| | | "Spies Don't Get Fired, They Get Burned."
Features: DVD, Widescreen, English, French, Spanish, Subtitled
Michael Westen is a trained spy who receives a "burn notice" for an unstated reason and effectively is fired. Penniless, he returns to his hometown in Miami and freelances while trying to find who burned him.This four disc collection includes all 12 episodes from Season One of Burn Notice!
"What really sparks "Burn Notice" is Donovan's Rockford-like mix of comedy, action and roguish charm..." Brian Lowry, Variety
Editor's Note
When intelligence agencies need to dispense with one of their spies they serve a burn notice. A burn notice informs other agencies that the spy has become unreliable, effectively ending his or her career. The USA Network's BURN NOTICE follows Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan), whose intelligence career comes to an abrupt halt after a botched job in Nigeria. Westen returns home to Miami, Florida, only to discover that he has been cut off from all his contacts in the agency and his bank account has been frozen. Without a penny to his name, Westen decides to work as an unlicensed private investigator, using the money he makes to launch his own investigation into his fate with the intelligence agency. Westen's new career presents him with plenty of opportunities to delve into Miami's seedy underbelly, with drug dealers, gunrunners, prostitution rings, and gangsters all coming under his watchful eye. A strong supporting cast includes Gabrielle Anwar (SCENT OF A WOMAN) as Westen's ex-girlfriend and former IRA agent Fiona Glenanne; Bruce Campbell (THE EVIL DEAD) as Sam Axe, an aging lothario who is Westen's only remaining connection with the intelligence world; and Sharon Gless (CAGNEY & LACEY) as Westen's overbearing mother, Madeline. Vital clues into Westen's burn notice are revealed as the film progresses, and he often has to use all his ingenuity, including some intricate skills with electronic devices, to find the answers. This release includes every episode from the first season of the show.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 6/17/2008 |
| Running Time: 530 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2007 | | Catalog ID: 2251931 | | UPC: 00024543519317 | | Number of Discs: 4 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.78:1 |
| Cast & Crew
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety 8 of 10
In "Burn Notice," USA delivers a pleasant surprise, if only because so little about the concept indicates how much fun the 90-minute premiere is. Recognizing the star quality in Jeffrey Donovan (last showcased in the channel's short-lived 2004 drama "Touching Evil"), he returns as a spy who, for unexplained reasons, suddenly can't come in from the cold and must survive on his wits. Graced with a sly voiceover and strong supporting characters, it's the kind of breezy romp that dovetails nicely with the cabler's most popular fare and which manages to look more effortless than it surely is...What really sparks "Burn Notice" is Donovan's Rockford-like mix of comedy, action and roguish charm, augmented by a dry narration through which he delivers a kind of "how-to" guide to spying -- explaining his preference for fighting in bathrooms, for example, because they have "lots of hard surfaces" into which one can slam an opponent; it's easier on the knuckles...USA has labored to replicate the wry rewards of "Monk" in fulfilling its "Characters welcome" campaign, and if the network can market a series graced with an understated premise and mediocre title, "Burn Notice" comes closer than most of its recent offerings to achieving that whimsical tone, featuring a leading man who lives up to the slogan -- one with charisma to burn. - Brian Lowry
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