| Burn Notice - Season One | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 115 reviews)
Sales Rank: 233
Category: DVD
Actors: Jeffrey Donovan, Sharon Gless, Bruce Campbell
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
Label: 20th Century Fox
Format: Ac-3, Box Set, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 535 minutes
Number Of Items: 4
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
Release Date: June 17, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: July 5, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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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
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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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| Customer Reviews: Read 110 more reviews...
 Best New Series in a long time October 14, 2008
Burn Notice is an excellent take on the classic detective story. The main character, cut off by the government he used to work for reasons unknown, is dumped in Miami and left to fend for himself.
The show has a great arc that focus' on the Burn Notice itself, but each episode he handles some other problem that is either in his way or lands on his lap. In many instances these give him the resources and further connection to continue his inquires into his own burn notice, but occasionally they are for much more important things like eating, impressing his girlfriend and getting his mom off his back.
The show is a solid mix of great elements the detective genre. Our hero is One part James Bond, one part Magnum PI, and a dash of Bogart. Its setting is the bastard child of John D McDonald and Girls Gone Wild. The Narrative style is mission impossible meets Alton Brown.
In Short, Watch it. Its amazing.
The best TV show ever made. October 13, 2008
This show is the best show I have ever seen. It has everything, action, drama, romance, more action, suspense, plot, everything. Totally genius.
It's an Enjoyable Show October 6, 2008
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.
Characters Develop, Plot Thickens, Things Blow Up -- What More Do You Need!? October 3, 2008
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!
Great TV series October 2, 2008
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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