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.
Audio: English & Spanish: 5.1 Dolby Surround
Language: Dubbed: English / Subtitled: English, French & Spanish
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen: 1.78:1
Disc 1: 170 Minutes
Breaking and Entering
Turn and Burn
Trust Me
Comrades
Special Features TBD
Disc 2: 170 Minutes
Scatter Point
Bad Blood
Rough Seas
Double Booked
Bad Blood - Audio commentary with Bronwyn Hughes, Ben Watkins, Rashad Raisani, Matt Nix and Rob Benedek
Double Booked - Audio commentary with Tim Matheson, Jason Tracey, Craig O'Neill and Matt Nix
Other features TBD
Disc 3: 174 Minutes
Good Soldier
Do No Harm
Hot Spot
Seek and Destroy
Behind the scenes look at the making of episode 210 - Do No Harm
Disc 4: 176 Minutes
Bad Breaks
Truth and Reconciliaton
Sins of Omission
Lesser Evil
Audio Commentary with Matt Nix, Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell and Sharon Gless
Deleted Scenes TBD
Gag Reel
Boom Notice Easter Egg
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
Stills from Burn Notice (Click for larger image)
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Awesome, fast delivery:
thanks this show rocks, I'm so happy the seasons 1 is available, since I can never catch live.
Quick delivery, would recommend this seller.
Sexy, Fun, Fast & Creative: The Spy Who Won My Heart:
"You know spies, bitchy little girls". Once Sam uttered this infamous line, I knew that I would love this show: I have not be disappointed. The chemistry between Michael, Fi, Sam and "Mom" is perfect (actually, once they axed the brother then it was perfect). Each season is fast paced and keeps true to the burned storyline. And who would not love a show with Sharon Gless chain smoking her way into your heart and Ash as your best friend/right hand? I mean come on--Evil Dead! Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no... more info
Duct Tape Is A Better Weapon Than A Gun...:
The Premise: When intelligence agencies need to dispense with a field operative, they serve a "burn notice": A burn notice essentially terminates their employment within their own agency and informs other agencies that the operative has become unreliable, effectively ending his or her career. Veteran field operative, Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan), receives a mysterious burn notice which brings his legendary career to an abrupt end while carrying out a job in Nigeria. Narrowly escaping with his life,... more info
"Duct tape makes you smart" ~~ The Westen Wisdom:
Michael Westen, with his distinctive droll humor and mellow charm is an endlessly fun character. His way of being placidly befuddled by all things female is a great counter to his spy smarts. Donovan fits the role so perfectly it is as though the series was written for him.
The plots are light and fast blends of stuff - CIA operative spy stuff, Miami lowlife stuff, romantic stuff, family stuff, and other stuff. Fi is perfectly Fi - her pretty, petite, and generally nearly naked self, loving to blow... more info
