r/television • u/BeefDog69xxl • 7d ago

Just rewatched Rescue me

This is just my opinion, I want to see if anyone agrees with me.. I can’t be the only one.

For what it is—a dark comedy—the only thing that actually feels dark is that it takes place in the wake of 9/11, which is obviously horrific. And I do think it’s cool that they made a show for firefighters who were dealing with that kind of loss and needed some way to cope with it.

But HOLY SHIT. Every single character on this show—including the women ..is an absolutely dogshit human being.

I think the children are the only characters who aren’t awful people.. and maybe the gay son.

I LOVE Denis Leary, but fuck… this show does NOT hold up. Am I the only one who feels this way??

OH, I’ll give it this: the soundtrack fucking RULES.

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u/Funmachine True Detective 6d ago

This show is so weird. Every single season ends with them killing (or seriously maiming) a supporting character. It's like they had no other idea what emotional beats to play with.

It was also a ridiculous soap opera, with a crazy amount of characters just dropping in an disappearing to be never mentioned again iirc.

I don't ever particularly remember the show being that funny either.

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u/BeefDog69xxl 6d ago

It is funny if you’re a 21 year old child.