Burn Notice Season 6
DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:
Season 6 of Burn Notice makes up for a somewhat less than stellar Season 5. Personally I have never liked the plot device of inserting a primary character in prison. Sure it’s understandable that writers want to amp up the drama by putting someone viewers care about into jeopardy but the prison scenario has been overdone and is so full of cliches that it’s painful to watch. The season of the excellent “Justified” where Ava Crowder was in jail was the worst- everytime the action switched to that storyline it was tedious. That said, my fears for more of the same this season with Fiona in prison were not assuaged by the first few episodes. Fiona went through the usual prison stuff (threatened by other cons, dealing with corrupt guards, etc.) and it looked bleak but happily Matt Nix and company bail her out after a few episodes. Afterwards the show really picks up steam and was back to the great action packed series the fans love. Some crazy things happen and the killing off of a significant recurring character was quite a surprise too. So glad Nix and his team have redeemed this great series and I’ll be sad to watch the final Season 7 knowing it’s all over. Surprising technical glitch was when gun-happy Fiona threatens to give a guy a “9mm tracheotomy” when she’s holding a Walther PPK on him. The problem is the PPK is not chambered for 9mm; .22 and .380 yes, but no 9mm.
– Colonel
We discovered Burn Notice late in the game–after Season 5 had already started. iTunes got us hooked by providing several old episodes “free”. I shared them with my husband and we found the earlier seasons streaming on Netflix. Burn Notice is a good series that both men and women will enjoy. Good personalities, enough drama and campy enough not to take itself too seriously. Plus the “tips on how to be a spy” are priceless. I found that Season 6 wasn’t out in streaming and season 7 will be the end of the series. We didn’t want to risk finding out “how it ends” before seeing this season. So, for the cost of a couple of tickets to the movies we bought the series and watched it all in a few-day marathon. The quality of the DVDs were fine on our DVD player and I was happy with the purchases and the quick arrival (Amazon Prime free 2 day).
– TrailsEnd
My wife and I were strong fans of the early seasons: this season we now let episodes pile up and then we watch one or two. The writing is not as strong as it was in the early seasons: Michael’s voice-over narration replaces on-screen character development; Sam no longer brings any life to the story; Fiona doesn’t even seem to enjoy blowing things up any more (though the “Fiona in jail” episodes worked.) The humor is gone: no jokes, all grim faces. Michael’s arch-enemies are increasingly over the top: the need to find new ways to make Michael unjustly persecuted — new “burned” scenarios — just isn’t working. Even Miami doesn’t have much of a visual role: one on-ramp or hotel balcony or warehouse looks pretty much every other one. Jeffrey Donovan’s ability to “become” different characters and his communicative smile are lost in the new stories so far. We hope the writers manage to give everyone back a personality.
– MRB
DVD Wholesale Main Features:
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Dubbed: English
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number of discs: 4
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Release Date: June 11, 2013
Run Time: 774 minutes
