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Article: Denis Leary's `Rescue Me' takes firefighting to the edge.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- October 9, 2004
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Byline: Mike Duffy
Denis Leary has laid down the hook-and-ladder law.
"Rescue Me," says the outspoken and funny man who cocreated the sizzling New York City firehouse saga for FX, is the real smoky deal. In other words, a strictly enforced No Hollywood Firefighter Hokum Zone.
"I don't think firemen have ever been portrayed the way they really are," says Leary, who plays sarcastic, tormented Tommy Gavin on the raw, darkly comic series, airing at 10 p.m. EDT Wednesdays on FX as it rolls toward an explosive Oct. 13 first season finale.
What's more, adds Leary, "I don't think fires have ever been portrayed the way they really are, whether ...