July 10, 2008
After just one season, critics are raving about Burn Notice, which is already being called one of the most underrated shows today. As it debuts its second season on Thursday, July 10, the USA Network action comedy may not be as under the radar than it was when it first came out. Already, television fans are raving about it online and their raves may just catch fire soon.
When we left Michael Westen, masterly played by Jeffrey Donovan on Burn Notice's season 1, he was as good as dead, his family and associates thought he was, at least. He was issued a burn notice, basically an official statement from intelligence agencies disenfranchising a spy, declaring him unemployable and unreliable for one reason or another, freezing his assets, and being under threat of being killed if you leave one predetermined location. It's a fate almost as bad as death, Westen finds out.
June 19, 2008
Last week, Los Angeles's Cinerama Dome movie theater was host to a screening of Battlestar Galactica's mid-season finale and a Q&A session with some of the actors. Though we weren't able to attend, IGN got to sit down with Six (Tricia Helfer) and Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff) to discuss the impending Battlestar Galactica series finale and what their plans are now that the show is finishing up.
It's not surprising that both of the talented actresses are in high demand, and both discussed their new roles on Nip/Tuck, for Sackhoff, and Burn Notice, for Helfer. They also revealed their reactions to reading the finale script for the first time – and what they have to say may surprise you.
May 21, 2008
FOX has set its fiery eyes on Matt Nix, creator of Burn Notice. The network has come up with an overall deal that allows Nix to continue producing the spy dramedy, which returns for a second season this summer on the USA Network, and at the same time, develop new projects for FOX.
Among the new projects is an action comedy script in the vein of Burn Notice, the series about an international spy who suddenly gets blacklisted and his efforts to find out who burned him and why. This time, however, the potential pilot will be set in the world of law enforcement.
May 2, 2008
If you're a fan of Battlestar Galactica and CSI:, prepare to be disappointed. Really, super-duper disappointed. TV Guide's Michael Ausiello is reporting that Katee Sackhoff (who plays Starbuck on Battlestar Galactica, but you already knew that) was tantalizingly close to joining the cast of CSI as Jorja Fox's kinda, sorta replacement. The new character, named Bryce Adams, was set to be a series regular. Executive producers and show runners were all jacked up and ready to welcome Sackhoff to the CSI family. They basically thought it was a done deal, according to Ausiello. However, at the last minute, executives from CBS and Jerry Bruckheimer's production company got cold feet. They didn't feel Katee was right for the role, apparently, and now the search for Bryce Adams has been re-opened.
September 27, 2007
Fans haven't seen the last of Michael Westen. Although the finale of Burn Notice already aired last Thursday, USA Network has decided to pick up another season of the action drama spy series which will be released in the summer of 2008.
Created by Matt Nix, Burn Notice stars Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Westen, an international spy who suddenly gets blacklisted. Along with his friends, Fiona Glenanne (Gabrielle Anwar), an ex-IRA operative and Sam Axe (Bruce Campbell), a semi-retired spy, he freelances his skills to earn money in an effort to find out who burned him and why.
September 20, 2007
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Burn Notice, the No.1 original series on cable, is ending its first season with an explosive two-hour episode that will reveal the identity of the man who burned former spy Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan).
According to the network, the season finale, entitled “Loose Ends,” will have Sam Axe (Bruce Campbell) taking on a blackmail case. However, after stumbling upon a heroin smuggling ring, Sam turns to Fiona Glenanne (Gabrielle Anwar) and Michael for help. Meanwhile, Michael finds himself playing a game of cat and mouse with Philip Cowan, the man who may have burned him.
September 8, 2007
USA Network's new spy series, Burn Notice, has turned out to be one of the biggest hits of the summer. The show, which airs on basic cable, averages 4 million viewers every week, and was recently renewed for a second season. It has also received glowing reviews from a number of critics, with the Los Angeles Times comparing series star Jeffrey Donovan to big-time Hollywood actor Bruce Willis.
Donovan's acting prowess and obvious charisma has earned him much praise, but he seems genuinely embarrassed about the attention he is getting. When the Palm Beach Post asked him about being television's newest sex symbol, Donovan simply replied, “I don't even know how to respond to that. It's all in the writing. I only wish I was as charming as Michael Westen."
August 2, 2007
Gabrielle Anwar is the beautiful British star of the USA original series Burn Notice, airing Thursdays at 10pm. Earlier this year, viewers may have also seen her star as Henry VIII's sister in the Showtime drama The Tudors. However, most people took note of this trained dancer when she famously tangoed with Al Pacino in the film Scent of a Woman.
Always witty, Gabrielle spoke with BuddyTV about her new show, her jovial co-stars Jeffrey Donovan and Bruce Campbell, and, even with her years of training and experience, why she would never want to be on Dancing with the Stars. Below you will find a complete transcript of the interview as well as the mp3 audio file.