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Originally Posted by Powderedwater
Ah man, that was too funny! yeah I think the world just wasn't ready for his humor to be so mainstream at that time, but after 9/11 when he changed from Cop to Firefighter it just worked, mostly I feel because he's saying a lot of things that others would say if they were given a chance but don't have their own TV show to say it on.
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Also, Leary doesn't care about offending people. That's the reason the humor works so well. Don't know if you knew, but before 9/11, 6 firefighters were killed in his hometown of Worcester MA, including his cousin. He founded the Leary Firefighters' Foundation charity.
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Originally Posted by Powderedwater
Yeah maybe, I think its more likely they just really are that screwed up you know? Tommy's whole family are drunks and so is most of the guys at the firehouse. Plus the majority of them are Irish, and I think if we had an Irishman here on this forum they might tell us that they're portrayal on the show is pretty accurate. I mean when you think about it who doesn't have issues? Theirs are just out there for us to see.
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I grew up in a city by the name of South Boston, MA actually not that far from Worcester. It was 99% Irish Catholic (I'm not Irish). The big celebration in Southie is St. Patrick's day. Everything is closed in town except for the bars. I'd say the portrayal is pretty accurate.