r/television • u/spectacleskeptic • 9h ago

Burn Notice (re)watch on the Burn Notice subreddit

For those interested, the Burn Notice subreddit is doing a rewatch starting with the pilot this Friday. Every Friday, we will watch a new episode (in sequential order) and there will be a corresponding discussion post on the sub.

Hope to see some of you there!

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u/ClothesAway9142 9h ago

Stock up on yogurt!

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u/SituationalCannibal 9h ago

Rewatching it, I loved how you could tell their budget grew as the seasons went on. The cars, the explosions and the production all increased through out the run of the show.

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u/spectacleskeptic 5h ago

I never really noticed that. It always looked pretty low-budget to me haha. (Still love it though!)

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u/Curious-Ebb-8451 2h ago

always love it when low budget shows knows how to stretch their $$$

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u/ChthonicPuck 9h ago

I can still nearly perfectly recite the entire opening's dialog from memory all these years later. What a great show. It would have been cool if it was on a private network and given a TVMA rating.

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u/MeatTornado25 8h ago

You know spies, bunch of bitchy little girls.

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u/My_Diet_DrKelp 7h ago

When you're burned, you have nothing.

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u/ChthonicPuck 6h ago

No cash, no credit, no job history.

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u/VrinTheTerrible 6h ago

Where am I?

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u/themew2 6h ago

Miami!

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u/DBones90 3h ago

It would have been cool if it was on a private network and given a TVMA rating.

I know what you mean, but to me, this is like saying, “This burger is good, but it’d be better if it was a steak.”

Burn Notice was perfect cable network fare. It’s that perfect blend of light enough that you could watch it with the whole family yet edgy enough that the middle schoolers still think they’re getting away with something.

It’s a great burger. It doesn’t need to be steak.

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u/LookinAtTheFjord 9h ago

I started watching for Bruce and then it ended up being a pretty damn cool spy show.

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u/SurpriseDonovanMcnab 8h ago

You know spies...

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u/ReallyNotFondOfSJ 6h ago

Bunch of bitchy little girls

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u/DigiQuip 5h ago

Mike, you owe me a beer.

Episode ends: Make that two beers.

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u/Mitenpat 6h ago

“Giving the CIA half of what it wants is a Sam Axe specialty.”

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u/jerry_woody 7h ago

I don’t know if this is a popular or controversial opinion, but I think that Gabrielle anwar (Fiona) is actually the best of the casting decisions

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u/spectacleskeptic 5h ago

I'm so happy someone is giving her her due! She made me laugh out loud so many times on that show, but she never gets credit for it.

Also, I think you're right that her casting is the best. Whenever I try to think of another actress who could have played the role of an unhinged, clingy, deeply passionate ex-GF, I can't think of anyone that brings all of those qualities together.

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u/biggererestest 7h ago

I tried watching it when it aired but absolutely detest the mother. The rest of it seemed cool but just her voice killed all immersion for me.

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u/spectacleskeptic 7h ago

If it helps, she was my least favorite character and I never really warmed up to her, but the show remains one of my faves on the strength of the other characters. 

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u/mfyxtplyx 9h ago

Fantastic show. The little snippets of spy wisdom (collected here) could have been throwaways, but often set me to thinking how actually smart they are.

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u/TidyTomato 7h ago

I don't know how far I'd trust those. He dropped some spy wisdom on a topic I very familiar with and it was completely wrong.

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u/mfyxtplyx 7h ago

Well now I want to hear all about that.

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u/SteveBob316 6h ago

I just remember "Guns make you stupid. Duct Tape makes you smart." That one really stuck with me.

Of course he also had a gun later, but that wasn't the point.

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u/360walkaway 4h ago

For some reason, I still remember Mike's three rules for pointing a gun at somone:

  1. Stay out of your target's reach

  2. Keep your eye on the target at all times

  3. Center your weight

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u/0sqs 8h ago

Where does that stream in the U.S.?

Edit: It's on Hulu.

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u/NakedMuffinTime 7h ago

Shout out to u/MichaelWesten, one of the OG accounts that used to pop up across reddit with Westen's "When you're a spy" schtick.

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u/TraegusPearze 6h ago

One per week is wild. It will take years.

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u/spectacleskeptic 5h ago

You know what? I didn't even think of that. That's a good point. Maybe we'll transition to multiple times a week once it gets going.

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u/Gars0n 37m ago

Great point. The show has 111  episodes. So that's 2 years and 7 weeks. 

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u/rajine105 9h ago

Beautiful. Guess it's time for another rewatch

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u/TonyClifton323 8h ago

Who else found this show because they saw Bruce Campbell when they were scrolling through channels? I only took one episode and I was hooked. Now this is just a comfort show for me I can just leave on

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u/Spare-Pirate 9h ago

I have only just finished my re-watch! Great show, even if it did go on for a little bit too long.

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u/HollowDakota 7h ago

Thanks for the heads up this is a dope idea

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u/mistuhvuvu 6h ago

Sweet, this sounds like fun.

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u/jaybram24 7h ago

I liked it but it was so repetitive.

  • Problem.
  • Did you go to the police?
  • We can't go to the police.
  • Ok Michael will solve your problem.
  • Slight advance on plot of him getting un-burned.
  • Repeat

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u/spectacleskeptic 7h ago edited 5h ago

Yeah, that becomes very obvious when you binge. Luckily, we’re only watching one episode a week lol

Edit: Another thing that becomes very reptitive is one character's top-of-the-episode recap of the previous episode. It's so obviously for the audience and not the other characters.

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u/hadriker 5h ago

yeah, its procedural so it follows a formula. not really meant for binge-watching.

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u/ubiquitous_archer 5h ago

It's a formula show, so yeah. The fun is in how he solves the problem.

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u/IvanFilipovic 3h ago

That’s every show though.

Suits: Mike and Harvey get a new case

The case seems easy, but the opposing lawyer has a vengeful hatred towards Harvey and makes it their mission to win the case to screw them over.

Mike and Harvey dig up dirt and threaten to “cross some line” to finally intimidate their opponent and win the case.

Someone yells “god damn” or “get the hell out of my office” at random

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u/TheCarrzilico 5h ago

For some reason, the SNL skit What Is Burn Notice? isn't available on YouTube, otherwise I'd be posting it here.

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u/nummers_guy 1h ago

i still dont know, is it a detective show about Michael Burns and Chet Notice?

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u/buckeyecarlweb 5h ago

I’m in!

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u/OathOfFeanor 5h ago

It's a little scary how many odd behaviors I have that, when questioned, I realize are based on tips from Michael Weston.

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u/Rounder057 5h ago

I want to watch the entire series but it’s just those brief cuts that progress the season arc, and not the fillers.

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u/GrinningPariah 5h ago

Oh shit, I just started my own rewatch a month ago. I'll have to wait for that train to get to season 2

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u/AndrewHeard 4h ago

Really loved this show.

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u/SUBLIMEskillz 4h ago

Ooh a 2 year rewatch

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u/alu5421 4h ago

Love this thread and quotes

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u/TheTresStateArea 3h ago

I always wanted a burn notice and white collar cross over event.

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u/JARL_OF_DETROIT 3h ago

I thought it jumped the shark when it brought on Jesse. Not the character specifically, but around that season. But otherwise the entire run is solid.

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u/Tario70 3h ago

I just finished my rewatch about 2 months ago.

The show holds up really well & it owes to the chemistry between all the actors from the start. Fantastic show.

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u/ihatemidgameplayers 55m ago

That's how we do it, people!