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Burn Notice - rewatch (and recommendation if not seen yet)

Posted on 9/15/26 at 9:37 am
Posted by udtiger
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Member since Nov 2006
117759 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 9:37 am
Show is so damned good (Jesse notwithstanding in later seasons).

Westen is a compeling character, as are Sam and Fiona (ahhhhh, Fi). They work well together - as actors and characters.

Very few clunkers with tight stories and well-structured season arcs. Good recurring villains.

Imminently watchable.

Ran for 7 seasons, starting in June 2007 and wrapping in September 2013. It's an interesting time capsule because it aired right around the beginning of the financial collapse, but it captured the fact that Florida's RE market was already sliding (1st season had obviously already been filmed by the premiere).

It is also interesting the women in the show.

For those that haven't seen it (or have and forgotten about it), intro and some scene transitions typically had beach (or Beach Boulevard) scenes and lots of hot (and usually bikini-clad) women. Very limited tattoos and they were not fat (nor "thicc").

Not even 20 years ago.

Worth the watch (or rewatch).
This post was edited on 9/15/26 at 9:44 am
Posted by Byron Bojangles III
Member since Nov 2012
52874 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 9:42 am to
Spys a bunch of bitchy little girls.

Such a fun show.

talk about a golden era run for USA between Psych and Burn Notice.
This post was edited on 9/15/26 at 9:47 am
Posted by VermilionTiger
Member since Dec 2012
39535 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 9:54 am to
Whoever was responsible for that run on USA should take over a major network
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
117759 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 9:56 am to
quote:

talk about a golden era run for USA between Psych and Burn Notice.


Royal Pains was pretty good as well.
Posted by blueboy
Member since Apr 2006
67179 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 10:25 am to
Burn Notice is amazing. So well-written.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
40234 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 11:11 am to
When you're burned...
Posted by Breadstick Gun
Freeport, FL
Member since Apr 2009
10470 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 11:14 am to
At first my brain read the title as “Burn After Reading.”

I have nothing to offer other than I love that movie!
Posted by Hermit Crab
Under the Sea
Member since Nov 2008
7469 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 11:19 am to
quote:



talk about a golden era run for USA between Psych and Burn Notice.


and Suits overlapped as well.
Posted by ClientNumber9
Member since Feb 2009
10228 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 11:52 am to
What a great show. Sam Axe steals every scene he's in. And Jesse isn't as bad as people have made him out to be.
Posted by ryanlsu
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
1399 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 11:53 am to
and White Collar
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
50038 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 12:07 pm to
Jesse

I had forgotten about him entirely. Not terrible, just seemed tacked on.
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
71375 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 12:53 pm to
quote:

talk about a golden era run for USA between Psych and Burn Notice.


I still desperately want a crossover episode where Shawn and Gus have to team up with Sam, Fiona, and Michael.

I feel like at the start, you think Lassie and Sam are gonna hate each other but end up best friends. They do the opposite with Fiona and Juliet. Shawn and Gus start out in Michael’s way (with Michael a suspect), but they eventually team up to get the job done, prove Michael’s innocence, and show their unique skillsets. Gus also gets to crack a safe. The episode writes itself.
This post was edited on 9/15/26 at 12:57 pm
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
117759 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 1:20 pm to
quote:

And Jesse isn't as bad as people have made him out to be


No, but the show slipped some when he came on as a regular. Kinda like series slip when they add a young kid to the family (Cousin Oliver)
Posted by Jor Jor The Dinosaur
Chicago, IL
Member since Nov 2014
7628 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 1:33 pm to
quote:

Ran for 7 seasons
I watched a decent bit of it early on and really enjoyed it, but damn I never realized it had that long of a run.
Posted by BilJ
Member since Sep 2003
163291 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 2:05 pm to
Royal pains sucked
Posted by CaptainsWafer
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Member since Feb 2006
59489 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 2:20 pm to
I definitely enjoyed the show, but I liked it more when the episodes also focused on Michael helping people out rather than solely tracking down who burned him in the later seasons.

What service are you watching it on? I’m just about done with my Psych rewatch.
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
117759 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 2:40 pm to
quote:

What service are you watching it on? I’m just about done with my Psych rewatch


Hulu
Posted by CaptainsWafer
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Member since Feb 2006
59489 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 3:03 pm to
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Hulu


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