Burn Notice, Season 4 - Page 3

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Originally Posted by Adam Gregorich 

I can see your point Lou.  Overall it seems like the serialized story is taking more of a back seat when you look at the overall season (comparing say the first season to this season). 

 

 It may not have generated any emotional interest, but I think it severed its purpose.  They needed a case that would add some tension to the Jesse wants to kill Michael aspect.  It allowed for a bigger part for Michael's mom to deliver the "don't kill my son for at least a few days" speech.  She wouldn't have done that for a swindled stock broker.  It also created a little more tension due to the added pressure on Michael to get this one done while avoiding Jesse, and gave Fee and his mom a more plausible reason to be a bit more forgiving of Michael.

 

Like it or not I think it was a good caper as it allowed for a lot of good cast interactions.

Actually I think the kidnapping caper seriously suffered because of the overriding story arc because of a shorter time allowed plus the distractions.  The caper was interesting but felt very shoehorned and not fleshed out properly.

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Originally Posted by Hugh Jackes 

I'm in exactly the other camp. I really don't give a hoot about the "who burned him and why' thread. the capers of the week are what I enjoy and I find the mythology thread to be a drag and, like The X Files, made up on the fly.

I agree that the current story arc is turning Burn Notice into X-files.  I would prefer they fix the problem, not by simply eliminating it (although better that than the current implementation), but rather spend an episode or three focused on the story arc and make it go somewhere rather than 5 minutes at the start and end of every episode.  This way the caper of the week episodes stand completely alone and the story arc doesn't suck.

I'm getting a bit tired of the show, myself.  I mean, it's still my "must see" show, but really, get rid of Jesse, and let's get back to the business at hand.  Fiona, Michael and Sam kickin butt.

And, let's make them a team again.  There is too much arguement and anger between them.  Seriously, it seems that Fiona gets along better with Sam now than she does with Michael. 

Let's see them pull this one back around.

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Originally Posted by Randy Tennison 

I'm getting a bit tired of the show, myself.  I mean, it's still my "must see" show, but really, get rid of Jesse, and let's get back to the business at hand.  Fiona, Michael and Sam kickin butt.

 

And, let's make them a team again.  There is too much arguement and anger between them.  Seriously, it seems that Fiona gets along better with Sam now than she does with Michael. 

 

Let's see them pull this one back around.

Agreed, this is supposed to be lighthearted Summer fare: Popcorn TV.

I may have to dig out my Farscape and Brisco County Jr. disks.
 

Back half of Season 4 continues tonight!

Eyes Open

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Originally Posted by mattCR 

Back half of Season 4 continues tonight!

Eyes Open

Really?  It started tonight.  My DVR didn't get it then.

Snooooore.  I think I'm going to start watching the first 10 minutes of an episode and the last 10 minutes.  This way I get the arc information and I'm ready for the season finale...

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Originally Posted by Quentin 

Snooooore.  I think I'm going to start watching the first 10 minutes of an episode and the last 10 minutes.  This way I get the arc information and I'm ready for the season finale...

For that you only need to watch the first and last 5 minutes and the last 2. 

Very disappointed how the show has handled the arc over the life of the series.  At this point they would be best to drop it.

"I'm not talking about closure, I'm talking about good old fashioned gutting it out"   Good, light fun with some good action this week too :)  Great popcorn TV

Good episode and a great setup for the 2 hour finale.   Though it was a bit sad to see that not work out for Marv.

I thought the two-hour finale was solid. I really felt like the last hour was exciting and somehow 'bigger' than their typical episode, even though much of it was confined to the abandoned hotel. Very good.

I am a little confused about the thumb drive. It looked like they could read the information but not make a copy. ??

If that was the case, then an old fashioned camera or pad and pencil could have copied the information off the screen. One of the two villains obviously read the ID numbers, (don't have a copy of the show handy) so encryption could not have been too much of an issue.

Michael didn't necessarily need a copy for his purpose - to track down the people who burned him,  just the information. He might not be able to blackmail without a "copy" but take hostage, kill, torture, or threaten, post on the internet, would be possible. (probably the "After Hours Lounge")

Loved the last two episodes.  Seemed like more show mythology in them than that of all the previous seasons combined.

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Originally Posted by Lou Sytsma 

Loved the last two episodes.  Seemed like more show mythology in them than that of all the previous seasons combined.

 

I totally agree.  It was a great 2 hours.  Can someone refresh my memory?  Have we seen the guy who opened the door at the end of the second episode before?

I don't believe so. I recognize the actor, but am fairly certain we have not been introduced to him before.

 

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Originally Posted by Adam Gregorich 

I totally agree.  It was a great 2 hours.  Can someone refresh my memory?  Have we seen the guy who opened the door at the end of the second episode before?

The actor is Dylan Baker, whom I remember well from the excellent Murder One.

Really decent two eps.  Burn Notice can certainly pull out the goods when it can be bothered, huh...

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Originally Posted by USANetwork 

Hey USA Fans. I'm here on behalf of USA and dragging this thread back out of the woodwork to tell you guys about a new show premiering January 20th at 10/9c (right after a new episode of Royal Pains) called Fairly Legal. It stars Sarah Shahi as a lawyer-turned-mediator named Kate who helps other people sort their lives out while barely able to control her own. Check out a sneak peek of it here and don't forget to tune in Thursday!

 You might want to create a thread for that show rather than hijacking this thread.

Mikah - I am quite certain that type of post is not warranted. It certainly isn't very nice. A single post is hardly hijacking.

 

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Originally Posted by Mikah Cerucco 

 

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Originally Posted by USANetwork 

Hey USA Fans. I'm here on behalf of USA and dragging this thread back out of the woodwork to tell you guys about a new show premiering January 20th at 10/9c (right after a new episode of Royal Pains) called Fairly Legal. It stars Sarah Shahi as a lawyer-turned-mediator named Kate who helps other people sort their lives out while barely able to control her own. Check out a sneak peek of it here and don't forget to tune in Thursday!

 You might want to create a thread for that show rather than hijacking this thread.

Hijacking: radical departure from the topic of the thread. I stand by my statement. If this more commercialized version of the HTF wants to pretend blatant hijacking for commercial (marketing) purposes isn't occurring, is it possible we can just find some way to say "it's allowed" rather than trying to make it as if I've said something mean and untrue when I haven't? kthx.

The post should have been in it's own thread and leave this thread for Burn Notice. While not spamming folks interested in reading about Burn Notice, it would also help potential viewers of Fairly Legal see the advertisement even if they're not interested in Burn Notice (and thus not following the Burn Notice thread).

Back to Burn Notice. It'll be interesting to see how the Sam Axe prequel TV movie will work without the rest of the team involved.

Sorry for the inconvenience everyone.  I will be sure to create a new thread when it comes to discussing a new series. And as for Burn Notice prequel, Campbell just did a Q&A where he talked about how it might affect Season 5 if you’re interested. “ ( http://tv.ign.com/articles/113/1130520p1.html).

Thanks for the interview.  We are big Bruce Campbell fans around here!

Campbell is joking about the impact skipping the TV Movie would have on understanding Season 5.