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James McCaffrey, a seasoned veteran of the small screen and the voice of the iconic video game character Max Payne, has died.

He was 65.

According to reports, McCaffrey died Sunday of multiple myeloma cancer.

He was probably most well-known to non-video game players for his work on Rescue Me, where he played Jimmy Keefe.

Keefe was a New York firefighter who lost his life on 9/11.

He appears as a ghost to his cousin, played by Denis Leary, and his character drives some of Leary's richest scenes as Leary's character tries to understand the loss and why he's still alive.

McCaffrey had a series regular role for the first three seasons before switching to a recurring capacity for the final four seasons.

The FX hit also starred John Scurti, Michael Lombardi, Steven Pasquale, and Andrea Roth.

Throughout his career, the actor had countless credits across movies, TV, and video games.

In addition to Rescue Me,...

[The following story includes spoilers for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.]

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel may have come to a close on May 26, but the characters at the heart of the Emmy-winning series will stay with the castmembers who played them for much longer than that.

The final season of the show from Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino saw the characters at the heart of it accomplish satisfying arcs — from one of the leads going to jail for his ex-wife to two other characters running in between stand-still traffic on New York City’s Upper West Side to support their daughter.

Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) and her father, Abe Weissman (Tony Shalhoub), have perhaps come further than most pairs in the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. They went from not understanding each other and not having much of a relationship in season one to realizing they’re a lot more like the other than either of them realized when the show kicked off.

[This story contains major spoilers for episode six of the fifth and final season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.]

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel season five, episode six, “The Testi-Roastial,” answered a few major questions that have been hanging over the fifth and final season of the Prime Video series since it premiered on April 14.

At the beginning of episode two, “It’s a Man, Man, Man, Man World,” Marvelous Mrs. Maisel teased that Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) and Susie (Alex Borstein) eventually have some sort of falling-out. Over the course of the following two episodes, tensions begin to rise between Susie and Joel (Michael Zegen), who discovers Susie’s involvement with mobsters Frank (Erik Palladino) and Nicky (John Scurti) may have an impact on Midge’s life and career down the line.

Episode six reveals that Joel confronts Susie in her office about her involvement with the mob, finds her books and discovers just how much of Midge’s career Frank and Nicky own: for every $100 Midge makes,...

HBO is both a great and slightly regrettable home for Bad Education. When they picked up the movie out of the festival circuit, it was somewhat of a surprise. After all, the flick had gotten some strong awards buzz, especially for star Hugh Jackman. Would they really be going for potential Emmy (and Golden Globe) attention, as opposed to gunning for Oscars? Well, it appears that way, and aside from that unusual quirk, it’s undeniable that they have a quality picture on their hands. This is actually one of the better titles of the year, no matter where you actually see it. The film is a true crime character study, looking at a massive instance of long term fraud in the affluent Long Island city of Roslyn. The school system in the town is among the best in the nation, due in no small part to the work of the Superintendent of the district,...

Network: Netflix.

Episodes: 10 (hour).

Seasons: One.

TV show dates: September 21, 2018.

Series status: Cancelled.

Performers include: Tony Danza, Josh Groban, Monica Barbaro, Isiah Whitlock Jr, Bill Kottkamp, Brooke Carrell, Muhammad Abuhaikal, Matthew Saldivar, and John Scurti.

TV show description:

From creator Andy Breckman, The Good Cop TV show is a Netflix original, based on the Israeli show of the same name, created by Erez and Tomer Aviram. The comedy centers on former NYPD officer Tony Caruso Sr (Danza) aka "Big Tony," and his son, Tony Jr (Groban), who goes by Tj.

Lovable Big Tony was never exactly a stickler for the rules and is a little lacking in the honor department. Meanwhile Tj,...

Bad news for The Good Cop. Deadline reports Netflix has cancelled the TV show after only one season.

The comedy centers on former NYPD officer Tony Caruso Sr (Tony Danza) aka “Big Tony,” and his son, Tony Jr (Josh Groban), who goes by Tj. The cast also includes Monica Barbaro, Isiah Whitlock Jr, Bill Kottkamp, Brooke Carrell, Muhammad Abuhaikal, Matthew Saldivar, and John Scurti.

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"Fresh and richly intelligent." A new trailer has arrived online for an indie film titled As You Are, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival last year to positive reviews (here's my review). I'm glad to see this is finally being released soon, it's a great film. Owen Campbell stars as a teenager caught in a love triangle between his two friends - played by Charlie Heaton and Amandla Stenberg. The cast includes Mary Stuart Masterson, Scott Cohen and John Scurti. This is best to see without knowing too much going in, because the film reveals the truth as the story plays out. The trailer features the song "Appalachian Moon" written and performed by Kevin Reilly, included on the soundtrack. I recommend giving this a look. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Miles Joris-Peyrafitte's As You Are, direct from YouTube: Set in the early 1990's, As You Are...

The firefighters are back in action. The cast and writers from FX's cancelled series Rescue Me recently reunited in Austin for the Atx Television Festival, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

The drama follows a group of New York City firefighters in the years following 9/11. The cast included Denis Leary, Mike Lombardi, Steven Pasquale, Andrea Roth, Daniel Sunjata, John Scurti, Callie Thorne, and Jack McGee. The series ran for seven seasons between 2004 and 2011.

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Kate Plays ChristineThe lineup for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, taking place between January 21 -31, has been announced.U.S. Dramatic COMPETITIONAs You Are (Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, USA): As You Are is the telling and retelling of a relationship between three teenagers as it traces the course of their friendship through a construction of disparate memories prompted by a police investigation. Cast: Owen Campbell, Charlie Heaton, Amandla Stenberg, John Scurti, Scott Cohen, Mary Stuart Masterson. World Premiere The Birth of a Nation (Nate Parker, USA): Set against the antebellum South, this story follows Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner, accepts an offer to use Nat’s preaching to subdue unruly slaves. After witnessing countless atrocities against fellow slaves, Nat devises a plan to lead his people to freedom. Cast: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Jackie Earle Haley, Gabrielle Union, Mark Boone Jr. World PremiereChristine (Antonio Campos,...

The Sundance Film institute has released the line-up of film for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Going to Sundance is one of my favorite events of the year. I love going because you never know what kind of movies you're going to see. Sometimes they are great films that amaze and entertain, other times they completely suck ass, but that's all part of the fun of going to the festival. It's an awesome experience for any hardcore movie geek, and if you ever get a chance to go, you need to.

The event takes place in Park City, Utah next year from January 21st to the 31st. It looks like there's a great line-up of movies at next year's event. My favorite portion of the event is the Midnight section because it deals more with geeky genre type movies, but I also enjoy the various sections of other line-ups.

Some of...

The Sundance Film Festival has today revealed the 65 films which are going to make up the 2016 Us and World Cinema Competition Dramatic and Documentary categories, along with those which make up the out-of-competition Next slate. This is a very diverse and interesting list, and one which Sundance Institute executive director Keri Putnam is clearly very excited to show off next year.

“At a time when big-budget blockbusters and free online content are ubiquitous, independent filmmakers continue to be extraordinarily creative, artful and inventive.”

Sundance 2016 will run from January 21st – 31st in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. Check out the full list of movies below and let us know which of these you’re most looking forward to seeing (even if some will inevitably fail to ever reach cinemas).

U.S. Dramatic Competition

Presenting the world premieres of 16 narrative feature films, the Dramatic Competition offers Festivalgoers a...

In last year’s selection of sixteen U.S. Dramatic Competition offerings, it was Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s Me & Earl & the Dying Girl that landed both U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic and Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic awards, it was Rick Famuyiwa’s Dope who landed the richest deal ($7 million range), it was Patrick Brice’s The Overnight that had the most post festival momentum, it was Marielle Heller’s The Diary of a Teenage Girl that received a longer term accolades (Bel Powley won Best Actress at the Gothams) and it might be Robert Eggers’ The Witch that becomes the cult item we reference back in a decade from now. This year we accurately predicted ten of the sixteen items below. Among the more familiar folk, we have established names such as Antonio Campos (Christine – see pic of Rebecca Hall above) and So Yong Kim (Lovesong). We have second...

After unexpectedly unveiling their Midnight line-up first, the 2016 Sundance Film Festival have now revealed the 65 films selected for the U.S. Competition, World Competition and out-of-competition Next category. “From diverse backgrounds, places and perspectives, these independent artists are united by the power of their stories and vision. Their films will soon launch onto the global stage, beginning their journeys through our culture. A new year in independent film will start right here—on the mountain—in January,” Robert Redford says.

This year, 120 feature-length films were selected, representing 37 countries and 48 first-time filmmakers, including 28 in competition. These films were selected from 12,793 submissions, including 4,081 feature-length films and 8,712 short films. Of the feature film submissions, 1,972 were from the U.S. and 2,109 were international. 98 feature films at the Festival will be world premieres. Check out the line-up below along with images.

U.S. Dramatic Competition

Presenting the world premieres of 16 narrative feature films, the Dramatic...

Titles include Tallulah starring Ellen Page and Allison Janney, and Chad Hartigan’s Morris From America (pictured); Next strand also announced.Scroll down for full list

Sundance Institute has announced the 65 films selected for the Us Competition, World Competition and out-of-competition Next categories set to screen at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival (Jan 21-31) in Park City.

Us Dramatic Competition selections include Sian Heder’s Tallulah with Ellen Page and Allison Janney; Antonio Campos’ Christine; Clea DuVall’s feature directorial debut The Intervention; and Richard Tanne’s Southside With You, about Barack Obama’s first date with the First Lady.

Among the Us Documentary Competition selections are: Holy Hell by undisclosed; Jeff Feuerzeig’s Author: The Jt LeRoy Story; and Sara Jordenö’s Kiki.

The World Cinema Dramatic Competition entries include: Belgica (Belgium-France-Netherlands), Felix van Groeningen’s follow-up to The Broken Circle Breakdown; Manolo Cruz and Carlos del Castillo’s Between Sea And Land (Colombia); and Nicolette Krebitz’s Wild...

The highly anticipated and critically acclaimed political drama, House of Cards: The Complete Second Season, produced by Media Rights Capital, arrives on Blu-ray and DVD June 17 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The series returns with two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey (American Beauty, Best Actor in a Leading Role, 1999; The Usual Suspects, Best Actor in a Supporting Role; 1995) as the newly appointed Vice President of the United States, along with Robin Wright, this year's Golden Globe winner for her role as his wife, Claire Underwood (Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama). This series continues to sizzle with intensity as the ruthless Underwoods stop at nothing to climb the political food chain.

All 13 episodes will be available on the four-disc Blu-ray and four-disc DVD sets for House of Cards: The Complete Second Season with stunning collectible packaging on both releases, along with five bonus featurettes.

I'd been wondering when Person of Interest was going to bring back criminal mob boss, Elias.

It's exciting because it reignites the possibility of Reese and Finch's larger enemy. The seeds have certainly been planted for a variety of bad guys - from the elusive Root to Reese's CIA hunters - but Elias set the stage for the bigger recurring problem. Does that mean that the show will delve deeper into Elias' character and his own story arc or will we not get to see him for another few episodes?

As is the case most weeks, the endings have really given that kick that adds to the show's excitement, and seeing Elias with a perfect grin on his face was a fantastic way to conclude the hour. Sure, I wish there was more for him to have actually done in regard to the overall story, but the reunited possibility of...

On TV this Thursday: 30 Rocks with Jim Carrey, a Friday Night Lights fave is a Person of Interest, The Mentalist faces a familiar nemesis and more. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features, here are nine programs to keep on your radar.

8 pm American Idol (Fox) | The first phase of the competition comes to an end as the judges reveal their final selections for this season’s Top 24.

8 pm 30 Rock (NBC) | Tracy rallies the writers to help him use a nearly-expired Benihana gift card worth so much that it will take a Leap Day miracle to spend; Liz helps Jenna seduce an Internet billionaire.

Don't Peter Parker/The Amazing Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) and Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) make a super cute couple?  I don't think so either.  But, in the first clip released for Marc Webb's Spidey reboot, young Parker will do just about anything he can to reach Gwen in her place other than share the contents of his backpack with a nosy doorman.  You may recognize the doorman.  He previously played my personal favorite, former Rescue Me NYC firefighter Ken Shea (John Scurti) in the recently extinguished FX series.

Sony Pictures revealed the clip below from the film’s viral site at MarkOfTheSpider-Man.com, it shows Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) against a doorman (not Bruce Campbell). Fans of the TV show Rescue Me will notice the doorman is played by John Scurti aka Lt. Kenny Shea. Denis Leary who plays George Stacy in Spider-Man starred in Rescue Me as well. It’s a reunion people!

The Amazing Spider-Man swings into theaters on July 3rd.

The promotional campaign for The Amazing Spider-Man is now in full swing, what with the massive, multi-country footage screening and all manner of trailers, photos and posters online. Now the first full clip has arrived, and it’s full of everything you might expect from the adventures of Peter Parker. Take a look below.Everything, of course, assuming that by that you expect him to appear in the lanky form of Andrew Garfield being hassled at the door to Gwen Stacey’s building by an officious Noo Yawk doorman (played by John Scurti, who is usually found getting into trouble alongside fellow Amazing Spider-Man actor Denis Leary on TV’s Rescue Me).If you’re hoping for explosions, web-slinging, roaring lizard beasts or the lovely Emma Stone as Gwen, you’re better off checking out the trailer again. Still, it’s a good indication of the humour that will run through the film.

Oh man, spoilers ahead, Columbia has revealed the first clip from The Amazing Spider-Man and it is sure to get you into theaters as Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) has a conversation with Gwen Stacey's (Emma Stone) doorman played by "Rescue Me" star John Scurti. It's riveting stuff. This is just one of the many pieces of marketing material to come out of the film's viral campaign which is taking place at MarkoftheSpider-Man.com, which has also been setting up tagging events around the country where fans have been getting together and spray-painting the Spider-Man logo all over the city. Over at FirstShowing, Alex Billington recently participated in the Los Angeles effort and posted images and video from his night on the town. The Amazing Spider-Man hits theaters on July 3, for more information, pictures and videos from the film click here. The clip can be watched directly below.

Two And A Half-men Neighbor Enters House

Actress Melanie Lynskey is about to pop in on the cast of House. Let’s hope she uses the front door of the hospital instead of climbing over the balcony as her cooky Two and Half Men character, Rose, so often did. I miss the banter between Charlie and Rose, don’t you?

The Kiwi actress, which is a cute way of saying she’s from New Zealand, broke into cinema with 1994′s controversial picture Heavenly Creatures. She was adorable in Ever After, and just as quirky as ever in films like Sweet Home Alabama and Up In the Air. I’ve also been told she’s my celebrity look alike, but I’m sure you couldn’t care less about that! On to the real news!

For the Fox medical drama, Lynskey will act in an episode scheduled for early next year.

Melanie Lynskey will be checking into House for one episode in early ’12, but in a twist, she will not be playing the Patient of the Week.

House Spoiler Alert: November Sweeps Scoop!

Sources confirm to TVLine exclusively that the Two and a Half Men actress will guest star as the wife of a convalescent. But an insider tells me that this is one of those rare instances where the plot revolves around the spouse as opposed to the patient.

Lynskey’s episode — this season’s ninth — is slated to air in January. The actress joins an impressive roster of guest...

A Glee crush, prehistoric murder, big House drama, new love for the New Girl, the Chance clan raising a ruckus and the long-awaited return of Bones are but a few things on tap for Fox this November. The network just coughed up one of our fave documents of the year, its sweeps preview, and we’re here to hit you with the (non-animated) highlights.

Thursday, October 27

Bones | The show is back – sorta – with encore airings of last season’s seminal “The Doctor in the Photo” and “The Change in the Game” – that is, unless the World Series goes seven games.

There’s a new sheriff in town on House, and his name is Dr. Eric Foreman.

As revealed in this week’s episode of the Fox medical drama, Omar Epps’ alter ego is one year into his gig as the successor to Dr. Lisa Cuddy, as Princeton Plainsboro’s Dean of Medicine – and boy, has he borrowed a bit of trouble by paving the way for House to return to the fold. TVLine spoke with Epps about leading this “new regime” and, most critically, Foreman’s plan for keeping House (sorta, kinda) in line.

House First Look Video: Hugh Laurie...

Brace yourselves, because Dr. Gregory House appears to be heading for a wedding — and you will not believe who the bride is.

As part of the Fox drama’s Season 8 cast photo shoot, series lead Hugh Laurie — whose contributions to past set-ups include the caduceus-inspired “snake” image — put himself in a bridal gown, donned a dictator’s uniform and fancied himself part of a chain gang, among other noisy concepts.

Exclusive: House Admits Rescue Me‘s John Scurti

You can see Laurie and castmates Robert Sean Leonard, Omar Epps, Jesse Spencer, Peter Jacobson, Odette Annable and Charlene Yi posing away...

Rescue Me Victim to House Season 8

FX’s Rescue Me just recently aired its series finale and already one of its actors has found his way to another show. Actor and writer John Scurti, known from Rescue Me as Ken “Lou” Shea, is guest starring on House for an episode that will play in November. Scurti’s character on Rescue Me died in an explosion (the poor guy). If only he had been on House then; he might have been saved! Alas, that’s not the case.

According to TVLine, Scurti may not even be playing the main patient of the week. All we know about the character is that he will meet Dr. House (Hugh Laurie) in the hospital’s free clinic. That doesn’t mean House won’t take notice of something that turns out to be a rare blood disease of some kind, but the chances are...

John Scurti has been revived.

The long-time Rescue Me star, whose character was killed off at the conclusion of that FX drama's run, has landed a guest-starring role on House, according to TV Line. Look for the veteran actor/writer to appear on an episode this November as a clinic patient treated by our favorite grumpy doctor.

Scurti joins a list of season eight guest stars that also includes Wentworth Miller.

House Season Premiere Trailer...

Spoiler Alert: Rescue Me fans still mourning the tragic, series-ending death of Ken Shea, should find some comfort in this next sentence: He’s aliiiiiiive!

Well, at least you can pretend he is when his portrayer, John Scurti, pops up on House later this fall.

TVLine has learned exclusively that the actor-writer will guest star as a clinic patient treated by Hugh Laurie’s titular MD in an episode slated to air in November.

No word if he’ll be playing a burn victim. (Too soon?)...

Nearly 10 years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and little more than 7 years after its debut, FX's landmark drama "Rescue Me" concluded its run with the Sept. 7 series finale, "Ashes."

The New York firefighter drama, co-conceived by Denis Leary in the aftermath of 9/11, referenced its tragic roots -- but, true to form, it was not excessively sentimental. For those of you who didn't watch, spoilers ahead...

After a brief fake-out, Lou (John Scurti) was revealed to have died during the penultimate episode's fire. Tommy (Leary) does not handle this well. Riddled with guilt and worried about his growing family's future, he resigns from Ladder 62.

This does not last, and he returns to his post.

There aren't any eulogies for Lou or his numbered peers who died on 9/11, but Tommy does, crassly, acknowledge the unique nature of their job when speaking to a group of new recruits.

"This ain't a job," he says.

If you tuned into the series finale of Rescue Me expecting a touching and tear-worthy tribute to the noble New York firefighters who risk their lives every day to save others, then you’ve probably never watched Rescue Me before. True to form, Rescue Me ended its seven season run on its own terms. [Don't Read On If You Haven't Seen The Series Finale Of Rescue Me.]

Sure, I sort of got a little teary during the first scene, when Lou (John Scurti) delivered that incredible monologue at what we believed to be the funeral for all five of the fallen members of his crew. “I cry out not in agony. I beseech...

"Rescue Me" aired its series finale tonight. I offered a review of the series as a whole yesterday, and I have a few specific thoughts about the finale coming up just as soon as I get some red velvet cake mix... "I know who you are, and I know what you are. You need two things to survive: sex, and fire. One's no good without the other." -Sheila I liked the start of "Ashes" quite a bit, with John Scurti getting an effective curtain call as Lou eulogized his fallen comrades in Tommy's dream. And I liked the end, too, with...

Rescue Me star John Scurti has claimed that the show's final episode will shock viewers. The actor, who plays firefighter Lou, told TV Guide that the FX drama's series finale is "brilliant". Scurti said: "Instead of becoming weepy and having this Kleenex festival, people are going to p*ss in their pants. It's so horribly, horribly wrong, yet so horribly, horribly right for Rescue Me." Scurti also warned fans not to expect a full reconciliation between feuding friends Lou and Tommy (Denis Leary). "They're never going to agree on everything," he said. "There's so much love between (more)...

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I should probably start now, because it's pretty unlikely that anyone will ever hear these cries, but 'Rescue Me' (Wed., 10Pm Et on FX) really needs to be nominated for a few Emmy Awards. If you don't want to give it one for best series, because all your favorites are still available, then please for the writing, Denis Leary, Maura Tierney and John Scurti this season.

For Scurti, I nominate this episode as the one he should submit for Emmy consideration for Best Supporting Actor. What a subtle and beautiful performance he gives throughout, and it was quite a tumultuous episode for his character, Lou.

 

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[Warning: The following story contains mild spoilers from Wednesday's episode of Rescue Me. Read at your own risk.]

There are a couple of co-stars John Scurti wishes he'd had fewer scenes with in Rescue Me's final season.

Peter Tolan celebrates the end of Rescue Me by dropping his pants

"I honestly wished we could have given the doughnuts and cupcakes a rest at some point," Scurti tells TVGuide.com. "You pick your battles. I just remember there was a lot of it ... and I didn't think it was that necessary. I hope that people aren't jarred by it."

The prop pastries have been a nearly constant presence during the seventh season as the series explores the continually troubling health of Scurti's character, Lou...

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Chicago – It’s hard to believe that we’ve been through six seasons of FX’s beloved “Rescue Me,” a show that never really took off with a very wide audience but has loyal, ardent followers. Being a fan of star Denis Leary for years, I think I can safely say that he’d rather have the small, dedicated following, then one larger but filled with a-holes. Those fans should be satisfied with the start of the final season of one of FX’s most notable shows, even if it does, once again, highlight both the strengths and weakness of a program that was always good but rarely great.

Television Rating: 3.5/5.0

When “Rescue Me” premiered in 2004, it seemed to capture something about the continuing impact of 9/11 that had been missing from dramatic television. Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary) was a perfect protagonist for those times when war and the constant threat of another terrorist act loomed.

Chicago – FX Networks just announced the highly-anticipated dates for the premiere of the final season of “Rescue Me,” the second installment of “Louie,” and the new program “Wilfred.” It looks like a promising summer for the hit network.

The final season of Denis Leary and Peter Tolan’s hit drama “Rescue Me” stars on Tuesday, July 12th at 9pm Cst. A few weeks before that marks the start of a new comedy night on Thursdays with “Wilfred” at 9pm Cst followed by the acclaimed comedy “Louie” at 9:30pm Cst. The two programs start on June 23rd.

Wilfred

Photo credit: FX

“Wilfred” stars Elijah Wood (“The Lord of the Rings”) and Jason Gann and was adapted from the hit Australian series of teh same name by David Zuckerman (“Family Guy”), who wrote the pilot and serves as showrunner.

From the press release:

“Elijah Wood stars as “Ryan,” an introvert struggling...

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See that photo? Sadly, it's probably as close as we'll get to our dream of a 'Justified'-meets-'Sons of Anarchy' crossover episode.

But there were plenty of other things to be excited about from last night's FX upfront presentation at the Lucky Strike Lanes in New York, which the network combined with bowling, libations, yummy snacks and an impressive lineup of the FX talent.

Earlier in the day, the network confirmed a third-season pickup for Wednesday-night drama 'Justified,' as well as a third season for animated spy comedy 'Archer.' Casts of both shows were in attendance at the upfront Tuesday night, along with the entire cast of 'Sons of Anarchy,' the male contingent of 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,' Louis C.K. from 'Louis,' the cast of 'The League' and John Scurti from 'Rescue Me.'...

True to form, Rescue Me's penultimate episode ended with a shocking cliff-hanger: During a raging casket-warehouse fire, Lou (John Scurti) remained pinned under a mass of shelving and a chunk of the ceiling fell onto a helmet-less Damien (Michael Zegen). So, then: Just how many deaths will the finale hold?

Exec producer Peter Tolan assures us that tragedy is indeed in the offing....

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Cheers to Rescue Me for setting up a scorching summer finale.

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Denis Leary's FX firefighter dramedy ended its penultimate 2010 episode with two men down: Lou (John Scurti, TV's most underrated actor), whose heart problems caused a warehouse fire to worsen, and probie Damien (Michael Zegen, who's come into his own this season). Tommy Gavin's godson, who's run hot and cold on the idea of following in his late father's Fdny bootsteps, literally had the ceiling fall in on him.

The question is: Can either be rescued...

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Chicago – When the first four episodes of the new season of “Rescue Me” allows the actors to merely live in the shoes of these characters they know so well after five seasons on the air then the show finds some of the magic that it produced more consistently in its superior early seasons. Sadly, the writers know they can’t just shoot a drama about guys hanging out in a firehouse and the scripted drama often doesn’t click.

TV Rating: 3.5/5.0

At the end of last season, Teddy (Lenny Clarke) shot Tommy (Denis Leary) and left him bleeding on the bar floor. Creators Peter Tolan and Leary make the very risky choice of opening the new season on the other side of existence with Tommy seeing a vision of Heaven followed by a vision of Hell. The entirety of the first episode of the new season never finds the right...

The sixth season of Rescue Me will premiere tonight at 10/9c on FX, but the cast has already wrapped filming on this season and next, which will be the last. So no wonder actors John Scurti (Lou) and Adam Ferrara (Needles) are feeling nostalgic.

Scurti compares the chemistry between himself and executive producer/star Denis Leary (Tommy) to some great comedic teams. "I don't know if it's the ghosts of Laurel and Hardy or Ralph and Ed, or Fred and Barney," Scurti tells TV Guide Magazine. "It just kind of works."

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It's fitting, then, that Scurti's favorite moment from the show is a scene between he and Leary from an earlier season....

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Denis Leary-led series Rescue Me is set to kick off its penultimate run tonight, when a terrifying vision of the afterlife shakes its flawed hero Tommy (Leary) to the core, leading him to reconnect with his friends and family back on the outside. The situation is not less optimistic for the other firefighters, with the department cutting costs and putting their future in jeopardy.

'Rescue Me' Final Scene Among Best Final Scenes Ever, Says John Scurti

Says Rescue Me creator Peter Tolan, that it's so close to the end made t easier to plan things plot-wise. "You're much more careful because you're like, this is it. There's not going to be anything after this, so this better be goddamn great," he said.

That pretty much sums it up, right? Promo after the jump:...

There are new selected scenes and behind-the-scenes spots from the upcoming season of FX Network's popular "Rescue Me." The series returns for its sixth season on June 29th at 10:00 p.m. Et. Created by Denis Leary and Peter Tolan, the show is a 2009 Emmy Award winner as well as being nominated for four years running prior to Michael J. Fox's win for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama series. The cast is headed by Denis Leary and includes John Scurti, Mike Lombardi, Steven Pasquale, Daniel Sunjata, Andrea Roth, Callie Thorne, James McCaffrey and Natalie Distler...

It's a teaser way, way ahead of schedule, but we'll take it nonetheless.

John Scurti, who plays quirky, philosophical Lou on FX's Rescue Me, let it slip to TV Guide that the firefighter-centric series will end with he and main man Tom (Denis Leary) together. He's probably a little biased, but he thinks the final scene featuring the two of them is "one of the most beautiful things" - so beautiful in fact that it's in the "top five of all series endings."

'Rescue Me' Complete Season 5 New on DVD

Rescue Me just wrapped up filming its series finale last week, several weeks before its penultimate season kicks off on June 29. The final episode is set to air sometime close to 9/11's 10th anniversary next year.

Rescue Me season 6 returns June 29 Tuesday nights this summer are going to be a lot more entertaining as FX is pairing its Emmy and Golden Globe nominated drama Rescue Me with its new comedy series Louie beginning June 29. The sixth and penultimate season of Rescue Me will air Tuesdays at 10:00 Pm Et/Pt leading into the premiere season of Louie at 11:00 Pm Et/Pt.

"The pairing of Rescue Me and Louie this summer will create an hour and a half of the funniest and most ruthlessly honest comedy and drama about men ever seen on commercial television," said John Landgraf, President and General Manager, FX Networks. "We're thrilled by the quality of both these shows."

Rescue Me, the critically acclaimed series from Denis Leary and Peter Tolan, is currently in production of its final two seasons of the series. The upcoming sixth season, returning on June 29, features 10 episodes.

FX has decided to end their Rescue Me series after seven seasons and 93 episodes. The show will go out as it began; closely tied to the events of 9/11.

Rescue Me follows Denis Leary as a hard-living New York fireman who balances the challenges of his stressful job and crazy personal life. The series also features the talents of Diane Farr, Adam Ferrara, Mike Lombardi, James McCaffrey, Jack McGee, Tatum O'Neal, Steven Pasquale, Andrea Roth, John Scurti, Daniel Sunjata, Larenz Tate, Callie Thorne, and Dean Winters.

Though it's still a high-profile show for FX, Rescue Me's numbers aren't nearly as strong as they once were. The first two seasons averaged about 2.7 million viewers per episode. The fifth season has been averaging about 1.4 million and 914,000 in the 18-49 demographic. Variety reports that's a 38% decline from season four.

FX has decided to end their Rescue Me series after seven seasons and 93 episodes. The show will go out as it began; closely tied to the events of 9/11.

Rescue Me follows Denis Leary as a hard-living New York fireman who balances the challenges of his stressful job and crazy personal life. The series also features the talents of Diane Farr, Adam Ferrara, Mike Lombardi, James McCaffrey, Jack McGee, Tatum O'Neal, Steven Pasquale, Andrea Roth, John Scurti, Daniel Sunjata, Larenz Tate, Callie Thorne, and Dean Winters.

Though it's still a high-profile show for FX, Rescue Me's numbers aren't nearly as strong as they once were. The first two seasons averaged about 2.7 million viewers per episode. The fifth season has been averaging about 1.4 million and 914,000 in the 18-49 demographic. Variety reports that's a 38% decline from season four.

The drop in viewership likely comes as a result of the show being off...

You can bring all the firefighting drama home on DVD this September. Rescue Me: Season 5, Volume 1 will be released on DVD on September 1. We have no cover art as of yet, but this three-disc set will contain the first half of this season and will be priced at $49.95 Srp. The series stars Denis Leary, Jack McGee, Andrea Roth and John Scurti.

Own the first part of the fifth season of this edgy, groundbreaking FX TV drama! It's another season of challenges and turbulence for Tommy and the guys.

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- Deleted Scenes

- Walking Thru Fire: Surviving Season 5

- Danny Does Danger: The Stunts of Rescue Me

- Gag Reel...

Television Rating: 3.5/5.0 Chicago – Denis Leary, Peter Tolan, and Evan Reilly were forced to take a lot of time between “Rescue Me” seasons due to the writer’s strike but they’re back with an amazing 22-episode season planned for FX starting tonight, April 7th, 2009 at 9pm Cst. Seamlessly picking up where we left off, “Rescue Me” continues to entertain and maintain its tricky balance between goofy comedy and deadly serious subjects.

Not much has changed for Tommy Gavin (Leary). He’s still dealing with the ghosts of 9/11, still trying to keep his job on the 62 Truck, still battling alcoholism, still barely keeping his fragile relationships with his family together, and still dealing with crazy ex-girlfriends.

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The fifth season of “Rescue Me” opens just after the death of Tommy’s father (Charles Durning) at the end of season four. With most of ex-wife issues resolved, his...