The exploits of a group of men and women who serve New York City as police officers, firefighters, and paramedics in the fictional 55th Precinct.The exploits of a group of men and women who serve New York City as police officers, firefighters, and paramedics in the fictional 55th Precinct.The exploits of a group of men and women who serve New York City as police officers, firefighters, and paramedics in the fictional 55th Precinct.
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 14 wins & 26 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaOn March 27, 2002, the special non-fiction episode "In Their Own Words", which told the real stories of the police officers, firefighters, paramedics, emergency services personnel, and their families in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, received the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting.
- GoofsIn several episodes, the ambulance that is often used by the paramedics has a license plate number of BN6-30L. In New York, that would be a passenger plate number, also, FDNY ambulances use official plates.
- Quotes
Sully: Bet you didn't figure on watching fake vampires your first day back.
Bosco: There was a time I didn't figure I'd have a first day back.
Sully: I always knew.
Bosco: No you didn't.
Sully: When you were hurt, way back in the beginning, when we were coming over to your room and sitting with you, I realized something.
Bosco: What? That you had better things to do?
Sully: No. I realized why you rub me the wrong way.
Bosco: 'Cause I'm so much better looking than you?
Sully: When you first came on at the 5-5 you were this gung-ho, 100 miles an hour, true believer. All you wanted to do was catch bad guys.
Bosco: And you were the opposite.
Sully: No. I was exactly the same way when I came on. There was no one more excited about being the police. But the system beat it out of me. Bad guys I worked hard to get went free... Cops I respected ended up being dirty. Even did a few things myself I'm not too proud of.
Bosco: Yeah?
Sully: So I kept waiting for it to beat you down. But you never let it. And that's what I realized one day sitting by your hospital bed. You piss me off so much because you remind me that I let the system beat me.
Bosco: You're a pretty damn good cop, Sul.
Sully: I don't really believe there's a greater good anymore. But you still do. So I always knew that if you woke up, you'd be back out here. 'Cause you're a true believer, Bosco.
Bosco: [after an awkward moment] I'm not gonna kiss you.
Sully: Unless you wanna get shot again.
- ConnectionsFeatured in MsMojo: Top 10 Hottest Firefighters in Movies and TV (2017)
Started watching religiously after that. The great thing is that now the series is in syndication on A&E - every weeknight at 11:00 pm and 3:00 am! Now I can even catch up on all the reruns I missed the first time around.
It's so refreshing to see real people portrayed in prime time as opposed to walking cliches. Everyone on this show has moments of weakness and greatness in equal parts. They even talk like the rest of us, oftentimes quite hilariously.
About the only actor I recognized prior to seeing 'Third Watch' was Anthony Ruivar, who got munched by some giant bugs in 'Starship Troopers'. But I must say, everyone on the show has really grown on me, especially Molly Price. Most guys would go for Kim Raver or Lisa Vidal - babes all. Something about a woman in a police uniform just does it for me. Molly, you can arrest me anytime!
I'm always moved by this show, whether it's to sidesplitting laughter (not something that one would expect in a 'serious' drama like this) or to uncontrollable tears (I still can't watch the episode where J.K. Simmons - so vile as the neo-nazi on 'Oz' - is trapped under a slab of concrete and ends up videotaping a final message to his wife and daughter without blubbering like a baby).
Despite nitpicking about trivial little details about what forms uniformed officers are allowed to make out, this is easily the best and most 'real' thing on television right now, even better than 'ER'.
- moooman
- Mar 3, 2003
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- Also known as
- New York 911
- Filming locations
- Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA(exterior of Firehouse and 55 PCT)
- Production companies
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