Burt Reynolds, best known for playing loveable scoundrels like Bandit in the 1977 homage to the CB/ Trucker craze “Smokey and the Bandit”, will guest star as a former CIA operative who gives Jeffrey Donovan’s character Michael Westen a glimpse into his own future on the upcoming 4th season of USA’s spy drama, “Burn Notice.” […]
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HOLLYWOOD INSIDER: TV’s Most Explosive Couple; Burn Notice’s Jeffrey Donovan and Gabrielle Anwar; Talk About Their Most Dangerous Stunts, TV’s Most Unusual Relationship and Much, Much, More!
Recently, I had the opportunity to take part in a teleconference Q&A with Burn Notice’s [USA,Thursday, 10/9C] Gabrielle Anwar and Jeffrey Donovan – the latter of whom seldom does these things [which is a shame because he’s smart, and wry and funny – and a gentleman…] – for the series’ third season finale. The result […]
HOLLYWOOD INSIDER: Burn Notice’s Matt Nix Talks Casting, Spy Tips and More!
Burn Notice [USA, Thursdays, 10/9C] has, over the course of its first three seasons, become one of cable’s most consistent hits. Recently, I had the opportunity to tale part in a Q&A teleconference call with series creator Matt Nix. As usual, Nix was cheerful, charming and loquacious – though [also as usual] shy on the […]
TELEVISION: Burn Notice: Oops! Burnt Again!
In the aftermath of Burn Notice’s [tonight, USA, 10/9C] third summer finale, things have gone south, once again, for Michael Westen [Jeffrey Donovan]. With the death of his CIA contact, Diego, the plan to unburn him has gone away, and he’s left tending to the wound Fiona [Gabrielle Anwar] sustained as she and Michael dealt […]
DVD REVIEW: Burn Notice: Season Two – Breezy Spycraft, Beautiful Environs and Carla!
In season two of Burn Notice, Michael Westen [Jeffrey Donovan] found himself between a rock and a hard place when Carla [Trisha Helfer] began to squeeze him into taking assignments for her – forcing him to track her down and get her out of the picture so that he could return to the task of […]
TELEVISION NEWS: EM Favorite, Jeffrey Donovan Busted for DUI
I’m sure this is all some sort of elaborate con put on to get back in the spy business, but EM Favorite and generally all around good guy Burn Notice star, Jeffrey Donovan was busted in Miami on DUI. He said he didn’t think he was that drunk, just “borderline.” He was arrested July 11 […]
TELEVISION: Burn Notice – Management Strikes Back!
In the season two finale of Burn Notice [USA, Thursdays, 9/8C] we finally got an answer to the question, “Gee, Michael, with all the mayhem you cause every week, why haven’t the police thrown your ass in jail already?” Turns out that Michael [Jeffrey Donovan] had a guardian angel – in the form of the […]
HOLLYWOOD INSIDER: Burn Notice Creator and FX Coordinator Discuss The Changes in Store For Season Three!
The USA Network hit series Burn Notice [Thursdays, 9/8C] returns on June 4, 2009 and I was among the privileged few to chat with series creator Matt Nix and the show’s special effects coordinator, Kevin Harris. The Q&A session touched on a number of aspects of the new season – including the fact that, without […]
HOLLYWOOD INSIDER: Burn Notice’s Gabrielle Anwar Talks Guns and That Whole Michael & Fiona Thing!
As the stunning [in more ways than one] and deadly Fiona in USA’s Burn Notice, Gabrielle Anwar finds herself playing a character whose first response to problems is to shoot them, or blow them up. During a teleconference call earlier today, she got a chance to talk about Fiona’s penchant for violence and… shall we […]
HOLLYWOOD INSIDER: Burn Notice Creator Matt Nix Gives Surprising Intel!
How do you create and write a series like Burn Notice? What influences – from life and classic TV – go into the unique mix that is Burn Notice [USA, Thursdays, 10/9C]? Series creator Matt Nix answers these questions and more…
TELEVISION: Burn Notice: USA’s Spy-Cum-Detective-Cum-Caper Series Picks Up Steam!
Tomorrow marks the return of one of the summer’s brightest lights, Burn Notice [USA, Thursdays, 10/9C]. When last we saw burnt agent Michael Westen [Jeffrey Donovan], he was caught in a freeze frame in mid-air after a bomb planted inside his door had gone off. It should come as no surprise that the winter premiere […]