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CS Weekly Archive > DVD > 7/11/08
The Spy Who Came
in From the Sun
by scott castle
Burn Notice: Season One
Alfredo Barrios, Jr., Craig O’Neill, Matt Nix, Mere Smith, Nick Thiel, Jason Tracey and Ben Watkins
Created by Matt Nix
 
 
Matt Nix combines the know-how of MacGyver with David E. Kelley-esque characterizations to create a post-modern spy series in USA’s Burn Notice. Unexpectedly retired from his life as an intelligence operative and exiled to Miami, Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) avoids his chain-smoking, hypochondriac mother (Sharon Gless) by taking on odd jobs of a dangerous nature. Backed up by Navy SEAL-turned-gigolo (and FBI informant) Sam Axe (Bruce Campbell) and former IRA terrorist (and ex-girlfriend) Fiona Glenanne (Gabrielle Anwar), Westen uses his skills to rescue kidnap victims, clear the wrongly accused, and thwart evildoers while investigating the mysterious figure who initiated his disenfranchisement. Alongside the witty dialogue and clever plot twists, the series gets a lot of mileage from Westen’s voiceovers, which offer inside information on such spy techniques as tailing a suspect, infiltrating secure locations, and constructing booby traps. Nix and his stars offer scene-specific commentaries that cover every episode.
 Burn Notice: Season One
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Not rated; 535 min.
$49.98
Buy it now
Scott Castle
is one thesis shy of a master’s degree in film. He’s written two short films, four television scripts, and a handful of short stories. He lives in Los Angeles.
Burn Notice: Season One courtesy 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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