Burn Notice still on fire
by Oline H. Cogdill
July 29th, 2009I’ve been thinking about television lately.
This was prompted when I recently finished a mystery that kept me going, that was filled with action and had good characters, both good and villains.
But what bothered me was that the lead character hasn’t really grown or changed or been affected by all the death that has surrounded this character through the years.
I enjoyed the novel. I would recommend it. But there was something lacking for me.
Which got me to thinking about TV and what draws us back to TV series year after year.
For me to stick with a program, year after year, the characters have to change, have to grow.
Take Buffy the Vampire Slayer — one of the best TV series ever.
Buffy changed each year as did her Scooby gang. The Buffy at the end of the series was not the same Buffy at the beginning. To use horror as a metaphor for teenage angst was brilliant.
Along the same lines, that’s why I am enjoying this season of Burn Notice (9 p.m. Thursdays on USA Network).
Burn Notice is down to its last two episodes for this season. Burn Notice is about Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan, left) a spy who was burned, or fired, during an assigment. He acts as a quasi private investigator while trying to find out why he was burned.
Here’s another look at Burn Notice at the other blog I write for the Sun Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale.
While the premise has remained the same for three seasons, and a couple of mini seasons, each season also has given us new perspective on the characters.
This season, Burn Notice has looked more at the “spy business.” More action doesn’t neglect the characters. Bit by bit, we’ve learned that Michael’s father was abusive and that his mother, played by the wonderful Sharon Gless, had to be stronger than strong.
But I really want to know what made Fiona and Sam the way they are.
Oh well, there’s always next season.
(Next up, I’ll discuss Law & Order and other TV series.)
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