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|show_name = Burn Notice
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|genre = [[Comedy-Drama]],<br />[[Drama]], [[Action (genre)|Action]]
|genre =[[Comedy-Drama]],<br>[[Drama]], [[Action (genre)|Action]]
|creator = [[Matt Nix]]
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|creator =[[Matt Nix]]
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|slogan = Spies don't get fired, they get burned.<br />Sun. Surf. Espionage.
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|starring = [[Jeffrey Donovan ]]<br />[[Gabrielle Anwar]]<br />[[Bruce Campbell]]<br />[[Sharon Gless]]
|starring =[[Jeffrey Donovan]]<br>[[Gabrielle Anwar]]<br>[[Bruce Campbell]]<br>[[Sharon Gless]]
|narrated =Jeffrey Donovan
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|num_episodes = 26 <!--To date as of February 19, 2009-->
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|list_episodes = List of Burn Notice episodes
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|num_episodes =27 <!--To date as of February 26, 2009-->
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|producer = Michael J. Wilson, Jason Tracey, Craig O'Neill, Mikkel Bondesen
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|list_episodes =List of Burn Notice episodes
|executive_producer = Matt Nix<br /> Mikkel Bondesen<br /> Jeff Freilich
|executive_producer =Matt Nix<br>Mikkel Bondesen<br>Jeff Freilich
|location = [[Miami, Florida]], [[United States|USA]]
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|producer =Michael J. Wilson,<br>Jason Tracey,<br>Craig S. O'Neill,<br>Mikkel Bondesen
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|runtime = approx. 42 minutes
|network = [[USA Network]]
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|last_aired = present
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'''''Burn Notice''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[television]] [[comedy]]-[[drama]]<ref name="NYT1">[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/arts/television/28tvcol.html?pagewanted=all New York Times: What's on Tonight]</ref> series created by [[Matt Nix]] and starring [[Jeffrey Donovan]], [[Gabrielle Anwar]], [[Bruce Campbell]], and [[Sharon Gless]]. The series premiered on June 28, 2007 on the [[USA Network]]. ''Burn Notice'' was renewed for a third season on October 9, 2008, receiving a 16 episode order.<ref>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i69c4daba6cf2b7e5d60d9a2349884352</ref>
'''''Burn Notice''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[television]] [[comedy]]-[[drama]]<ref name="NYT1">[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/arts/television/28tvcol.html?pagewanted=all New York Times: What's on Tonight]</ref> series created by [[Matt Nix]] and starring [[Jeffrey Donovan]], [[Gabrielle Anwar]], [[Bruce Campbell]], and [[Sharon Gless]]. The series premiered on June 28, 2007 on the [[USA Network]]. ''Burn Notice'' was renewed for a third season on October 9, 2008, receiving a 16 episode order.<ref>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i69c4daba6cf2b7e5d60d9a2349884352</ref>

The show's taglines are:
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* ''Spies don't get fired, they get burned.''
* ''Sun. Surf. Espionage.''


==Premise==
==Premise==
The title refers to the [[burn notice (document)|burn notices]] issued by [[intelligence agency|intelligence agencies]] to discredit or announce the dismissal of agents or sources who are considered to have become unreliable. When a spy is burned, he/she is wiped off the grid. He/she has no prior work history, no money; basically no identity. Wherever they are left, they have to stay. In some cases, the burned spy is actually killed. The television series is a [[first-person narrative]] (including frequent [[Stream of consciousness (narrative mode)|stream of consciousness]] [[voice-over]]s providing nuggets of [[Exposition (literary technique)|exposition]]) from the [[point of view (literature)|viewpoint]] of [[covert operation|covert-operations]] agent [[Michael Westen]], played by [[Jeffrey Donovan]].
The title refers to the [[burn notice (document)|burn notices]] issued by [[intelligence agency|intelligence agencies]] to discredit or announce the dismissal of agents or sources who are considered to have become unreliable. When a spy is burned, they are wiped off the "grid." They have no prior work history, no money; basically no identity. Wherever they are left, they have to stay. In some cases, the burned spy is actually killed. The television series is a [[first-person narrative]] (including frequent [[Stream of consciousness (narrative mode)|stream of consciousness]] [[voice-over]]s providing nuggets of [[Exposition (literary technique)|exposition]]) from the [[point of view (literature)|viewpoint]] of [[covert operation|covert-operations]] agent [[Michael Westen]], played by [[Jeffrey Donovan]].


After fleeing a [[Nigeria]]n operation blown apart by the sudden and unexplained non-cooperation of his U.S. contact, Westen finds himself in his hometown<ref>[http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/321389_tv28.html On TV: 'Burn Notice' amply fills the fun void on TV this summer<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> of [[Miami, Florida]], USA, attended to by his ex-girlfriend, Fiona Glenanne, but abandoned by all his normal intelligence contacts, under continuous [[surveillance]] with his personal assets frozen. Extraordinary efforts to reach his U.S. government handler eventually yield only a grudging admission that someone powerful wants him "on ice" in Miami; if he leaves the city he will "heat up fast", i.e., he will be hunted down and taken into custody, whereas by staying there he can remain relatively free. Consumed by the desire to find out why he's been burned, and by whom, Westen goes to work as an unlicensed [[private investigator]] and freelance [[spy]] for anyone in town who can pay him any money in order to fund his personal investigation into his own situation as a blacklisted agent. Throughout the series Westen battles and outwits an array of [[mobsters]], [[con artists]], [[contract killers]], [[robberies|professional thieves]], [[drug traffickers]], [[sexual slavery|sex traffickers]], [[Arms industry|arms dealers]], [[kidnappers]] and [[war criminals]].
After fleeing a [[Nigeria]]n operation blown apart by the sudden and unexplained non-cooperation of his U.S. contact, Westen finds himself in his hometown<ref>[http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/321389_tv28.html On TV: 'Burn Notice' amply fills the fun void on TV this summer]</ref> of [[Miami, Florida]], attended to by his ex-girlfriend, [[Fiona Glenanne]], but abandoned by all his normal intelligence contacts, under continuous [[surveillance]] with his personal assets frozen. Extraordinary efforts to reach his U.S. government handler eventually yield only a grudging admission that someone powerful wants him "on ice" in Miami; if he leaves the city he will "heat up fast", i.e., he will be hunted down and taken into custody, whereas by staying there he can remain relatively free. Consumed by the desire to find out why he's been burned, and by whom, Westen goes to work as an unlicensed [[private investigator]] and freelance [[spy]] for anyone in town who can pay him any money in order to fund his personal investigation into his own situation as a blacklisted agent. Throughout the series Westen battles and outwits an array of [[mobsters]], [[con artists]], [[contract killers]], [[Robberies|professional thieves]], [[drug traffickers]], [[Sexual slavery|sex traffickers]], [[Arms industry|arms dealers]], [[kidnappers]] and [[war criminals]].


==Characters==
==Characters==
{{main|List of Burn Notice characters|date=January 2009}}
{{main|List of Burn Notice characters|date=January 2009}}
*'''[[Jeffrey Donovan]]''' as '''[[Michael Westen]]''': A covert operative who has been ''[[burn notice (document)|burned]]'' (identified as an unreliable or dangerous agent) who now finds himself in his hometown of [[Miami, Florida|Miami]], unable to leave. With his assets frozen, Michael is forced to live off his wits and any small investigative jobs he can find while he pursues the reason and person or persons who burned him. Highly skilled and extremely clever, Michael displays his abilities by quickly thinking on his feet, improvising electronic devices from commonly available commercial equipment such as radios and cell phones, and by using ordinary items ranging from duct tape or cake frosting in highly unorthodox ways in order to complete a job. Michael has two [[black belt]]s (or as he put it in one episode "thirty years of [[karate]]") and is "rated with anything that fires a bullet or holds an edge." He believes that his unhappy childhood, largely at the hands of an abusive father, helped make him into a natural covert operative, but made relationships difficult for him. Michael presents himself as a cynic hardened by experience, but soon reveals a soft, and sometimes vulnerable, side. Michael is seen eating yogurt in many episodes.
* '''[[Jeffrey Donovan]]''' as '''Michael Westen''': A covert operative who has been ''[[burn notice (document)|burned]]'' (identified as an unreliable or dangerous agent) who now finds himself in his hometown of Miami, unable to leave. With his assets frozen, he is forced to live off his wits and any small investigative jobs he can find while he pursues the reason and person(s) who burned him. Highly skilled and extremely clever, he displays his abilities by quickly thinking on his feet, improvising electronic devices from commonly available commercial equipment such as [[radio]]s and [[cellphone]]s, and by using ordinary items ranging from [[duct tape]] or cake frosting in highly unorthodox ways in order to complete a job. He has two [[black belt]]s (or as he put it in one episode "thirty years of [[karate]]") and is "rated with anything that fires a [[bullet]] or holds an edge." He believes that his unhappy childhood, largely at the hands of an abusive father, helped make him into a natural covert operative, but made relationships difficult for him. He presents himself as a [[Cynical|cynic]] hardened by experience, but soon reveals a soft, and sometimes vulnerable, side. He is seen eating yogurt in many episodes.


*'''[[Gabrielle Anwar]]''' as '''[[Fiona Glenanne]]''': A former [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|IRA]] operative and Westen's ex-girlfriend. Fiona re-enters Michael's life when he is dumped, half-dead, in Miami, and she decides to stay, quickly making herself valuable to Michael. Aside from serving as Michael's explosives expert, Fiona provides support to Michael on his investigations and at times, assists him in missions to find out who burned him. In the pilot episode, Fiona speaks with an Irish accent. In the second episode, she changes to an American accent, along with a change in her style of dress, in an effort to distance herself from her past and blend in, showing her own ability to adapt. Fiona is both a complement to Michael and his match in many ways, both intellectually and tactically. Series creator Matt Nix has said about Michael and Fiona's relationship: <ref>[http://www.eonline.com/print/index.jsp?uuid=ed975baa-2e5f-42f9-9d9a-25008391b93b&contentType=watchWithKristin Print - ''Burn'', Baby, ''Burn'': Creator Matt Nix Puts Us on ''Notice''<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* '''[[Gabrielle Anwar]]''' as '''Fiona Glenanne''': A former [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|IRA]] operative and Westen's ex-girlfriend. Fiona re-enters Michael's life when he is dumped, half-dead, in Miami, and she decides to stay, quickly making herself valuable to him. Aside from serving as his explosives expert, she provides support to him on his investigations and at times, assists him in missions to find out who burned him. In the pilot episode, she speaks with an [[Ireland|Irish]] accent. In the second episode, she changes to an American accent, along with a change in her style of dress, in an effort to distance herself from her past and blend in, showing her own ability to adapt. She is both a complement to Michael and his match in many ways, both intellectually and tactically. Series creator [[Matt Nix]] has said about Michael and Fiona's relationship:<ref>[http://www.eonline.com/print/index.jsp?uuid=ed975baa-2e5f-42f9-9d9a-25008391b93b&contentType=watchWithKristin Print - ''Burn'', Baby, ''Burn'': Creator Matt Nix Puts Us on ''Notice'']</ref>
:{{cquote|The thing about the relationship with Fiona is…They are two people who really don't have anybody else that they can be with. Anybody else is going to be afraid of what Michael does, and it sort of turns her on, and anybody else for Michael is going to be uninteresting. He is attracted to her, but part of what we explore over the first season is that they really are attracted with each other, and yet there is a reason they broke up. She is an incredibly chaotic person who just thrives on disorder…Violence is foreplay for her.}}
:{{cquote|The thing about the relationship with Fiona is…They are two people who really don't have anybody else that they can be with. Anybody else is going to be afraid of what Michael does, and it sort of turns her on, and anybody else for Michael is going to be uninteresting. He is attracted to her, but part of what we explore over the first season is that they really are attracted with each other, and yet there is a reason they broke up. She is an incredibly chaotic person who just thrives on disorder…Violence is foreplay for her.}}
:Where Michael is concerned, Fiona is not entirely willing to let go of their past relationship, which continues to simmer, at least until she understands why he left her with no explanation.
Where Michael is concerned, Fiona is not entirely willing to let go of their past relationship, which continues to simmer, at least until she understands why he left her with no explanation.


*'''[[Bruce Campbell]]''' as '''[[Sam Axe]]''': An aging semi-retired intelligence operative and former [[United States Navy SEALs|Navy SEAL]]. With a low amount of cash-on-hand to his name, Axe spends most of his time sleeping with rich, older Miami women in exchange for food and shelter. Sam and Westen are old buddies; Sam is also Westen's last, tenuous contact in the official spy community. Sam presents himself as "the guy who knows a guy." He also uses the alias "Chuck Finley" frequently during jobs. It is revealed in the pilot that he is also an FBI informant, reporting on Westen under duress. Knowing this, Westen is able to pass false information to the FBI through Sam, who is glad to become Michael's [[double agent]].
* '''[[Bruce Campbell]]''' as '''[[Sam Axe]]''': An aging semi-retired intelligence operative and former [[United States Navy SEALs|Navy SEAL]]. With a low amount of cash-on-hand to his name, Axe spends most of his time sleeping with rich, older Miami women in exchange for food and shelter. He and Westen are old buddies; Sam is also Westen's last, tenuous contact in the official spy community. Sam presents himself as "the guy who knows a guy." He also uses the alias "[[Chuck Finley]]" frequently during jobs. It is revealed in the pilot that he is also an [[FBI]] [[informant]], reporting on Westen under duress. Knowing this, Westen is able to pass false information to the FBI through Sam, who is glad to become his [[double agent]].


*'''[[Sharon Gless]]''' as '''[[Madeline Westen]]''': Michael's mother. She is a chain-smoker and a hypochondriac. Although seemingly hard-hearted, she is family-oriented and shows her full support to her sons in times of need. Until recently, she has had only infrequent communication with her adult son, who does not relish her company. Despite this, her appeals for help are Michael's one great weakness, and she has the ability to persuade Michael to do as she wishes.
* '''[[Sharon Gless]]''' as '''[[Madeline Westen]]''': Michael's mother. She is a chain-smoker and a [[hypochondriac]]. Although seemingly hard-hearted, she is family-oriented and shows her full support to her sons (Nate, Michael's younger brother) in times of need. Until recently, she has had only infrequent communication with Michael, who does not relish her company. Despite this, her appeals for help are Michael's one great weakness, and she has the ability to persuade him to do as she wishes.


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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==Production==
==Production==
Filming is done on-location in and around [[Miami, Florida]], as well as in [[Hollywood, Florida]] generally around Hollywood Blvd. and Hollywood Beach.
The show is filmed on-location in and around [[Miami, Florida]], as well as in [[Hollywood, Florida]] generally around Hollywood Blvd. and Hollywood Beach.


==Awards==
==Awards==
The [[Pilot (Burn Notice)|pilot episode]] written by Matt Nix won a 2008 [[Edgar Allan Poe Award]], honoring the best in mystery, in the category Best Television Episode Teleplay.<ref name="pr08">{{cite web |title=Mystery Writers of America Announces the 2008 Edgar Award Winners |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-01-2008/0004805000 |accessdate=2009-05-02 |date=2008-05-01}}</ref>
The [[Pilot (Burn Notice)|pilot episode]] written by Matt Nix won a 2008 [[Edgar Allan Poe Award]], honoring the best in mystery, in the category "Best Television Episode Teleplay".<ref name="pr08">{{cite web |title=Mystery Writers of America Announces the 2008 Edgar Award Winners |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-01-2008/0004805000 |accessdate=2009-05-02 |date=2008-05-01}}</ref> David Raines, Scott Clements and Sherry Klein were nominated for "Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series" for ''Burn Notice'' Series (One-Hour)" at the [[60th Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 2008.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810788/awards</ref> John Dickson won a 2008 [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]] Film and Television Music Awards for "Top TV Series". Craig S. O'Neill and Jason Tracey were nominated for a 2009 [[Writers Guild of America]], USA award for "Episodic Drama" (episode "[[Burn Notice (season 2)|Double Booked]]").

David Raines, Scott Clements & Sherry Klein were nominated for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series for ''Burn Notice'' Series One at the [[60th Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 2008.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810788/awards</ref>


==International distribution==
==International distribution==
''Burn Notice'' is shown internationally on the following channels ''':'''
''Burn Notice'' is shown internationally on the following channels:
*'''{{flag|Argentina}}''' ''':''' FX, [[Telefé]]; the series is entitled "Operación Miami"
* '''{{flag|Argentina}}''' ''':''' [[FX]], [[Telefé]]; the series is entitled ''Operación Miami''
*'''{{flag|Australia}}''' ''':''' Channel Ten
* '''{{flag|Australia}}''' ''':''' Channel Ten
*'''{{flag|Brazil}}''' ''':''' [[FX Latin America|FX]]
* '''{{flag|Brazil}}''' ''':''' [[FX Latin America]]
*'''{{flag|Canada}}''' ''':''' [[Super Channel]] <ref>http://www.superchannel.ca/series/view/13943862/Burn-Notice/</ref>
* '''{{flag|Canada}}''' ''':''' [[Super Channel]]<ref>http://www.superchannel.ca/series/view/13943862/Burn-Notice/</ref>
*'''{{flag|Colombia}}''' ''':''' [[FX]]
* '''{{flag|Colombia}}''' ''':''' FX
*'''{{flag|Ireland}}''' ''':''' FX
* '''{{flag|Ireland}}''' ''':''' FX
*'''{{flag|Israel}}''' ''':''' yes stars Action (Channel 13)
* '''{{flag|Israel}}''' ''':''' yes stars Action (Channel 13)
*'''{{flag|Italy}}''' ''':''' [[FOX]]; the series is entitled "Duro A Morire" ("Die-hard")
* '''{{flag|Italy}}''' ''':''' [[FOX]]; the series is entitled ''Duro A Morire'' ("Die-hard")
*'''{{flag|Japan}}''' ''':''' FOX CRIME; subtitled "Kesareta Supai (The Erased Spy)"
* '''{{flag|Japan}}''' ''':''' FOX CRIME; subtitled ''Kesareta Supai'' ("The Erased Spy")
*'''{{flag|Malaysia}}''' ''':''' [[8TV]]
* '''{{flag|Malaysia}}''' ''':''' [[8TV]]
*'''{{flag|Mexico}}''' ''':''' [[FX]]
* '''{{flag|Mexico}}''' ''':''' FX
*'''{{flag|Netherlands}}''' ''':''' [[RTL5]]
* '''{{flag|Netherlands}}''' ''':''' [[RTL5]]
*'''{{flag|New Zealand}}''' ''':''' [[TV3]]
* '''{{flag|New Zealand}}''' ''':''' [[TV3]]
*'''{{flag|Norway}}''' ''':''' [[Viasat 4]]
* '''{{flag|Norway}}''' ''':''' [[Viasat 4]]
*'''{{flag|Panama}}''' ''':''' [[TVMax]]; the series is entitled "Operación Miami"
* '''{{flag|Panama}}''' ''':''' [[TVMax]]; the series is entitled ''Operación Miami''
*'''{{flag|Poland}}''' ''':''' [[PULS TV]]
* '''{{flag|Poland}}''' ''':''' PULS TV
*'''{{flag|Portugal}}''' ''':''' [[FOX]]; the series is entitled "Espião fora de jogo" ("out of the game spy")
* '''{{flag|Portugal}}''' ''':''' [[FOX]]; the series is entitled ''Espião fora de jogo'' ("Out of The Game Spy")
*'''{{flag|Puerto Rico}}''' ''':''' [[WAPA-TV]]; starting Monday, March 2, 2009<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-02-27|title=Burn Notice Show Page|url=http://www.wapa.tv/programa.php?nid=121 }}</ref>
* '''{{flag|Puerto Rico}}''' ''':''' [[WAPA-TV]]; starting Monday, March 2, 2009<ref>{{cite web |accessdate=2009-02-27 |title=Burn Notice Show Page |url=http://www.wapa.tv/programa.php?nid=121}}</ref>
*'''{{flag|Russia}}''' ''':''' TV3-Russia
* '''{{flag|Russia}}''' ''':''' TV3-Russia
*'''{{flag|Singapore}}''' ''':''' [[FX]]
* '''{{flag|Singapore}}''' ''':''' FX
*'''{{flag|South Africa}}''' ''':''' [[M-Net]] Channel<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-09-25|title=Mnet Burn Notice Page|url=http://beta.mnet.co.za/fanclub/?clubId=70 }}</ref>
* '''{{flag|South Africa}}''' ''':''' [[M-Net]] Channel<ref>{{cite web |accessdate=2008-09-25 |title=Mnet Burn Notice Page |url=http://beta.mnet.co.za/fanclub/?clubId=70}}</ref>
*'''{{flag|Spain}}''' ''':''' [[FOX]]; the series is entitled "Ultimo aviso"
* '''{{flag|Spain}}''' ''':''' [[FOX]]; the series is entitled "Ultimo aviso"
*'''{{flag|Sweden}}''' ''':''' [[TV6]]
* '''{{flag|Sweden}}''' ''':''' [[TV6]]
*'''{{flag|UK}}''' ''':''' [[FX (UK)|FX]]
* '''{{flag|UK}}''' ''':''' [[FX (UK)|FX]]
*'''{{flag|Venezuela}}''' ''':''' [[Televen]]; the series is entitled "Atrapado en miami"
* '''{{flag|Venezuela}}''' ''':''' [[Televen]]; the series is entitled "Atrapado en miami"


==DVD release==
==DVD release==
''Burn Notice'' Season One was released on DVD June 17, 2008.<ref name="S1DVD">{{cite web| last = Lambert| first = David| authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Burn Notice - Press Release, Package Art for Season 1 DVDs| work = |publisher = TVShowsonDVD.com| date = 2008-03-06| url = http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Burn-Notice-Season-1-Box-Art-Press-Release/9124| format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-03-26}}</ref> The four-disc set includes cast/crew commentary on every episode.<ref name="S1DVD"/>
''Burn Notice'' Season One was released on [[DVD]] June 17, 2008.<ref name="S1DVD">{{cite web |last =Lambert |first=David |title=Burn Notice - Press Release, Package Art for Season 1 DVDs |publisher=TVShowsonDVD.com |date=2008-03-06 |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Burn-Notice-Season-1-Box-Art-Press-Release/9124 |accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref> The four-disc set includes cast/crew commentary on every episode.<ref name="S1DVD"/>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
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*[http://www.usanetwork.com/series/burnnotice/ Official site]
* [http://www.usanetwork.com/series/burnnotice/ Official website]
*[http://www.canalfx.tv/ar/series/burn-notice Official site Lat]
* [http://www.canalfx.tv/ar/series/burn-notice Official Latin America website]
*{{amg title|400987}}
* {{amg title|400987}}
*{{imdb title|0810788}}
*{{tv.com|69107}}




Revision as of 20:40, 27 February 2009

Burn Notice
File:Burn notice logo.PNG
Burn Notice intertitle
GenreComedy-Drama,
Drama, Action
Created byMatt Nix
StarringJeffrey Donovan
Gabrielle Anwar
Bruce Campbell
Sharon Gless
Narrated byJeffrey Donovan
ComposerJohn Dickson[1]
Country of origin USA
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes27 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersMatt Nix
Mikkel Bondesen
Jeff Freilich
ProducersMichael J. Wilson,
Jason Tracey,
Craig S. O'Neill,
Mikkel Bondesen
Production locationMiami, Florida
CinematographyWilliam Wages[1]
EditorsCasey Brown[1]
Steven Lang[1]
Doug Hannah[1]
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 42 minutes
Production companiesFox Television Studios[1]
Fuse Entertainment[1]
Original release
NetworkUSA Network
ReleaseJune 28, 2007 –
present

Burn Notice is an American television comedy-drama[2] series created by Matt Nix and starring Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, and Sharon Gless. The series premiered on June 28, 2007 on the USA Network. Burn Notice was renewed for a third season on October 9, 2008, receiving a 16 episode order.[3]

The show's taglines are:

  • Spies don't get fired, they get burned.
  • Sun. Surf. Espionage.

Premise

The title refers to the burn notices issued by intelligence agencies to discredit or announce the dismissal of agents or sources who are considered to have become unreliable. When a spy is burned, they are wiped off the "grid." They have no prior work history, no money; basically no identity. Wherever they are left, they have to stay. In some cases, the burned spy is actually killed. The television series is a first-person narrative (including frequent stream of consciousness voice-overs providing nuggets of exposition) from the viewpoint of covert-operations agent Michael Westen, played by Jeffrey Donovan.

After fleeing a Nigerian operation blown apart by the sudden and unexplained non-cooperation of his U.S. contact, Westen finds himself in his hometown[4] of Miami, Florida, attended to by his ex-girlfriend, Fiona Glenanne, but abandoned by all his normal intelligence contacts, under continuous surveillance with his personal assets frozen. Extraordinary efforts to reach his U.S. government handler eventually yield only a grudging admission that someone powerful wants him "on ice" in Miami; if he leaves the city he will "heat up fast", i.e., he will be hunted down and taken into custody, whereas by staying there he can remain relatively free. Consumed by the desire to find out why he's been burned, and by whom, Westen goes to work as an unlicensed private investigator and freelance spy for anyone in town who can pay him any money in order to fund his personal investigation into his own situation as a blacklisted agent. Throughout the series Westen battles and outwits an array of mobsters, con artists, contract killers, professional thieves, drug traffickers, sex traffickers, arms dealers, kidnappers and war criminals.

Characters

Main article: List of Burn Notice characters
  • Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Westen: A covert operative who has been burned (identified as an unreliable or dangerous agent) who now finds himself in his hometown of Miami, unable to leave. With his assets frozen, he is forced to live off his wits and any small investigative jobs he can find while he pursues the reason and person(s) who burned him. Highly skilled and extremely clever, he displays his abilities by quickly thinking on his feet, improvising electronic devices from commonly available commercial equipment such as radios and cellphones, and by using ordinary items ranging from duct tape or cake frosting in highly unorthodox ways in order to complete a job. He has two black belts (or as he put it in one episode "thirty years of karate") and is "rated with anything that fires a bullet or holds an edge." He believes that his unhappy childhood, largely at the hands of an abusive father, helped make him into a natural covert operative, but made relationships difficult for him. He presents himself as a cynic hardened by experience, but soon reveals a soft, and sometimes vulnerable, side. He is seen eating yogurt in many episodes.
  • Gabrielle Anwar as Fiona Glenanne: A former IRA operative and Westen's ex-girlfriend. Fiona re-enters Michael's life when he is dumped, half-dead, in Miami, and she decides to stay, quickly making herself valuable to him. Aside from serving as his explosives expert, she provides support to him on his investigations and at times, assists him in missions to find out who burned him. In the pilot episode, she speaks with an Irish accent. In the second episode, she changes to an American accent, along with a change in her style of dress, in an effort to distance herself from her past and blend in, showing her own ability to adapt. She is both a complement to Michael and his match in many ways, both intellectually and tactically. Series creator Matt Nix has said about Michael and Fiona's relationship:[5]

The thing about the relationship with Fiona is…They are two people who really don't have anybody else that they can be with. Anybody else is going to be afraid of what Michael does, and it sort of turns her on, and anybody else for Michael is going to be uninteresting. He is attracted to her, but part of what we explore over the first season is that they really are attracted with each other, and yet there is a reason they broke up. She is an incredibly chaotic person who just thrives on disorder…Violence is foreplay for her.

Where Michael is concerned, Fiona is not entirely willing to let go of their past relationship, which continues to simmer, at least until she understands why he left her with no explanation.

  • Bruce Campbell as Sam Axe: An aging semi-retired intelligence operative and former Navy SEAL. With a low amount of cash-on-hand to his name, Axe spends most of his time sleeping with rich, older Miami women in exchange for food and shelter. He and Westen are old buddies; Sam is also Westen's last, tenuous contact in the official spy community. Sam presents himself as "the guy who knows a guy." He also uses the alias "Chuck Finley" frequently during jobs. It is revealed in the pilot that he is also an FBI informant, reporting on Westen under duress. Knowing this, Westen is able to pass false information to the FBI through Sam, who is glad to become his double agent.
  • Sharon Gless as Madeline Westen: Michael's mother. She is a chain-smoker and a hypochondriac. Although seemingly hard-hearted, she is family-oriented and shows her full support to her sons (Nate, Michael's younger brother) in times of need. Until recently, she has had only infrequent communication with Michael, who does not relish her company. Despite this, her appeals for help are Michael's one great weakness, and she has the ability to persuade him to do as she wishes.

Episodes

Main article: List of Burn Notice episodes

Tie-In Novels

In 2008, Signet Books started publishing tie-in novels for the show under their Obsidian imprint:

  • The Fix by Tod Goldberg (ISBN 0451225546), August 5, 2008
  • The End Game by Tod Goldberg (ISBN 0451226763), May 5, 2009

Production

The show is filmed on-location in and around Miami, Florida, as well as in Hollywood, Florida generally around Hollywood Blvd. and Hollywood Beach.

Awards

The pilot episode written by Matt Nix won a 2008 Edgar Allan Poe Award, honoring the best in mystery, in the category "Best Television Episode Teleplay".[6] David Raines, Scott Clements and Sherry Klein were nominated for "Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series" for Burn Notice Series (One-Hour)" at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2008.[7] John Dickson won a 2008 ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards for "Top TV Series". Craig S. O'Neill and Jason Tracey were nominated for a 2009 Writers Guild of America, USA award for "Episodic Drama" (episode "Double Booked").

International distribution

Burn Notice is shown internationally on the following channels:

DVD release

Burn Notice Season One was released on DVD June 17, 2008.[11] The four-disc set includes cast/crew commentary on every episode.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Full cast and crew for Burn Notice (2007)". IMDB.com. Retrieved February 27, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); line feed character in |title= at position 23 (help)
  2. ^ New York Times: What's on Tonight
  3. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i69c4daba6cf2b7e5d60d9a2349884352
  4. ^ On TV: 'Burn Notice' amply fills the fun void on TV this summer
  5. ^ Print - Burn, Baby, Burn: Creator Matt Nix Puts Us on Notice
  6. ^ "Mystery Writers of America Announces the 2008 Edgar Award Winners". 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
  7. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810788/awards
  8. ^ http://www.superchannel.ca/series/view/13943862/Burn-Notice/
  9. ^ "Burn Notice Show Page". Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  10. ^ "Mnet Burn Notice Page". Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  11. ^ a b Lambert, David (2008-03-06). "Burn Notice - Press Release, Package Art for Season 1 DVDs". TVShowsonDVD.com. Retrieved 2008-03-26.

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