Tag: Burn Notice
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Pedro Pascal Teased His Star Power in This TV Movie With Bruce Campbell
Several years back, Pedro Pascal and Bruce Campbell starred in the same film, and it is a fun, humor-laced jaunt through the jungles of Colombia inspired by the popular spy series Burn Notice. Released in 2011, Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe is a movie-length iteration of the Jeffrey Donovan-led show whose pulpy approach…
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‘Burn Notice’s Best Character Isn’t Who You Think
Revisiting the classic action spy-thriller series, Burn Notice, in the post-binging and streaming era is fascinating. Admittedly, Burn Notice is somewhat dated, with the utilization of a very formulaic style and the bait-and-switch plot twists that were heavily favored by the writers and producers. The spy subplots sometimes suffered from becoming too convoluted and overwrought.…
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The ‘Burn Notice’ Prequel Saw Pedro Pascal Face Off Against Bruce Campbell
Prior to becoming one of the hottest and most in-demand actors on the planet with The Mandalorian and The Last of Us, actor Pedro Pascal was a working actor on many television projects. Pascal appeared in notable shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Good Wife, The Mentalist, Nurse Jackie, and a little show called…
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How ‘Burn Notice’ Lost the Plot
What was dubbed the “Blue Sky” and “Characters Welcome” Era of the USA Network constituted an era of exceptional creativity and fun, memorable, quality scripted, narrative television shows. At the time, it made USA Network one of the most exciting networks around, characterized by such hit shows as Suits, White Collar, Royal Pains, and of…
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Letting Jonathan Frakes Direct Star Trek Came Back To Bite The Show’s Producer
Actor Jonathan Frakes’ directorial debut on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” was for the third season episode “The Offspring“, the episode where Data (Brent Spiner) builds his own android daughter (Hallie Todd). One might note that Frakes’ character, Commander Riker, didn’t appear much in that episode. This kicked off a full-blown directorial career for Frakes…
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Kyra Sedgwick, Jeffrey Donovan Join Dark Comedy Film ‘Villains’
Exclusive: Emmy winner Kyra Sedgwick and Burn Notice alum Jeffrey Donovan have signed on for the darkly comedic thriller Villains, from Dan Berk and Robert Olsen. The pic stars Bill Skarsgård and Maika Monroe as a pair of amateur criminals who, after breaking into a suburban home, stumble upon a dark secret and two sadistic…