Trying to sum up Leary's (and Tolan's) humor is like trying to catch a gas molecule with a fish landing net, just forget it. Ever since season one, my wife and I have laughed, gasped, felt our throats tighten and eyes water, all in a time span of 2 minutes. If you have attention deficit disorder ("ADD" for you smart guys out there), you'll love this insanely-paced show and this book about it. It brings all the great, and not so great, memories of the series first seasons quickly back in focus. While reading it and looking at the pretty pictures, I found myself thinking, "What an incredible roller coaster ride this has been over the years! Look at all that has happened to all these wonderful characters, and how they've developed, good or bad, as time has passed by".
The pictures from, and episode synopsis for the first four seasons, is a great review of a wonderful show. Season four had some weaker moments in the writing department, in my personal opinion, (which along with $3.49 and tax will get you a cafe mocha at Starbucks) but happily for me, season five has come back with a real bang! Seeing inside the very closed and private family known as a firehouse, is a privilege very few of us civilians get to see. No, this isn't a realistic depiction of firefighters lives, just some of the flavor of it. It wasn't meant to be another "Emergency" with Johnny and Roy making 99.9% of their saves and never losing a member of their shift. This is Denis and Peter taking civilians idolized picture of firefighters, (oh yes, and Catholics too!) and showing that they are in reality, still human beings with lots of problems like the rest of us. They just don't share them with anyone outside of the firehouse family, because we just wouldn't understand what they are talking about, sort of like listening to Einstein explaining quantum mechanics. "What did he just say?" Humor is reality squared, and Leary squares THAT! Rescue Me is a wild exaggeration of the lives of a special type of people, who are willing to lay their lives on the line for perfect strangers, every time they roll out the station bay doors. Firefighters and Paramedics have feelings and emotions too. And demons. The same as you and me. But they care more about helping others than telling everyone in the world about their own problems, like most of the rest of us. That's what I think Denis and Peter are trying to portray on the TV screen.
Bottom line, if you're still watching the show after 5 seasons, buy the book, you'll really enjoy it. In case you are wondering, no, I've never even met Denis, but I really admire the guy for what "The Leary Foundation" has done for our friends in the fire service. And since you're STILL reading this, protect your family by checking your smoke alarms every week and replacing the batteries every October. Stay safe out there.
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Reviewed in Canada on January 11, 2021
