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Pick up some household hints on 'Burn Notice'
I love this show. I love the soundtrack's Miami flavor. I love Bruce Campbell (yes, and Jeffrey Donovan). I love the dry narration. I love Michael's charm, and I love that despite that charm, he still can't manage to comfort an upset old lady when he's not in character. I love this show.
And, it's full of helpful tips! For example, if you're trying to catch a con artist, send in another con artist. Or a spy. Because they're basically the same, apparently. Plus, bugs don't plant themselves -- "eavesdropping and fieldwork go hand in hand." Oh, and something about breaking up teams and planting seeds of distrust and smoking the resulting ... um ... discord? Way more helpful than Heloise's hints, if you ask me. I was just outside wiring a blasting cap into a car's gas tank, and then I was all, “No, wait ... Burn Notice taught me to put the blasting cap in the electrical system.” Thanks, Burn Notice!
At any rate, this week Michael is trying to track down information on some shady folk who've planted a bug in his mom's house. Unfortunately, they are elusive, and willing to burn tons of expensive surveillance equipment (and records, presumably) to keep Michael from getting his hands on it. Also unfortunately, his mother basically blackmails him into helping her friend before she'll give him any information on the mysterious men who visited her house. Oh, and he has to bring Fiona (the ex) home for an uncomfortable dinner, too.
Michael meets with his mom's friend, who has been taken in by an identity theft scam and beaten up in the process. Gullible old people make me really sad. Michael is very uncomfortable around her, which is pretty funny, but also telling. Sam (BRUCE CAMPBELL!) agrees to help Michael with the case, but only if he can crash at Michael's place for a while. Fiona and Sam ... don't get along. They've got a bit of an ugly business history, it seems. Fiona, incidentally, is ditching the Irish accent for the time being, now that she's staying in Miami. Works for me.
After a few hitches (distrustful con artists, interrupted bug-planting, exploding cars, FBI surveillance ... .), and with Sam and Fiona's assistance, Michael is able to essentially steal back the old lady's money, along with a bunch of other retirees'. And get the bad guy arrested. But possibly not for what he actually did. Score one for justice? As an aside, Michael has some mad one-handed texting skillz (and I mean that literally, although the phrase has excellent euphemistic potential). Is that something they teach at spy academy?
Anyway, Michael's mom reveals that the men who came to the house asked all about Michael, his habits, and his relationship with her. She told them she and Michael have a great relationship, which can't really bode well for his mom, can it? And it's apparently not even true, as if we didn't know that already. They also gave her a phone number to call if he ever came to Miami or tried to contact her. Michael, of course, calls the number. There's "a friend" on the other end of the line, and I kind of can't wait to find out what he wants (aside from destroying Michael, I'd imagine). Yay, mystery men! This show rocks.
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I love this show, too. Everything about it, but mostly Jeffrey Donovan. I watched every episode of his "Touching Evil" series a couple of years ago and knew we'd see him again in something great. This is it.
Rebecca | Jul 6, 2007 6:12:01 AM | #So far this is the most fun show of the summer, but EUREKA comes back next week, finally!
ChrisG | Jul 6, 2007 7:49:19 AM | #This was another great episode. Usually I hate voice-overs (*Grey's Anatomy*), but I really enjoy Donovan's dry takes on his situations.
The supporting cast is excellent, especially Bruce Campbell. I hope that Fiona continues to use her 'American' accent because Anwar's fake Irish accent was too distracting.
Paige | Jul 6, 2007 8:29:10 AM | #Absolutely the best new show EVER! I love it. Its entertaining and quick-witted, and smart, great show. Hope it catches on and stays around for a long time!
Jo | Jul 6, 2007 10:55:03 AM | #Being that Anwar is English, I find her "American" accent equally distracting. Not to mention the fact that she used to blow things up for the IRA (the first real terrorists) and is now one of the 'hero's' without having paid her dues is extremely galling. But despite that, I do love this show! I'm impressed that Sharon Gless manages to channel everything you love to hate about a manipulating Mother who always gets her own way in the end and the whole cast makes me laugh out loud. I love that Fiona took advantage of poor Sam to slap him silly about ruining her deal whilst pretending to the people on the boat it was because she was lied to - talk about a double entendre - Classic!!
Sirius | Jul 6, 2007 11:08:55 AM | #After watching the first episode, I had to look up the actress playing Fiona to find out what the deal was with the horrible Irish accent - bleah! What a distraction it is.
Colleen | Jul 6, 2007 11:46:29 AM | #This is a great show! (So was "Touching Evil," for that matter.) The only thing that bugs me is Mom's chain-smoking.
sarahp | Jul 6, 2007 12:36:10 PM | #The boat scene was crazy, funny between Fiona and Sam. Michael's explanations are both clever and laugh out loud funny.
Ed | Jul 6, 2007 3:58:21 PM | #great show...hope it sticks around for a long time...
fiona | Jul 6, 2007 4:53:11 PM | #This is MacGyver for the new century.I love the voice over and the great gimmicks. Like last week's cell phone trick.
And the dialogue is fun and witty.
Campbell's "Detective Cagney..." is a wonderful wink and a nod to Sharon Gless.
Burn Notice is part Alias and part Magnum PI, I love all three shows!
Gary | Jul 6, 2007 7:48:14 PM | #This show is pretty good but I could do without the constant screen-freezes. That's a good device for the voice-overs but it was used way too much this past episode for no reason at all. Very distracting.
Sean | Jul 7, 2007 7:40:21 AM | #I found it depressing that the villain couple were so young they hadn't even heard of Cagney and Lacey to be suspicious and I was so waiting for them to twig!!
Sirius | Jul 9, 2007 2:24:41 PM | #What is the name and artist of the theme song? "Get yourself together, the writings on the wall"
Please help.
steve | Jul 14, 2007 5:26:52 PM | #What is the name and artist of the theme song? "Get yourself together, the writings on the wall"
Please help.
steve | Jul 14, 2007 5:27:16 PM | #This show ROCKS! My husband and I just love love love it and Jeffrey Donovan--I hope this show is not cancelled! Thanks for all the great acting in this series-I will be buying the DVD!!!!!
Ellie in Minneapolis | Jul 20, 2007 7:40:39 AM | #The THEME SONG is: CONNECTED
by: STEREO MC's!!!!
i love love love this show!! im
crazy for jeffrey donovan..where
did he come from? yum yum
and for a change, I like the "chick" too...she kicks butt!
How do we keep this show from
being cancelled??? its so much
better than "PSYCH"..its a joke.
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