Plot Summary
Official USA Synopsis:

When spies get fired, they don't get a letter from human resources.

They get BURNED...

The action/spy genre gets a refreshing update with USA Network's newest original series, Burn Notice. Jeffrey Donovan stars as Michael Westen, an international spy who suddenly finds himself blacklisted. Dumped in his hometown of Miami without money or resources, Michael struggles to put his life back together and find out why he's been burned. In the meantime, he uses his unique skills and training to help people in need ... mostly people who can't get help from the police.

Michael is joined by Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar) an ex-IRA operative, who also happens to be an ex-girlfriend; and Sam (Bruce Campbell), a washed-out military intelligence contact who's being used by the feds to keep tabs on Michael.

He's also forced to confront the family he went halfway around the world to get away from - particularly his mother, Madeline (Sharon Gless) who couldn't be happier to have her son back in town.

Created and written by Matt Nix, Burn Notice combines the best of the action/thriller elements with surprising humor and an iconic new breed of spy. The series' Commercial-Free Premiere is presented by DirecTV and airs Thursday, June 28 at 10/9C. New episodes will air throughout the summer on Thursdays at 10/9C.

Pretty much every episode of the show has a voice-over by Michael giving useful tips for the amateur spy. However, ehen those tips involve things like explosives, the writers thoughtfully remove a critical step. Michael's tips have included:
- How to figure out if you're being tailed. This was followed closely by how to lose a tail
- How to go on the run
- How to turn your old TV into an oscilloscope
- How to make fake C-4
- How to disable security systems
- How to properly set a car on fire
- How to fake a fight

Season 1:
1-1 Pilot (6.28.07)
1-2 Identity (7.6.07)
1-3 Old Friends (7.19.07)
1-4 Fight or Flight (7.12.07)
1-5 Family Business (7.26.07)
1-6 Unpaid Debts (8.2.07)
1-7 Broken Rules (8.9.07)
1-8 Wanted Man (8.16.07)
1-9 Hard Bargain (8.23.07)
1-10 False Flag (9.13.07)
1-11 Dead Drop (9.20.07)
1-12 Loose Ends (9.20.07)

Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan)
Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar)
Sam (Bruce Campbell)
Madeline (Sharon Gless)