Denis Leary by Timothy White/FX
The summer would be just a little less hot without the boys from Ladder 62 Fortunately FX is keeping our Rescue Me passion stoked with 10 minisodes Tuesdays at 10 pmET and also at Cracklecom The five-minute standalone vignettes will premiere June 24 as a sort of preview to the strike-delayed fifth season which isnt kicking off until April 09 Series cocreator and star Denis Leary chatted with us about those as well as the status of Tatum ONeal Mike FlahertyTV Guide These minisodes seem ideally suited for a show like Rescue MeDennis Leary Yeah It would be really hard for another drama to do them But we have comedy and drama as well as giant action sequences which play well in small doses People will get a taste of everything they like about the showTV Guide Tell me about a couple of the plotlinesLeary In one Sean Garrity Steven Pasquale spills a drink in his bed while the guys are asleep in the bunkroom and he decides to climb into bed with Tomm
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Andrea Roth courtesy WireImage.com
Cheers to the Rescue Me crew for keeping their careers simmering. Andrea Roth was suitably creepy as Juliet's island therapist on Lost, and John Scurti (sans his firefighter 'stache) was surprisingly convincing as a no-nonsense judge on Law & Order. Meanwhile, James McCaffrey sizzles as Julianna Margulies' P.I. paramour on exec producer Denis Leary's new Fox drama Canterbury's Law. With the news that the strike may have pushed Rescue's traditional summer season back until next March, these side gigs could be fans' only lifelines.For more on Lost, check out the new Cheers & Jeers vodcast.
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Question: Considering the wonderful praise given to Rescue Me by you as well as other critics, it saddens me that this show seems to be snubbed come nomination time. It's made plenty of critics' Top 10 lists and I'm happy it made AFI's list. It simply amazes me how Denis Leary does not get an acting or writing nomination for Tommy Gavin and Season 2 for the Golden Globes. It's not the first time a deserving series has been ignored, but I am just surprised given the "FX is the new HBO" attitude as of late. In HBO's prime, it got tons of nominations. Finally, what saddens me most of all is that the ensemble of this show will simply never be recognized. Jack McGee and Daniel Sunjata deserve recognition for their story lines. The wonderful work of Steven Pasquale, John Scurti and Michael Lombardi will never be awarded since their story lines are mostly comedic in a dramatic program, even though the show would not work without them. The drama is so poignant because we are able to laugh with ...
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