Just what I gathered though from first season, you think his dad could have been a spy too?
Yeah, I wondered the same thing, but then the wife (Maddy, Michael's mother) is totally clueless about spying and the danger, and I haven't noted any suggestions so far that the Father was absent a lot, just a poor father--not clear yet whether it's alcohol or abuse or just being distant emotionally--as of the end of the second season.
The discussion boards on this might give some insight or inside info, but I'm not really interested until the plot line itself makes it important. I think he's dead (the dad) but even now I can't remember if they said that for sure, or if he's just missing or if he left. It could be they're keeping it open so that there could be a future episode or 2 where the dad and Michael interact and deal with that. There was already a cute episode where Michael and his mom went to a therapist together, and made some headway on their (poor) relationship.
This is a really good show!!! It's like Rockford Files meets Mission Impossible meets Jason Bourne meets Miami Vice meets McGyver. It's slick, pretty, and very very funny. It has lots of guest stars (lately, Patricia Helfer (the blonde "# 6" from BattleStar Galactica,
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricia_Helfer). And on the bank heist episode (? " Bad Luck") (with Mark Sheppard from FireFly, BattleStar Galactica,
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Sheppard) there was the male actor who played "Cooper" the "Tank" from "Space Above and Beyond."
Michael's "lair" can also be found on line via Google maps and satellite views.
The show has been renewed for a 4th season. The current season (#3) is about half-way through (they're calling these the Season 3 Summer episodes, with Season 3 Winter episodes "just a few months away"), with 2 more new episodes (last night was the first of the 2), and there will be replays of major episodes, and also all of the season 3 episodes back to back to date, over the next few days (don't ask me why the reverse date showings):
Seasons 3 repeats and Seasons 2 and 1 "selected" episodes:
USA Saturday, August 1 10:00 AM Shot in the Dark (original air date: 7/23/09)
USA Saturday, August 1 11:00 AM The Hunter (original air date: 7/16/09)
USA Saturday, August 1 12:00 PM End Run (original air date: 6/18/09)
USA Saturday, August 1 1:00 PM Fearless Leader (original air date: 6/25/09)
USA Saturday, August 1 2:00 PM Do No Harm (original air date: 1/22/09)
USA Saturday, August 1 3:00 PM Rough Seas (original air date: 8/21/09)
USA Saturday, August 1 4:00 PM Trust Me (original air date: 7/24/08)
USA Saturday, August 1 5:00 PM Turn and Burn (original air date: 7/17/08)
USA Saturday, August 1 6:00 PM Comrades (original air date: 7/31/08)
USA Saturday, August 1 7:00 PM Scatter Point (original air date: 7/7/08)
USA Saturday, August 1 8:00 PM Wanted Man (original air date: 8/16/07)
USA Saturday, August 1 9:00 PM Dead Drop (original air date: 9/20/07)
USA Saturday, August 1 10:00 PM Loose Ends (original air date: 9/20/07)
USA Sunday, August 2 11:00 PM Friends Like These (original air date: 7/30/09)
All Season 3 episodes to date (Summer Episodes), shown in correct order:USA Thursday, August 6 9:00 AM Friends and Family (original air date: 6/04/09)
USA Thursday, August 6 10:00 AM Question & Answer (original air date: 6/11/09)
USA Thursday, August 6 11:00 AM End Run (original air date: 6/18/09)
USA Thursday, August 6 12:00 PM Fearless Leader (original air date: 6/25/09)
USA Thursday, August 6 1:00 PM Signals and Codes (original air date: 7/09/09)
USA Thursday, August 6 2:00 PM The Hunter (original air date: 7/16/09)
USA Thursday, August 6 3:00 PM Shot in the Dark (original air date: 7/23/09)
USA Thursday, August 6 4:00 PM Friends Like These (original air date: 7/30/09)
USA Thursday, August 6 9:00 PM Long Way Back (original air date: 8/6/09)
Seasons 3 repeats:
USA Friday, August 7 12:00 AM Long Way Back
(careful: that's 8/6/09 11:59 PM plus one minute)
USA Saturday, August 8 9:00 AM Long Way Back
USA Sunday, August 9 11:00 PM Long Way Back
USA Thursday, August 13 9:00 AM Shot in the Dark
USA Thursday, August 13 10:00 AM Friends Like These
USA Thursday, August 13 11:00 AM Long Way Back