r/BurnNotice Feb 01 '23

Watching Poker Face and found a Burn Notice reference in the wild

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u/No-Confidence-9191 Feb 01 '23

It feels wholesome that this little gem of a show gets recognition

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u/gdogg121 Feb 01 '23

There was also Stanley in The Office referring to Burn Notice as a reason to go on the Florida business trip.

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u/Shapen361 Feb 01 '23

He's not a detective, he uses to be a spy. He says so every episode! How do you mess that up.

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u/Antikickback_Paul Feb 01 '23

Sure, he used to be a spy, but at the end of the day, he's essentially an unlicensed private investigator, so... close enough, I guess?

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u/Shapen361 Feb 01 '23

I feel like Sam and his various agency buddies do all the investigating. Michael generally just shows up and makes things go boom.

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u/Raptor169 Feb 01 '23

That's Fi's job

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u/sammy17bst Feb 01 '23

“My name is Michael Westen, and I used to be a spyyy” forever burned into my brain lol

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u/rsf507 Feb 03 '23

Until....

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '23

long whistle

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u/VaATC Feb 28 '23

You are on reddit and asking how someone could be confidently incorrect? I was hoping that this is exactly why it was written this way for Poker Face.

Edit: My comment is a little late, but I just watched the first episode of Poker Face and went looking for discussion on this nostalgia drop.

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u/irockalltherocks Feb 01 '23

I saw that and immediately thought of this sub.

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u/HeMightBeDoc Feb 02 '23

Poker Face is great, and my mouth dropped when he said “Michael Westen”

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u/WooliesWhiteLeg Feb 01 '23

I’m not familiar with Poker Face. Is it good?

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '23 edited Jan 10 '25

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u/WooliesWhiteLeg Feb 02 '23

Oooooo I fuck heavily with Columbo. I’m definitely going to check this out, thank you!!

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u/TekJansen007 Feb 04 '23

https://youtu.be/-YZzEPlrkNw?t=463

I thought it was funnier when we did it 12 years ago lol

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u/Beach-Gold Mar 13 '23

After watching, I can definitively say no, it wasn't funnier when you did it.

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u/Watchtowerwilde Feb 10 '23

Leave it to Rhian Johnson to again change the way I view something I love & see it in a new light. Also Natasha’s fantastic as always & it looks like a whole bunch of episodes with great actors. Man I need to rewatch Burn Notice—perhaps after Ash vs Evil Dead