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Burn Notice is finally coming to an end on September 12th. Don’t get me wrong, for I am an avid fan of the series, it is easily one of my favourite shows currently on television, I do not want the series to end due to my own selfish reasons, but I do believe it is the right decision by the staff, it is better to go out strong rather than fade away.

Matt Nix’s series idealises a contemporary take on action vehicles of the 90′s, such as The A-Team and MacGyver, and has proved immensely popular with the series still competing strongly in the ratings table.

Burn Notice follows Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan), a wrongly discredited spy, trying to figure out why he was ‘burned’ by the CIA and who was behind it, teamed with his on-off girlfriend and gun runner Fiona Glenanne...

Available to own on DVD and download now courtesy of Lionsgate, Axed is an intense and frighteningly relevant British horror thriller which sees a recently laid off office worker pushed to the edge and who decides to make some cuts of his own…

With the world in financial turmoil, Kurt Wendell has been shaken to the core. His job had always been his anchor, the one place that kept him sane. But now it’s been taken away from him, his demons are finally taking over. Unable to tell his family the dreadful truth, Kurt decides to make some serious changes. Granting his teenage children a day off school and his wife a day off work, he drives the whole family to the countryside on what seems like a nice day out – little do they know what he has in store for them…

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Apologies to my weekly Burn Notice readers, due to Comic-Con I had to catch up with Michael Weston and crew this week with a double-header. However make sure you do check out our coverage of Matt Nix and Bruce Campbell being interviewed by Buzzfocus here and this video interview here who came to Comic-Con to promote the DVD/Blu-Ray release of Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe. This week in “Enemy of My Enemy,” Michael (Jeffrey Donovan) and crew took on Serbian arms dealers who paid a large sum of money for a U.S. military-grade weapon drone. Michael comes up with a high-risk sting that puts Sam (Campbell) in harm’s way, undercover as a planted asset to string Miami’s second biggest heroin dealer, Carmelo Dante (Todd Stashwick) along to flush out the Serbs with his army of henchmen. This plan should have been met with an...

Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe is an experiment in television making. In a time when people are expanding the way that they view and consume media, content makers such as Universal, Fox and USA Network are discovering new ways to tell and distribute their stories. Burn Notice, one of the most popular series on cable television is entering their 5th season and have already been renewed for a 6th. To capitalize on the success of the show and the popularity of one of its stars, USA Network is releasing a Sam Axe origin movie straight to DVD.

Bruce Campbell, a cult favorite from his work in the Evil Dead series plays Sam Axe, an ex Navy Seal who accompanies and assists burned spy Michael Weston on many of his missions. Resourceful, laid-back and

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Let’s get one thing clear: The upcoming “Evil Dead” project isn’t “Evil Dead 4″. It’s a remake. With new people. If you have any doubts about that, take a peek at the video embedded below. Bruce Campbell, who is currently at Comic-Con to pimp “Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe”, takes a moment to discuss a few of the rumors surrounding the upcoming remake. After all of these years, you know the guy has got to be tired of talking about Ash. How he does it without punching people in the face is beyond me. Anyway, the aforementioned clip awaits. Source: Stumptown Trade Review...

  While the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con was ostensibly holding a presentation for the new TV movie "Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe," the 5,000 or so fans who lined up (reportedly beginning before 5 a.m.) were clearly there to see its star, Bruce Campbell. The "Evil Dead" star chatted with "Burn Notice" creator Matt Nix about the show, but mostly he played to the crowd, chucking DVDs into the audience, cracking jokes and soaking up the love.   Campbell cracked wise about the process of having his "Burn Notice" co-star Jeffrey Donavan direct him on the new project. "[He...

The fictional bars of Miami will be missing one their most iconic inhabitants, as Sam Axe himself, Bruce Campbell, ventures to Comic-Con 2011 for his always legendary Burn Notice panel. Additionally, Campbell will also be celebrating the DVD release of his television movie Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe.

Featured in the panel will be the beer swilling, cougar loving, Sam Axe (Bruce Campbell), as well as Burn Notice creator Matt Nix. With Burn Notice season 5 in full swing, expect to not only hear about what Sam Axe will be up to as the season progresses, but also what’s in store for Michael Westen and the search for the men that burned him.

If you’re attending the convention, you can check out the panel yourself at 10:00am Pacific Time in Ballroom 20. If ...

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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has something for everyone at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. Along with previously announced signings and panels with numerous fan favorites, Fox will bring additional fun to the Downtown area including an outstanding line-up of Blu-ray and DVD releases featuring blood, bunnies, babes, and even Bruce Campbell.

A few of the items on Fox's plate aren't 100% horror, but considering they involve the aforementioned genre icon Bruce Campbell and the much beloved Star Wars franchise, we're cluing you in on everything Fox has planned for the big show below.

From the Press Release:

● Three Finger will make sure convention-goers don’t make a “wrong turn” in Downtown San Diego as the iconic character will be stationed at roadblocks all over the city, taking pictures with fans in celebration of the October 25 Blu-ray and DVD release of Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings.

● “Burn Notice” star Bruce Campbell...

Comic-Con is chockablock with panels and presentations and Q&A’s and autograph signings. It can all get a bit confusing — check out the full schedule here if you don’t believe us. To guide you through next week’s geekfest, we’ve put all the big TV and movie presentations from the massive Hall H and Ballroom 20 rooms in one place. We’ll be talking about some of the less-hyped hidden-gems of Comic-Con later this week, but consider this your guide to what people will be talking about on Twitter, hour-by-hour.

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Thursday:

11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.

Just in case you’ve never seen any of the shaky handheld video on YouTube and need a quick explanation: TV and movie panels at Comic-Con take place in ballrooms at the convention center, and stars and directors and showrunners show clips of their project and take questions from the audience. It is So. Much. Fun. This is a very brief summary of all of the show and movie panels currently scheduled to be at the 2011 Comic-Con.

There is a boatload of information available about each of these panels – and about everything other panel that will be there – if you go to the main site. Check out the full schedule, which is now downloadable as a Pdf, and see all of the amazing panels being offered, from comic book authors and artists to game previews to costuming to a celebration of Harry Potter fandom, and you’ll see the agony...

Comic Con 2011 is here and the official TV and Movie panels have been announced for fans looking to see some of the hottest tickets in entertainment. For comic lovers and purists, there also a few comic adapted features and series worth putting on your agenda. For fans of Supernatural, they can get an early taste of the Con with the Supernatural: The Anime Series pilot screening – 8:35-9:00pm Wednesday, July 20 in Ballroom 20. We’re kicking of Thursday, July 21 with Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe. Although the TV movie has already aired, we’re knee deep in Burn Notice Season 5 so we’ll be looking to get a few hints as to what else to expect from producer Matt Nix and Bruce Campbell this season. The panel takes place 10:00-11:00am in Ballroom 20. USA Network continues its stay in Ballroom 20 with Covert Affairs – 11:15-12:15pm,...

Like always, Comic Con International is revealing the schedule of events day by day. It certainly makes planning a lot easier. But that's neither here nor there. There's a lot of panels to cover, so let's just get to it. Check out the pertinent film and television panels set for the first two days of the show after the jump.

The first "day" of the show is Preview Night only, so there's only a couple things happening that night:

6:00-9:00 Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings: Alcatraz, Person of Interest, The Secret Circle, and Supernatural: The Anime Series—

Comic-Con and Warner Bros. Television proudly continue their annual Preview Night tradition with exclusive world premiere screenings of the pilot episodes of three of the most highly anticipated TV series pilots of the 2011-12 television season — Alcatraz, Person of Interest, and The Secret Circle — as well as Supernatural: The Anime Series,...

The full line-up for the first day of San Diego Comic Con 2011 has been unveiled. Among the highlights for TV panels are "Game of Thrones" and "Ringer" whose participation has been reported before. The HBO new hit series will hold a panel on Thursday, July 21 at 3-4 P.M. in Ballroom 20, while The CW's upcoming series will previously occupy the room at 1:45-2:45 P.M.

Those craving for a sneak peek to new season of "Dexter" can attend Showtime panel which will also be used to promote "Shameless" and freshman "Homeland". "Dexter" lead actor Michael C. Hall will attend the event which will be held at 5:30 P.M.

USA Network is going to present a panel each for "Covert Affairs" and "Psych" at 11:15 A.M. and 12:30 P.M. respectively in the same place, Ballroom 20. Meanwhile, some cast members of "True Blood", "The Vampire Diaries", "Chuck...

Comic-Con 2011 Movie Panels: Thursday Schedule

11:15-12:15 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 — Summit Entertainment presents a sneak peek at the highly anticipated next chapter of The Twilight Saga. This is a must see for fans interested in the story’s final chapters. You’ll see exclusive footage fromThe Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1 and be treated to a filmmaker and cast Q&A session providing details on the first half of the epic two-part finale. Hall H

12:45-1:45 Animation Showcase — Sony Pictures Animation plunges Hall H into a 3D animation universe with previews of upcoming films with Aardman, the home studio of Wallace and Gromit, as they make their first trip across the pond to Comic-Con to present a first look at two of their upcoming animated feature films:

Arthur Christmas — The 3D, CG-animated family comedy Arthur Christmas, an Aardman production for Sony Pictures Animation, at last reveals the incredible,...

Yes! The official schedule of Comic-Con Preview Night (Wednesday, July 20) and Day 1 (Thursday, July 21) has now been published and is available online. It’s very easy to see and easy to find what you’re looking for with the advanced search, and you can click on any one of the entries to get more information about each program scheduled.

Comic-Con has once again included a Sched app that allows you to keep all of your picks separated out from the pack. Not attending but would like to enrich your fantasy life? Go ahead and make up your own schedule; you don’t have to be an attendee to use the app (though you may want to describe yourself as “not attending in person”).

Here’s the explanation of how the schedule will roll out, and the way Sched works, from the official Countdown to Comic-Con page:

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We're less than two weeks away from the 2011 San Diego Comic Con, and convention organizers have finally released the schedule for the first day of programing. You can find the full schedule on comic-con.org [1], or after the jump I've listed the film and television highlights, which includes the Masters of the Web panel which I've been invited to be a panelist on (In full disclosure, I've been asked to be on this panel for a few years now, but I've only just recently gotten over my fear of speaking in front of large audiences). It should be a fun panel, and I hear they will be giving away some really cool prizes as well. Wednesday (Preview Night) 6:00-9:00 Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings: Alcatraz, Person of Interest, The Secret Circle, and Supernatural: The Anime Series— Comic-Con and Warner Bros. Television proudly continue their annual Preview Night...

Comic-Con 2011 is but two weeks away, and the first full day of the convention will feature one of the biggest draws of recent years: "Twilight."

A panel for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1" is set for the San Diego Convention Center's Hall H at 11:15 a.m. Thursday, July 21. Summit Entertainment is promising footage from the film and a Q-and-a session with cast members.

Other big draws on Thursday are back-to-back panels for The CW's new series "Ringer," starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, and HBO's "Game of Thrones" starting at 1:45 p.m. in Ballroom 20; a preview of 2011 and 2012 movies from 20th Century Fox in Hall H at 3:15 p.m.; panels for USA series "Covert Affairs" and "Psych"; and a "Visionaries" panel with directors Jon Favreau and Guillermo del Toro at 6 p.m. in Hall H.

Also, Warner Bros. TV will screen several of its new shows on Wednesday night.

Comic-Con International has unleashed the full schedule for Wednesday and Thursday for the San Diego Comic-Con 2011, and there is going to be a ton of stuff to keep you incredibly busy and entertained.

Like I've been saying it's never to early to start planning, and there is a ton of stuff here that we are looking forward to checking out. I've gone through the list and put exclamation points next to all of the events that we are looking forward to attending. What panels and events are you looking forward to?

We will be at Comic-Con in full force this year, bringing you everything you need and want to know about. We will also be having a GeekTyrant meet-up this year, which we announce soon.

See you at the con!

Wednesday July 20th

!!! 6:00-9:00 Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings: Alcatraz, Person of Interest, The Secret Circle, and Supernatural...

The cast of Burn Notice is about to get remarkably larger. Super-sized wrestler The Big Show is slated to make a guest appearance on the highly rated action-drama as one of the new bad guys.

Standing at a staggering 7 ft. and weighing in at a colossal 485 lbs., The Big Show (Paul Donald Wight Jr.) is billed as ‘The Largest Athlete in the World’, and now he is the biggest foe Michael Westen and his band of do-gooders have ever faced.

After a brief hiatus, which brought us Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe, the show returns this summer for season 5. In the fourth episode, The Big Show will make his Burn Notice debut as Griffin Black, a dimwitted thug working as muscle for more dangerous adversaries.

According to Entertainment Weekly, The Big Show’s character ...

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Chicago – My love affair with USA’s “Burn Notice” has been rocky at best. During the second season, it felt like a show that could really blossom into one of the best on cable, but it kind of plateaued a bit in the third season and has been a solid-if-unspectacular program since, never quite living up to its potential while still being entertaining. The same could be said about the prequel movie, “Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe,” airing on USA tomorrow night, April 17th, 2011.

TV Rating: 3.0/5.0

Having been a longtime fan of the “Evil Dead” fans and enough of a Bruce Campbell admirer to have not only seen “Man with the Screaming Brain” but have read his autobiography (“If Chins Could Kill”), I love that “Burn Notice” has brought him to a different, wider audience and was thrilled at the idea of a Campbell movie appearing somewhere other than SyFy.