by woof woof ! » Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:54 am
Hurrah found a great if not original show .
Storyline - The series follows two Yale University graduate students who become suspects when New York's Drexler Museum is bombed while they are pulling a juvenile prank. It appears that their friend, Will Traveler, set them up to look like the terrorists who did the bombing. After the bombing, Traveler disappears and there is no evidence that he ever existed.
As Jay and Tyler flee from the FBI, which believes them to be domestic terrorists, they uncover secrets and clues, including the fact that at least two organizations have knowledge of the conspiracy, among them the Department of Homeland Security.
At first I thought this was just another spin on "The Fugitive" and although to a large degree it is (accused flees from law whilst trying to prove their innocence) I nevertheless found myself caught up in the tangled web of conspiracy that surrounds our main protaganists. Well worth downloading if you have the facility .
Also keep your eye's peeled for "Burn Notice" . Have only seen one episode so far but it looks very promising .
(from usanetwork)
WHAT IS BURN NOTICE?
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

