"Thunderbirds" Are Go and Why You Must Watch Dennis Leary's "Rescue Me"

First things first, I do not care if it gets bad reviews or people think it is too much like Spy Kids. I grew up watching the old BBC classic, produced by Gerry Anderson (UFO, Space:1999), and am looking forward to seeing the Thunderbirds in a live action feature. A bonus I did not know until today is that it is being directed by Jonathan Frakes! With Anthony Edwards as "Brains" and Ben Kingsley as the "Hood", it should be a fun watch.

Second, I have never been a great fan of Rubert Murdoch's enterprises or Dennis Leary*. But Leary's new show about Firefighters called "Rescue Me" is

probably the best written and acted show I can remember in a long time. It airs Wednesday nights at 10:00 PM EST/EDTon F/X and is definitely worth checking out.

*HBO aired an excellent documentary last year called "Curse of the Bambino". As I watched, I thought that my oldest child would love it. Then Dennis Leary came on and repeatedly used the "F" word, making a wonderful documentary child unfriendly. I called the producers the next day to express my disgust and asked if they would be releasing a version with the word bleeped out (it is key to the culture of BOSOX fans). The woman tried to snow me by telling me that that was impossible because they would have to put it back on the AVID to do it and that was not technically feasible. Unfortunately, I have used an AVID and that is precisely its strength. That is why it is called non-linear 'digital" editing. Oh well...