Prison Break was a hit show in the 00s that involved a group of guys breaking out of and into various prisons and then being on the run from, and sometimes working for, various government agencies. It's better than it sounds.
In season 2, the production moved to north Texas. With other shows like Chase, The Good Guys, TNT's Dallas, it was a golden age for DFW television production. In the 18th episode of the second season (2007), they took advantage of the great looking locations in Dallas' Fair Park, starting with "Jumbo," the Mammoth statue:
The episode's story line involves the Prison Breakers needing to talk to some government dude but also feeling the need to make him jump through lots of hoops in order to make sure he's not bugged, being followed, or any other nonsense. During the process, we get a pretty decent look at some of the Fair Park facilities.
Featured front and center were the weirdo sculptures in the lagoon and the swan paddle boats. Our beleaguered fed was forced to wade in up to his neck to take care of any pesky electronics he might have one him. From there he drip dries right into...
...the Women's Museum. It closed down in 2011 but the building still hosts events and whatnot. I have no idea if that multi-screen thing is still there or not but it's preserved in posterity in this episode.
After this the cat & mouse game came to a close, we get more brief glimpses of Fair Park, Deep Ellum, and other Dallas locations. Check out the show if you want to see more of Big D on the small screen.
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