The writer’s strike really ruined my summer in a lot of ways. Damages, Entourage, Flight of the Conchords and Rescue Me…all great summer shows postponed until 2009 because the strike ran for so long.
Well, the president at FX, John Landgraf, has given Rescue Me a bit of life by having the show air 10 five-minute “minisodes” this summer to keep the series in the minds of viewers. Although it should be noted that these little episodes will not serve as a “connection” between seasons.
The minisodes will air on Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. and will be co-written by executive producers Denis Leary and Peter Tolan. According to Media Daily News, these minisodes should be caught by any DVR season passes already set up for the show.
The FX network ordered 22 episodes of the series for the summer, but because of the strike, they’ll save them until 2009 when they can be run continuously through.
This show is one of my favorites, although it is pretty hard core and raunchy most of the time. Denis Leary is excellent and the writing is always funny and fresh.
Totally looking forward to these little summer episodes.
