Fans of Rescue Me won't be able to catch the new season until March 2009, however FX will be releasing a number of “mini-sodes” airing in June and July to bridge the fourth and fifth season of the comedy-drama series.  To ease the long wait, the network has also released the highly anticipated fourth season DVD.

In case you have never watched a single episode of Rescue Me, the series stars Dennis Leary as Tommy Gavin, a firefighter with more problems than your average person.  While his occupation is already stressful as it is, his work  has also generated other side effects such as alcoholism.  Firefighting has also affected his personal relationships as professional traumas can have such in-depth effects that they can start to worsen existing personal problems.

The fourth season of Rescue Me, which premiered on June 13, 2007, follows Tommy and Sheila (Callie Thorne) as they are rescued by firefighters but are accused of arson and insurance fraud.  Janet (Andrea Roth) has given birth to the baby and Tommy has come to accept it as his own.  Unfortunately, the baby's hair finally comes in and it is "jet black" in color, leaving them to now believe that it is Johnny's (Dean Winters) son instead.  Paternity questions, custody challenges, and a bunch of secrets and twists unfold throughout the 13-episode season.

Some of the notable guest appearances this season were made by Susan Sarandon (Alicia Greenz), Gina Gershon (Valerie), and Jennifer Esposito (Nona), just to name a few.

All these can be relived by fans in Rescue Me – The Complete Fourth Season DVD, which also includes a bunch of bonus features.  The Sony-produced season 4-disc set comes with deleted scenes, several minisodes, a blooper reel, commentaries, some real stories from America's bravest firefighters, behind the scenes footages, a tour of the set and many more.


-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
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