Transcript: Profile: FX series "Rescue Me" starring Denis Leary

MADELEINE BRAND
NPR Special
07-21-2004
Profile: FX series "Rescue Me" starring Denis Leary

Host: MADELEINE BRAND
Time: 4:00-5:00 PM

MADELEINE BRAND, host:

I'm Madeleine Brand, and this is DAY TO DAY.

The 9-11 Commission releases its final report tomorrow, and tonight, a television show debuts that deals with the fallout from those terrorist attacks. "Rescue Me," on the FX network, is about a New York City firehouse. And perhaps because the attacks are now nearly three years old, the show's co-creator and star, Denis Leary, felt safe enough to make it a comedy. DAY TO DAY TV critic Andrew Wallenstein has this report.

ANDREW WALLENSTEIN reporting:

In his early days as a stand-up comedian, we ...

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