With our next selection team Jumped the Shark is pleased to grab in the Drama category:
Rescue Me
Rescue Me focuses on the professional and personal lives of New York City firefighters after the trauma of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The show stars Denis Leary, who plays the role of a New York City firefighter Tommy Gavin, a character whose life is full of torment and chaos.
Tommy has to struggle with the loss of his cousin, and best friend, Jimmy Keefe, who died on September 11th, 2001 and frequently visits Tommy in visions. In the pilot episode, Tommy and his wife have already separated and Tommy moved across the street. He is ill-tempered, self destructive, hypocritical, manipulative, and a relapsed alcoholic. He has also 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.
MAybe his 4 year old drank him under the table. Spiked juice boxes for all!
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
I've been really impressed by people's knowledge of British TV shows in this draft. I pretty much realize that I have to grab them while I can now. I've made the mistake of leaving them on the table in past rounds. That's not going to happen anymore!!!!
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"It's red all over!!!!"
Last edited by Jagger; 11-20-2008 at 09:24 AM.
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Let me be clear, this is the NBC show that ran from 1982-1993, not the current CBS show. I much prefer wacky and whimsical Dave to crabby and political Dave!
Letterman's original show was able to follow The Tonight Show and do so successfully, so much so that Letterman made a strong push to take over the Tonight Show upon Carson's retirement. When NBC went with Leno, Dave moved his crew to CBS and The Late Show.
Wacky sound effects, the invention of the top 10 list, Larry 'Bud' Melman, Chris Elliot...so much great stuff came out of that original show!
The greatest thing about Letterman's early shows was his penchant for breaking young comics and bands on the show. Some of the greatest young comics really made their mark on his show and he debuted some great bands as well, including REM. I always enjoyed the musical guests the most I think.
REM's Television debut (second song of the night, South Central Rain)
An Early Howard Stern appearance
First show monologue
__________________ I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love." - John Steinbeck
"Even in the worst of times, it's possible to find the best -- in ourselves and in others..."
With our 6th round pick, the Channel Surfers are pleased to select Jericho in the Drama category for the time being.
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The storyline centers on the residents of Jericho, a small, rural Kansas town, in the aftermath of nuclear attacks on 23 major cities in the contiguous United States. The series begins with a visible nuclear detonation of unknown origin in nearby Denver, Colorado, and a loss of power and modern communications, effectively isolating Jericho. Later, power is restored to Jericho by what is alluded to as the efforts of the U.S. government, but soon after, an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) disables all electronics. Several themes regularly addressed in the show included the gathering of information, community identity, public order, limited resources, the value of family, hardships of fatherhood and internal and external threats. The show also features several mysteries involving the backgrounds of major characters, the perpetrators of the attack, and the extent of damage to the United States and its government.
The pivotal character in this story is Jake Green, the 32-year-old son of Mayor Johnston Green, who briefly returns home to visit his family and friends before becoming stranded as a result of the catastrophe. After a somewhat awkward return home and a tense reunion with his father, Jake steps up to become a leader in Jericho, fighting to protect the town and its citizens. As the people of Jericho struggle to survive in a changed world, most remain unaware that one of the newest residents, Robert Hawkins, knows much more about the attacks than he lets on.
Season 1 montage
I actually didn't get into this show when it was on-air. I had heard a little about it and knew it was around, but finally decided to try it out earlier this Fall, and I certainly was not disappointed. The first season was really, really great...I loved the first few episodes, and was hooked from there.
In a lot of ways, it's a shame that it never made it past season 2, but then I dont really think it could have done much more with the premise...the ending was enough closure for the show to go out strong.
I don't know how it wont go well. You knew where it was before, and the likelyhood of us having to bump where it is now is very low. It has a new home, and now that you know where it is, how hard is it to make one more click?
