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Herc Says The Fourth-Season Debut Of RESCUE ME Is On Fire!!
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I am – Hercules!!
Rescue Me 4.1 FAQ
What’s it called?
“Babyface.”
Who’s responsible?
Teleplay is credited to series masterminds Peter Tolan (who also directs) and Denis Leary.
What does TV Guide say?
“As the fourth season begins, Janet has given birth to a baby boy---whom she fears prefers Tommy to her. But Tommy has a bigger problem: He's suspected of starting the beach-house fire. Meanwhile, Jerry's son asks him to be his best man at his commitment ceremony; Richie wants Franco to marry Natalie; Lou and Theresa get distracted in church; and the volunteer firefighter (Jennifer Esposito) who rescued Tommy from the beach house takes an interest in him---and isn't shy about letting him know.”
What is TV Guide not telling us?
Tommy has moved back in with his ex-wife and kids and infant son. Richie, the hulking Tourette’s sufferer, wants to pork a disabled girl.
Kindly quantify the Jennifer Esposito FX nudity.
None. She does, however, wear a tight purple dress I believe many will enjoy.
What about nudity for Andrea Roth and Callie Thorne and Tommy’s hot teen daughter and the hot nun who was boning Lou?
No actual nudity at all this week, but there is some fully-clothed hot nun action involving a major organ.
Is Tommy visited by his dead cousin or Jesus this week?
Cousin Jimmy Keefe, looking more than ever like ‘80s pop icon Huey Lewis.
How is Howard Stern sidekick Artie Lange working out?
Lange will soon return as Lou’s cousin, but he is not reintroduced this week.
It’s been nine months since the last episode. Who’s Jerry again? Is he the one in prison?
No, Teddy’s the one in prison. Jerry Reilly is Tommy’s old chief; he’s got the gay son and had to leave the station after he suffered a stroke.
Is Teddy still in prison?
Yes. He is spoken of but unseen this week.
Series co-creator Peter Tolan played the company’s new chief last season. Is he still lurking about?
He is, and not fitting in with his crew.
What’s doing with Sean and Tommy’s nutcase sister?
Now married nine months, the newlyweds feud over a mammoth box of porn.
What about Probie Mike? Is he still doing gay stuff?
He gets a colonoscopy this week. Literally; I’m not using “colonoscopy” as a euphemism or anything.
What’s good?
The teaser generally and Tommy’s disparaging appraisal of his older daughter’s new rock-singer boyfriend in particular. The horny Tourette’s guy. The surreal B-52s cat rescue. The porn battle. Jennifer Esposito generally, and “I don’t care” in particular.
What’s not so good?
I grow restless whenever the focus shifts to the insurance-fraud business. Also? No exciting FX nudity.
How does it end, spoiler-boy?
“We got two million dollars on the line,” says the hottie in the leopard dress, “and you are totally screwing this up.”
Herc’s rating for “Rescue Me” 4.1?
***1/2
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A rescue me talkback. Feels good.
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You should watch it. It's great. It's one of the easier shows to get caught up on. Only 3 seasons of 13 episodes. I killed the first two in a couple days.
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saw it the other day and few episodes that follow. it's absolutely fantastic. last season was their best yet (weak ending aside) and this is one of those shows that gets better as it's going.
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Still the best line I've ever heard.
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They pack so much drama into each episode that it becomes ridiculous. Every episode someone is either dead, or gay, or suicide, or doing some horribly melodramatic thing. It's just way over the top. It's like trying to eat a can of frosting. Frosting is great, but if you try to eat the whole can at once you will get sick.
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One of the best shows on TV. Hells yeah. On cast members leaving... it's good to see them get better paying gigs, but the show's popularity is causing them to lose some integral players.
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Can't wait to see it tonight.
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Absolutely one of my favorite shows on TV.....one of the best supporting casts there is, and Leary is fucking amazing.
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Even though I didn't love dirt, the 13 episode season is such a great way to run a show. I ALWAYS want more at the end of the season and there's so little filler. I've been jonesing since The Shield and Riches shut down...CAN'T WAIT!
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And Denis Leary is the fucking man. "I smoke 10 THOUSAND CIGARETTES A DAY!"
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It shows that Leary actually has solid acting chops.
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this show has been pretty much the only reason to turn the tv on during the summer for the last few years. Sometimes, they do pile on the misery. But even though it's one of the darkest dramas out there, it's also one of the funniest. Oh yeah, and every woman is hot and sleeps with Denis Leary, so you know it's, like, realistic. Ok, that aside, I still say this was one of the only shows to intelligently, poignantly, and comedically deal with apsects of of the 9/11 aftermath. But that's probably not going to be dealt with too much anymore. If you like good drama, do yourself a favor and check it out.
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I've been out of the Howard loop for a while cuz of school, but I went back to the website to procrastinate on finals studying and saw pictures of him. It's absolutely insane. He really needs to do something, Howard needs to get Dana to take him back, or SOMEthing, I mean, jesus.
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You're nuts. The theme music perfect. The show was originally realized as an action dramedy about firefighters that grew up together deal with 9/11. The lyrics say "With my teeth locked down I can see the blood of a thousand men who have come and gone. Now we grieve cause now is gone.Things were good when we were young" It's a song that rocks while still is dramatic and touching. It's perfect. Foo Fighters are so freakin' cliched and plaid out. You're an idiot if you think that's better than the current theme.
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the third was pretty good but not quite as good. I still can't wait. Easily the best show on TV during the summer, and in my top 10 for the year on any given day.
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listen to the lyrics of the opening song and you'll realize how appropriate it is. "On another day c'mon c'mon
With these ropes tied tight can we do no wrong
Now we grieve 'cause now it's gone
Things were good when we were young
With my teeth bite down I can see the blood
Of a thousand men who have come and gone
Now we grieve 'cause now it's gone
Things were good when we were young
Is it safe to say? (c'mon c'mon)
Was it right to leave? (c'mon c'mon)
Will I ever learn? (c'mon c'mon)
(c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon)"
given the fact the whole show started around a fire fighter getting over 9/11 i couldn't think of a more perfect opening song -
guess i'm a little slow
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I'm gonna have to go ahead and dis agree... that Foo Fighters version of the credits just doesn't work. As has already been pointed out, the Von Bondies tune fits the show perfectly.
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Consistently brilliant, every episode delivers in the laughs and in the drama. Extremely well-written and acted, this is the show I try my hardest to sell to people who haven't seen it, and so far, everyone I've shown it to has become hooked. Not to mention the fact that Sheila is smoking.
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He does get a lot of women throwing themselves at him. It kinda reminds me of that series "Dream On" were that nerdy looking book editor/writer got extreme amounts of trim. The critics loved it. Go figure.
Although, I think his wife in real life is/was that chick from 12 Monkeys...what the hell...Madeline Stowe?? Not sure. -
Leary might not want to be compared with a twat like Palladino, but both shows share similarities. The individual scenes are so gut busting and inspired that they contain the best seven minute burst of energy on tv, followed by rehashed plot twists so inane and desperate that result in undermining the entire enterprises. Not to mention that writing for the opposite sex results in shrill harlots and cardboard doofuses.
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i loved every season but season four really dissapointed me. there were some great episodes on there, but nothing really added up in the end. god season five better be great.
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They just said Tommy got Janet pregnant at 17, back in the 70's. Is there a long lost Gavin kid?Then Janet said she had 3 kids, when including the baby, and the mystery kid would equal fi....oh wait, she had a abortion.Nevermind, my bad.
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A pox on all your shame for supporting the grave robbing son of a bitch. Probably all Cook and Mencia fans, ugh.
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But he's smart enough to surround himself with talent. Dane Cook and Ned Holeness he ain't.
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It's amazing when you're a co-creator of a show and have the majority of women that want nothing to be w/ him.
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what's her name, sheila? did she die on that fire? I forgot what happened
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www.learyfirefighters.org
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are the only things on TV I try not to miss. I've always liked Leary; and the entire cast rocks. Diane Farr made a HUGE mistake leaving the show at the end of the 2nd season...for Numb3rs, was it? Great career move, there...at least among the clowns of Rescue Me a chick with bug eyes and a voice flatter than a day old soda could actually come off as kinda hot.
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definitely brought the funny - not as gut-wrenchingly brilliant as, say, the season 2 premiere where Tommy douses himself in the booze he's drinking and sits there flicking the lighter. In this ep, that B-52s music cue was just bizarre. Though I am confused about that last scene. I thought Sheila started the fire by accident. But now she's pulling an insurance scam?
Oh, and though I liked Diane Farr, I didn't buy her with Franco, and her 'trying to prove herself' with the guys got old fast. And let's face it, even though 2 of the 3 female leads get to play some great dramatic stuff, the writing on this show isn't exactly kind to the women. Seems like Franco's current girlfriend is the only woman who's ever been on the show who's not psychotic, manipulative, vindictive, selfish or pathetic. Of course, the guys aren't much better. Can't wait for more, though. -
was funnier than anything I've seen on a comedy series this year.
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Chief Jerry had a heart attack while banging the rest home nurse, not a stroke. Good to see everyone back, including Richie.
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Can't believe it, in all my time watching this show I genuinely thought it was Huey Lewis moved into acting until I read the above. Had to IMDB to check it was right. Total doppelganger!!!
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Richie talking about his love interest in the wheel chair and how nice her ass is.
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They just capitalized on the accident.
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They didn't actually say if Sheila died in the fire or not. Last season ended with the house burning; and the screen faded to black with the sound of approaching sirens. As she only appeared in one scene last night, your question makes me wonder if Sheila actually did survive the fire. Since Tommy talks to all the dead people he knows, the fact that he met with Sheila does not mean she is still alive. So, good question and a good point.
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...especially John Scurti's character. The scene in the cathedral bangin' the nun was priceless....that lil' head peering over the balcony had me rolling on the fucking floor. The only thing I miss is having Sunny in Philly in the same week - definitely a summertime show.
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Is it just me, or do the previews of this show smack of some tired CBS/ABC/NBC drama that usually gets canned after 4 episodes? I just don't smell that warped FX feel on this one that makes me want to try it out......Hell even 'Dirt' was hyped better than this, and it sucked ass.....
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I swear I heard sometime in this episode that someone asked Tommy how Damian was doing and he said something about him living in the studio and they replied "it must be tough not having his mom around". that lead me to believe she died in the fire and yet...she didn't.
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Just to piss all over a show people like. How small do you have to be to just log in and saw negative things.
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you're right, maybe Sheila is dead! The only thing that makes me doubt it is the fact that he went somewhere specific to see her. His 'ghosts' usually show up in odd places, like the elevator.
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More Tommy talking to ghosts. I almost thought they gave up on that. Can't wait for more.
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Every dead character Tommy sees reflects some type of damage. His cousin has that missing finger, the only found after 911 thus not part of his "spirit".
If Sheila were dead she would be a flaming ghost and her husband would know because he is dead too.
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or whatever..priceless. Tatum O'Neal should thank her lucky stars, or her agent, or both, for such a kick ass role. Can't wait for Lenny Clark's return, he's great. And could someone fill me in on exactly what material Denis Leary has stolen from Bill Hicks? And don't say cynical, cranky guy who smokes a lot...
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Remember when Bill Hicks pitched that idea about a firefighter drama tv show? Or how about when Bill Hicks started that firefighter foundation? Neither do I, morons. It's not 1990 anymore, no one cares, get the fuck over it.
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Is so crazy hot
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Also in addition to his Firefighters' Fund, he also teams up with Cam Neely to help with the Cam Neely Foundation for pediatric cancer patients. Do a little more research into the people you hate before you make brash and idiotic comments.
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Tommy rings the bell, knocks, and finally lets himself in.
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I knew there was something else about that scene that was tipping me towards Sheila being dead. The whole thing had a kind of "disconnected" feeling to it.
Also, in those interviews before and/or after the show, the guy that plays Franco said, "Don't get too attached to anyone cast member this season..." ,so that was a definite tip. Although he wasn't necessarily talking about Sheila; things are starting to point towards her being another one of Tommy's ghosts.
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