Rescue Me Ends In 2011 on 10th Anniversary of 9/11

rescueme1All good things must come to an end. That's something that applies to all aspects of life, and especially to that of television. The series Rescue Me started in 2004 as a tribute, of sorts, to the men and women of the New York Fire Department who'd responded to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. 2011 will mark not only the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but also the end of Rescue Me.

"Within the next couple of weeks, we're going to begin shooting the last 19 episodes, which will be the final two seasons of the show," the shows co-creator Peter Tolan told TVGuide.com.

The final 19 episodes will be produced together, but aired as two separate seasons, with ten episodes next year, and nine episodes in 2011 to close out the series on the 9/11 anniversary.

On a personal note, I will definitely miss this show, but I think it's probably a good time, and a good way to end it. It allows Rescue Me to close a fantastic series out on the same level that it entered television on. The trauma that the firefighters face everyday in the post-9/11 world. And while that trauma certainly won't end for the brave men and women of the NYFD, the quality and the integrity of this series will honor the reality of what they do, and what they face, far more than stretching this series out further.

Let us know how you feel about Rescue Me ending in 2011 in the comments below.

Source: TVGuide.com

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(9) Comments - Add Yours!

  1. ArmyGuy95 says:

    Well, that just sucks!! I don't give a flying crap about ending it in style, this is absolutely my most favorite show on TV and they're ending it. Sucks, sucks, sucks!!

  2. ArmyGuy95 says:

    Well, that just sucks!! I don’t give a flying crap about ending it in style, this is absolutely my most favorite show on TV and they’re ending it. Sucks, sucks, sucks!!

  3. ArmyGuy95 says:

    Well, that just sucks!! I don’t give a flying crap about ending it in style, this is absolutely my most favorite show on TV and they’re ending it. Sucks, sucks, sucks!!

  4. PortermausSteak says:

    It would be great for them to set part of the final show at a memorial ceremony of some kind, where there's a surprise announcement revealing some element of 9/11 Truth! Like the City admitting, "Yeah, of course we always knew that Bldg. 7 was brought down." They're the show to do it, since they've already touched on Truth several times.

    Riots ensue. Fade.

  5. PortermausSteak says:

    It would be great for them to set part of the final show at a memorial ceremony of some kind, where there’s a surprise announcement revealing some element of 9/11 Truth! Like the City admitting, “Yeah, of course we always knew that Bldg. 7 was brought down.” They’re the show to do it, since they’ve already touched on Truth several times.

    Riots ensue. Fade.

  6. PortermausSteak says:

    It would be great for them to set part of the final show at a memorial ceremony of some kind, where there’s a surprise announcement revealing some element of 9/11 Truth! Like the City admitting, “Yeah, of course we always knew that Bldg. 7 was brought down.” They’re the show to do it, since they’ve already touched on Truth several times.

    Riots ensue. Fade.

  7. emamamma says:

    WHY, WHY, WHY?????? WE LOVE this show. Look more forward to this summer series than any of the fall ones. If the ratings are good, then why not keep it going? Ending on the 10th Anniversary of the event that inspired it int he first place is pretty cool , I'll admit, but WTF!!!!! Love this show, Love Denis. Gonna be so pissed to not be able to see it anymore. Great show. Love the fact that it make us think about it all. not only what happened, but how those who were there, have to live with that fact now, knowing so many others didn't. Doesn't mean it has to end. Granted all great things must, but this is just too soon. We Will Always Remember & Miss Rescue Me!!!! :(

  8. emamamma says:

    WHY, WHY, WHY?????? WE LOVE this show. Look more forward to this summer series than any of the fall ones. If the ratings are good, then why not keep it going? Ending on the 10th Anniversary of the event that inspired it int he first place is pretty cool , I’ll admit, but WTF!!!!! Love this show, Love Denis. Gonna be so pissed to not be able to see it anymore. Great show. Love the fact that it make us think about it all. not only what happened, but how those who were there, have to live with that fact now, knowing so many others didn’t. Doesn’t mean it has to end. Granted all great things must, but this is just too soon. We Will Always Remember & Miss Rescue Me!!!! :(

  9. emamamma says:

    WHY, WHY, WHY?????? WE LOVE this show. Look more forward to this summer series than any of the fall ones. If the ratings are good, then why not keep it going? Ending on the 10th Anniversary of the event that inspired it int he first place is pretty cool , I’ll admit, but WTF!!!!! Love this show, Love Denis. Gonna be so pissed to not be able to see it anymore. Great show. Love the fact that it make us think about it all. not only what happened, but how those who were there, have to live with that fact now, knowing so many others didn’t. Doesn’t mean it has to end. Granted all great things must, but this is just too soon. We Will Always Remember & Miss Rescue Me!!!! :(

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