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Rescue Me
Season Five
EMAILPRINTSERIES: FX, Tuesday 10:00p (60 minutes)
Universal acclaim
Based on 14 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 12 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Drama
Created By:
Peter Tolan
Jim Serpico
Denis Leary
First Air Date: April 7, 2009
Summary
Starring Denis Leary, Adam Ferrara, Michael Lombardi, James McCaffrey, Steven Pasquale, John Scurti, Daniel Sunjata, Andrea Roth, and Callie Thorne
The delayed-by-the-writer's-strike fifth season, which includes a guest appearance of Michael J. Fox, finds 9/11 continues to play a part in the lives of the firefighters at 62 Truck.
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Rescue Me races out of the gate as confidently brilliant as ever before, wildly mixing emotions along the way.
Read Full Review >New York PostLinda Stasi
This new phase takes the show from sometimes cartoonish to serious, punctuated with belly-laugh dialogue. This is thanks, in no small part, to Michael J. Fox, who is in six episodes this year.
Read Full Review >NewsdayVerne Gay
One of TV's bleakest shows is also one of TV's best comedies. What a marvel.
Read Full Review >USA TodayRobert Bianco
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.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesGinia Bellafante
What is implied elsewhere is confronted aggressively in the terrifically restive FX drama Rescue Me.
Read Full Review >VarietyStuart Levine
Gavin has evolved, and the writers are making sure he's more multidimensional than ever thought possible. It's a winning move.
Read Full Review >Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
Rescue Me does everything “Lost” does. It balances character, drama, comedy and suspense while relentlessly pushing a dozen story lines forward.
Read Full Review >Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
The FX drama returns for its fifth season tonight at 10, after a 19-month absence, and it returns to its former glory after an unfortunate fourth-season slump.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterDaniel Carlson
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.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesMary McNamara
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.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
While I stopped being a fan some time ago, I can say that at least one of the things that I've always liked about the post-9/11 firefighter dramedy is more in evidence in the three Season 5 episodes I've watched.
Read Full Review >Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
By reattaching his misery to 9/11, and by reminding us that everyone around him still shares in the miseries of that day, Rescue Me has lit a new fire under both the man and his show.
Read Full Review >New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
A few things in the first episodes of season five, which kicks off Tuesday night, feel a little disjointed. Denis Leary remains a magnetic lead as New York firefighter Tommy Gavin, and the show still has inspired moments.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 9.4 (out of 10) based on 12 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
[Anonymous] gave it a9:
Love it:) Never fails to engage and entertain with sharp, witty dialogue and complex characters.
Kenny H gave it a10:
This season is absolutely amazing so far. I agree with whoever compared it to the Sopranos, it's just great to watch. The only show that can have me laughing hysterically one moment and on the verge of tears the next. Michael J. Fox's character is awesome so far too.
Michael H gave it a9:
Continuing great drama. A very creative mixture of fantasy and reality. Occasionally returns to "gags" in the dialogue which work sometimes perfectly and sometimes are a little labored but overall with Friday Night Lights, the best TV out there now.
Ben G gave it a9:
This series has stayed consistently entertaining, with great drama and realistic stories, mixed with a dark and more mature sense of humor lost on many shows these days. The characters as are so well defined by this season that there is no drop in the believability and this balanced as the writing hasn't slacked due to that knowledge and given lackluster story with the expectations that these set ideas will balance it out.
lenny b. gave it a9:
This show does not dissapoint!... Fills the void left by the Sopranos....People, this is drama and comedy..happily married!
Preston J gave it a9:
Easily one of the best shows on television. At this stage each of the actors are so comfortable in their roles and the story is so well conceived its just a joy to watch the mess they put themselves through.
