L.A. Firefighters

The other original cast members were Carlton Wilborn as Ray Grimes, Alexandra Hedison as Kay Rizzo, Brian Leckner as J.B. Baker, Michael Gallagher as Lenny Rose, Elizabeth Mitchell as Jack's wife Laura Malloy and Miguel Sandoval as Bernie Ramirez, a former firefighter turned arson investigator.

L. A. Firefighters debuted on FOX on June 3, 1996. Unfortunately, the show was not a hit with the critics and there was also a lot of fuzz because some offended real-life firefighters called for a boycott of the show. Sure, it probably wasn't all that accurate and realistic but it was good entertainment. Besides, as far as realism goes, this wasn't any worse than shows like Chicago Hope and NYPD Blue.

L. A. Firefighters was taken off the air after only six episodes. FOX then retitled the series Fire Co. 132 which was supposed to be more realistic. Brian Smiar and Elizabeth Mitchell were dropped from the cast, and the cast was joined by John Bradley as Mike Durning, Rob Youngblood as Jed Neal and Alexandra Paul as T.K. Martin. Seven episodes were produced but FOX never bothered to air them. They have been shown in other countries, though, and those of us who saw them can testify that this is a show that had at least deserved a chance.moreless