The show is at its best when the characters have to face the consequences of their asinine behavior, or trauma of on-the-job events. Unfortunately that doesn't happen often enough.The comedy is sometimes on-point, but more often it is sophomoric and cheap, too easy and obvious; it seems the writers don't know what to do. The comedy becomes filler, instead of growing out of the situation or the characters; the equivalent of a cartoon pie fight. Outrageous plots overrule character development.When the show is good, it is very good, but you have to sit through long stretches where characters are not believable, and plots are set up to deliver a joke. With few exceptions, the characters rarely learn; they seem stuck in sixth grade. Once in a while someone shows some depth, but that depth rarely sticks; by the next episode they are back in sixth grade mode. I would not want to hang out with these people.

Let's talk about loss, life, love and regrets. This is a summary I do believe, that applies to this show. I loved every single minute of it, even with the 9\11 in the back, but with a lot of life's issues involving the great show's plot. Great cast, great actors, big chemistry among crew. You can laugh, learn about rescuing, thing about life and the things we should care the most...i am a big fan and hope you'll become one as well. But my opinion doesn't count much, less if you don't watch the entire show, so, get it started and finish this gem. After it, please review and give the same 10 points as i just did. Now i will write the same, i always write, about why is important to give your vote, because in this case this will make the difference between a good show and a great show with more and more positive reviews(from people that actually watch the show, not just ears about it)Every time I do the shows review is because I do believe some shows are more than just good or great, they are imperative to watch, because we cannot pass through life without paying attention to some things that are really worth to be noticed, a lot of rubbish is dumped on TV, but a lot of art is also available, you just have to make a choice, and i really want you to chose this

With witty dialogue, relatable characters and a perfect mix of comedy and drama, this is truly a spectacular show. I started watching it this summer on a whim, having heard about it several times and never getting around to viewing it. I was a bit surprised and delighted to find Rescue Me to be a real treasure. Being from the West Coast, I don't know much about New York and firefighter culture, but I still find myself relating to and rooting for several of the characters. Dennis Leary is a better actor than I thought, and I can tell he put his whole heart and soul into the show. That being said, I do have one complaint: you can totally tell its Leary's show because he's always getting the really attractive women and winning every fight he gets into. This doesn't really bother me though. In fact, I think it's kinda funny. Overall, this show is spectacular, and I wish it was more popular. It's the perfect show to get addicted to and watch relentlessly.

Through the entire 93 episodes Denis Leary's character is a hard one to like. Continually argumentative, self-centered and destructive to himself and those around him, it would only be as a television character that anyone would have any long term interest in him (this might be said for several of the characters in the show). And without Andrea Roth.. bit.ly/13jVfjP .. in her role as a calming, entrancing, counterbalance, it most likely would not have been a seven season series. One big positive.. the series actually had a planned ending... many programs do not, they just leave the viewers annoyingly hanging, as the shows get slipshod cancelled by the networks.