I just finished the entire series (which was great) and really enjoyed Madeline as well. The reason I started watching Burn Notice in the first place was b/c SG was in it and I wondered what this quirky spy show was about.
Loved the Cagney and Lacey reference, and when Tyne Daly guest starred in one episode, the Madeline character had a great scene at the end with Michael. That's the season SG was Emmy nominated, I think, and deservedly so, IMO.
Re Madeline's smoking - I don't know if SG smokes in real life, but the character she was playing did and since a lot of people do smok5b4e it's certainly realistic to see Madeline puffing away. She probably smoked as much as Sam drank, which Madeline pretty much pointed out to him in one episode.

OK, this is just a fan letter.
Sharon Gless is MARVELOUS in Burn Notice!
She looks like a million bucks.
She is such a gifted actor.
Like most folks, I don't condone smoking (not a single da0friend or family member smokes; I'm never around cigarettes); but the way that Sharon Gless handles that "ciggie-poo" is genius! It is a terrific prop for her character. It works so well because of the perfectly manicured nails and the matchy-matchy earrings, and the [godawful] while pants, and the "perky" shirts. "Mother Weston" is a PERFECT specimen/remnant of the 60s. I've met some (unconscious but self-willed) women like her and her character is so rich it's always a treat.
Her relationship with her "son" (Michael) is perfect for this series. Love, pride, confusion, annoyance, impatience, frustration; always hoping for the best while anticipating the worst. She loves Michael but she would like to knock him upside the head and set him on a different career path; like any good mom.
Sharon Gless is just a terrific entertainer!

honestly one of my favorite character on Burn Notice

I have been watching BN since it started and took a break when my personal DVR crashed 1.5 years ago. I thought she was a great highlight of the show.
After I recently discovered Hulu, I just watched the episode, and she was great in it. She still makes me laugh. That part about her waving a cigarette around while she practiced stealing the info from a laptop and "Bruce" telling her not to do that. Then she took back his beer that she had given him. Hilarious.
Do you hear that, Mr. Anderson? That is the sound of inevitability.

I love women who smoke cigarettes.
I would bang the hell out of SG, if she kept that cigarette in her mouth

i just wish they would get rid of the disgusting cigarette hanging out of her mouth all the time! Especially in today's world where health is wealth!

Until I saw her in a picture of Burn Notice right now I didn't know she was the same women from Nip/tuck. I had totally gotten what the mother looked outta my since it's been like 8 months since the show but man, she played one insane scary women on Nip/Tuck, in Notice, she's just the mom.
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that terrible fake 50s mom 'do is only in the pilot. she has an old-lady short hair style the rest of the season
now let's build that reactor!

You're right I should buy the DVD set and duck tape him to the couch and have him watch all the episodes. It would definitely educate and enlighten him on what was good television back then.

Rtolini, your post was funny! You should take the opportunity to introduce your boyfriend to Cagney & Lacey.

It is great seeing her on television again (last summer). My boyfriend likes this show and when I saw her I said, "Wow, Sharon Gless it's been ages since I seen her on tv." He asked where I knew her from and I said "Cagney and Lacey" some 20 years ago. He just looked at me like I was from Mars or something because he never heard of it. LOL!

That might be an element of her character though..

thing I hate about her in Burn Notice is the stupid blonde wig she wears.it is SO fake looking..try your really hair Sharon.

Speaking of C&L, she certainly looks better than Tyne Daly! Her character in Burn Notice is terrific in any case.

I find it funny that she is in another show where he son's name is Michael. I got so used to hearing her say the name Michael on QAF and now I get to hear that same inflection in her voice on Burn Notice. Just priceless!
I think she was wearing a wig for some odd reason in the pilot of Burn Notice.

I absolutely love Burn Notice! I did see that episode with the Cagney and Lacey mentionSam and Fi LoL they are great!

I looked her up just to check her age after watching Burn Notice (good show). I too was amazed that she is 64. Looks natural too, not like some her age with really bad nips and tucks.

I was quite suprised. She looks damn good for a 64 year old woman.

I like what they did with her hair in the second episode. It's shorter and brighter and makes Miss Gless look prettier.
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I seen Burn Notice
It is very good
Did you see the second episode towards the end.
With a Cagney and Lacey mention.
Sharon Gless was fabulous on QAF. She is too funny.
QAF is being rerun on a regular cable channel now I think the
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