Episode One of ‘Ask a Spy’
How do you crash a party? Visit USA.com for the answer from Jeffrey himself.
Read moreCool dialogue elevates tale of spy who got burned
One of the best aspects of this job is that, occasionally, you stumble across a pleasant surprise. You pop a show into the DVD player, not expecting much, and it turns out to be thoroughly engaging in a totally unexpected way.
That’s the case with the relatively unheralded “Burn Notice,” a spy thriller that debuts at [...]
The Spy Who Loved His Mother, Barely
The lighter side of espionage has pretty much fallen by the wayside. Something about 9/11, secret C.I.A. prisons and the poisoning of former K.G.B. agents in Europe has cast a pall on spy spoofs.
And that’s why the casual irreverence of “Burn Notice” is a little
unsettling; the USA Network’s new series is a jaunty, tongue-in-cheek
drama [...]
‘Burn Notice’ amply fills the fun void on TV this summer
Somewhere along the line, summer television forgot the true meaning of fun.
A short, simplistic, even childish word, but important. There’s a fun deficit going on in TV on these sunny days.
Plenty of people would vehemently disagree. Why, we’re a stone’s
throw away from fun on any given night. “America’s Got Talent” or “The
Next Best Thing” or [...]
COME SPY WITH ME
NOW that the Cold War is over and hot spots are popping up all over the world, a spy could get burned if he’s not on his game every minute. That’s the premise behind “Burn Notice,” the surprisingly fun new series on USA that stars Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Westen, blacklisted spy extraordinaire.The show opens [...]
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