Rescue Me

Rescue Me - FX channel
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In it's fourth season, "Rescue Me" is still as hot as ever. Hot firefighters, hot action and hot dialogue.

Executive Producer, writer and star Denis Leary (pictured above) has created an intriguing look at tough men who live and play hard. His character, Tommy Gavin, is multi-dimensional, talks to dead people and tries to rise above his nature. As do they all. Facing death every other day, these volatile firefighters are in turn crude, offensive, charming, vulnerable and very real. The relationships are basic and everyone is deeply flawed. That's what makes it so fun to watch. Stereotypes are encouraged and often turned inside out until you come to understand the desensitization these guys are subject to. Fire purifies, annihilates, destroys and renews and no one understands that better than these brave men. Noble in battle, they are infuriatingly impossible in daily life. A great contrast. (The intervention scenes are fun family fodder.)

Kudos to Leary for daring to be edgy and for taking such a personal and active creative role. And this season's finale is a killer too, complete with a divine baseball scene. Ah!


Series Directed by
Jace Alexander (17 episodes, 2004-2007)
John Fortenberry (11 episodes, 2004-2006)
Peter Tolan (10 episodes, 2004-2007)
Ken Girotti (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Adam Bernstein (2 episodes, 2004)
Jefery Levy (2 episodes, 2005)
Don Scardino (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Writing credits
Denis Leary (48 episodes, 2004-2007)
Peter Tolan (48 episodes, 2004-2007)
Evan T. Reilly (11 episodes, 2005-2007)
John Scurti (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Salvatore Stabile (2 episodes, 2004)
Mike Martineau (2 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Cast

Denis Leary ... Tommy Gavin (48 episodes, 2004-2007)
Mike Lombardi ... Mike Silletti (48 episodes, 2004-2007)
Steven Pasqual ... Sean Garrity (48 episodes, 2004-2007)
Andrea Roth ... Janet Gavin (48 episodes, 2004-2007)
Daniel Sunjata ... Franco Rivera (48 episodes, 2004-2007)
John Scurti ... Kenny Shea (48 episodes, 2004-2007)
Callie Thorne ... Sheila Keefe (45 episodes, 2004-2007)
Jack McGee ... Chief Jerry Reilly (44 episodes, 2004-2007)
James McCaffrey ... Jimmy Keefe (40 episodes, 2004-2007)
Natalie Distler ... Colleen Gavin (29 episodes, 2004-2007)
Tatum O'Neal ... Maggie (24 episodes, 2005-2007)
Dean Winters ... Johnny Gavin (23 episodes, 2004-2007)
Charles Durning ... Tommy's Dad (21 episodes, 2004-2006)
Trevor Heins ... Connor Gavin (21 episodes, 2004-2006)
Lenny Clarke ... Uncle Teddy (20 episodes, 2004-2007)
Olivia Crocicchia ... Katy Gavin (20 episodes, 2004-2007)
Diane Farr ... Laura Miles (19 episodes, 2004-2005)
Robert John Burke ... Father Mickey Gavin (19 episodes, 2004-2007)
Peggy Scott ... Jeannie / ... (14 episodes, 2004-2006)
Michael Zegen ... Damien / ... (13 episodes, 2004-2006)
Michael Mulheren ... Chief Perolli (13 episodes, 2004-2006)
Ed Sullivan ... Billy Warren / ... (11 episodes, 2004-2006)
Cailin Stollar ... Keela (11 episodes, 2004-2006)
Sherri Saum ... Natalie (11 episodes, 2006-2007)
Milena Govich ... Candy (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Anthony Mangano ... Bobby Vincent / ... (8 episodes, 2004-2007)
Bernardo De Paula ... Jesus / ... (8 episodes, 2005)


Rescue Me - The Complete First Season