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USA Renews BURN NOTICE & ROYAL PAINS!!
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USA is bringing back its two highly rated summer series, “Burn Notice” and “Royal Pains,” for fourth and second seasons, respectively.
“Pains,” the medical dramedy hourlong starring Mark Feuerstein as a physician to The Hamptons’ wealthy, is apparently already outperforming “Burn.”
Both Thursday-night series helped USA establish itself as cable’s top-rated channel this month and in 2008’s second quarter.
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I've enjoyed Burn Notice from the first episode. Tricia Helfer didn't hurt improving the view last season...glad to see they're going to continue bringing me my favorite escapist spy fantasy for at least one more season.
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but I sure do love Burn Notice. Glad to hear it's coming back for at least another season.
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Why does Herc always have to try and put down shows that he knows talkbackers like?Reminds of of how he treats Supernatural.
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Royal Pains am white bread and mayonnaise
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the intro is shit.
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However, Donovan should stay off the booze.
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Jul 29, 2009 2:32:39 AM CDT
I hope that isn't the final "Star Trek" Blu-ray design...
by bob loblaw law blog
I just absolutely hate that whole "grayscale Enterprise in a blender" poster. It's terrible.
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Great fun show. Bruce Campbell gotta eat. Why doesn't he get more quality work? He rocked in Evil Dead and Brisco County Jr. (too bad that show only had 1 season) I wonder if they'll bring back Moon Bloodygood. I sure as hell hope so.
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someone said something along the lines of how awful the two male leads on royal pains were.
And that's it right there
Can't stand either of those guys.
They're both too smug, too self deserving
They wear their entitlement like bling
The actors and characters don't even try
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Herc is very narrow minded and stuck up. In his head the only good shows ever made or that ever will be made are those by Joss Whedon and Ron Moore. Doesn't matter how good everything else is. That's why he disses Supernatural even though it's awesome on a consistent basis and appeals to the geek crowd.
Not many shows like this (or any for that matter) are on the air right now, let alone survive past their first season. Who cares about Supernatural if we can get a Dollhouse TB everyday? Or a TB for a show by Tim Minear that's surely gonna get canceled after a handful of episodes? Maybe Herc's bitter that Firefly got canceled so early and didn't get Buffy or Angel status he thinks it deserved?
Maybe Herc would love Supernatural if nobody else watched it or if a lot of people on here hated it with a passion, and the show got cancelled? Maybe then Herc would start loving it like the rest of us? SPN is just not obscure enough for Herc to love, simple as that. -
Two of the few shows I actually make time to see every week, in a vast sea of crappy television!
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NBC you paying attention?
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Your DVD vault shouldn't kick off with the summary of the last episode of Battlestar with no spoiler warning, is this your first day on the internet?
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Don't understand the networks.. Fill up the winter season with so many TV series. We can't watch that all, even with Tivo!! So much quality TV getting canceled because we simply don't have the time to watch it.... Look at the p2p download rates of some good TV series that have been canceled. Networks wake up!! We are also watching TV in summer!! A few more summer series couldn't hurt!!
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The attention to-and the renewal of the Dollhouse is a shame!!! But what the hell: To which wall i am talking...
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seen the Pysch promos where they dog on THE MENTALIST, that's good fun right there
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would make a fantastic Batman/Bruce Wayne
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i always crack up seeing bruce campbells face when he's running away from that explosion
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Jul 29, 2009 6:17:47 AM CDT
these are the only shows I have been watching this summer
by walrusholder
they are great filler, nothing amazing but good fun shows, glad to here it
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Seriously, Gabriel Anwar weighs about as much as Bruce Campbell's belly. The two should switch places by the kraft table.
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I really didn't want to like ROYAL PAINS at first because the basic premise was such an obvious knock-off of BURN NOTICE- Take a guy who is one of the best at what he does but restrain him from doing it in an official capacity, relocate him to a glamorous location where he can still use his skills and give him a male/female backup team. That said, the series is slowly growing on me as they are beginning to reveal a larger story arc.
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I think a lot of people might really hate Royal Pains the first time they see it because of the formulaic relationships. We know Hank and Jill's relationship is gonna get tested by his ex-fiancé at some point, to much collar-pulling uncomfortableness; we know by the way that Evan and Divya fight, they are destined for some steamy sack time that she'll regret and he'll be emotionally wrecked over. What I didn't expect was that I actually like the characters, despite the scenarios not exactly being unique, and I like the cast, too. I don't get USA anymore, so I catch it on Hulu.
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Never thought about it but I do think he would be a great choice.
Get Bruce Campbell as the Riddler
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may have only been one season, but 27 episodes is a long ass season. Anyone who missed this great show should check out the dvd. I started watching Burn Notice just for Bruce, but it is an awesome show.
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It has helped me get over Journeyman.
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Kind of fun but there is no tension. Rescue Me has tension, Nip/Tuck, Burn Notice all have some type of threatening tension that keeps the show interesting. Royal Pains lacks that.
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I found it a bit disturbing that Hank wanted to associate with the young male rich Hemophiliac kid even after the kids father told him to get lost.
Really a young emotionally vulnerable male pursued by an older male in a position of authority. That is textbook.
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...but, like Lost and BSG, it needs a plan about where its overall arc is going, when certain beats are going to happen, and how it is all going to end. I hate saying this because Matt Nix must be loving this great breakthrough hit he has, but there is such a danger of milking this thing to death and leaving people with a very poor impression of the show.
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is fun. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned that they're kicking around the idea of some kind of movie, though I don't know how well that would work. Bruce held court at Comic Con.
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USA managed to create and dump a number of interesting going way back to GvsE and Matrix, another guy from hell. USA was kind of like early FOX in adopting on the edge tv.
I still chuckle over the two GvsE guys not choosing to give mouth to mouth to the old woman. Arguing about it while she croaks.
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Considering Bruce originally signed on for the pilot as a cash grab this has really worked out for everyone. It's a great show and the best thing on during the summer. Clever, funny, action packed and just cool.
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Lost or BSG have. Really, the serial plot of Mike trying to get his Secret Agent job back is pretty thin if that's all you're watching the show for.
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I makes me nostalgic for '80's private detective shows like Magnum PI and Simon & Simon. I would like to see a resurgence of the genre while the stale Law & Order and CSI franchises die off.
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gets 6 Mio viewers and virtually nobody is watching Damages, Rescue Me, Breaking Bad, Mad Men or even the final season of The Shield.
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I'm embarrassed for Kyra Sedgwick everytime I see her act in one of those commercials. I'll give you royal Pains sucks. Hate the assholes in that show.
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Have you even watched Burn Notice. The show is far from crap.
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Burn Notice is just a fun show. No major themes or sweeping epic arcs, like Lost or 24. It's allowed to be funny and a little corny, but also pretty cool. Kinda like James Bond. You know he's gonna win, so just enjoy seeing how he does it.
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Wonderful cast and writing. Other networks should really be watching shows like this and get ideas.
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I always look forward to Burn Notice, and Royal Pains isn't too bad either.Besides, what's not to love with the man Bruce Campbell, and Gabrielle Anwar's sexy nips always on display.My wife keeps wanting to buy a bra and send it to her.I'm strongly against that by the way.
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OK, crap maybe to harsh cause I stopped watching after the pilot. It's just another shallow and teethless 80's style USA cheesefest I don't care about. IMHO. And that's a shame because I'd really like to see The Bruce in a more regular basis.
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then watch burn notice it's bruce being bruce(with decent lines as well!). the show is too smart to just be thrown aside as a cheese fest. It's purposefully pulpy and yet still entertaining.
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Ok so you stopped watching after the pilot. The pilot was a very weak episode. I dare you to pick up season 1 watch the whole thing and not fall in love with this show. It is Funny, Exciting, Moving sometimes all at the same time. Every Character is fully developed and every situation feels real. The writing is smart and witty. Granted the show is not the wire or braking bad. But it is damn good entertainment.
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Defying Gravity pilot: ripping each other's astro clothing off.
It's all just one big re-run.
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You do realize that NBC Universal owns USA, right?
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All TV shows have a template and if you like the Template then you like the show. I don't like the Template for Royal Pains. It's been done many time before where as Burn notice has Donovin and Bruce Camble and a fairly novel idea.
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I didn't really start watching until last season started, but man, what a winning combination. Great stories, great acting, you learn a LOT of shit, and Bruce Campbell is the man. I tried an episode of Royal Pains but it's not my thing...
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Jul 29, 2009 11:46:45 AM CDT
When you're a spy, you learn to live with the idea of people wan
by ihaveseeneveryepisodeofprisonbreak
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It was all good accept for the brother character who is written to be so consistently stupid and annoying it ruins the rest of what would be a decent show. Burn Notice rules though.
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I love Burn Notice and never plan to see a single episode of Royal Pains, it's win/win.
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They need to kill the younger brother he is not funny just very annoying. His death would give that show some depth and give characters a good arc that I would enjoy watching. Burn Notice is just great I make sure to watch that and Warehouse 13 because I'm a nerd.
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Burn Notice is not a cheesefest. Have you ever watched beyond the pilot?
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With Burn Notice, Royal Pains, The Closer, In Plain Sight, Leverage, and Saving Grace, the only time I even watch a major network now is whenever Better Of Ted is on. What shows do you watch on the majors?
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I've gone down to miami beach lord knows how many timers to try to see Bruce.These guys keep there production under wraps decently.BRUCE-YOU ARE A BADASS SIR.
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But dammit, the show gave Bruce Campbell the leverage to not do Bubba Nosferatu.
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But that's okay... It's doing it far better than anyone else.
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is that a USA show?
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Michael's attempts to get unburned do represent an arc, especially considering how the characters and relationships (particularly Michael and Fiona) are tied to how that storyline is developed.
An important lesson in television is that shows tend to lose significant steam and creative energy when their big hooks go away. Moonlighting went to hell after Maddie and David slept together, the A-Team frittered away after they stopped having to flee the military, and the X-Files lost its way after they had gotten past a certain point and just started tacking on stuff.
The overarching Burn Notice story may not be the primary thing, a la BSG or Lost, but it is the backbone of the show and it's a driving force for character development. That deserves (and, IMO, requires) a sense of direction and some kind of plan. -
Are the two split tail leads, Reshma Shetty and Jill flint, man are they F-I-N-E fine. Very Spank bank worthy.Punto In Plain Sight is a USA show and it's pretty damn good also. How is that the NBC, the parent company of USA, has shitty fucking programming but USA kicks ass? PArt of the reason I'm starting to realize is the short season arcs they don't allow for useless and distracting filler.
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USA is running a lot of FOX shows that FOX Network and FX passed on. So is TNT.The reason NBC sucks? Because they only allowed shows made by Reveille (Ben Silverman's old production company), and the NBC-Universal production company on the network, and NBC-Universal production company shows suck.---------later-------m
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Definitely one of my favorite shows on any network and it's the kind of show NBC should be making and airing. I didn't like the premiere of Royal Pains and haven't watched since, but Burn Notice is great and bring on the Burn Notice movie that was hinted at at Comic-Con as something they'd like to do at some point.
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...funny, action-packed, and cool characters you'd like to have a beer with. All it needs is T.C.'s helicopter.
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Jul 29, 2009 3:54:17 PM CDT
lol...silly rabbit...you don't watch Burn Notice for the plots..
by jdolph
...you watch it for Jeffrey Donovan, Bruce Campbell, Gaby Anwar, and the delightful Sharon Gless-and since it has been renewed, wouldn't a tyne daly cameo be appropriate?....
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...the show grows on you...i especially like that Hank got over real quick being the house call doctor for the rich and actually enjoys it...and since it's NOT burn notice, the show isn't fueled by dangerous set ups each week...sometimes a show is good without gunplay...
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Burn Notice especially.
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BSG ended in march or something...its coming out on DVD...if u havent seen it by now...too fucking bad...shoulda watched it when it "actually" aired...is this your first day on the internet ?? dumbass
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is the only bad thing about Burn Notice. she bugs the shit outta me. also hated her in the Tudors. terrible, over expressive actor. stoked Burn Notice gets another season. as for summer tv.. its winter where i am, and we get fuck all to watch :P
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I look forward to their appearance in each episode of Burn Notice. They make me happy.
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He's always giving little tutorials on how to be a spy with a matchstick and a coathanger or whatever. Maybe MagGuyver?
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I can't understand why more people watch it over the vastly better, more interesting Burn Notice. RP is just ANOTHER doctor show. How many shows on TV are there about spies? None that I can think of. There was MI5, but I don't think it's on and that wasn't a US production. Plus I really *really* dislike the lead actor for Royal Pains, he's just weird looking and he's not that great of an actor.
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Just have to say it again, that guys looks like a weird troll and if I'm going to sit for an hour and watch some ugly dude, at least he could be talent. If he's not talented, then give me good looking so I'm distracted, but he's neither of those. I think his assistant is the best thing in the show and I'm not even a guy.
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The 10pm/9 central time slot is USA's best. The last 2 years I watched the west coast replay of Burn Notice in real time. This year I use the DVR. I'm probably not the only one. People are doing other things during the summer until at least 10:30.-----m
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I thought back in the day with all these cable stations we'd get some good shows, rather than the 100th airing of Pirates of the Caribbean
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When you're a talkbacker, you've got nothing. No cash, no credit, no job history. You're stuck in whatever talkback you left open from your last web session. You post about whatever Massawyrm sends your way. You talk to whoever is online at the time: a post-happy Pennsy ("I love Kristen Bell!"), an old standby ("Damn you Michael Bay!"), and some guy named "Dickblood" too. Bottom line- until you turn off your computer and start exercising, you're a talkbacker.
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Burn Notice on USA and Three Sheets on FLN (we miss you MOJO!).
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or does the majority of a talkback *actually* like something?
What is the world coming to?
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BAHAHAHA outstanding
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Bring back 4400 and Dead Zone dammit! Let Monk go for a few more seasons as its still a great show! I also love Psych! That shit makes me laugh hard!
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Is pretty routine, by-the-numbers hourly tv. Jeffrey Donovan is NOT a lead actor. He was good as the Christian killer on Law & Order. (Yes, if there's a white, Christian man on Law & Order, you can bet he's the killer).
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It's one of the few non-HBO/Showtime series I watch religiously. It's about time it got some love. The Magnum P.I. comparisons are warranted. We need more shows like this.
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Nice Miami setting, good characters, good premise. Sometimes the episodes are little too formulaic. And sometimes you can see the writers trying to do something "completely different" and that doesn't always work well, either. Like the episode with the Rain Man guy who thought people were aliens. I don't know how many more seasons I would want to see. Four might be pushing it. Hope Burn Notice can find a way to keep it interesting if it goes past season 4.
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Too bad you missed the first two series of one of the best shows to come out of the US in a long time. I have got so many of my friens here in the UK into this show. We wait with baited breath every Friday morning for the download to become available. It's great and for Bruce Campbell fans a double dose of fried gold. Jeffrey Donovan should be a BIG star. I just can't believe that after all your hype about the terrible LOST and HEROES you're finally realising where the good stuff is.
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Jul 30, 2009 1:35:46 AM CDT
Oh, and Burn Notice IS 'The Prisoner meets Magnum/Bond ' NOT Mac
by workshed
p.s. Does anyone think Strickler is a good guy or a bad guy.? Or both.? I thought they'd placed Harold Ramis in a time machine at first.! And after watching BN does anyone else feel they could single-handedly use some of the techniques to take down some bad guys.? There's a crack dealr on my street - I'm thinking of giving him the Weston treatment. Oh, and the last few weeks have been truly excellent entertainment.
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...you got to watch more than the damn pilot. Once this show gets it's claws in you... You really do get to love the characters. I was a bit so-so on Fiona at first but she's an essential part of the show/team. Give it a proper shot and buy the first two series on DVD. It's the best thing BC has done since Bubba. Call me 'Workshed'.!
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ditch the male leads, it would be a better show. Campbell Scott slumming it as the phony Russian is kinda sad to see; I thought he was a better actor than that. The ladies are ok, but I get the brunette mixed up with Lou's ex-hooker fiance from Rescue Me.
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I might even watch because the few times I have watched it was an okay show. But UGH, watching those two guys is awful Not good casting choices. And really, with all the out-of-work actors, that's the best they could do? They did a good job with the females, why such a crappy job with the guys?
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Actually, I find the arc(s) in Burn Notice tiring & distracting compared to the stand-alone 'helping-people' eps. THOSE are what the show's about..I don't get why showrunners these days think shows need arcs (same w/The Mentalist). Psych rocks, though I was hoping for more Amanda Pays w/Corbin relationship they were setting up before they brought in the annoying Cybill Shephard arc. And I miss the Little Shaun & Gus cartoons they used to have...and I LOOOVE Maggie Lawson!!! I even sat through an utterly craptastic "Killer Hair" on Lifetime (the concept actually had legs, but the writing simply sucked a bag of dicks).
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Burn Notice's over all situation is becoming less believeable (if it ever was) as time goes by. I hope the series doesn't cop out and at some point in the future claim all this was a undercover assignment for Micheal.
Early in the series I thought there were implying that Sam was Mike's real dad. Huge amount of tension between and his 'real' dad (his dad put that scar on his face). Maybe the conflict was that Mom fooled around. The show has implied that she worked in intelligence somehow in the past. There is such a difference between Mike and his brother, maybe that implies different dads.
Royal Pains is a product designed for economic hard times. Two ernest witty likeable guys end up living in a mansion of the super rich because of a twist of fate.
Summer fun on so many levels. The episode where Argentine surgeon snuck a GPS chip into a woman during a boob job. And the old pacemaker power source starting leaking radiation... It was truly a killer boob job. Now that was funny and interesting and bordered on science fiction. I hope.
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A friend of mine recently mentioned that their pet theory dating back to season one is that Fiona has been watchdoging Michael since moment one. I remember thinking it sketchy myself that she was there, but as the show fell into a kind of formula, it certainly went out of my mind. After last night's episode (which ended with Fiona leaving him high and dry and supposedly getting out of Miami), I am convinced that he is absolutely right.
Here's my benchmark: if next week's cliffhanger episode has anything to do with making a "Fiona or Strickler" choice, then she's absolutely a nogoodnik. Whatever Strickler represents is antithetical to the interests of whoever is controlling Fiona, and moving aggressively to remove him (via her) would show their hand. Of course...it's a plot device that would be overly elaborate, as the guy hides in plain site and could easily be eliminated in a way that would leave Michael with nothing but dead ends.
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Phimseto I always felt like there was something basically off and unlikeable about her character. I thought it was just that the perpetual high heels and short skirts gave her a 'Charlie's Angels' quality.
But, looking back, she was literally lying next to him when he woke up in Miami. Coincidence? In this kind of story telling anything can turn out not to be random or a coincidence. -
Burn Notice is the most fun on TV since the A-Team!
except for some reason I always feel like eating yoghurt whenever I watch?
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