USA Network's Critically Acclaimed Original Series - BURN NOTICE and PSYCH - Come...

USA Network's Critically Acclaimed Original Series - BURN NOTICE and PSYCH -
Come to Comic-Con on Thursday, July 23
BURN NOTICE's Bruce Campbell and PSYCH's James Roday, Dule Hill & Corbin
Bernsen plus series creators to give inside scoop in back-to-back panels

NEW YORK, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, July 23, 2009, USA Network, the
#1 cable network, will participate in Comic-Con for the first time with talent
and creators from two of its critically acclaimed and top rated shows -- BURN
NOTICE and PSYCH.

With its foray into Comic-Con, BURN NOTICE, the #1 scripted show on cable,
will be represented by cast members Bruce Campbell who stars as Sam Axe,
everyone's favorite washed-up military intelligence officer; Seth Peterson who
plays Nate Westen, Michael's (Jeffrey Donovan) brother; Ben Shenkman who plays
Strickler, a smooth-talking, gregarious freelance spy broker; and Jay Karnes
who plays Brennen, an arms dealer who has a vendetta against Michael upon
ruining a lucrative deal he had in the works. No stranger to Comic-Con,
Campbell is a fan favorite from such hits as "Evil Dead" and "Evil Dead 2."
Along with the four stars, creator/writer/executive producer Matt Nix and
co-executive producer/writer Alfredo Barrios Jr. will give an insider's look
at the writing process and share behind-the-scenes anecdotes. Fans will get
an exclusive sneak peek at an upcoming Season 3 episode of the show. Michael
Shanks -- who starred in "Stargate SG-1" for ten years and who will be guest
starring on BURN NOTICE in a four-episode arc at the beginning of next year --
will be moderating the panel.

Also making its Comic-Con debut is the hit original series PSYCH, which will
have the entire cast on hand including James Roday, who plays Shawn Spencer,
solving crimes for the Santa Barbara police department in his own special way;
Dule Hill who plays Shawn's best friend and reluctant sidekick Gus; Corbin
Bernsen as Shawn's disapproving father; and Maggie Lawson and Timothy Omundson
who play the police detectives O'Hara and Lassiter who reluctantly rely on
Shawn's skills; along with creator/writer/executive producer Steve Franks.
Executive producers Chris Henze and Kelly Kulchak will also be on the panel.
Fans will have their chance to ask the panelists what it really takes to put
together a show about a fake psychic, with never-before-seen footage.
Developed exclusively for Comic-Con, the audience will be taken from "script
to screen" documenting the process of creating an episode. They will be
introduced to the writing and creative teams, as well as see the Vancouver
set, meet the production team and the cast, and become part of how each
episode comes to life. The PSYCH panel will be moderated by Jennifer Godwin,
a journalist from E! Entertainment.

BURN NOTICE has had two record-breaking seasons, beating both cable and
broadcast networks across all key demos. The show premiered as the #1 new
show on cable in 2007, continued its streak as the #1 scripted series on cable
in 2008, and it is now the #1 series on cable for 2009 to date. The past
season of the show was the most successful of any show in USA's history, and
it delivered the most total viewers USA has seen in over eight years (7.6
million). BURN NOTICE is a sexy action-packed series starring Jeffrey Donovan
as Michael Westen, a blacklisted spy who finds himself stranded in sun-soaked
Miami without money, resources, or a clue as to who burned him, or why. The
only tools at his disposal are his wits, his charm, his special ops training
and his "friends:" Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar), a beautiful ex-IRA operative who
also happens to be Michael's ex-girlfriend, and Sam (Bruce Campbell), a
washed-up military intelligence contact who works as Michael's sidekick, and
his mother (Emmy Award-winner Sharon Gless), who Michael has spent most of his
adult life trying to avoid.

PSYCH premiered as the #1 new series on cable in 2006 and has maintained its
incredible momentum throughout three seasons on USA Network. In 2007 and
2008, it helped lead USA to the #1 spot on cable, consistently making the top
10 rated programs of the year. PSYCH is a quick-witted comedy/drama starring
James Roday as young police consultant Shawn Spencer, who solves crimes with
powers of observation so acute that Santa Barbara PD detectives think he's
psychic. The show also stars Dule Hill as Shawn's best friend and reluctant
sidekick, Gus, and Corbin Bernsen as Shawn's disapproving father, Henry, who
ironically was the one who honed his son's "observation" skills as a child.
Also featured are Timothy Omundson and Maggie Lawson as Detectives Lassiter
and O'Hara, respectively and Kirsten Nelson as Chief Vick.

USA Network is the #1 network in all of basic cable and is seen in over 98.5
million U.S. homes. A division of NBC Universal, USA is the cable television
leader in original series and home to the best in blockbuster theatrical
films, acquired television series and entertainment events. The award-winning
USA website is located at www.usanetwork.com. Characters Welcome.

USA Network is a program service of NBC Universal Cable a division of NBC
Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the
development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information
to a global audience.

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