The NZA Posted September 1, 2006 Author Posted September 1, 2006 yeah. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « man, season 3 was some crazy shit.You open up with Tommy's brother (prolly the harshest first episode of a season this side of 24 day 5), tommy "handles" it a few episodes in, but it really does come to a head by its end... coudlnt believe they did that shit to him, and then he leaves a message to redeem himself and all. i loved you in oz! hte only thing that confused me was that tommy's message back to him went on about still loving his ex-wife, i didnt get that, cause most of the season i didnt think he even respected her anymore. anyway, i like how they had me convinced the crew might fall apart, but didnt at the last minute, even if im still awkward about Franco's deicsion with his daughter. but leaving off on that note for the season was fucking harsh. but you knew this shit wasnt gonna go well...she's already crazy, she buys him a truck, then a beach house, and he gets indecisive? i was almost surprised when she went back in, given how vicious bitches were in the last epidoes (that jamaican ho who didnt call 911 for jerry needs to die, too).
The NZA Posted September 13, 2006 Author Posted September 13, 2006 Apparently, other reviewers are way harsher on the season finale than i was... » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « apparently, tying up the crew back togehter in one ep, and leaving off a cliffhanger, was too cliche for some...i guess im biased. in other news, if anyone can find or make this image into somehting large enough to be ideal wallpaper material, they get my favorite hondoninan of like forever.
La Lindsay Posted June 15, 2007 Posted June 15, 2007 Anyone catch the first episode this week? My opinion: I think shiela's dead and that was just Tommy's imagination at the end.
The NZA Posted June 17, 2007 Author Posted June 17, 2007 yay i can always count on you So hyped that its back. i cant beleive i fell for yet another one of Tommy's dream sequences, for a bit. Im guessing the feds on Tommy's ass is gonna be the big threat for the season? i could be wrong, they handle shit quickly sometimes in this show too. im thinking youre right about the finale, too. we'll see. this is the show that does backflips on waterskis and says "fuck your sharks". I love that Peter Tolan is playing the Fire Chief no one likes, its so accurate its sad.
The NZA Posted August 13, 2007 Author Posted August 13, 2007 Wow....so, this season's been doing some damn-near shark-flying at this point. Tommy got his family back, but it coudlnt be more fucked. I dont even know how to take his wife/ex seriously anymore, she's becoming more and more of a joke. Its sad when Sheila looks more like the stable one. im kind of wondering if i was supposed to be in the dark about whether Sheila was live or not for like the first quarter of the season...anyway, the recent episodes felt kind of loose/all over the place for me, but the last one was a step back up, i thought: the opening vision with Tommy's cousin and brother, the whole thing, showing just how dark its gotten for him, that was really great; for a show that adores dream sequences the way it does, that was one of my favorites i think. Still one of my favorite shows, even if you gotta wonder who's left to bump off sometimes. I like that they keep you guessing... but im still not over the Chief . Cant wait to see what they got in mind for the rest of the season, i think were halfway through now. shit, i still gotta pickup season 3 sometime.
Reverend Jax Posted August 13, 2007 Posted August 13, 2007 Wow....so, this season's been doing some damn-near shark-flying at this point. Do you mean shark-jumping?
The NZA Posted August 13, 2007 Author Posted August 13, 2007 I did in season 3, there's parts here where its clearly not a jump, or even a hover. Its flight. things'll kinda make sense in the structure of the show, but you know its crazy when the show has its main characters in front of a psychiatrist and kinda parodies itself about how much shit it's thrown at them so far.
La Lindsay Posted August 13, 2007 Posted August 13, 2007 yeah, and more like space flight at that. it's ridiculous.
The NZA Posted August 19, 2007 Author Posted August 19, 2007 Probie's not doing so well, and Tommy is truly in hell.
The NZA Posted March 19, 2009 Author Posted March 19, 2009 right, so season 4 ended on a decent note but across the board, lacked direction. the fact they took this long to retool the show (shit, my last post was from that far back? i guess LL was right) was, to me, a good thing. Found the shorts/promos so far: lookin' good. now i just gotta figure out which webisode was for this season.
Mr. Hakujin Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 Those were awesome! Last season was definitely weak compared to S1 & S2. And it looks like there'll be 22 episodes this season. The previous seasons were only 12/13 episodes long.
Mr. Hakujin Posted April 15, 2009 Posted April 15, 2009 WTF? No one watching S5? Second episode of the season was on tonight!
The NZA Posted April 15, 2009 Author Posted April 15, 2009 wait...what?! i thought fucking wiki said the season started later this week! shit...ok, off to find some torrents. ...hows it been so far?
Reverend Jax Posted April 15, 2009 Posted April 15, 2009 Rescue Me Comedy Tour In Holly would in about two few weeks, Nick. Worth checking out.
Mr. Hakujin Posted April 15, 2009 Posted April 15, 2009 wait...what?! i thought fucking wiki said the season started later this week! shit...ok, off to find some torrents. ...hows it been so far? episode 1 was fantastic. heavy on the comedy and much less soap opera drama type shit. haven't seen all of episode 2 yet, i've got the torrent though to watch it tonight.
The NZA Posted April 15, 2009 Author Posted April 15, 2009 Rescue Me Comedy Tour In Holly would in about two few weeks, Nick. Worth checking out. yeah, i wish - bish pointed it out, said tickets were like $75+. think ill have to see it via cam. off to torrents!
The NZA Posted June 6, 2009 Author Posted June 6, 2009 cant believe nobody's on about this (except me to LL & sen); i think this is, so far, the finest season yet. i hope they get an award for this. after the directionless mess that was season 4, it seems like that hiatus was time well spent - all that retooling has them not only revisiting/expanding on the original "seeing the dead" thing as more than just a gimmick, but also doing something theyd not done in a while: character building. the last episode shows how far Mikey the probie's come, how low Sean's getting, and more importantly, the darker, emptier side of Tommy. Since season 1, we've gotten that Gavin's an asshole who's an awesome firefighter. We've also gotten that some part of that, experience and good instincts aside, stem from his latent survivor's guilt/intending to die. I mean, season 1 itself was the downward spiral, season 2 was watching him rebuild from the ground up, just to lose everything in its finale. 3 started losing its way- things were done for shock value & such that started to feel cliche; by 4, it was almost parody. When you're advancing the plot mainly by bumping off your cast - in some way that even continuity/the characters dont seem to respond to - you're fucking up. But (i think it was episode 8 or so, "Iceman") the dimly-lit barroom scene with Tommy showed a character reveal that was a bigger payoff than most of the season finale shocks combined. I'm a fan of Leary, but im back on John Stewart's notion that this has gotta be William Dafoe standing in for him in these scenes. What's also great is that it feels like they're again finding their footing between dark comedy and drama. Seriously, there's only 2 episodes left to go (sadly) but this DVD's so bought.
Mr. Hakujin Posted June 6, 2009 Posted June 6, 2009 There's only 11 episodes this season? I thought I read somewhere online they were doing like 20 or something this season, no? Anyway, episode 8 was fantastic. I still need to watch this week's episode (#9). I also thought episode 7, which basically explained why they hadn't even mentioned Tommy's youngest daughter for the first 6 episodes, was great. This season has surpassed S4 so far in my opinion and I like the ongoing subplots w/ minor characters like Lou & Frenchie, Franco's conspiracy theories, Gherity's health, Sheila's therapy, & Sheila's son becoming a firemen. The whole bar thing was a bit meh though and ditto for the Black Sean Collen thing--which seemed like one big excuse to set up that Tommy's lil' girl is a freak in bed.
The NZA Posted June 6, 2009 Author Posted June 6, 2009 i could be wrong, just going on what TV.com has for episode summary. i hope you're right. yeah, some of those are clearly for comedic value (coleen/black sean), the bar's initial stages etc. but tell me that scene im talking about with tommy taking a drink in the bar and talking with his family wasnt powerful shit. Franco's 9-11 thing, its odd to only be seeing it now but its interesting that they wrote it in. Tolan & Leary have both said some firehouse events/plots come from actual FDNY tales, i was wondering if the subsequent fight was one of em. Also, the new Chief (the one pushing Franco to box, says he has to be an asshole now) is another carry-over from The Job, if im not mistaken, but im really liking him so far. Lemme know what you think of this week's episode, its more of Sheila's son and then her, as well as other figures from Tomm's life, ends on a foretelling note.
soldier of fortune Posted June 6, 2009 Posted June 6, 2009 This is back. Fuck, better get torrenting!!! When we stayed in Clearwater, Denis Leary and the Rescue Me crew were in our hotel, staying and drinking and stuff, was pretty cool.
The NZA Posted June 6, 2009 Author Posted June 6, 2009 nice! get to talk to any of em? and yeah, theyre all up on mininova, if you're looking.
La Lindsay Posted June 7, 2009 Posted June 7, 2009 i just checked on imdb and there's 22 episodes this season...huzzah!
Mr. Hakujin Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 I just watched the last 3 episodes (13, 14, & 15) and laughed out loud more than probably all of S4...ok, so that's a slight exaggeration, but this show is really hitting its stride. I'm loving the subplots more than Tommy's BS w/ Shelia and the (ex)wifey though. Gherity's cancer episodes and coma musical numbers were pure comedy gold! Teddy and Maggie and their VA Hospital hijinks, Rico and his new gal, Lou and Frenchie & hooker gal (which I so say will end baaaaaadly), new probie, Black Sean and Tommy's crazy daughter, and Needles struggling to gain respect in the house while remaining true to his friends are all hilarious stuff. Best scene of the series so far is when Gherity describes how beautiful he thought the sky looked after surviving his cancer and he says to the guys, "It was like looking at a big naked picture of Jessica Alba." The guys' immediate reaction of complete understanding was equally hilarious.
The NZA Posted June 5, 2010 Author Posted June 5, 2010 says wiki: On June 16, 2009, the Los Angeles Times website confirmed Rescue Me will return in 2010 for a sixth season due to increased ratings. The August 28, 2009 TV Guide reported that Season 6 will return with 10 Episodes and Season 7 (2011) will have 9 Episodes culminating with the series finale on or around the 10th Anniversary of 9/11. It has also been revealed that Season 6 will premiere on Tuesday, June 29th at 10pm. The new Season 6 trailer was shown Tuesday, May 11th during FX's airing of Justified. this is great news; honestly, it cant be said enough that last season was 10x better than the 2 before it, as it actually seemed to have direction most of the time...kinda drifted by the end, but it was a long season. the decision for 2 more short ones & then tying it up sounds like a smart one to me, id really rather not see it lose focus again. cant wait.
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