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Rescue Me - The Complete First Season (2004)

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Dennis Leary (JESUS' SON, ICE AGE) stars in the FX channel's dramedy RESCUE ME, playing Tommy Gavin, a New York firefighter under pressure from all sides. Still suffering from the events of 9/11, he is haunted by the past while adjusting to the present, which includes a separation from his wife Janet (Andrea Roth). He now resides across the street from her so that he can stay close to his children, whom he bribes to supply him with information as to mom's comings and goings. Tommy's quirky

Unrated, 9 hr. 54 min.

Drama, Television

On DVD: Jun 7, 2005

Critic Reviews for Rescue Me - The Complete First Season

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...doesn't always make for smart television, but it's bracing stuff nonetheless.

May 12, 2006 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Chris Barsanti

Filmcritic.com

Three prescriptions--for insomnia, depression, and impotence--speak concisely to the state of medicated post-modern man: asleep, happy, and erect.

June 21, 2005 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

The producers of Rescue Me manage to deftly juggle humor, tragedy, and violence, while giving each character a significant storyline that ropes us in.

June 18, 2005 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

More raucous character study than Backdraft-style heroics; good but not quite great examples of either.

June 8, 2005 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Chris Barsanti

Slant Magazine

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Two shows very similar in drama and comedy, one is fire, one is medical, all is rescue and saving lifes. Excellent!

August 19, 2006

Trae Lenox

[center][/center][left]Season 5 is currently playing and it's better than last season. It took a little doing for me to like Natalie but I liked her in that pizza place sitcom she was in with Ryan Reynolds. They tried to make Monk more neurotic (?) last season and took the repeating to an unnecessary level. The guest

August 6, 2006