Covert Affairs - Video: "Walter's Walk" Episode Trailer

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Covert Affairs - Walter's Walk

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Being the new girl in the CIA's Domestic Protection Division, Annie gets the jobs nobody else wants, like doing lunch runs and debriefing the crazy "walk-ins".

Covert Affairs airs Tuesday at 10pm on USA.

Psych: Video: 'Romeo and Juliet and Juliet'

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Psych - Romeo and Juliet and Juliet

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Shawn and Gus find themselves caught between two rival Chinese Triad gangs as they search for a powerful businessman's abducted daughter.

Covert Affairs - Video: Pilot

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Covert Affairs - Pilot

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Annie Walker is removed from the CIA training school and thrust into the inner sanctum of the Agency for what appears to be their need of her exceptional linguistic skills, but there may be something from her past that her CIA bosses are really after.

Cast includes Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham, Kari Matchett, Peter Gallagher and Anne Dudek.

Jeffrey Donovan - Burn Notice: Video - Neighborhood Watch

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USA Burn Notice - Neighborhood Watch

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A reluctant doctor turns to Michel for help when a group of vicious drug dealers terrorize his neighborhood clinic. Along the way, Michael is drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a sadistic killer.

Burn Notice - Video: 'Lesser Evil' Episode Commentary

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Burn Notice - Lesser Evil

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Episode commentary with Matt Nix

Michael Shanks - Burn Notice: Video: 'Lesser Evil'

Courtesy of USA and HULU, Burn Notice's second season finale episode, 'Lesser Evil,' starring Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, Jeffrey Donovan and Sharon Gless. Guest stars include Tricia Helfer, Michael Shanks and John Mahoney. Directed by Tim Matheson.

In the explosive season finale, Michael learns some surprising facts about Victor's past, and is forced to take on Carla in a final showdown.

Michael Shanks - Burn Notice: Various Articles on Second Season Finale

[NOTE: The articles include spoilers for the Burn Notice second season finale episode.]

At the Newark Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ):

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Burn Notice, "Lesser Evil": I guess this means we're not going to Disney World

by Alan Sepinwall/The Star-Ledger

Thursday March 05, 2009, 11:00 PM

Spoilers for the "Burn Notice" season two finale coming up just as soon as I ask On-Star for the nearest hardware store...

"You have no idea what hell will rain down if we stop watching out for you." -Management
"I'll take my chances." -Michael

And so an outstanding season of "Burn Notice" comes to an appropriately outstanding ending...

... The finale takes care of both Carla and Victor, the former in one of those aforementioned "Hell yeah!" scenes (Fi was probably speaking for half the audience when she said, "Finally!" after putting a bullet in her), the latter in a moment that was deliberately the opposite of satisfying. Victor was introduced as Michael's opposite number -- just as competent, but crazy and overheated where Michael is cool and controlled -- and here we find out he's just another poor bastard who got a burn notice at a bad time, and the poor fortune to lose his family in the bargain. This could have been Michael, and he knows that, and that's why he hesitates so long before letting Victor help him pull the trigger. A great moment for Jeffrey Donovan and Michael Shanks.

... I just feel incredibly satisfied by this whole season, and I can't wait to see how things play out next season now that Michael's unquestionably a man without a country. Was Mahoney exaggerating about the threat level, or will we see his weekly missions constantly being disrupted by disgruntled former colleagues popping up to take a shot at Michael, Fi and Sam? And how long do we have to wait, anyway.

Bravo, "Burn Notice."

What did everybody else think?

~~**~~**

At Entertainment Weekly Online:

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Michael Shanks and Jeffrey Donovan

'Burn Notice' goes out with a bang and a splash

Mar 5, 2009, 11:05 PM | by Ken Tucker

... In an earlier post I'd complained about how the Carla/Victor stuff was getting in the way of Burn Notice's momentum -- snipping the satisfying snap of Michael's voiceovers, as he described tricks of the spy trade while we watch him craft weapons or execute bone-snapping punches and kicks. But last night, everything clicked into place. In an hour written by creator Matt Nix and directed by Tim Matheson (yes, the actor who must be weary of being credited as Animal House's Otter, and a darn good TV director), Michael united with his nemesis Victor (Michael Shanks) against his handler-against-his-will Carla (Tricia Helfer). We got some backstory -- Carla killed Victor's family, which is why he hates Carla -- but most of the time, we got the action we craved.

... So what did you think of the finale? Satisfied? Not?

Burn Notice - Video: Jeffrey Donovan - Teasers About Finale

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Burn Notice - Jeffrey Donovan - Teasers About Finale

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What can viewers look forward to in the season finale?

Burn Notice's season two finale, 'Lesser Evil,' airs Thursday, March 5 at 10pm on USA. Guest stars include Michael Shanks as Victor.

Burn Notice: Video: 'Sins of Omission' Episode Commentary

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Burn Notice - Sins of Omission - Commentary

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Episode commentary with Matt Nix

Psych - Video: 'An Evening With Mr. Yang'

Courtesy of USA and HULU, the Psych season three finale, 'An Evening With Mr. Yang,' starring
James Roday, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson, Kirsten Nelson and Corbin Bernsen. Guest stars include Cybill Shepherd, Rachael Leigh Cook, Sage Brocklebank, Guyle Fraizer, Liam James, Emma Lahana, Ally Sheedy, Jimmi Simpson and Beulah Wong.

After eluding capture and disappearing years ago, the famed Yin Yang serial killer is back, and he's set his sights on Shawn.

Michael Shanks - Burn Notice - Video: 'Sins of Omission'

Courtesy of USA and HULU, Burn Notice's 'Sins of Omission,' starring Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell and Sharon Gless. Guest stars include Tricia Helfer, Jay Karnes, Dina Meyer and Michael Shanks.

A mysterious woman from Michael's past shows up at his loft with a plea: Help her retrieve her kidnapped son from a black market trader.

Burn Notice - Video: 'Truth and Reconciliation' Episode Commentary

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Burn Notice - Truth and Reconciliation

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Episode commentary

Psych - Video: 'Tuesday the 17th" Episode Commentary

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Psych - Tuesday the 17th Commentary

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Episode commentary from the writers

Burn Notice: Video: Ask A Spy # 4

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Burn Notice - Ask A Spy

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What is the best way to survive a bar fight?

Psych - Video: 'Tuesday the 17th'

Courtesy of USA and HULU, Psych's 'Tuesday the 17th,' starring James Roday, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson, Kirsten Nelson and Corbin Bernsen. Guest stars include Liam James, Gemma Levinson, Richard Side, Mackenzie Astin, Justine Bateman, Elden Henson, Sonja Bennett and Shawn Roberts.

Shawn and Gus are hired by a childhood friend to find a missing camp counselor who disappeared near their old sleep away campgrounds.

Burn Notice - Video: 'Truth and Reconciliation'

Courtesy of USA and HULU, Burn Notice's 'Truth and Reconciliation,' starring Bruce Campbell, Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar and Sharon Gless. Guest stars include Clarence Williams III, James Black, Basil Wallace, Marc Macaulay, Brandon Morris and Michael Shanks.

NOTE: Michael Shanks doesn't appear until the last 30 seconds of the episode. However, he also guest stars in next week's episode, 'Sins of Omission,' and the season finale, 'Lesser Evil.'

Michael takes on a sympathy case for a Haitian man whose daughter was murdered by a corrupt government official who he believes is hiding in Miami.

Michael Shanks - Comedy Centric: Burn Notice Preview

At Comedy Centric:

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Burn Notice: ‘Truth and Reconciliation’ Preview

by Chandra on February 17th, 2009

Next up on Burn Notice this Thursday, February 19, is the fresh episode “Truth and Reconciliation,” featuring the return of Stargate vet Michael Shanks as bad, bad spy-guy Victor.



[NOTE: There are two video clips at the link above from the episode, but Michael Shanks isn't in either clip.]

Burn Notice airs on USA at 10pm.

Michael Shanks - Burn Notice - 'Truth and Reconciliation'

Michael Shanks (Stargate SG-1) reprises his role as Victor on USA's Burn Notice, beginning this Thursday, February 19 at 10pm with 'Truth and Reconciliation.' This is the first of a three episode story arc for Victor on Burn Notice.

Michael takes on a sympathy case for a Haitian man whose daughter was murdered by a corrupt government official who he believes is hiding in Miami. Michael sets out to prove the fugitive's true identity in order to return him to Haiti. Meanwhile, Michael gets closer to tracking down the person who tried to kill him. Catch the premiere of "Truth and Reconciliation" Thursday, February 19th at 10/9C on USA Network.



Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) and Fiona Glenanne (Gabrielle Anwar)



Sam Axe (Bruce Campbell)



Fiona



Michael

From the March 5 episode of Burn Notice, 'Lesser Evil,' (please click on photo for larger size):



Victor (Michael Shanks)



Victor and Michael

Burn Notice - Video: 'Ask a Spy #3'

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Burn Notice - Ask A Spy: Cheating Girlfriend?

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I think my girlfriend is cheating on me. Should I snoop on her?

Burn Notice - CinemaSpy: Exclusive Interview - Gabrielle Anwar

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Interview: Gabrielle Anwar

The British charmer talks about her gun-toting status on 'Burn Notice'

By Blaine Kyllo | Sunday, February 8, 2009

She’s petite, she’s beautiful, and on Burn Notice, Gabrielle Anwar plays things tough as nails.

As Fiona Glenanne, an Irish expat with ties to the IRA, Anwar is more comfortable with a gun in her hand than a purse. She advises using a golf club rather than a bat for beating up on gangsters because they can be made to move faster.

It’s a bit of a departure for Anwar, who broke out in Scent of a Woman, which also starred Al Pacino and Chris O’Donnell, but the actress seems to relish her role as a tough, no-nonsense woman.

Burn Notice, which has been picked up for a third season of 16 episodes on USA, stars Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Westen, a former operative who has been functionally exiled in Miami and is trying to figure out who burned his career. Fiona Glenanne is a former girlfriend whom Westen came to know while on assignment in Ireland.

The specifics of the relationship between Michael and Fiona are ever vague, but the sexual and emotional tension between the two is palpable.

The third wheel is Sam Axe, played by Bruce Campbell, formerly a Navy Seal. Together, the trio work to help the little people who have been taken advantage of, all the while trying to help Michael restore his reputation.

A brief excerpt:

...Question: When we talk to a lot of actors and actresses they sometimes are fearful of couples getting together or not getting together, thinking about what ramifications it might have on the length or the life of the series. Do you want to see them get together? Do you want to see them stay apart? How do you want to see this relationship play out?

Gabrielle Anwar: I have to agree. I think there’s a certain amount of tension that is inevitable when a relationship isn’t really predictable. Obviously, Michael and Fiona have consummated their affection for one another. I think that the likelihood of their hooking up in a conventional manner with an engagement or a marriage or something, it’s just not in their cards. I don’t think it would appeal to either of them actually. They’re out of the box.

So I don’t think that would be an issue as far as . . . just not have any kind of predictability. I find that much more intriguing. When you start taking someone for granted in real life or in make-believe it loses a sense of passion, particularly in my eyes.