"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 4 wins & 18 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 7	10:00 PM	FX	Wheels	#5.14
Tue. July 7	11:01 PM	FX	Wheels	#5.14

Cast

Denis Leary	...	Tommy Gavin (67 episodes, 2004-2009)
Mike Lombardi	...	Mike Silletti (67 episodes, 2004-2009)
Steven Pasquale	...	Sean Garrity (67 episodes, 2004-2009)
Daniel Sunjata	...	Franco Rivera (67 episodes, 2004-2009)
John Scurti	...	Kenny Shea (67 episodes, 2004-2009)
Andrea Roth	...	Janet Gavin (66 episodes, 2004-2009)
Callie Thorne	...	Sheila Keefe (64 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jack McGee	...	Chief Jerry Reilly (44 episodes, 2004-2007)
James McCaffrey	...	Jimmy Keefe (42 episodes, 2004-2009)
Natalie Distler	...	Colleen Gavin (38 episodes, 2004-2009)
Dean Winters	...	Johnny Gavin (33 episodes, 2004-2009)
Robert John Burke	...	Father Mickey Gavin (32 episodes, 2004-2009)
Tatum O'Neal	...	Maggie (31 episodes, 2005-2009)
Lenny Clarke	...	Uncle Teddy (31 episodes, 2004-2009)

Also Known As:

"Rescue Me: FDNY" (USA) (complete title)

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:

Inspired in part by real events. Denis Leary, as his character on the show Tommy, in fact did have a cousin who died being a fireman. He was killed in a fire in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1999.

Goofs:

Continuity: Towards the end of season 3 when Tommy confronts Johnny's killer, he mentions that Johnny was 41. Johnny is later called Tommy's little brother. However, since Tommy and Janet met in high school and had a child then (Colleen) who in season 4 is 18, that would put Tommy and Janet both in their mid-30's.

Quotes:

Tommy Gavin: The harder I work, the luckier I goddamned get.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Under Pressure

Fantastic Beginning

If the premiere episode is anything to go by, "Rescue Me", Denis Leary's new FDNY dramady on F/X is one of the best things to hit television in years (no wonder it's on cable...). The characters, especially Leary's haunted Tommy Gavin are three-dimensional and the show doesn't flinch when it's time to show them when they're being less-than-noble. It's funny, thought-provoking, moving, shocking at times, definitely not for the uptight and easily offended, and shows a true camaraderie between the firefighters that goes beyond the false group-hug mentality that a lot of shows have. You can tell that this project means a lot to Denis Leary. This incredible show deserves to stick around for many seasons.