Protraph Lack of good storyline.

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Tymon Sutton The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

Ella-May O'Brien Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

elliotttimothym First and foremost, this is a GUY'S show. I know women who like it, but the content of this show is unapologetically male. It's a show about a bunch of guys working hard, playing hard, drinking, screwing, swearing. Comedy is very prevalent in the dialogue...much of it sexist, racist and definitely not politically correct. It's a bunch of guy's busting balls and having fun, but when they'd get a call, we get to see the bravery and heroism as the drama unfolds. We also get to see into Tommy Gavin's personal life, which is full of booze, dysfunction, sex, misery, addiction, family turmoil, marital problems, etc. Overall this is a well written, well cast show full of comedy, drama and action that's definitely worth repeated viewings.

Papacy24 I used to watch every episode of "Rescue Me" back when it was a series on FX. At some point between its initial air date and the third season I became repulsed by the lack of human growth and dignity. It would be a remiss to not mention the full breadth of humanity the show portrayed. There were happy moments, sad moments, cheerful moments, doubtful moments, etc. Humanism for a plot is necessary for ratings yet when darkness overpowers a sliver of optimism as a continuing theme, it becomes sickening. During the presidency of George W. Bush Jr., America was in a turbulent economy in which one day you were living comfortably, the next you were poor. Two years later, the situation is reversed. It is in addition to the aftermath of 9/11 in which our country went to war with Al-Qaeda-ruled Afghanistan and Saddam-ruled Iraq. Our country was joyous and miserable on-and-off from 2000 to 2008. The show did not serve as an escape from our problematic lives, it merely reinforced the suffering we endured through this dark chapter in America's history. Maybe people watched it because drug abuse, rape, depression, suicide and misery as provocative themes gave them something to identify with and then justify their self-entitlement to rejecting any positive approach to better their own lives. Watching the scenes of Tommy Gavin being manipulative and egotistical without regard for the well-being of others was linked to the self-destructive archetype in TV show dramas. There is always the character who is out to harm others because they are not being miserable like him. Janet Gavin was the only character worthy of respect because she made multiple attempts to provide something better for her family regardless of the obstacles she faced. Franco Rivera, like Janet, worked to provide a stable and positive influence for his child, becoming a better person in some ways, though still holding on to his selfish and abusive personality. He was a drug addict and at times abusive towards his daughter when she was crying and complaining. Being associated with the brooding misogyny and pessimism of his unit, he was prone to seeing everything from these lens.I sympathize with Mike Silletti who was young, bisexual, optimistic and vulnerable. When he was being recruited by a different unit, he was receptive due to being fed up with his prolonged probationary status and the constant abuse dealt by co-workers. His co-workers' apparent love for him was rarely shown in ways that were useful to his benefit. In this sense, no one would find happiness being surrounded by individuals who need years of therapy before they finally realize no one wants to love or want them. That is the true message from the show.

bjarias 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.

sabrinnadancer-853-745654 The single most shocking thing about this series is that it wasn't canned immediately after the pilot was made. The acting and script are atrocious. I tried to watch the first episode and just couldn't put myself through it. Machismo to the point of misogyny this show is just offensive. I cannot believe the positive reviews it is receiving here. The only emotion showed is brooding, seething anger. Gross! This is also attempted to be shown in light of desired masculinity but nothing could be more off-putting! I have, thankfully, never met a person like any of the horrid characters in this poor excuse for television. How did this even get made?