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Rescue Me

TV · 2004–2011 · 7 seasons

A raw, emotionally charged blend of dark humor and painful drama, following flawed characters as they grapple with loss and self-destruction.

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American firefighter comedy-drama TV series
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Year
2004–2011
Seasons
7
Episodes
93
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • guilt
  • addiction
  • family
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour6
Realism8
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
comedy drama
Created by
Denis Leary
Starring
Denis Leary, Dean Winters, Callie Thorne, Larenz Tate, Daniel Sunjata, Andrea Roth, James McCaffrey, Steven Pasquale
Music
Christopher Tyng
Length
7 seasons, 93 episodes, 43 min each
Network
FX
Country
United States
Languages
English

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