone and somehow get back at T-bag. That would be some sweet revenge, huh? I can't wait to see what happens on the show tonight. Thanks for continuing to write on this blog.
Melissa
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Jan 29, 2007 2:23 PM
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Hi Wade,
Glad you are back! I cant wait to see how Bellick gets out of this mess. OK now that Sara Wayne Callies is preg, (Congrats to her and her husband) have they decided how to write that into the story?
PLease keep up the great work and thank you for sharing al this wonderful memories.
Aileen
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Jan 29, 2007 9:31 PM
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Hi Wade,
I really enjoyed this entry. I also loved the fact that we (the readers!)got to take a stroll down memory lane. It is just so amazing that life has its own funny ways of surprising you when you least expect it. By the way, I love your portrayal of Mr. Bellick; he is just such a complex and endearing character. I hope we get to see alot more of him because he is so very three-dimensional and I'm sure everyone in the world knows at least one Brad Bellick.
Anyway, thanks for the post. It was truly inspirational.
-Melissa L.
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Jan 30, 2007 4:20 PM
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Welcome back Wade!!
As badly as Bellick has behaved and getting back some of his bad Karma I think he wants to be a good person. It seems though his surroundings and circumstances do not allow it. I just can not see how a person can survive physically and mentally in prison?
When Bellick was looking out that window I had a sense that he was feeling what Michael was feeling being in that same infirmary-ESCAPE!
I truly enjoy your performance on the show and hopefully Bellick will survive long enough to get T-Bag.
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Jan 31, 2007 10:52 AM
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It's great to see you posting again, I really missed your witty entries and am really happy to see you didn't abandon us. 
That story about the doctor is utterly amazing, goes to show you there is no such thing is coincidence and that everything happens for a reason, even if that reason is hidden from us.
I also enjoyed reading you're current PB analysis, I guess that just like us - you don't really know how it's all going to end, and that's pretty exciting.
Looking forward for your next post,
with high regards,
Gillian
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Feb 3, 2007 3:09 PM
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Great to have you back Wade - enjoy your blog very much!!
I was watching an old movie of yours the other day - Route 9 and was very suprised to see you and "Hay-wire" aka Silas Mitchell had appeared together before Prison Break!! It was a great movie - enjoyed it a lot!! It was interesting that you got the best of Haywire then too!!!
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Feb 5, 2007 2:01 PM
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Forgive me, but when you wrote about playing banjo, the theme from Deliverance popped into my head! I only hope the PB script writers can work your singing and strumming skills into a future episode. Glad to see Bellick back in the hunt, where he belongs! I was afraid he'd rot at Fox River, never to be seen again.
As a Houston resident, I have an inborn predjudice against Dallas, but good to know you've got roots in Texas.
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Feb 6, 2007 11:06 AM
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Hi Wade-This is my first time posting but I've been keeping up with your blog faithfully.It's really great to have you giving us your perspective on the show.I also love hearing about your life and different experiences you have had.Thanks for sharing with all of us.Prison Break has me on the edge of my seat every week,I can hardly wait for the next episode.I love last weeks episode with your one scene-"Brad Bellick,FBI.Hi,Bellick with the Bureau"That really cracked me up!I bet you had alot of fun with that scene!I guess Bellick is primed to get the rest of the convicts now that you are on the loose!I'm sure the next couple episodes will just get better.Thanks for blogging for us!LOVE YA! Elaine in PA
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Feb 7, 2007 1:15 PM
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Hi Wade!
Thank god you are out of prison and back on the hunt where you belong! Can't wait to see you catch up with the brothers!
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Feb 12, 2007 2:17 PM
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Great, Wade!!! Here are bunch of fans in Moscow as well. On russian PB fan site we have a very funny fanfiction area, where you guys, put in russian prison, trying to survive )))
As for me, I prefer sometimes to figure out, where this or that scene has actually been filmed. Kinda entertaing to find out that Linc, looking from Magnolia Hotel window seeing a guy, running across Fair Park....
Noticed you showed up in Flicka  ))
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Mar 2, 2007 5:04 AM
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