The show will also feature a number of guest stars that will add a new twist to the overarching plot.
“You’ve got Tricia Helfer back as Carla (who burned Michael Westen). So she’s going to be causing lots and lots of trouble,” Said Mr. Campbell. “Michael Shanks is back as another one of these fellow cohort guys who you’re not sure if you can trust or not. The great John Mahoney, who I worked with in The Hudsucker Proxy, John Mahoney from Frasier, he’s back as someone I can’t tell you about because I’d have to kill you. Former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin is joining us. He’s Mr. Football, so it was kind of fun to do a football theme episode. Dina Meyer shows up as, well, let’s just say someone who perhaps was close to Michael Westen. And of course with Fiona that’s going to cause some sparks. And there will be some sparks flying in these next seven episodes, I can guarantee you."
Mr. Campbell is quick to credit the show’s success to Jeffrey Donovan. But it is Campbell’s portrayal of Sam Axe that adds an element of humor to the show. Ironically, Sam Axe and Bruce Campbell have almost nothing in common.
“I don’t drink as much as Sam does and I don’t womanize as much as Sam does because I’ve been married for 17 years to the same woman,” said Mr. Campbell. “So, it’s always fun to just let loose. Sam is a much more relaxed character than me. I live in the Pacific Northwest and by the time I show up in Miami this March, I’m going to be white and pasty and I’m going to be squinting at the sun because it’s been raining and snowing here in the Pacific Northwest. So I’ll go back down to Miami, I’ll strip my work boots off, my jeans off and get back into that character, get back into that basically removing clothing. You know, I get my t-shirts off, I get my flannel shirts off and start getting back in flip flops and shorts. Because I literally live at the complete opposite end of the country and it’s a huge adjustment every year, but it kind of cracks me up that people perceive me as this kind of, hey, beach guy with a beer in his hand and I’m kind of the opposite. I’m such a woodsy guy. I like mountains and streams and rivers and lakes.”Mr. Campbell also added that the fact they shoot the show entirely in Miami adds to its appeal.
Article comments
1 - Fitz
Great article! Love Bruce and Burn Notice. Very happy we have a few more new episodes starting this week!
2 - El Bicho
"his biggest success to date has been as sidekick to an out-of-work spy on USA Network's Burn Notice."
How is that quantified?