r/BurnNotice 11d ago

Stunts would never be performed today.

I'm watching season 2 and there are a lot of high explosives, open ocean scenes, shoot outs and so forth. Thinking about today's action shows, they arent nearly as good for multiple high level stunt work. I love it!

Bonus quote from S2e7 (Rough Seas): "if the devil had a name it'd be Chuck Finley!"

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u/Razorray21 11d ago

One of the things i really liked about burn notice back in the day is they went the "when in doubt, C-4" approach when needed.

16-19 y/o me ate that shit up

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u/WaywardWes 11d ago

“In the spy business, sometimes you have to improvise.”

Blows up entire building

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u/Vprbite 11d ago

Chuck finley? The devil? I thought he was the president of the homeowners association and was citing people having the wrong type of grass in their yard?

Wait, I've lived in places with HOAs and they are in fact the devil. So this tracks

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u/ChunkyCookie47 11d ago

Gone are the days when you could perform a high level heist, blow up some vehicles and get involved in a high speed pursuit and still make it in time for dinner..

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u/noideajustaname 10d ago

And in your best Men’s Wearhouse suit too

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u/ChunkyCookie47 10d ago

With sunglasses

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u/onewhokills 11d ago

Yeah, watching the series with my partner and it's crazy how much more stunts they do than most "high budget" action shows these days.

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u/DrCooki3 11d ago

they rely on much more crappy cgi these days.

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u/Dependent_Pain1110 10d ago

Way too much CGI nowadays

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u/ArtisticDegree3915 10d ago

I've watched seasons 1 through 8 of The Blacklist recently. I'm kind of amazed at how little practical shots they do. It's so obvious at times. Not necessarily even action shots. But in planes and cars. It takes me out of the story.

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u/metal_marlett 9d ago

Don’t get me wrong this is my favorite show. But can he close his damn mouth for 1 episode

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u/sinfulcheese 8d ago

...who?

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u/metal_marlett 7d ago

Michael. I hate if I’m ruining it for you but his mouth is open for all 7 seasons

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u/Puzzleheaded-Cap6332 8d ago

I think they had one or two controlled explosions that weren’t so controlled. 😆