TV Show Chicago Fire

[FWDbuff]

Again, is an unshaven officer the perception that we want the public to have?

No the fact that you are touting NFPA compliance is hysterical. Something about glass houses comes to mind, as does something about a pot and a kettle and their associated coloring....I could keep going but you will only backpedal by coming up with some asenine statement as usual.

I'm sure when he gets his NFPA-required physical the beard will go.

[LVFD301]

I hope it gets cancelled....its sucks beyond anything on TV...

Almost. If they had an episode where they rescued Honey Boo Boo - then it would suck beyond anything on TV. Until then, it is second worse.

[snowball]

Almost. If they had an episode where they rescued Honey Boo Boo - then it would suck beyond anything on TV. Until then, it is second worse.

The bar in this thread has just been sunk again...help us James Cameron!!

[CaptOldTimer]

The sucks at best. Looks like backdraft but different day and company.

[GTRider245]

I liked the chief boxing on duty and responding in his gym clothes. Nice touch.

[Whocares]

Whats so wrong with the show? It's a soap opera - I would be surprised if any guy DID like it. It's just like E.R. or any other network drama. And you guys are concerned that a guy needs a shave? I think it's a pretty harmless representation of the CFD, and I'm sure no real members of the department much care how they are portrayed on a T.V. drama.

By the way, is there any firefighting shows you guys like? At least the guys in Backdraft seemed to have fun. Ladder 49 was a pack of moody crybabies who took themselves WAY too seriously. Who'd want to work with them?

[rescue_1]

I'll watch the next episode, but I don't have high hopes. It's no Rescue Me, and it's certainly no Emergency.

I will say though...I wish I worked with medics like that.

[yjbrody]

I wanted to like it, and will probably give it another shot or 2 but I don't see it sticking around.

Jeez, and could they drop any more plotlines on us in less time?!

New rookie
FF dies
Dead FF's friends are at each other
Foreclosed house
Rocky relationship
Drug use
Medic screws up
Injured FF
Did I miss something?

Are they trying to redo Rescue Me in all one episode?

[DeputyChiefGonzo]

Dick Wolf should stick to producing cop shows...

[FireMedic049]

Did I miss something?

Yeah,

Medic stealing drugs, fire officer hiding what appears to be a significant injury, Lesbian Medic.


I'm surprised that nobody was secretly banging somebody else's wife or girlfriend. Maybe that'll be part of the next episode?

[VinnieB]

Anyone catch the front page story on how CFD members say that they think it represents them well....or as one said "to a t".....?????? I find that hard to believe....

The show was over sensationalized, missed represented the life style, and the characters portrayed couldnt even be beliveable or mistaken for firemen.....everyone was way too serious and I was embarassed how they were portrayed....just awful. There was not a believable event in the show....the fire scenes were rediculous, the firehouse life was rediculous, everything was a conflict, and the most unbelievable was the two smokin hot EMS chics in form fitted uniforms!

Just remember these shows (and cop ones) are not made to give the public a eye of the nobility of the jobs, they are for ratings and making money, and conflict sells....lay people do not understand what we do and usually have a distorted idea, this show plays up that distortion to a point of nausea.....

I hope this show gets cancelled!!

[EastKyFF]

I wanted to like it, and will probably give it another shot or 2 but I don't see it sticking around.

Jeez, and could they drop any more plotlines on us in less time?!

New rookie
FF dies
Dead FF's friends are at each other
Foreclosed house
Rocky relationship
Drug use
Medic screws up
Injured FF
Did I miss something?

Yes, you forgot company rivalries.

[Tipys]

I wanted to like it, and will probably give it another shot or 2 but I don't see it sticking around.

Jeez, and could they drop any more plotlines on us in less time?!

New rookie
FF dies
Dead FF's friends are at each other
Foreclosed house
Rocky relationship
Drug use
Medic screws up
Injured FF
Did I miss something?

Are they trying to redo Rescue Me in all one episode?

Yes this is what bugged me the most. Couldn't gauge if it was going to be good or not because of all of it. Most of the unbelievable stuff is expected to me for entertainment reasons. It just added routes to go but hasn't played anything out.


Also someone posted about someone sleeping with someones wife. IDK about that but it hinted in the after show preview of one of the EMTs sleeping with someone in a realationship.

the most unbelievable was the two smokin hot EMS chics in form fitted uniforms!
!

I do know a few ambulance crews here where this happens. One of them is refered to as the Barbie Crew. If I had't seen this for myself I would not believe it.

[tree68]

Missed it. By the sounds of it I didn't miss much.

Another soap opera, this time in a firehouse.

Kinda like Orange County Choppers - soap opera in a motorcycle shop. I'm sure that show would have lasted about two episodes if it weren't for the fighting/arguments.

I'll vote for "Emergency" reruns...

[EastKyFF]

I finished the episode, to the extent that my skippy TV cable permitted. It was so bad. I will not watch any more.

[Miller337]

Almost. If they had an episode where they rescued Honey Boo Boo - then it would suck beyond anything on TV. Until then, it is second worse.

I haven't seen it yet but it can't be worse than Jerry Springer which Pat subjects everyone every afternoon he can. I personally think he is trying to find the next Mrs Ex-Pat or lost family members.

[FIREMECH1]

I'm surprised there's going to be a second airing. I mean really, they had all of the glory, loss, screw-ups, rivalries, and anything and everything else in one show. I thought it was a one show season. lol

Might catch the second. If not, no loss.

FM1

[tbzep]

I'll vote for "Emergency" reruns...

I'll vote with you. I like the humor that's mixed in the show, not to mention the nostalgia of watching it as a kid.

BTW, MeTV is airing Emergency! reruns on weekday and Saturday afternoons. Folks that don't have the DVD's might want to record episodes. It's a fairly new network, but seems to be creeping into various cable and satellite packages.

[KnightnPBIArmor]

Tuesday night the wife, son, and I went down to Jacksonville, FL for a showing of the very good Detroit Fire documentary "Burn", then 24 hours later was subjected to this fictionalized crap-fest....quite a difference.

[IronValor]

Needs to be cancelled before doing further damage.