"Rescue Me" (2004) TV series 2004-????

User Rating:

9.2/10   

Creators:

Denis Leary
Peter Tolan

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

13 January 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Tagline:

They're still playing with fire. [series 2]

Plot:

Tommy Gavin deals with the fears of his job as a firefighter and seeing his ex-wife dating other men.

Plot Keywords:

Firefighter | New York City | Alcoholics Anonymous | Ghost | Gay Character

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 18 nominations

Cast

Denis Leary	...	Tommy Gavin (74 episodes, 2004-2009)
Mike Lombardi	...	Mike Silletti (74 episodes, 2004-2009)
Steven Pasquale	...	Sean Garrity (74 episodes, 2004-2009)
Daniel Sunjata	...	Franco Rivera (74 episodes, 2004-2009)
John Scurti	...	Kenny Shea / ... (74 episodes, 2004-2009)
Andrea Roth	...	Janet Gavin (73 episodes, 2004-2009)
Callie Thorne	...	Sheila Keefe (71 episodes, 2004-2009)
James McCaffrey	...	Jimmy Keefe (49 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jack McGee	...	Chief Jerry Reilly (44 episodes, 2004-2007)
Natalie Distler	...	Colleen Gavin (42 episodes, 2004-2009)
Robert John Burke	...	Father Mickey Gavin / ... (39 episodes, 2004-2009)
Lenny Clarke	...	Uncle Teddy (39 episodes, 2004-2009)
Tatum O'Neal	...	Maggie / ... (34 episodes, 2005-2009)
Dean Winters	...	Johnny Gavin (33 episodes, 2004-2009)
Adam Ferrara	...	Chief 'Needles' Nelson / ... (30 episodes, 2006-2009)

Runtime:

60 min | USA:42 min (excluding commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Australia:MA | Hungary:16 | New Zealand:R16 | USA:TV-MA

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Apostle

Trivia:

The first episode was premiered to the top brass of the New York Fire Department, and the firefighters received DVDs containing the first three episodes before it was shown on FX for the first time.

Goofs:

Continuity: In Season 1, Tommy's Father states he is 72-years-old and can take care of himself. But in Season 3, at his birthday party he is turning 83.

Quotes:

Tommy Gavin: When I was growing up, I had Sister Mary Shovel Face in school... you get Sharon Stone.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Under Pressure

A great show

This show is really good; I'm not really into the whole fire-fighting thing, like how most kids want to be a fireman or a policeman when they grow up.

However, I took to this show and I think it's brilliant. The acting is really good and I love how the show centres around a guy who is obviously going through post traumatic stress. He somehow feels it's wrong and is unable to tell anyone the truth about what he is going through. He does not realise that post trauma stress and general stress are normal things that we as humans experience. I guess because he has the whole New York, tough guy image to uphold, he doesn't want to show any signs off weakness as it were by divulging information of his problems.

The show is just airing over here in the UK, so I am keen to see how it finishes.

It is real and it's nice to see a show that depicts what life is like in post 9/11 New York, especially for a fire fighter who was part of the rescue team on that day.

For whatever reasons 9/11 happened or whoever was behind it, the day has changed things, I know that I view life differently even now that it's years ago- it still seems like it was yesterday...