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Herc Is Hot For Tuesday’s First New RESCUE ME Since 2007!!
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Season five of FX’s NYFD comedy-soap hourlong “Rescue Me” returns Tuesday night following a 19-month hiatus. Have series masterminds Peter Tolan and Denis Leary put the time to good use?
You bet, though some may not grow fully reminded of the show’s greatness until a few episodes in.
A few notes on 5.1, titled “Baptism”:
* The season kicks off with the funeral for Tommy’s dad. Tommy attends in a bright orange shirt.
* An out-of-focus Gina Gershon can be glimpsed in the teaser. We see a lot more of her later.
* There’s a first-act discussion of whether a man, given the choice, should prefer the loss of a testicle over the loss of an eye.
* Michael J. Fox turns up for one scene as Tommy’s twitchy new rival for Tommy’s stunning ex-wife.
* The crew talks Mike out of spending his inheritance on cancer research and into spending it on a bar.
* Tommy’s hot older daughter is now secretly sharing a bed with Tommy’s co-worker Black Shawn.
* Chief Feinberg keeps acting all gay around Tommy.
* Maura Tierney (“ER”) and Karina Lombard (“The 4400”) don’t turn up until episode two, which is when things really start to heat up.
FX liked season five so much, it has already ordered a sixth season.
Entertainment Weekly gives it an “A” and says:
… This series is officially on fire now. …
USA Today gives it four stars (out of four) and says:
… for those who were disappointed in the show's uneven fourth season, the best news is that, at least in the nine episodes previewed, Rescue Me is more consistent, more focused and more fun, with better stories for all of its characters. …
The Los Angeles Times says:
… In recent months, star Denis Leary and his co-creator/producer Peter Tolan have repeatedly promised a different show, one less bleak and heavy-footed than Season 4, and on this they most certainly deliver. Where once "Rescue Me" wallowed in the endless dark nights of its characters' shattered souls, it is now so lighthearted it occasionally borders on glib.…
The San Francisco Chronicle says:
… races out of the gate as confidently brilliant as ever before, wildly mixing emotions along the way. …
The Boston Herald says:
… If there’s a weakness in its fifth season, it’s “Rescue Me’s” tendency to tell a familiar joke. Sheila (Callie Thorne) becomes a volunteer big sister in a bit that crosses two episodes in two scenes and drops with an obvious punch line. Tommy boils because Janet’s new boyfriend Dwight (Michael J. Fox) won’t stand to shake his hand and gets a predictable comeuppance. But as “Rescue Me” launches its fifth and longest season, Tommy’s struggles for sobriety, sanity and maybe even salvation have never been more gripping to watch.
The Boston Globe says:
… returns to its former glory after an unfortunate fourth-season slump. …
Variety says:
… Make room on the DVR, as the FX original comes back like a house afire.…
The Hollywood Reporter says:
… After more than a year away, "Rescue Me" is still a compelling drama, full of strong writing and skillful acting, but it's the show's mix of redemption and ruin that genuinely sets it apart from the pack. …
“Cupid”: 10 p.m. Tuesday. ABC.
“Rescue Me”: 10 p.m. Tuesday. FX.
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Season 4 was terrible
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Just wanted to say that this show rocks, can't wait for the new season.
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Love this show, and it sounds like it is back on sound footing again after last season.
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Those last two episodes of season three were horrible, as well as the majority of season four. I hope to god they haven't totally abandoned it's dark side. Because that's what drew me in.
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What were they watching? Season four was the lightest of them all, unless they're referring to that embarrassing scene where all of Tommy's "friends" go up in flames in his apartment. The season was mostly slapped together improv and one take shots without much in the way of any form of story structure what-so-ever. And moved it from being one of the best dramas with the occasional comedy bits to lighten the mood into a total Sex in the City for guys. Something previous seasons had enough sense not to totally morph into.
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I'm going to try to forget last season, which with the possible exception of the last scene at the ballpark, seemed to have no direction. Sheila doesn't have to be such a crazy bitch, and Janet doesn't have to be such an unlikeable bitch.
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...didn't to a Rescue Me marathon this weekend leading up to the new season. It's been a year and a half, I barely remember what happened last season.
Looking forward to tonight.
Oh, and Shermdawg - Johnny is definitely missed. But that just freed Dean Winters to be the Beeper King. He was great in Life on Mars as well, even though I didn't really get into the show. That guy rocks - he really needs more work/higher exposure than just these small roles. -
seems like another one of those 'great' female characters on Rescue Me. Maura Tierney offers some hope, though. I hope for once there's a character that doesn't fuck Tommy or try to, then act psycho. I did used to love this show, but I was definitely challenged last season. I think things started to go south with the whole 'will he kill the baby' thing - which was just too far. We'll see if it gets me back. Aw, who am I kidding, I'll be watching, probably no matter what.
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What the feck, man? I'm glad I don't watch this show as I would have been royally pissed at such a long break. Who do they think they are, The Sopranos? At least The Shield got their seasons out on time, even with the strike, and finished up not with a bang, but with a mickeyfickin' thunderclap.
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would be in production. Their seasons always ran in the spring, so the writers strike effectively wiped out the entire 2008 season. Kudos to FX for making up for it with all these episodes in a row. GrandMuff, did you bitch when 24 lost a full season because of the same circumstances?? Anywho, the good words on this season hopefully make up for the scenes last season when Tommy contemplated killing his baby, because his dead brother convinced him he would just fuck them up. That was close to give up time. Glad to hear that the penile fixation is still going strong...
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S3 was pure brilliance then last season was just weird and shitty. I'll give it a shot though.
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airs on? Does Rogers carry FX? Is there an FX Canada channel? Or will I have to wait for the DVD, as usual (although one good thing about that, I only started watching this show 2 years ago and just finished season 4 last month).
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Hot chicks, action, insanity, and Dennis Leary. 18 months has been a long time, and I can't wait for 10:00 to roll around.
C'mon, c'mon. -
So I'm really looking forward to season 5
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to the Remote Control days on MTV, and think No Cure For Cancer is one of the best recorded standups ever. I've read posts that he would be nowhere without Bill Hicks and has copied Hicks' routine for years. I've never seen the comparison, but I saw Leary on Letterman last week. He started to riff on bacon and basically quoted some of the same material Jim Gaffigan aired less than a week earlier on his Comedy Central stand up special. And I thought Robin Williams was a renowned joke thief..
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delayed the Shield, too. They had a script so they were able to shoot the finale, but with no supervision from Shawn Ryan, and no post production until he came back.
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can Denis Leary still play a fireman?
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That shit is hilarious. Denis actually talking all about all the crappy movies he's done.
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How did anyone survive that thing?Lets see, Leary taking on Fox as a romantic rival? Wonder if Tommy will resort to height jokes? But seriously, been waiting for this series to return since FX starting running promos about 6 months ago.
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...and for the most part, I'm like "yeah, this is all pretty coincidental, I mean c'mon, it's BACON", then the Kevin Bacon line came up.....jeez Denis.
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...be on the season five dvd?
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He is playing a 50 year old, mediocre paying public servant yet can bag Gina Gershon with a snap of the fingers. As of this point, I doubt he could seriously get with a present day Kay Lenz.
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...throwing around cash like Tommy Gavin does.
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But you'll note that the fine honeys that Tommy beds usually have more imbalances than Tommy, which is saying something. I seem to recall the Gershon character as quite the psycho. And I don't see Tatum O'Neal listed this season, which is a shame because her character was a hoot.
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You now the ones where the crew's all 50ft. tall and running around Manhattan(Tommy's look of disgust at the Calvin klein ad)...the best is when Mike(probie) trips, and they all laugh at him.....yep, their back...
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oops..I meant 'they're'.....produck of da Chee-cago skool sistem...
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The shows protagonists bangs fine-middle age women who are nuts and usually want zero commitment, doesn't blow smoke up they're asses or act like a soft-ass douche, shares his stories with his fire fighter buddies, and you guys have a PROBLEM with this?!!!
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THIS MORNING! Non payment, and I'm fucking broke right now... It BETTER be on demand.Anyway, this show has always been crazy uneven, but when it's good it's "Oh my god, that was insanely fucking good" good.Unfortunately, you have to wade through a bunch of stale joke and corny, ham-fisted stabs at drama to get to those aforementioned insanely fucking good parts.
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..Dennis Leary. That is all.
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.....finally is back. i really don't understand all of the hate for it. would it be more "realistic" if all of the actresses were less hot? you do realize that it's a tv show right? lets get a bunch of homely chicks on the show so it's more "realistic". man. you wanna see ugly chicks on tv? go watch sex and the city.
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I found 3&4 way over the top but still enjoyable. Would love if season 5 still has a big dose of insanity, but not to the point where you go "Oh COME ON!"
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I know guys who look no better than Denis Leary, and can land girls equally hot, if not hotter. It's called attitude. Now throw in being a fireman (which Tommy has certainly tried to milk before), and hooking up with hotties probably becomes a cakewalk. Also, homely dudes landing girls way out of their league is the basis of 50% of all sitcoms and 99% of all Woody Allen movies, so I think Rescue Me is pretty safe.
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And the reviews sound good. Between this, and Breaking Bad, I've got a lot of tv to watch.
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Mickey falling off the wagon, and that low budget ending were the only hiccups in a pretty enjoyable season premiere. Loved Tommy's rant after the home movies, and Fox's scene. And as much as I enjoyed Sheila's therapy session, if that's the best they can give Thorne, I really wish they'd let her go. She deserves so much better.
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Love Hesh, but Jerry was so instrumental in the quality of those first few seasons.
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With Gandolfini no longer putting out with the small-screen crowd, my new television "boyfriend," John Scurti, better start losing those tighty-whiteys on a more than occasional basis. It's high time for some new cable bear porn. Dammit.
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it's called FDNY. The NYDF was disbanded well over one hundred years ago. Get your history right, Herc.
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This show is one of the best in recent memory (I erased last season from mine). I'm pumped that its back.
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but thank God Michael J Fox is getting crochety smart-ass prick roles instead of the 'ol lovable Alex Keaton type roles. He nails crochety smart-ass prick. Can't wait to see him and Leary mix it up more.
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return for an episode or two. And after reading her interview with Capone, Anna Faris would be a great addition, but have enjoyed Maura Tierney back to her Newsradio days.
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