Frequently Bought Together
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Product details
|
Reviews
All 13 episodes plus extensive special features
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
FX's 9/11 drama Rescue Me is a refreshing and timely change to the politically correct television seen in recent times. Smartly written and brutally honest, each hour is an uncompromising peek into the lives of a group of New York firefighters post 9/11. Leary is fantastic (take a bow) in the lead role as Tommy Gavin, an unsettled, volatile survivor trying to deal with the loss of loved ones in the attacks and problems closer to family & home. Some may find it exploitive but the makers have undeniably pulled off a riveting mix of drama, tragedy, violence and humour. Bring on the second season!!
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This one was out of the blue. Bought on an absolute wing and a prayer. I had read zero publicity, reviews or anything - just figured it had Dennis Leary in it and he wrote No Cure For Cancer, so it must be alright. Alright? Rescue Me is a revelation.
It follows - primarily - the fortunes of firefighter Tommy Gavin, 9/11 survivor, ex-alcoholic, Irish American, bull blood. Tommy is one messed up individual. It also records the day-to-day fortunes, habits and credo of the other firefighters in his station; each dealing with 9/11 in their own different ways and their own messed up lives.
What singles this series out is the script is so, so witty; written with the darkest, blackest humour possible. The dialogue between the firefighters is snappy and gritty and one emotes with the characters so easily. Tommy himself is a total love or hate him kind of person - which is what makes Rescue Me so good.
I Totally recommend this. Backdraft it is not - more like a cross between No Cure for Cancer and Six Feet Under. Awesome.
It follows - primarily - the fortunes of firefighter Tommy Gavin, 9/11 survivor, ex-alcoholic, Irish American, bull blood. Tommy is one messed up individual. It also records the day-to-day fortunes, habits and credo of the other firefighters in his station; each dealing with 9/11 in their own different ways and their own messed up lives.
What singles this series out is the script is so, so witty; written with the darkest, blackest humour possible. The dialogue between the firefighters is snappy and gritty and one emotes with the characters so easily. Tommy himself is a total love or hate him kind of person - which is what makes Rescue Me so good.
I Totally recommend this. Backdraft it is not - more like a cross between No Cure for Cancer and Six Feet Under. Awesome.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Rescue me has perhaps suffered from being on satelite television only as few people have heard of it, let alone seen it. It is however an excellant program, well worth checking out. It tells the story of a New York Fire Brigade crew in the years after 9/11 and manages to combine, humour, action and poignancy to great affect. Well worth checking out
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
So deliciously witty and wicked
In this world of political correctness and insincerity this show is so refreshing. Tommy Gavin is raw, unpredictable and completely unhinged. Read more
Published 1 month ago by vie amoureuse
Funny stuff
I was looking for something new to watch and saw lots of good reviews of this so decided to give it a shot. I'm glad I did as I've enjoyed every episode. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Rob
EDITED FOR BAD LANGUAGE ?
After having enjoyed this show on tv i decided to buy the dvd set. however i`ve been dismayed to find that they seem to have edited out some bad language. Read more
Published 14 months ago by SQUARE EYES
WARTS AND ALL
"We were on our own that morning. We're on our own now." So says firefighter Tommy Gavin as he and colleagues stare out at where the two towers used to stand. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mr. D. L. Rees
Top series
Top 5 shows/series for me so far. And season 2 onwards just gets better.
If you like dark humour, pull no punches drama then this is for you. Read more
If you like dark humour, pull no punches drama then this is for you. Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2010 by Mr. S. J. Barron
Rescue Me from this series
Fortunately we got this on a rental, after seeing the series compared to some of our all time fave US dramas such as SFU, the Wire and Deadwood. Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2009 by Jdean1967
Top Series - Rescue Me Series 1
I watched a couple of episodes whilst out of the country and got the bug because of it. Entralling and captivating viewing. Denns Leary superb!
Published on 24 Mar 2009 by Mr. P. Weston
Worth a watch
Dennis Leary,stars in RESCUE ME, playing fire fighter Tommy Gavin. Set after the events of 9/11 he still he is haunted by those events and by his cousin Jimmy and others who died... Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2009 by Mr. J. M. B. Gibbons
All feels pretty rushed!
I bought this, as i was a huge fan of Londons Burning, and following the 9/11 disaster i thought this would be a great show!
I then found it to be very rushed and OTT. Read more
I then found it to be very rushed and OTT. Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2008 by Adam Grant
The Best Show on TV
It's what you bought a TV for,once you watch Rescue me your hooked.Gritty real drama that is also the funniest and sharpest written . Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2008 by red barris
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
