Summer Shows: Burn Notice

This show is pure summer - easy on the eyes, easy on the brain. It's clever writing - not Chekov by any means, but it's a grown up USA Network show that you will enjoy if you give it a chance. Plus, it's about a spy, and spy shows rock.

Details on the show after the jump.



Jeffrey Donovan stars as Michael Westen, a spy who's been "burned" (blacklisted) and ends up moving back home to Miami to find out why. Of course, he puts his MacGyver like skills to good use along the way. And while he is charming in the role, one of the best reasons to watch this show is the rest of the cast.

Ex girlfriend Fiona (played by Gabrielle Anwar) is a hottie ex-IRA gal (who only had an accent in the pilot - ha!) who loves to kicks ass. She's also slightly batshit crazy. Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead), whom I love, plays the drunken washed up fiasco of a contact who is a friend of Michael's, but simultaneously keeping an eye on him for the government, and his Mom is played by the never subtle but always cool Sharon Gless. This season we also get Tricia Helfer, the hottest of all Cylons, as a woman who might know exactly why Michael was burned in the first place.

Each episode features narration about the spy trade by Michael as he deals with baddies and the baggage of his relationships. Things go boom, pretty people wear pretty clothes, and there's a good laugh at least once an episode. What else can you ask for in a summer show?

Also, Jeffrey Donovan is yummy.

Burn Notice
USA Network
New episodes start July 10th 10/9C (Thursdays all summer)
First Season is being re-run now, or you can go online to catch up