My name is Michael Westen. I used to be a spy until...
>>70950829
We've got a burn notice on you. You've been blacklisted
>>70950829
best character...westen or the dude from fargo?
i couldnt watch this show past the first episode. what is its appeal?
>>70951131
Bruce Campbell.
>>70951131
burn notice? Its a combo of macgyver and mission impossible with based bruce
the narratives about what he was doing was great
>>70951131
Spycraft 101
I used to be a spy
HOWEVER
>>70951176
Michael Westen is the legend that takes care of big guys like Bane
>>70950829
until I got paid more money to shill a show on /tv/
>>70951131
Comfy
>>70951125
Fargo
EL JUSTO BURNES NOTICCIMOS JAJAJAJAJA BRUCE CAMPBELLOS JAWMIGOS SO SQUAROS LMAOS
When you're a spy, you'll eventually have to shit in a dumpster. You've got a few options. You could squat on the edge, but then you'll probably fall in. You could get right inside, but then you'll smell like shit AND garbage. What you want to do is use the corner like a toilet seat. Try to find something clean to sit on, like a piece of cardboard. And when it comes to wiping, just remember: There's a reason the Arabs consider the left hand to be unclean.
>>70951125
touching evil>anything else so far
>>70951131
Comfy af. I've watched it all the way through like 5 times now. Every now and then there is really good acting that brings some major feels too.
>>70952953
Kek. well done
>>70952953
kek
>>70950829
THE WAR WAS LOST
>when you can pinpoint the moment a show starts to go downhill
Still love it though.
>>70950829
>>70953150
I liked him at first...
I never run around in the bushes in a ski mask when I'm breaking in someplace. Somebody catches you, what are you gonna say? You want to look like a legitimate visitor until the very last minute. If you can't look legit, confused works almost as well. Maybe you get a soda from the fridge, or a yogurt. If you get caught, you just look confused and apologize like crazy for taking the yogurt - nothing could be more innocent... Cracking an old-school safe is pretty tough, but modern hi-tech security makes it much easier. Thing is, nobody wipes off a fingerprint scanner after they use it. So what's left on the scanner nine times out of ten is the fingerprint.
>>70950829
Uhh, okay
>>70953178
inb4 this guy will helm sicario after del toro
>became trigger happy in Sicario like Fiona
Powerful people don't like being pushed around. You can never quite predict what they're going to do. Or have their washed-out special forces secuity guys do. Point is, blackmail is a little like owning a pit bull; it might protect you, or it might bite your hand off. That's why it pays to make sure you know what they're thinking, and that means - eavesdropping.
![jeffrey-donovan-in-sicario[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/MPSAtIt.jpg "jeffrey-donovan-in-sicario[1].jpg")
>>70951125
this one
>>70954782
When you work solo, it's about prepping the ground. Home-court advantage counts for a lot. You never know what's going to happen. You prepare for everything... Most bad guys expect you to just sit there and wait for them, like those are the *rules* or something.
>>70955235
In intelligence work, surveillance is called coverage. It's like basketball; you can run zone defense or man-to-man. Man-to-man is risky; follow someone too long and they're going to get suspicious. Zone is usually the way to go. Stay put and let targets come to you. Less obvious, easier on the feet... and you can catch up on your celebrity gossip.
>>70950829
One of the best episodes in my opinion is when Michael got caught up in a bank robbery and started sabotaging the robbers, shit was amazing.
Man in Red episodes were great too
>>70951131
First season is pretty weak. It gets better then declines again.
>>70953150
He was alright. I was affraid that he will be feel shoehorned into show, but he managed to actually blend in with cast.
If you guys like Burn Notice you should watch Strike Back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQeKFXIwRfk
![Tyler_Brennen[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/ycKXWOS.jpg "Tyler_Brennen[1].jpg")
>>70955816
>>70953150
Daniel Jackson would have been a better addition to the show than him.
Also holy fuck Tyler was probably the scariest antagonist the show ever had if only because he was as well trained if not moreso than Michael and could see past his bullshit.But even that won't stop a wildcard like Larry
>>70955888
Also Person of Interest, which is basically futuristic Burn Notice
& City Hunter Anime,which is Burn Notice without the conspiracy plot.
If you like strike back,watch the Ultimate Force.
>>70953150
I wouldn't say I loved him but the actor/writers made a good job at implementing him without being redundant
>>70951131
You know all those police procedurals? Pretty much the same appeal.
Every single episode is the same, but the problems and how they deal with them are always just that tiny bit different to hook enough people.
Also BASED campbell as others have mentioned.
>>70953150
He was fine before he became part of the team.
When he was just some dude who fucked over Westen going to Westen for help it was an interesting twist and very tense. But yeah he just ended up as a surrogate for westen whenever he needed to be in two plotlines at the same time.
>>70956143
>Every single episode is the same
Not even one
Considering I've seen the series 6 times
>>70956192
From my viewing theres pretty much two types of episodes. Main episodes and Burn episodes.
Every main episode is a spy plotline, character or macguffin they need to retreive to help michael, plus a sam, fiona, or madeline friend / issue they need to work out. While doing something related to the first plotline he gets interrupted by the second, finds a link between the two or some other 'tension' ratcheting related to the b-plot. He then solves the b-plot, wraps up the a-plot and "when you're a spy" monologues over the end.
I'm sure there are more technical similarities but its been a while since i've seen it. It's straight procedural.
>>70956269
>From my viewing theres pretty much two types of episodes. Main episodes and Burn episodes.
Those 2 types are in every single episode. His daily life involves handling both the issues at the same time.
Every episode in the series has distributed both his life as a spy & a vigilante evenly. Sometimes,the main end game episodes do focus on the plot,but even then they still aren't different as they'd be if they're handling a normal issue.
>He then solves the b-plot, wraps up the a-plot and "when you're a spy" monologues over the end.
That's the thing, he has an opinion for everything. He doesn't just do things.
You seem to generalize episodes based on the viewer's point of view as opposed to some character in the series itself,which basically regards your opinion irrelevant,
the subplots are really shit
>>70952953
10/10
i LOVE MIAMI THANKS TO THIS SHOW
>>70955762
>Man in Red episodes were great too
watching this right now
how is miami irl?
>>70952953
Well done.
I read this in his voice.
>>70950829
What if all there roles were swapped. What would be the best and worst?
>Sam gets busted snooping around a warehouse
>does an impression of a drunken iron worker who lost his job
>>70958706 see >>70953269
That's pretty clever, though it'd probably help that Sam is a guy who has beer for breakfast lunch and dinner so he could pull that off perfectly
>>70958756
I agree it makes a lot of sense. It's just a hilariously brilliant improvisation.
>>70957999
first time i went there i completely forgot about this show
i remember waking up drunk in my hostel and one of my roommates had the tv turned on and coincidentally it was showing burn notice
that's when it clickedstay in miami beach, the rest of the city is boring and crime-ridden
My name is Michael Westen. Yes, I used to be a spy, HOWEVER
I watched the lastest seasons when they aired, and I am watching the end of season 3. who is this simon guy? how does he relate to the burning ?
>>70959561
Worked for the people that burned Michael until they turned on him
http://burnnotice.wikia.com/wiki/Simon_Escher
>>70959594
oh yeah. I though simon was this guy. Who this other guy who shows up later ?
>>70950829
I took an arrow to the knee xD haha
>>70959650
That's Winn Duffy, anon
>>70951131
Like what others have said, if you're not into spycraft, espionage, operators, Bond, Bourne, and Bruce Campbell you're not gonna like this.
I can watch the entire series again.
>>70959749
but all the tricks in this shows are fake
boup
I need another show to fill the hole burn notice left and Person of Interest is about to leave
>>70951226
the narrative was my favorite part.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2uZEnKv4a0&ab_channel=DavieFilms
>>70959876
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGU8CkOG9a8
>>70961537
Chuck or the Americans my mane
>you now realize he had no need for the majority of the accents he used
Sometimes his cover needed him to be Russian or Irish, but he never had to be a guy from Philly or Texas
>>70961840
doesn't hurt to make sure
>>70961840
I love his accents.
I heard that the guy is a cunt IRL
>>70962022
probably because he always getting boners at weird times
>>70961629
that was actually pretty funny
>>70962022
>I heard that the guy is a cunt IRL
I hope it's not a Michael Pitt kind of thing, I really liked him in Burn Notice and he played a great scumbag in Fargo S2.
I like that there is no sex in this show
>>70963076
Michael has woken up next to Fiona a bunch of times, come on son.
>>70956681
I live in Miami, it's a piece of shit
>>70963654
Then get the fuck out of my town. We don't need more of your kind.
>>70961727
>Chuck
watched it, too goofy
>Americans
Will check it out
>>70961682
That lock would have broke like that anyways. If the air had done what it was supposed to, that plastic would have broke before the lock did.
>>70961727
>>70963743
Chuck was a pretty wild ride, I went from laughing at how dumb it was to enjoying how dumb it was, to crying during the emotional parts of the last season.
>>70953150
The show was still good for the first season where he showed up, it really started going bad after that though
>>70956143
Police procedurals solve a slightly different problem in the same way every week.
Michael Westin solves wildly different problems every week in a completely different way every time.
Having a few formulaic elements doesn't make it a procedural.
Fuck now I want to marathon Burn Notice again. Seen it 2x already.
>>70951226
I'm here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of bubblegum.
the most comfy show. my roommate and i binged watched it over the course of like 3 months.
>>70950829
>.. my show got cancelled.
>>70967448
Burn notice wasn't canceled
>>70952953
>>70953269
>>70953479
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>>70955731
Someone write one of these about prepping a bull. I'm not creative enough.
>>70967798
Write a suicide note and kill yourself, you immature cunt.
