Mark and I enjoy watching a few shows on television in the evening after the girls go to bed. Basically, we have one or two shows at a time that we try to watch every week. One of those is 24. Another is Prison Break. It's like our appointed time each week to do something together, so we try not to miss.

Being in Chile makes this different than it would be in the States for several reasons. First, we get a new episode every week. No getting ready for the next installment then finding out you have to wait another week like we frequently do in the US. Every week, new episode. And if you miss one, just turn on the tv an hour early and watch last week's episode. I guess you could only watch every other week for two hours, if you wanted. I like that.

Of course, the seasons are a couple of months behind what is on in the States. I think season six of 24 started while we were in the States in January. But it didn't hit Chile until the first of April. In the end, though, with all their breaks for re-runs, we might end at the same time.

One of the irritating things, however, is that since they run all the new episodes back to back each week, they finish at different times. For example, there are 24 episodes in a season of 24. But only 22 in the second season of Prison Break. So in Chile, there are always "seasons" of shows starting and finishing at random times all year long.

Apparently, some series have a better place on the totem pole, because when it was time for 24 to begin in April, Prison Break, which had the same time slot, just stopped. In mid-season! I found out online that there are 22 episodes in season two of Prison Break, but they just randomly stopped it after 13 episodes in Chile. I assume because 24 is more popular, and it was time to show that one, but who knows why. And who knows if they will ever finish Prison Break, either! And if they do, will the call it season 3? Or the second half of season 2, like it really is?

I confess that I am highly tempted to go on the US Fox Brodcasting website and read through all the show synopses until I get to the end of season two. It just doesn't seem right to leave us all hanging for the next 24 weeks. If I do it, I will let you know.