Rescue Me - The Complete Third Season

Oh boy- where could I begin with a review for this show? First off- the direction is impeccable; the story lines sometimes seem like they could never happen in real life, but also remember no one ever considered an attack on American soil taking out a major part of our economic infrastructure.
The crew are all too convincing in the execution of their roles. In the midst of a 'Rescue Me' marathon (fueled by Cutty Shark and Dewer's) I found myself ready to shed tears with the cast. That is, until I realized I was a little too drunk and was internalizing a freakin show...My advice: just buy the entire series and prepare to weep and dance with this merry gang of drunkards, womanizers, and cheaters. It's worth the ride.

I don't want to give anything away, but the entire series has been very addicting. Certainly different from Six Feet Under, but nearly as good.

The show is fantastic, but I have one complaint about the third season DVD set. The first disc contains a featurette called "Behind the Smoke" that is full of spoilers. If you don't want to know everything that happens in the third season ahead of time then don't watch this video until after you've finished the entire third season. This featurette really should have been put on the fourth disc where people would naturally watch it AFTER the entire season.

I should have stopped watching as soon as I realized what was happening but like an idiot I sat there and watched the whole thing. Don't make the same mistake I made.

And while I'm on the subject of spoilers, I must say that the product description contains a lot of spoilers as well. That's not good.

Every episode had my jaw dropping to the floor. How Dennis and company keep doing it week after week is astonishing. I watched the entire 3rd season in 3 days because I could not press stop on the DVD player.
The show probably has the best character development of any show I have ever seen. I fear for the life's of the characters every week, because I will genuinely miss them when they are gone, but in this world, death comes quickly and often. Every character is ruled by his/her heart, not a lot of thinking going on with this group.

I began watching this show in the 4th season....loved it....and wanted to catch the previous three seasons. I am enjoying each and every one of them....and see the history behind all the characters and their interaction. This is a great series!