Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Michael Westen is a trained spy who receives a 'burn notice' for an unstated reason & effectively is fired. Penniless he returns to his hometown in Miami and freelances while trying to find who burned him.System Requirements:Running Time: 530 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 024543519317 Manufacturer No: 2251931

Amazon.com:
Burn Notice is a canny, clever comedy-thriller show about a covert operative with a heart of gold. Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) is in the middle of a top-secret mission when he discovers he's been 'burned'--basically, fired without warning. After barely extricating himself from danger, he wakes up in Miami, where the government has abandoned him and locked him out of his own bank account. To make ends meet, he takes on private detective jobs (helping an old lady who's fallen victim to a con artist; rescuing a young girl who's being tricked into white slavery; helping a mother whose son has been kidnapped by the boy's father... only it turns out the father is the rightful parent and the 'mom' is an assassin sent to kill him--a nice guest star appearance by Lucy Lawless, Xena: Warrior Princess), while trying to figure out who burned him and why. Westen tries to remain clinical in his approach to these problems, but he always ends up protecting the helpless with his sophisticated spy skills. Over the course of the first season, he gradually uncovers a mysterious conspiracy that plans to use his talents for their own nefarious ends. Burn Notice deftly mixes the old and the new. The old: Our hero has a hot ex-girlfriend (Gabrielle Anwar, Scent of a Woman), a goofy sidekick (cult hero Bruce Campbell of the Evil Dead movies), and a meddling mom (Sharon Gless, Cagney & Lacey) who help and hinder him in his investigations, as well as a MacGyver-esque skill for making deadly devices out of common household products. The new: A media-savvy way of deconstructing the tricks and techniques of spies and government agencies, often resulting in smart and highly entertaining plot twists. Donovan, handsome but cheeky, combines a light comic touch with a convincing secret agent cool, and the supporting cast fill their niches with aplomb. Their escapades are pretty breezy and occasionally skirt being glib, but most of the time the show finds an extremely entertaining balance between action, romance, and humor. The extras are few (some montages of characteristic moments from the series, including one of the many bikini-clad girls the Miami locale provides) and the commentaries, rather than covering entire episodes, just discuss a few select scenes from each show. Fortunately, the series itself holds up; imagine a cross between Magnum, P.I. and The Wild Wild West (the classic series, not the insulting Will Smith movie) and you're on the right track. --Bret Fetzer




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Rating: - It's an Enjoyable Show
I only began watching Burn Notice because Bruce Campbell was in the mix... I've always been a fan of his... Fortunately, the other stars of the show are just as entertaining and the stories aren't half bad either.

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Rating: - Characters Develop, Plot Thickens, Things Blow Up -- What More Do You Need!?
Burn Notice is one of the best televisions shows in a long time! It is smart, funny, and constantly entertaining. If you liked Firefly or you like House, you will love this dry, sarcastic comedy. I highly recommend it to everyone!

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Rating: - Great TV series
Burn Notice is not a typical spy vs spy TV show, it is an intricate, tightly written adventure that features good looking people doing extraordinary things. The main character, Michael, carries out his search for the entity who "burned" him as an agent while doing what he can to make a living in the meantime. His skills are manifest, and where he is laking his trigger happy ex-girlfriend and an ex-Navy Seal buddy take up the slack. Toss in a dysfunctional family and you have a show that rocks hard!

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Rating: - Great show, can't go wrong here
I bought this as a gift for a young couple who had never seen the show. They are now hooked, and how could they not be? This is the freshest, most interesting show in a long time. It's as stylish as Miami Vice, but with more humor. Great characters, and I love that they are relatively unknown, so you don't have a preconceived notion of what they should be like. Have fun with this one.

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Rating: - Outstanding
I happened to be traveling in the States when I came across this series. I was hooked immediately. While I enjoyed season one on DVD, I'm anxiously waiting for season two to come out. Great action, intelligent writing, outstanding casting and just the right amount of comedy relief. I highly recommend this series.