Burn Notice - Jeffrey Donovan stars as Michael Westen,
an international spy who suddenly finds himself blacklisted
from his hometown of Miami without money or resources.
Michael struggles to put his life back together and find
out why he's been burned. In the meantime, he uses his
skills and training to help people in need ... mostly
people who can't get help from the police.
Review:
by Kristyn
USA Network's Burn Notice is back with a vengeance for
its' second season. The spy drama captivated audiences
last season, and fans of the show will not be disappointed
with what the new season appears to have in store. For
those of you who are not familiar with the shows premise,
it is about a CIA agent Michael Westin, played by Jeffrey
Donovan, who has been "burned" or otherwise
blacklisted by all of his associates. Westin is stuck
in his Miami hometown, and left to unravel the mystery
of who was behind all of the betrayal. The new season
picks up with Westin ever so slowly gaining more clues
as to who issued the "burn notice" against him,
and what he has to do to get his life back together.
Many familiar faces are back this season including Westin's
love interest/associate Fiona played by the lovely Gabrielle
Anwar, his not so trust-worthy colleague Sam played by
Bruce Campbell, and his over-bearing, in need of a coffee-fix
mother played by Sharon Gless.
Even if you have not watched the first season, this show
is chock full of sarcastic wit and just enough action
to keep the viewer truly entertained. It also maintains
a high level of accessibility so audiences can jump in
and start watching at any time without feeling lost or
confused. This show is not just your typical spy drama,
the plot is very character driven dealing with everything
from mother-son therapy sessions to massive controlled
shoot-outs where the allies purposely shoot to miss. It
is these interactions that make the show so enthralling
and will keep viewers tuned in from week to week.
Fans of the show Battlestar Galactica will be pleased
to learn of this season's newest character Carla, played
by Tricia Helfer. At the end of last season Carla was
just a voice on the end of the phone, but this season
we meet Carla face to face as one of the people behind
the organization that has issued Westin's burn notice.
She is sure to keep Westin on his toes as she baits him
along with jobs, small amounts of valuable information,
and a little bit of flirtation thrown in for good measure!
It will be interesting to see how this new situation will
play out in the weeks to come. Be sure to tune in or set
those DVR's, Season Two of Burn Notice will premiere on
Thursday, July 10th at 10:00pm on USA.
Sneak Peak Scenes from the premeire:
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With one call, Molly goes from "Wife Of," to
Starter Wife" a decided step down, if not
out-in the Hollywood hierarchy.
In L.A., news travels fast, dramatic news even faster.
Within hours, doors are slammed, her packed social calendar
is empty, she gets the cold shoulder by other Wives Of
including one of her best friends, and worst of all, she
discovers her ex is dating a pop tartlet who is half his
age. All hope seems lost until Molly's friend Joan comes
to the rescue with the perfect antidote: an invitation
to stay at her beach house for the summer in Malibu Colony,
one of the most exclusive, private playgrounds of Hollywood's
elite.
Monk - The murder of his wife Trudy, in a crime
he has never solved, has intesified Adrian Monk's
obsessive- compulsive disorder to a near crippling
degree. He is off of the San Francisco police force
on an extended psychiatric leave and is now a freelance
detective and consultant, with the help of Natalie
Teeger, who replaced Sharona Fleming after season
three.
Psych - Starrring James Roday as the not-really
psychic Shawn Spencer and Dulé Hill as Burton
'Gus' Guster, Shawn's childhood and current friend
and partner. Having a natural talent for noticing
even the smallest details of the world around him,
strongly encouraged by his policeman father Henry
(Corbin Bernsen), Shawn has almost everone fooled
into thinking he has psychic abilities.
Working for the Santa Barbara Police Department (and
anyone else who catches his eye or has the money to
pay) Shawn and the reluctant Gus solve crimes through
the powers of Shawn's very keen observation.
Law and Order: Criminal Intent returns to
USA on June 8th. The show takes viewers into the
minds of its criminals while following the psychological
approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve the
crimes. The squad investigates high-profile cases,
usually homicides, such as those involving VIPS,
local government officials and employees, the financial
industry and the art world. Criminal Intent differs
from other series in the “Law & Order” franchise
because it gives a great amount of attention to
the actions and motives of the criminals, rather
than showing (almost exclusively) the police and
prosecution’s side of the case. The show stars Vincent
D’Onofrio, Chris Noth, Kathryn Erbe, Julianne Nicholson
and Eric Bogosian.
House - Dr. Gregory House is the brilliant, sarcastic,
antisocial Vicodin addicted anti-hero of the series.CAST:
Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) Head of the Department
of Diagnostic Medicine, Diagnostician, specializing
in infectious diseases and nephrology, Dr. Lisa Cuddy
(Lisa Edelstein) Administration: Dean of Medicine;
Endocrinology, Dr. Eric Foreman (Omar Epps) Fellow,
Diagnostic Medicine; neurology, Dr. James Wilson (Robert
Sean Leonard) Department Head: Oncology, Dr. Allison
Cameron (Jennifer Morrison) Fellow, Diagnostic Medicine;
immunologist and Dr. Robert Chase (Jesse Spencer)
USA
Network, the network that brings you Burn Notice, Psych, Monk
and In Plain Sight has launched an all-new CHARACTER ARCADE!
Members will be able to create their own gaming profile to
play games, make friends with fellow players, track the performance
of elite gamers and friends, send direct challenges to rival
gamers, and win prizes!
Hot New Show
Premiering on USA network, In Plain Sight follows
the life of Mary Shannon (played by Mary McCormack) a US
Marshall who works with the Witness Protection Unit. While
she's out putting her life on the line for the secretive
goverment agency her family has no idea what she's actually
up to. Tune into USA every Sunday to watch as Mary tries
to protect witnesses from dangerous criminals and masterminds.
The show also stars Federick Weller, Lesley Ann Warren and
current Dancing with the Stars contestant Cristián
de la Fuente . Get more information at the
shows website, their facebook
page and check out the clips below.
Coming up on IN PLAIN SIGHT:
The Feds make a lot of promises in exchange for testimony,
not all of them moral, and it's the Marshals who are stuck
with the consequences.
When art dealer Jay Arnstein goes into the witness protection
program, he asks that his wife, Marci (Sherry Stringfield),
be moved with him, as well as his mistress, Kay. The rules
force Mary to keep this from Marci, a very sweet woman with
whom she has an immediate bond.
Things might have gone on like that forever, but when Jay
is shot late one night at the gallery, everyone's secrets
are forced out into the open.
Don't miss an all-new episode of In Plain Sight - "Who
Shot Jay Arnstein?" - this Sunday at 10/9C on USA Network.
Sneak Peek Scene:
USA partnered with Big Spaceship (the creators of “The Ultimate
Search for Bourne”) to develop WITSEC Confidential, a multi-media
campaign that brings the intriguing world of Witness Protection
to life by giving each viewer the opportunity to work alongside
the lead characters of the show as the newest U.S. Marshal
in the Albuquerque WITSEC office.
Each week users/fans will be able to login to the WITSEC
Confidential microsite to participate in a new interactive
case. Each of these cases will include original video briefings
featuring Marshall Mann, and will require monitoring, protecting
and in some cases tracking down federal witnesses. To solve
these challenges, players will need to use the tools provided,
call witnesses and colleagues, and visit a wide range of
locations to search for evidence and conduct interviews.
Your friends on Facebook have been placed in the Witness
Protection Program courtesy of USA Network's new series,
IN PLAIN SIGHT.
How well do you really know your friends on Facebook? Everything
you'd ever need to know about them is IN PLAIN SIGHT. The
game dynamically pulls information from a friend's profile
(any content that is not set to private) and delivers it
as "clues" to see how quickly the player can guess
the friend's identity. The game consists of 4 rounds with
each giving the player less time to guess their friend's
identity. You think you know your friend's? Prove it! Click
below!
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In
Plain Sight Review:
USA Network's new show, In Plain Sight, stars Mary McCormack
and Fred Weller as U.S. Marshals with the Federal Witness
Protection Program. But viewers expecting a typical law
or crime procedural may be surprised, as the show is scripted
in a serial manner. Storylines are continuous throughout
the season, especially those involving Mary and her on-again
off-again boyfriend and her younger sister Brandi. This
is fortunate for those who have seen the solid, but perhaps
noncomprehensive first episode.
In the pilot, Mary came across as a tough, difficult to
please chick who is married to her job and frustrated with
her surroundings. Her partner Fred seemed like a dork whose
verbal aptitude surpassed his physical capabilities (although
his intellectual banter is amusing). And in the end, it
was Mary alone who put two and two together. Fortunately,
later episodes draw more complete pictures of the characters,
and viewers will see a softer side of Mary and a tougher,
no-nonsense Fred.
McCormack and Weller are solid actors who believably play
their roles, and Nichole Hiltz as troubled younger sis Brandi
Shannon is an added twist. Chief inspector Stan McQueen
provides some humor as Mary and Fred's bumbling boss. The
only weak link in the cast is Lesley Ann Warren's turn as
Jinx Shannon, Mary and Brandi's practically intolerably
annoying mother.
The pilot episode provided a brief sketch of the characters
and their roles on the show, but the later episodes should
reveal those pesky questions viewers are asking themselves...
What will Brandi do with the suitcase, and will Mary discover
it? What will happen with Mary's sometimes boyfriend Raphael,
played by Cristián de la Fuente? And why does Bobby
D keep popping up? Find out more by watching In Plain Sight
on Sundays 10/9C.
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