By my count, Rescue Me is one of the longest running shows I’ve ever watched. I’ve become deeply entrenched in the word that Denis Leary and Peter Tolan created, a bizarre, dramatic, traumatic, flaming version of New York City and the FDNY.
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Posts Tagged ‘2000’s’
Rescue Me – Series Finale
Posted: September 11, 2011 in 2000's, 2010's, Rescue Me, RIP, TV, WatchTags: 2000's, 2010's, Rescue Me, RIP, TV, Watch
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NBC, How Do I Loathe Thee? Let Me Count The Ways …
Posted: July 29, 2011 in 2000's, American Dreams, Freaks and Geeks, NBC, RIP, The Black Donnellys, TV, WatchTags: 2000's, Freaks and Geeks, NBC, RIP, The Black Donnellys
Originally posted in 2011
I’ve had a strict boycott against NBC since 2007, when the network canceled one of my favorite all time series, The Black Donnellys. I only allowed myself to watch ER, and when that series finale aired in 2009, I kicked NBC to the curb and refused to watch anything new.
Why? Because NBC cancels well written, well acted shows and leaves its viewers with crap such as Celebrity Apprentice and The Marriage Ref. I know, I know, hits such as The Office and Parenthood are on the schedule, along with a few promising shows for the fall. So perhaps the tides are turning over at the peacock channel, but I still hold a grudge for 3 specific reasons. (more…)
“Rescue Me” – 2004 – 2011
Posted: July 27, 2011 in 2000's, Rescue Me, RIP, TV, WatchTags: 2000's, Denis Leary, FX, Rescue Me, RIP, Watch
Originally posted in 2011
***SPOILER ALERT***
Rescue Me in a word? Insane. But insanely funny, dramatic, well acted, well written. Created by Denis Leary and Peter Tolan, the show follows Tommy Gavin and the FDNY Ladder 62/Engine 99 firehouse. Like its predecessor, The Job, also created by Leary and Tolan, the show revolves around Leary’s character and his daily life between work and personal life.
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