Burn Notice-Season 1 (2007)

"What really sparks "Burn Notice" is Donovan's Rockford-like mix of comedy, action and roguish charm...  Brian Lowry, Variety
"...a throwback to the days of Lethal Weapon and television shows like Magnum PI and MacGyver.  Anthony Letizia, Alterna-TV.com
"With it's humor and engaging chracters, Burn Notice will likely keep viewers trapped -- willingly -- week after week.  Boston Herald
"If you'd like an action show that is funny, engaging, and intelligent, here you go. Burn Notice is hot stuff.  Clark Douglas, DVD Verdict
"...the production values are slick and high-gloss, the acting is great all-around, and Bruce Campbell is in the role he was born to play...  CleverDonkey

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.

	Bruce Campbell
	Gabrielle Anwar
	Jeffrey Donovan
	Sharon Gless
	Casey Brown - Editor
	Craig Siebels - Art Director
	J. Mark Harrington - Production Designer
	Jace Alexander, et. al. - Director
	John Dickson - Original Music By
	Matt Nix, et. al. - Writer
	Mikkel Bondesen - Executive Producer
	Roy H. Wagner - Cinematographer
	Steven Lang - Editor
	Terry Miller - Producer

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