I purchased for a much wanted gift for my grandson; I have not or will not view it, he has not been gifted with it yet and not until I give it to him for Christmas along with the other seasons of "Burn Notice." My grandson will love the gift and the seller was awesome.

This is a character show. If it wasn't for the perfect casting and the outstanding writing this would just be another regurgitated action show.

The first season the storylines weren't always that original, but the writing, acting, action, music, sets, and locations were top notch. I really can't praise this show enough. It just resonated with me at a time I needed some fun, solid entertainment.

I like the show, but wouldn't watch it without the DVDs. I may try the second season.

The biggest downside is the writing. It just isn't quite as perfect as other outstanding shows on television right now. One show that is similar but a step above Burn Notice is the new series, The Glades on A&E. Better writing make it a better viewing experience. If you like The Glades, you may like Burn Notice, but don't expect Burn Notice to blow you away.

Seemingly out of nowhere I discovered this gem of a tv-series. I guess I have not been engaged in a series save Seinfeld since Dallas and via the internet I discover "Burn Notice" already into it's fourth season. I am quickly correcting this "wrong" and am just finishing the third season. Simply stated, for this viewer, it's the best series on tv currently and the best since Dallas IMHO.

Where to start? Well, a good story and "Burn Notice" has one: a black-listed super spy dumped without any reason in the middle of a sensitive deal with African bad guys. Michael Westen, our super spy, is curious and I am too. He ends up in Miami with all assets frozen and only his fierly ex-girlfriend, and spy, the beautiful Fiona. Scrambling to get on his feet, to find out "what the hell happened, and just get by becomes his everyday life...Until, he can get his old life back. In a nutshell, this is our story.

Truth be told this could easily have been a one-season fantastic show (think: "My Own Worst Enemy"), but the story, the cast, the actual mechanism of using the clever "voice-over" technique, and the sly ever present humor have all come together to build an audience that absolutely, like me, craves this show. Sure, it can only help that the backdrop is the very hip Miami Beach area where most of the action takes place.

What makes this show tick and continue, in spite of the commonality of many episodes, might just be the tremendous chemistry of the cast and the changing dynamics between the characters. It's hard to notice that the writers are not as constrained as in past similar shows as the weaving in of gritty realistic darkness sometimes quite abruptly serves as as notice it is not a simplistic comedy. There is some heavy handed morality issues rearing at regular intervals which serves to keep an "edge" to the whole affair. The writing really serves to still guide the entire proceedings and, actually, not the characters who are very strong and who invest the viewer, but with the caveat that the stories dictate. This is in no way a simple, one dimensional, tv show and I, for one, am absolutely hooked. There is so much more, like the excellent use and explanation of technolgy. Is the use of the technology on the level? Well, I can't say as I care because the way it's presented it very palatble and believable within the knowledge of this being a fictional representation of spy vs. spy.

If anything I may have said seems interesting to you I think you have only one option: Get the first season DVD from Amazon and be your own judge. You could waste alot more money going to the theater and hoping to see something as good yet hardly ever feeling you got your money's worth!

Great quality, cost effective and got in time. One word would summarized the whole process... Trust.