In the immediate years following the events of September 11 th, 2001, much of both film & television struggled with the ways in which it could respond to the tragedy respectfully. While many attempted ...

Spoilers for the series finale of Rescue Me below: The easy shorthand for Rescue Me has always been that it was a show about the aftermath of 9/11. It was and it wasn’t. In a way, the question for the ...

In the opening moments of last night’s series finale of Rescue Me, it looked like we were going to get exactly the sort of solemn, reflective experience that we’re going to want (or for some, need) ...

Rescue Me Season 1 is an American comedy-drama TV series co-created by Denis Leary and Peter Tolan. The show premiered its first season on July 21, 2004. Centered on the lives of New York City ...

In a special ceremony today, the National Museum of American History acquired objects from the Sony Pictures Television drama series for FX, Rescue Me. The donation, presented by Rescue Me co-creators ...

Bass died on Dec. 27, 2012. We'll listen back to a Fresh Air interview from March 1995, in which she spoke about performing at funeral homes as a girl in St. Louis and how secular music wasn't allowed ...

Denis Leary, with his rat-a-tat delivery and Irish wise-guy persona, has too often jabbed right up to the line of self-parody. With Rescue Me, he redeems himself by doing what we always suspected he ...

There's something different about Rescue Me this season that we can't quite put a finger on.Maybe it's the complete creative rejuvenation of the show after a long, 18-month hiatus. Maybe it's the ...

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 ...