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Recently we got a chance to watch US TV Serial White Collar. The serial runs on an interesting panorama. An art expert who is actually art thief and con-man – named Neal Caffrey was caught by FBI agent Peter Burke and now is in prison.
| TV Serial | : | White Collar |
| Created by | : | Jeff Eastin |
| # of Seasons | : | 5 (Seasons 6 is running) |
| # of Episodes | : | 75 (Not including episodes of Season 6) |
| Genre | : | Crime Drama |
| Production Companies | : | Fox Television Studios, Jeff Eastin and Warrior George Productions |
| Starring | : | Matt Bomer (Neal Caffrey), Tim DeKay (Special Agent in Charge Peter Burke), Willie Garson (Mozzie), Tiffani Thiessen (Elizabeth Burke), Marsha Thomason (Special Agent Diana Berrigan), Sharif Atkins (Special Agent Clinton Jones), Hilarie Burton (Sara Ellis), Natalie Morales (Special Agent Lauren Cruz), Diahann Carroll (June Ellington), James Rebhorn (Special Agent Reese Hughes), Gloria Votsis (Alexandra Hunter), Alexandra Daddario (Kate Moreau), Treat Williams (James Bennett/Sam Phelps), Ross McCall (Matthew Keller), Judith Ivey (Ellen Parker), Noah Emmerich (Special Agent Garrett Fowler), Andrew McCarthy (Vincent Adler), Titus Welliver (Senator Terrance Pratt), Emily Procter (Assistant Special Agent in charge Amanda Callaway), Mark Sheppard (Curtis Hagen), Bridget Regan (Rachel Turner/Rebecca Lowe), and others… |
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During his prison days he got an exciting offer. For a specific period of time he have to work as an assistant to Peter to solve the cases which belongs to Neal’s area of expertise and he will be free for the life. Though during the specified period he needed to wear a tracking anklet and is permitted to be within the 2 miles radius.
Eventually Neal accepts the offer. Promise of his freedom is not the only reason he was excited about. He was desperate to find his love of life – Kate.
The series then moves ahead by exploring different case in each episode. Throughout the series one, Neal founds to be honest to his promises to Peter, doing his work dutifully, yet running all efforts to find Kate. He respect Peter for his capabilities and attributes and Peter’s wife Elizabeth is also a person to respect for him. He receives help from his true friend nick named – Moz. June and Alex are the other two ladies who play important part in his life.
So it is not a good cop – bad cop theory but rather a good cop – good thief theory on which the TV series is bases.
First Season is explored in 14 episode and all of them are really interesting:
Over the period of time we will keep reviewing each episode of the TV series separately and keep publishing our views and reviews for the same. You should bookmark this page, as we will keep linking those articles here for you.
The title sequence is fantastic and the background music is superb. Almost all episode have some action to watch out for and it is filmed well. While watching it, you often feel that you are viewing a Hollywood film rather than a TV Serial. And yes the fantastic performances Tim DeKay as FBI Special Agent Peter Burke and Matt Bomer as Neal Caffrey are the height of the TV serial.
We also love the way the character of Elizabeth is explored. She is not much into action but she is intelligent and often discuss Peter’s cases with him. She love Peter more than anything and she trusts him completely. Her faith in her husband is really a nice quality which is explored even nicely. Same way Neal is explored as a happy-go-lucky charming guy who is like a casanova on first glance. But he also loves Kate by deepest heart and his sole aim behind all the things he do is to find about Kate. Peter’s character is of an honest, rock solid, thoughtful FBI agent, who can go to any extend for the good of the society. Neal don’t like guns and Peter never hesitate using them for the right reasons. We must say that the TV series explores the emotional and psychological aspects of the characters associated with it nicely.
The first season was aired in US from 23rd October, 2009 and was spread in 14 episodes:
| Title | Director | Written By | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | Bronwen Hughes | Jeff Eastin | October 23, 2009 |
| Threads | Dennie Gordon | Clifton Campbell | October 30, 2009 |
| Book of Hours | John T. Kretchmer | Tom Garrigus | November 6, 2009 |
| Flip of the Coin | Timothy Busfield | Jeff Eastin & Joseph C. Muscat | November 13, 2009 |
| The Portrait | Allan Arkush | Jeff Eastin & Travis Romero | November 20, 2009 |
| All In | John T. Kretchmer | Jim Campolongo & Joe Henderson | November 27, 2009 |
| Free Fall | Kevin Bray | Jeff Eastin | December 4, 2009 |
| Hard Sell | John T. Kretchmer | Jim Campolongo & Joe Henderson | January 19, 2010 |
| Bad Judgment | John T. Kretchmer | Jeff Eastin & Joseph C. Muscat | January 26, 2010 |
| Vital Signs | Dennie Gordon | Joan B. Weiss | February 2, 2010 |
| Home Invasion | Ken Girotti | Channing Powell | February 9, 2010 |
| Bottlenecked | Phil Abraham | Jeff Eastin & Tom Garrigus | February 23, 2010 |
| Front Man | Michael Smith | Rashad Raisani | March 2, 2010 |
| Out of the Box | Kevin Bray | Jeff Eastin | March 9, 2010 |
The second season was aired in US from 13th July, 2010 and was spread in 16 episodes:
| Title | Director | Written By | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Withdrawal | Tim Matheson | Jeff Eastin | July 13, 2010 |
| Need to Know | Sanford Bookstaver | Joe Henderson | July 20, 2010 |
| Copycat Caffrey | Paul Holahan | Channing Powell | July 27, 2010 |
| By the Book | Michael Smith | Alexandra McNally | August 3, 2010 |
| Unfinished Business | Tricia Brock | Jeff Eastin | August 10, 2010 |
| In the Red | David Straiton | Matt Negrete | August 17, 2010 |
| Prisoner’s Dilemma | Vincent Misiano | Mark Goffman | August 24, 2010 |
| Company Man | Rosemary Rodriguez | Jim Campolongo | August 31, 2010 |
| Point Blank | Kevin Bray | Jeff Eastin | September 7, 2010 |
| Burke’s Seven | Michael Smith | Joe Henderson | January 18, 2011 |
| Forging Bonds | John T. Kretchmer | Jeff Eastin & Alexandra McNally | January 25, 2011 |
| What Happens in Burma… | John T. Kretchmer | Hy Conrad | February 1, 2011 |
| Countermeasures | Michael Smith | Jim Campolongo | February 8, 2011 |
| Payback | Russell Lee Fine | Mark Goffman | February 22, 2011 |
| Power Play | Jeff F. King | Mark Goffman | March 1, 2011 |
| Under the Radar | John T. Kretchmer | Jeff Eastin | March 8, 2011 |
The third season was aired in US from 7th Jun, 2011 and was spread in 16 episodes. Interestingly the season is divided into two parts. The first half of the season, consisting of 10 episodes, concluded on August 9, 2011, while the remaining six episodes began airing on January 17, 2012. Here is the episode list:
| Title | Director | Written By | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| On Guard | Russell Lee Fine | Jeff Eastin | June 7, 2011 |
| Where There’s a Will | Sanford Bookstaver | Mark Goffman | June 14, 2011 |
| Deadline | Michael Smith | Alexandra McNally | June 21, 2011 |
| The Dentist of Detroit | Dennie Gordon | Channing Powell & Matt Negrete | June 28, 2011 |
| Veiled Threat | Paul Holahan | Jim Campolongo | July 5, 2011 |
| Scott Free | Tricia Brock | Joe Henderson | July 12, 2011 |
| Taking Account | Michael Smith | Daniel Shattuck | July 19, 2011 |
| As You Were | David Straiton | Matt Negrete | July 26, 2011 |
| On the Fence | Paul Holahan | Mark Goffman | August 2, 2011 |
| Countdown | John Kretchmer | Story by: Jeff Eastin & Channing Powell Teleplay by: Jeff Eastin |
August 9, 2011 |
| Checkmate | John Kretchmer | Story by: Joe Henderson & Alexandra McNally Teleplay By: Joe Henderson |
January 17, 2012 |
| Upper West Side Story | Russell Lee Fine | Alexandra McNally & Jim Campolongo | January 24, 2012 |
| Neighborhood Watch | Andrew McCarthy | Jeff F. King | January 31, 2012 |
| Pulling Strings | Anton Cropper | Channing Powell | February 7, 2012 |
| Stealing Home | Tim DeKay | Story by: Mark Goffman & Jim Campolongo Teleplay by: Mark Goffman |
February 21, 2012 |
| Judgment Day | Russell Lee Fine | Jeff Eastin | February 28, 2012 |
The second season was aired in US from 10th July, 2012 and was spread in 16 episodes:
| Title | Director | Written By | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanted | Paul Holahan | Jeff Eastin | July 10, 2012 |
| Most Wanted | Paul Holahan | Mark Goffman | July 17, 2012 |
| Diminishing Returns | Stefan Schwartz | Jim Campolongo | July 24, 2012 |
| Parting Shots | Robert Duncan McNeill | Alexandra McNally | July 31, 2012 |
| Honor Among Thieves | Arlene Sanford | Joe Henderson | August 14, 2012 |
| Identity Crisis | David Straiton | Channing Powell | August 21, 2012 |
| Compromising Positions | Paul Holahan | Matthew Negrete | August 28, 2012 |
| Ancient History | Russell Lee Fine | Daniel Shattuck | September 4, 2012 |
| Gloves Off | Renny Harlin | Mark Goffman | September 11, 2012 |
| Vested Interest | Russell Lee Fine | Jeff Eastin | September 18, 2012 |
| Family Business | Paul Holahan | Joe Henderson | January 22, 2013 |
| Brass Tacks | Anton Cropper | Jim Campolongo & Alexandra McNally | January 29, 2013 |
| Empire City | Tim DeKay | Channing Powell & Daniel Shattuck | February 5, 2013 |
| Shoot the Moon | Russell Lee Fine | Matthew Negrete & Bob DeRosa | February 19, 2013 |
| The Original | John Kretchmer | Mark Goffman | February 26, 2013 |
| In the Wind | Russell Lee Fine | Jeff Eastin | March 5, 2013 |
The second season was aired in US from 17th October, 2013 and was spread in 13 episodes:
| Title | Director | Written By | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| At What Price | Stefan Schwartz | Jeff Eastin & Joe Henderson | October 17, 2013 |
| Out of the Frying Pan | Roger Kumble | Daniel Shattuck | October 24, 2013 |
| One Last Stakeout | Russell Lee Fine | Joe Henderson | October 31, 2013 |
| Controlling Interest | Kevin Bray | Jim Campolongo | November 7, 2013 |
| Master Plan | Jeff F. King | Alexandra McNally | November 14, 2013 |
| Ice Breaker | Eric Stoltz | Matt Whitney & Mark Lafferty | November 21, 2013 |
| Quantico Closure | Willie Garson | Nick Thiel | December 5, 2013 |
| Digging Deeper | Sanford Bookstaver | Jessica Grasl & Julian Meiojas | December 12, 2013 |
| No Good Deed | Charlotte Sieling | Story by: Eddie Serrano Teleplay by: Alexandra McNally |
December 19, 2013 |
| Live Feed | John Kretchmer | Story by: Chris Masi Teleplay by: Jim Campolongo |
January 9, 2014 |
| Shot Through the Heart | Doug Hannah | Matt Whitney & Jessica Grasl | January 16, 2014 |
| Taking Stock | Tim DeKay | Alexandra McNally & Mark Lafferty | January 23, 2014 |
| Diamond Exchange | Russell Lee Fine | Jim Campolongo & Nick Thiel | January 30, 2014 |
It was a delight for us to watch this TV Serial so far. It is worth to note that the sixth season of this TV serial is being aired at the time of the article is being written.
By the way, for those who are curious to know, White Collar is the name of the fictional department in FBI which works on – white collar – crimes; and hence the TV serial is named so.
Watch out for the episode wise reviews for the TV serial in coming days. The list of the episodes will be kept updated with the links to Episode wise reviews, so don’t forget to bookmark this page.
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