Burn Notice
September 11, 2008
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Ringmaster Jerry Springer's three-ring talent contest has progressed mightily through the weeks, starting with the seven-week, country-spanning audition process that began in June and featured stopovers in Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta and New York. Then came the "Vegas Callbacks" and the Top 40 showdowns. Tonight should be a real circus when the Top 10 variety acts are unveiled.
Burn Notice @ 10pm
Michael knows he isn't the only ex-spy out there trying to makes ends meet, but he very well could be the only one doing, well, honest work. This is all too clear when a fellow former operative reappears and contacts Michael with a job offer he has no problem refusing. Michael is asked to perform a contract killing, but like the modern-day knight in shining armor he is, he opts to protect the woman who has been targeted instead. Tim Matheson guest stars.
Top Pop Group @ 10pm
Nine pop groups of all different stripes and styles square off in this battle of the bands, with a $100,000 prize awaiting the winner. Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child, Taboo of Black Eyed Peas and choreographer Brian Friedman (who has worked with Britney Spears, Prince, Beyoncé, Pink and Usher, to name just a few) are the judges. Mario Lopez hosts.
Tabatha's Salon Takeover @ 10pm
Tabatha wants to show the owners and staff of a faltering strip-mall salon on Long Island how to improve their styling skills and customer service. And she comes up with the perfect plan when she takes them on a field trip to the Big Apple to see what goes on at a high-class, successful Manhattan salon.
August 8, 2008
A recently paroled and reformed ex-con needs help with an upcoming jewelry heist he wants to get out of.
Michael, always hesitant with referrals, eventually concedes and goes undercover as an expert safe cracker (a skill that he had while being a spy) in order to throw a wrench in the works of this seemingly well-oiled criminal machine with it's micro-managing leader. With the help of Sam and Fiona the heist doesn't go, but its leader does.
From a PO Box to an office building, the search for Carla's true identity continues to remain a mystery. And admittedly, after days of stake outs, wireless surveillance etc, when Michael finally decides to go inside the building and he realizes Carla is not there yet has been watching him the entire time (i.e. has been a few steps ahead of him)… kinda saw that one coming.
How will Michael get an edge on Carla? Will we even see Tricia Helfer next week?
We'll see.
August 1, 2008
Thanks to the recently returned Nate Weston, Michael and crew discover a human trafficking ring run by the local Russian mob.
Turns out that Nate's cute Russian friend, Katya, has a sister who has been kidnapped by this ring. Michael and the gang go to work, ultimately shutting down this ring and saving Katya's sister among others.
Meanwhile, clues to the true identity of Michael's new handler Carla lead them to believe she might have a cover in agriculture as an irrigation consultant.
Sam goes undercover with Harvey Gunderson, the Secretary Treasurer of the Agricultural Association of South Florida (played by funnyman Larry Miller) to poke around and see if any names come up.
Lo and behold, after many meetings, whisky, wine, and the threat of the DEA to ruin Gunderson's career, the bet paid off. At least in the form of a business card and a PO Box.
July 31, 2008
Some of the stories in this series have been nothing short of medical miracles, but what doctors — and their patients — are attempting tonight just might take the cake. It all starts with a woman at Johns Hopkins who needs a kidney transplant, but that's only the beginning as the drama of her predicament plays out in a three-couple, bicoastal, three-way organ swap.
Burn Notice @ 10pm on USA
Michael finds himself in yet another unsavory position — this time, making nice with a smuggler — for his greatest weakness: family. His task is trying to find the sister of his latest client. In order to do that, he pretends to be a friendly cellmate to a guy who traffics something highly illegal — people.
America's Best Dance Crew @ 10pm
This week the remaining crews must dance to Missy Elliott tunes, but they'll get more than just her music. They'll get to meet and perform with the hip-hop diva and choreography queen herself when she visits the show and shares the stage with the top four remaining crews. Later, she'll sit alongside the judges to watch the dancers shake their stuff before one crew gets the bad news that their flag will fall.
So You Think You Can Dance @ 9pm on KTTVHD
The final four will be revealed tonight. What a season! Great talents and awesome routines dazzled us this season. And there's still more to come. Paula Abdul paid a visit to the show last night. Wonder if she will be choreographing any routines? Hmm....
July 11, 2008
We pick up right where season 1 left off, with Michael driving into the cargo trailer of a semi hoping to find out why he got burned.
What he finds out is that, such an answer is not going to come by easily.
First he has to help new client Jimmy infiltrate and steal secure data from a Miami based security firm.
If successful Jimmy gets his family back, and Michael will be that much closer to finding out why he got burned.
Of course everyone is back.
Fiona (*sigh*), Sam, Mom, and now a new clandestine seductress enters the mix.
Tricia Helfer of Battlestar Galactica fame will be popping up this season as "Carla", someone that not only knows much more about why Michael got burned, but seems to have plans for him that Michael himself doesn't know about and would be possibly quite reticent in accepting at all.
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