Anyone watch Burn Notice?

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enderwiggin

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I caught the pilot a few days back. They've been re-running it.

Overall, I was reasonably amused by the show. The main character is a spy who gets a "burn notice" from somewhere higher up, and is trying to figure out who did it and why.

They freeze all of his accounts, delete him from public records, some of his close friends are forced to deny they ever knew him.

He's stuck doing morally grey (and lower) odd jobs just to get some money back.

It's sort of an interesting twist on the standard detective series, and like I said pretty fun to watch. I don't know where the series is going from here, but I have to admit I had much, much lower expectations for the series.
 
Good show with a dark point of view. I watched it some early on; then it moved times. Found it again recently.
 
I watched a handful of episodes last summer. I swear I know the chick in it from somewhere. At first I dismissed it as another random USA show, but then I realized the episodes were actually somewhat enjoyable.

What made me not want to like it was when he'd "break down" whatever thing he was making or technique he was using...being an engineer, car enthusiast, electronics fan, etc, I usually love that part in movies. But when he'd start with the "most people think this, but you really want to do that and it works every time" he came off kind of like that annoying guy on every forum: <pushes glasses up on nose, nasally drawn-out voice> "Aaaaaaaactually..."

Anyway, if they bring back another season like they were going to, I'll probably watch it.
 
These are all reruns from last summer leading up to the new season. I found it enjoyable although a little unrealistic at times Bruce Campbell is hilarious and Gabrielle Anwar hot as H*LL.
 
I like it. The show has that quirkiness that many"B" shows have, i.e. reminds me of shows like "Hercules" and such.

Nice to see Bruce Campbell doing the sidekick routine, again.
 
I watched the show last year and really enjoyed it. He always seems to get his butt kicked in every episode but gets the bad guys in the end. :thumbup:
 
I saw most of the original episodes last summer. Looks like USA is doing an episode a week on Thursdays leading up to a new season this summer.

I like the show. But then again, I liked the last show Jeff Donovan did for USA, Touching Evil a lot better. Too bad they dropped it, glad to see they're keeping this one.
 
I found the show pretty entertaining and I am looking forward to the next season. I will also admit to being a fan of "The Closer" also starting the new season this summer.
 
I watch it here in my country as well (first season). Some of the "tradecraft" and tactics seem simplistic but are indeed fun to watch, like MacGuyver with a dry humor.
 
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