Entertainment

June 25, 2007

FX’s ‘Rescue Me’ heading for new shift

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FX has set a return date for “Rescue Me,” which will begin its new season just after the network’s springtime series come to an end.

The fourth season of the show is scheduled to premiere June 12, a week after “The Shield” ends its current season. The new episodes will feature Susan Sarandon reprising her guest role from last season, along with appearances by Jerry Adler (“The Sopranos”), Jennifer Esposito (“Related”) and Larenz Tate (“Love Monkey”).

There’s also a good deal to sort out among the regular characters. When last we left Tommy Gavin (co-creator/star Denis Leary), he was passed out in a burning house along with his on-and-off lover Sheila (Callie Thorne). The situation at Tommy’s firehouse, 62 Truck, was also in flux as several firefighters were preparing to move on.

It’s probably safe to assume Tommy survived the blaze, as FX notes he’ll strike up a relationship with Nona (Esposito), a volunteer firefighter. Tate will play a probie that the 62 Truck crew is trying to recruit, and Adler will play the house’s new chief.

FX will also roll out the third season of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and the new drama “Damages” this summer.

Pilots generate buzz

Just days from the start of the network upfronts, a healthy amount of buzz is beginning to coalesce around several pilots.

Predicting what will actually end up on the nets’ schedules is, at best, an inexact science — to quote screenwriter William Goldman, “Nobody knows anything.” But sifting through some of the chatter about the 90-plus pilots the five broadcast networks have made this spring, several names keep coming up.

Among the apparently surer things to land spots on the 2007-08 schedule are ABC’s drama “Dirty Sexy Money” and The CW’s “Gossip Girl.” The former stars Peter Krause (“Six Feet Under”) as the harried lawyer for a wealthy family; the cast also includes William Baldwin, Samaire Armstong, Jill Clayburgh and Donald Sutherland.

ABC also reportedly likes “Marlowe,” an updated take on Raymond Chandler’s detective; “Perfect Gentlemen,” starring Michael Vartan and Josh Malina, among others; and “Pushing Daisies,” a drama from Bryan Fuller (“Wonderfalls,” “Heroes”) whose touch can revive the dead. The “Grey’s” spinoff “Private Practice” also stands a decent chance.

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