Burn Notice is an American television dramedy^[1] series created for the USA Network. Season 2 premiered on Thursday, July 10, 2008^[2] A burn notice is an official statement issued by one intelligence agency to other agencies. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Dramedy, a portmanteau of drama and comedy, is a genre of movies and television in which the lines between these very different genres were blurred. ... Matt Nix is an American television writer, producer, and director, likely best known for executive producing and showrunning the 2007 USA Network television series Burn Notice. ... Jeffrey Donovan (born May 11, 1968) is an American television and film actor. ... Gabrielle Anwar (born February 4, 1970) is an English actress, known for her roles in the 1990s films The Three Musketeers and Body Snatchers. ... For the former baseball player of the same name, see Bruce Campbell (baseball). ... Sharon Marguerite Gless (born May 31, 1943) is an American actress, whos primarily on soap operas, movies and television. ... The following is a list of episodes for the American television show Burn Notice. ... Miami redirects here. ... USA Network is an American cable television network with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Dramedy, a portmanteau of drama and comedy, is a genre of movies and television in which the lines between these very different genres were blurred. ... USA Network is an American cable television network with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

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. The television series is a first-person narrative (including frequent stream of consciousness voice-overs providing nuggets of esoteric exposition) from the viewpoint of covert-operations agent Michael Westen, played by Jeffrey Donovan. A burn notice is an official statement issued by one intelligence agency to other agencies. ... An intelligence agency is a governmental organization that for the purposes of national security is devoted to the gathering of information (known in the context as intelligence) by means of espionage, communication interception, cryptanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public sources. ... First-person narrative is a literary technique in which the story is narrated by one character, who explicitly refers to him or herself in the first person, that is, I. the narrator is a fool putting his nose into the storytelling exercise. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... A voice-over is a narration that is played on top of a video segment, usually with the audio for that segment muted or lowered. ... Etymology Esoteric is an adjective originating during Hellenic Greece under the domain of the Roman Empire; it comes from the Greek esôterikos, from esôtero, the comparative form of esô: within. It is a word meaning anything that is inner and occult, a latinate word meaning hidden (from which... Look up exposition in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... // literature]] and storytelling, a point of view is the related experience of the narrator — notTexts encourage the reader to identify with the narrator, not with the author. ... A covert operation is a military or political activity carried out in such a way that the parties responsible for the action can be an open secret, but cannot be proved. ... Information Gender Male Occupation Ex-Spy Family Father (Deceased) Relatives Madeline Westen (mother), Nate Westen (brother) Portrayed by Jeffrey Donovan Michael Westen is a fictional character in the television series Burn Notice. ... Jeffrey Donovan (born May 11, 1968) is an American television and film actor. ...

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^[3] of Miami, Florida, USA, attended to by his ex-girlfriend but abandoned by all his normal intelligence contacts, under continuous surveillance, and 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, he 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. Miami redirects here. ... For other uses, see Surveillance (disambiguation). ... A private investigator, private detective, PI, or private eye, is a person who undertakes investigations, usually for a private citizen or some other entity not involved with a government or police organization. ... SPY may refer to: SPY (spiders), ticker symbol for Standard & Poors Depository Receipts SPY (magazine), a satirical monthly, trademarked all-caps SPY (Ivory Coast), airport code for San Pédro, Côte dIvoire SPY (Ship Planning Yard), a U.S. Navy acronym SPY, short for MOWAG SPY, a...

Characters

Main article: List of Burn Notice characters

Jeffrey Donovan plays Michael Westen, the show's focal character. Michael is a covert operative who has been "burned" (i.e., tagged as an unreliable or dangerous agent) who now finds himself in his hometown of 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 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 such as duct tape or cake frosting in highly unorthodox ways in order to complete a job. Michael 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. Michael presents himself as a cynic hardened by experience, but soon reveals a soft, and sometimes vulnerable, side. This is a list of fictional characters in the television series Burn Notice. ... Jeffrey Donovan (born May 11, 1968) is an American television and film actor. ... Information Gender Male Occupation Ex-Spy Family Father (Deceased) Relatives Madeline Westen (mother), Nate Westen (brother) Portrayed by Jeffrey Donovan Michael Westen is a fictional character in the television series Burn Notice. ... In many martial arts, each practitioners level is marked by the colour of the belt. ... For other uses, see Karate (disambiguation). ...

Gabrielle Anwar plays Fiona Glenanne, a former IRA operative and Westen's ex-girlfriend. Fiona re-enters Michael's life when he was dumped, half-dead, in Miami, and she decides to stay, quickly making herself valuable to Michael. Highly knowledgeable about guns and explosives, Fiona provides support to Michael on his investigations and at times, assists him in mission 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: ^[4] Gabrielle Anwar (born February 4, 1970) is an English actress, known for her roles in the 1990s films The Three Musketeers and Body Snatchers. ... Information Gender Female Occupation Former IRA Operative Portrayed by Gabrielle Anwar Fiona Glenanne is a fictional character in the television series Burn Notice. ... The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) (IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Army or the RA.[2]) is an Irish Republican, left wing[3] paramilitary organisation that, until the Belfast Agreement, sought to end Northern... Matt Nix is an American television writer, producer, and director, likely best known for executive producing and showrunning the 2007 USA Network television series Burn Notice. ...

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 plays 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. 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." 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. For the former baseball player of the same name, see Bruce Campbell (baseball). ... Information Gender Male Occupation Ex-Spy Portrayed by Bruce Campbell Sam Axe is a fictional character in the television series Burn Notice. ... Navy SEALs redirects here. ... A double agent pretends to spy on a target organization on behalf of a controlling organization, but in fact is loyal to the target organization. ...

Sharon Gless plays Madeline Westen, Michael and Nate'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 have the ability to persuade Michael to do as she wishes. Sharon Marguerite Gless (born May 31, 1943) is an American actress, whos primarily on soap operas, movies and television. ... Information Gender Female Family Husband (Deceased) Children Michael, Nate (Unknown) Portrayed by Sharon Gless Madeline Westen is a fictional character in the television series Burn Notice. ...

Episodes

Main article: List of Burn Notice episodes

The following is a list of episodes for the American television show Burn Notice. ...

Production

Filming is done on-location in and around Miami, Florida. Also In Hollywood, Florida generally around Hollywood Blvd. and Hollywood Beach. Miami redirects here. ...

Trivia

In each episode, there is a reference or a scene in which a character eats some blueberry yogurt. Yoghurt Yoghurt or yogurt, less commonly yoghourt or yogourt, is a dairy product produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. ...

Awards

The "Pilot" episode by Matt Nix won a 2008 Edgar Allan Poe Award, honoring the best in mystery, in the category Best Television Episode Teleplay.^[5] List of Burn Notice episodes Pilot is the first episode of Burn Notice, an American television drama series created for the USA Network. ... The Edgar Allen Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. ...

DVD release

Burn Notice Season One released on DVD June 17, 2008.^[6] The four-disc set includes cast/crew commentary on every episode.^[6] is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 122nd day of the year (123rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official site
• Burn Notice at the Internet Movie Database
• Variety.com report that Burn Notice has been greenlit.
• Burn Notice review at Variety.com