Burn Notice - Season One | 
enlarge | Actors: Jeffrey Donovan, Sharon Gless, Bruce Campbell Studio: 20th Century Fox Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating: 84 reviews Sales Rank: 46
Format: Ac-3, Box Set, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) Rating: NR (Not Rated) Number Of Items: 4 Running Time: 535 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1 Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 2251931 UPC: 024543519317 EAN: 0024543519317 ASIN: B0015RRNMA
Theatrical Release Date: July 5, 2007 Release Date: June 17, 2008 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Condition: Prompt Shipping (Standard=Media Mail, Expedited=Priority Mail)
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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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Great entertainment August 20, 2008 A near-perfect blend of action, mystery, and humor, "Burn Notice" deserves the positive "notice" it has received. Characters one can actually admire and care about, intriguing relationships that grow in interest, and plots that engage are only a few of its delights. I'm glad it was picked up for renewal and hope it will garner a much wider audience with its release on DVD.
Soapy August 19, 2008 A little dissapointing really. Slick superficial actiondrama thing with a sugary Miami Vice covering and a tinge of Alias. Ok late night viewing when most of the brain cells have already cut out for the day.
Burn Notice season one. August 18, 2008 Great show my favorite in fact. It's very cool and the characters are great. Another favorite is Psych very funny and entertaining. I would recomend both these shows to everyone. USA channel really comes up with great shows.
very different August 18, 2008 this is not going to be 75 words.i really liked this one.very good plots,much different than anything watched.excellent casting.waiting for season 2 on dvd.
Awesome!! August 18, 2008 This is a great series. My wife and I have been hooked since day one. And Season 1 is a great start. There isn't any lag or backstory build up.
This reminds me of the A-Team and McGuyver.
The characters are witty and charming, as well as talented.
A++ from me.
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