Rescue Me: Season 2

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Season Details & Credits

FX | Season Premiere Date: June 21, 2005

Starring: Callie Thorne, James McCaffrey, Jack McGee

Summary: From the creators and executive producers of The Job comes Rescue Me, a dramedy that centers on the inner workings of Engine 62, a New York City firehouse, and the personal and emotional battles of its members in a post-9/11 world.

The show focuses on Tommy Gavin, the senior firefighter whose life is in turmoil as he copes with theFrom the creators and executive producers of The Job comes Rescue Me, a dramedy that centers on the inner workings of Engine 62, a New York City firehouse, and the personal and emotional battles of its members in a post-9/11 world.

The show focuses on Tommy Gavin, the senior firefighter whose life is in turmoil as he copes with the stresses and fears of his job as well the separation from his wife Janet. Tommy moves into a house across the street from her to stay close to their three children and keep an eye on her. The stresses and fears of his job are manifested through conversations with his dead cousin Jimmy Keefe, a former firefighter, as well as the haunting memories of people he has watched perish on the job.

The remaining heroes of Ladder 62 include Chief Jerry Reilly who, despite being called "The Good Chief," has a serious gambling problem and bets on everything, even Tommy's divorce. Sean Garrity is a young, handsome guy who is easier to look at than hold a conversation with. Franco Rivera, a cocky, Puerto Rican ladies man, is Tommy's confidant who lives life in the fast lane. Lt. Kenny "Lou" Shea is a man's man who secretly writes poetry and uses it as a way to release his emotional frustrations. Mike Silletti, "the probie," is subject to numerous initiation pranks as he starts his career as a firefighter.

Theme Song:
"C'Mon C'Mon" by The Von Bondies

Awards & Nominations:
2005 Golden Globe Award Nominee - Best Actor in a Drama Series: Denis Leary

2005 TCA Award Nominee-Outstanding Achievement in Drama & Outstanding New Program of the Year

2005 Satellite Award Nominee- Outstanding Actor in a Series, Drama
Denis Leary, Outstanding DVD Release of a Television Show, Outstanding Television Series, Drama

2005 Satellite Award- Best Ensemble: Television

2005 Visionary Award- Jim Serpico

2006 Satellite Award Nominee- Best Actor in a Series, Drama Denis Leary & Best Television Series, Drama

2006 Prism Award Nominee- Performance in a Drama Series Storyline Denis Leary

2006 Emmy Award Nominee- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Denis Leary

2007 Satellite Award Nominee- Best Actor in a Series, Drama Denis Leary

2007 Prism Award Nominee- Performance in a Drama Series, Multi-Episode Storyline Denis Leary

2007 Golden Reel Award Nomiee- Best Sound Editing in Sound Effects and Foley for Television - Short Form
Eileen Horta (supervising sound editor) Mark Cleary (sound designer) James Bailey (foley artist) Damien Smith (foley artist) Kevin McCullough (sound editor) Ashley Harvey (sound editor) For episode "Devil".

2007 Gracie Allen Award- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Marisa Tomei

2007 Emmy Nominee-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Denis Leary

2007 Artios Award-Best Dramatic Episodic Casting Julie Tucker

2008 Prism Award Nominee- Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline Tatum O'Neal

2008 Emmy Nominee- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Charles Durning… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure

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Season 2 Episodes

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S2:E13. Justice
Air Date: September 13, 2005
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S2:E12. Happy
Air Date: September 6, 2005
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S2:E11. Bitch
Air Date: August 30, 2005

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Hal Boedeker

Jan 22, 2014

Last summer's best series was FX's Rescue Me, a daring comedy-drama about New York City firefighters. It's a good bet this imaginative, adult show will repeat as the top series this summer. In its second season, which begins Tuesday, the program has lost none of its nerve or verve. Read full review

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Matthew Gilbert

Jan 22, 2014

Amazing. [20 June 2005, p.B7]

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Tim Goodman

Jan 22, 2014

But this is what a great TV series does -- it mines difficult emotional ground. It's willfully complex, putting popularity at risk. It avoids convention and takes irregular dramatic steps. With that in mind, watch Rescue Me at your own risk. Read full review

Jun 28, 2013

Thanks to the nimble Leary, ever riveting as TV's most nuanced antihero (sorry, Tony Soprano), Tommy's tenuous struggle for sobriety is even more rewarding than last season's harrowing downfall. Read full review

David Bianculli

Jan 22, 2014

Rescue Me is one of the darker dramas on television, and also one of the darker comedies: Its humor is as brittle and brutal as its intense scenes, and, like everything here else, is memorably credible. Read full review

Rob Owen

Jan 22, 2014

Rescue Me is not a show for the easily offended. Profanity is rampant along with sexual innuendo and references to sex acts. It can be profane in the extreme, however, and it rings true to the characters and their situations. [19 June 2005, p.TV-5]

Mark A. Perigard

Jan 22, 2014

There's still heat to Rescue Me - it just needs something to stoke the drama. [19 June 2005, p.A03]

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Series Overview
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: July 13, 2011
Season 6

78
- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: June 29, 2010
Season 5

84
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: April 7, 2009
Season 4

85
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: June 13, 2007
Season 3

90
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: May 30, 2006
Season 2

89
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: June 21, 2005
- tbd
  S2:E13. Justice
  Air Date: September 13, 2005
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  S2:E12. Happy
  Air Date: September 6, 2005
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  S2:E11. Bitch
  Air Date: August 30, 2005
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  S2:E10. Brains
  Air Date: August 23, 2005
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  S2:E9. Rebirth
  Air Date: August 16, 2005
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  S2:E8. Believe
  Air Date: August 9, 2005
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  S2:E7. Shame
  Air Date: August 2, 2005
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  S2:E6. Reunion
  Air Date: July 26, 2005
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  S2:E5. Sensitivity
  Air Date: July 19, 2005
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  S2:E4. &#!&
  Air Date: July 12, 2005
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  S2:E3. Balls
  Air Date: July 5, 2005
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  S2:E2. Harmony
  Air Date: June 28, 2005
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  S2:E1. Voicemail
  Air Date: June 21, 2005
Season 1

86
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: July 21, 2004