Penny Arcade Forums› Debate and/or Discourse
The new forums will be named Coin Return (based on the most recent vote)! You can check on the status and timeline of the transition to the new forums here.
The Guiding Principles and New Rules document is now in effect.

Burn Notice Season Five - In which Michael Westen conquers the Earth

Lady EriLady Eri Registered User regular
edited June 2011 in Debate and/or Discourse
jeffrey-donovan-as-michael-westen.jpg

All hail Michael Westen, consummate badass, Emperor of the World. I love this show, but I have no idea where it is going now. I'll be tuning in on Thursday night to see though. There was a movie about Sam Axe, it was good. The series might be going to the big screen at some point too, but that is unconfirmed.

Until then I guess we enjoy season five.

This one on hulu is new too:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/164562/burn-notice-sidekicks

Lady Eri on

Posts

  • GospreyGosprey Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    If ever a show needed a spinoff, its this one. I like the characters, but I mostly like the format.

    Gosprey on
  • UnknownUnknown
    edited June 2011
    This content has been removed.

  • chasmchasm Ill-tempered Texan Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Can't waitCan't waitCan't waitCan't waitCan't waitCan't waitCan't waitCan't waitCan't waitCan't waitCan't waitCan't waitCan't waitCan't waitCan't waitCan't waitCan't waitCan't waitCan't waitCan't waitCan't wait

    chasm on
    steam_sig.png
    XBL : lJesse Custerl | MWO: Jesse Custer | Best vid ever. | 2nd best vid ever.
  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    I'm curious what changes they are going to make.

    Thomamelas on
  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Is this still on at the same time as futurama? I watch TV one night a week, one season a year, and both shows I like are on at the same time. What gives?

    silence1186 on
  • deowolfdeowolf is allowed to do that. Traffic.Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Biggest question? Has Gabrielle Anwar eaten this year.

    deowolf on
    [SIGPIC]acocoSig.jpg[/SIGPIC]
  • DecomposeyDecomposey Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    So you're saying I should eat a lot of yogurt?

    Decomposey on
    Before following any advice, opinions, or thoughts I may have expressed in the above post, be warned: I found Keven Costners "Waterworld" to be a very entertaining film.
  • Andy JoeAndy Joe We claim the land for the highlord! The AdirondacksRegistered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Hell to the yeah, motherfuckers.

    Silence, Burn Notice is at 9 and Futurama is at 10, so you're in luck unless you want to check out Suits.

    Andy Joe on
    XBL: Stealth Crane PSN: ajpet12 3DS: 1160-9999-5810 NNID: StealthCrane Pokemon Scarlet Name: Carmen
  • LawndartLawndart Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Oh, I've been excited about tonight since USA first starting running promos for the new season.

    I'm pretty confident that there won't be any serious changes to the "season-long spy plot gets advanced 5 minutes at a time while the rest of the episode involves solving the problem of the week" format, but I'm curious to see what that season-long plot turns out to be. I'm hoping it's more "get Jesse unburned" than "find some excuse to burn Michael again".

    Burn Notice and Louie the same night, too, so it's the entire spectrum of male competence in one evening.

    Lawndart on
  • KirbithKirbith Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Damn am I excited for new Burn Notice! I'm glad they moved the time to 9 as well, that way it's not on when Futurama is.

    Kirbith on
    Backloggery | Steam - Kirbith | PSN - Kirbith | 3DS: 4957-2249-4817
  • AgahnimAgahnim Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Stopped watching when they introduced Jesse. I can't stand that character. Or maybe it's the actor. Either way it really ruined my enjoyment of the show.

    Agahnim on
    2.jpg
    3DS FC: 2148-8300-8608 WiiU: AgahnimD
  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Agahnim wrote: »
    Stopped watching when they introduced Jesse. I can't stand that character. Or maybe it's the actor. Either way it really ruined my enjoyment of the show.

    so you are gonna miss the entire episode because jessie was in it for 15 seconds?

    Buttcleft on
  • BagginsesBagginses __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2011
    I will be making my GF watch this episode to tell me if they fed the actors in-jokes in Russian.

    Bagginses on
  • CojonesCojones Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Awesome! Can't wait to see this.

    Is it just me or was the gap between S4 and S5 longer than the average? It's seemed like a lifetime.

    Cojones on
    exmac.png
  • HeraldSHeraldS Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Does anyone else feel like the show has lost its way a little? I can't put my finger on it exactly but the last two seasons don't feel as compelling to me as the first two. Maybe I'm getting tired of the whole thing where they go, "OK this is the guy that did it! If I get him I'm back in!" and then it turns out that the dude is a pawn or a front and the cycle continues. I liked tonight's episode but I don't see where it can lead- either they do the same dance they've been doing, or Mike gets back in and the show ends. Since the show has already been picked up for a 6th season I guess we'll get door number 1. I'll keep watching because I enjoy the characters, but I hope they find a good way to tie this all off.

    HeraldS on
  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Lawndart wrote: »
    Oh, I've been excited about tonight since USA first starting running promos for the new season.

    I'm pretty confident that there won't be any serious changes to the "season-long spy plot gets advanced 5 minutes at a time while the rest of the episode involves solving the problem of the week" format, but I'm curious to see what that season-long plot turns out to be. I'm hoping it's more "get Jesse unburned" than "find some excuse to burn Michael again".

    Burn Notice and Louie the same night, too, so it's the entire spectrum of male competence in one evening.

    But they got him unburned?

    Spoit on
    steam_sig.png
  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    I think that episode was a big step up from the last two seasons.

    Thomamelas on
  • Lady EriLady Eri Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    I share HeraldS fears, but this may be an opportunity for them to twist some things around and perhaps go in a new direction.

    Lady Eri on
  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Well let's see what happens next week.

    DarkPrimus on
    usnTyq4.jpg
    Rock Band DLC | GW:OttW - arrcd | WLD - Thortar
  • SchrodingerSchrodinger Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    So apparently I had been under the impression that last season ended on a cliff hanger with episode 17.

    Imagine my surprise to discover that it didn't.

    Schrodinger on
  • THEPAIN73THEPAIN73 Shiny. Real shiny.Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Loved the episode.

    I am so glad it's back.

    Also, to quit watching a show because of a secondary character like Jesse.. well, did you even LIKE the show?

    THEPAIN73 on
    Facebook | Amazon | Twitter | Youtube | PSN: ThePain73 | Steam: ThePain73
    3DS FC: 5343-7720-0490
  • careboycareboy Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    pretty excited this show is coming back.
    15.art.jpg

    careboy on
  • GospreyGosprey Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    HeraldS wrote: »
    Does anyone else feel like the show has lost its way a little? I can't put my finger on it exactly but the last two seasons don't feel as compelling to me as the first two. Maybe I'm getting tired of the whole thing where they go, "OK this is the guy that did it! If I get him I'm back in!" and then it turns out that the dude is a pawn or a front and the cycle continues. I liked tonight's episode but I don't see where it can lead- either they do the same dance they've been doing, or Mike gets back in and the show ends. Since the show has already been picked up for a 6th season I guess we'll get door number 1. I'll keep watching because I enjoy the characters, but I hope they find a good way to tie this all off.
    I kind of feel like its been painted on the wall. Jesse has decided he can't go back to government work.

    This season will be about Michael realising he doesn't want to get back in, maybe with a late series cliffhanger where he finally gets the Burn Notice lifted, before decided to pass on it, keep having endless hijinks with Sam and Fiona and living happily ever after.

    Gosprey on
  • UnknownUnknown
    edited June 2011
    This content has been removed.

  • KirbithKirbith Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Cojones wrote: »
    Awesome! Can't wait to see this.

    Is it just me or was the gap between S4 and S5 longer than the average? It's seemed like a lifetime.

    Yea normally the season finales aren't until March for BN, but that's also usually with a long gap between episodes. Season 3 started in June, showed episodes until the beginning of August and then there was a break until January. Season 4 started in June, showed new episodes through all of August, then only took a break for September - first half of November to wrap things up in December. So long waits between seasons now, but shorter wait to see all of the current season.

    Kirbith on
    Backloggery | Steam - Kirbith | PSN - Kirbith | 3DS: 4957-2249-4817
  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Buttcleft wrote: »
    Agahnim wrote: »
    Stopped watching when they introduced Jesse. I can't stand that character. Or maybe it's the actor. Either way it really ruined my enjoyment of the show.

    so you are gonna miss the entire episode because jessie was in it for 15 seconds?

    I'm feeling exactly the opposite: I found the episode a little lacking because I felt the Dynamic had taken a bit of a retrograde by taking Jesse out of the action :(

    Lanz on
    waNkm4k.jpg?1
  • kaz67kaz67 Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Lanz wrote: »
    Buttcleft wrote: »
    Agahnim wrote: »
    Stopped watching when they introduced Jesse. I can't stand that character. Or maybe it's the actor. Either way it really ruined my enjoyment of the show.

    so you are gonna miss the entire episode because jessie was in it for 15 seconds?

    I'm feeling exactly the opposite: I found the episode a little lacking because I felt the Dynamic had taken a bit of a retrograde by taking Jesse out of the action :(

    Same here. Didn't realize there was so much Jesse hate out there, I always thought he was a great addition.

    kaz67 on
  • mrmrmrmr nameless protagonist Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    The premiere episode seemed lackluster compared to the final three eps of the last season. Last season has been my favorite by far and loved the finale and the eps that led to it.

    I hope that this episode was just an intro to what is new and Michael only does CIA stuff every few episodes to advance the big plot while the others are buisiness as usual.

    mrmr on
    Practice Round, my blog where I talk (mostly) about comics.
    p4.png
  • TL DRTL DR Not at all confident in his reflexive opinions of thingsRegistered User regular
    edited June 2011
    When the CIA guy said 'thermal lance'

    I about lost it

    TL DR on
  • BagginsesBagginses __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2011
    mrmr wrote: »
    The premiere episode seemed lackluster compared to the final three eps of the last season. Last season has been my favorite by far and loved the finale and the eps that led to it.

    I hope that this episode was just an intro to what is new and Michael only does CIA stuff every few episodes to advance the big plot while the others are buisiness as usual.

    I kind of hope that they find that the remains of the organization are based out of the south, so the CIA keeps Weston's team off the books to do domestic operations.

    Bagginses on
  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    This episode also seemed a bit off to me. It was fun, but I'm not sure where this leads. There was no next episode preview, even. It just went straight to Suits. Unless I missed it somewhere.

    Reynolds on
    uyvfOQy.png
  • kaliakalia Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    It felt to me like perhaps originally it was going to be a 2-episode block, and then the network decided to break it up to premiere Suits.

    Usually the season premieres of Burn Notice are my least favorite episodes, but I really really liked this one. Am even more excited for the new season!

    kalia on
  • HounHoun Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Why are there two threads for this show I don't know which one to gush in because hotdamn I love me some Burn Notice.

    Houn on
Sign In or Register to comment.
Penny Arcade Forums› Debate and/or Discourse