Under The Microscope: Black Mamba

[NJNetz]

Yeah, he's too nice now, but I still like them. He still has a creepy feel about him.

What's Rescue Me about though? I never seemed interested in it, is it just a bunch of firemen trying to save the day or something?

Here's a wikipedia summary.

The show mainly follows on a particular character, Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary) and his ever troublesome family as they deal with real life issues, either with post 9/11 trauma or domestic problems. Tommy has to struggle with the loss of his cousin and best friend Jimmy Keefe, who died on September 11, 2001, and frequently visits Tommy in visions. In the pilot episode, Tommy and his wife have already separated and Tommy has moved across the street. He is ill-tempered, self destructive, hypocritical, manipulative, and a relapsed alcoholic. He has realized how much he has contributed to the breakup of his family, and constantly struggles to reconcile with them. He loves his children very much, and desires to get back together with his wife. However, despite slowly making steps toward his redemption, tragedy always seems to be right around the corner.

However, I feel that the show is much more than the summary makes it out to be. And for the most part, that summary deals with season one, only.

 

[Lost One]

Hm, I'll check it out sometime, when Prison Break ends