"Rush" (2008) TV series

Creators:

John Edwards
Christopher Lee

Seasons:

1 | 2

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Rodger Corser	...	Lawson Blake (35 episodes, 2008-2009)
Callan Mulvey	...	Brendan 'Josh' Joshua (35 episodes, 2008-2009)
Josef Ber	...	Dominic Wales (35 episodes, 2008-2009)
Nicole da Silva	...	Stella Dagostino (35 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ashley Zukerman	...	Michael Sandrelli (35 episodes, 2008-2009)
Samuel Johnson	...	Leon Broznic (35 episodes, 2008-2009)
Catherine McClements	...	Kerry Vincent (35 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jolene Anderson	...	Shannon Henry (22 episodes, 2009)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Southern Star

Trivia:

The show was originally scheduled to appear in 2004, entitled "Rapid Response". The pilot was shot, based on an episode of "Police Rescue" and starring Matthew Le Nevez, Paul Pantano, Libby Tanner and comedienne Corrine Grant in a dramatic part. It was not until the US writer's strike put a halt to Ten's US content that the show was resurrected (along with a revamped Good News Week), with a new cast (two of whom had just experienced success in another Melbourne-based crime drama on Channel Nine, "Underbelly"), edgier style and original script.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Australia Unites: The Victorian Bushfire Appeal (2009) (TV)

i can't believe this show has only one review

It's good and it deserves better.

I don't want to spoil it and talk about what happens. I would like however to mention how Aussie shows manage to capture real life better than American shows - who just lose themselves in unnatural drama. I don't know if that's because Aussie life is more down-to-earth than American life since I haven't been to any of those countries, but somehow I can relate to Rush much more than to any American cop show i've seen lately.

The characters are believable and real. And yeah, some ideas might not be the most original out there, but they don't feel fake while watching, and when watching this show I don't get that odd sensation I sometimes get when watching other shows - that feeling that someone's really trying hard to come up with a good story and it just doesn't get out. The story flows naturally.

Let's hope they don't lose it. I hope they go as long as Water Rats - maybe longer.