One of my favorite shows is Burn Notice, on the USA cable network. Jeffrey Donovan plays the role of Michael Weston, a disavowed U.S. spy. He did a no-no & the government doesn't want anything to do with him. He is trying to get back on their good side, by showing his ex-bosses what a good little spy he is. He doesn't do that 24 hours a day. He also solves difficult problems for people using his training as a spy.

It is like McGyver, only with better writing.

The woman who plays Michael Weston's mother is Sharon Gless, the ex-star of Cagney & Lacey. On the first episode of the third season, Michael needs to solve a problem for a woman caught up in an auto crash insurance scam. Michael needs official information on other victims so that he can set the bad guys up. He uses his 60+ year old mother to befriend the "gatekeeper" of the information. The "gatekeeper" is played by Tyne Daly, who was the co-star of Sharon Gless on Cagney & Lacey.

I love it when stars from old shows reunite on newer shows, playing different characters.

I told you all of the previous information so that I can write another blog post, about the time that I met Sharon Gless . Sort of a tie-in, kind of.








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