Tonight is the TV episode of "Chicago Fire" recently filmed at IRM. We're all eager to see what happens, since this was probably the biggest such project the Museum has ever hosted. Of course, the previews shown so far are teasers. We are told that "With Honor Comes Sacrifice" -- now that sounds ominous. Of course, it would probably help if I had ever watched some of the previous episodes....
9:01: Various characters are seen going about their normal lives while off-duty. Somebody's father thinks the firehouse is "dysfunctional." Uh oh.
9:11: Firehouse looks great to me. Nice and clean, built-in kitchen, comfortable chairs, what's not to like?
9:14: Just as the fire chief announces he's retiring, the railroad wreck alarm comes through. So he's probably doomed.
9:16: The excitement starts! The firemen arrive in no time at the wreck site; there's a small fire next to Bob's overturned tank car, and passengers are trapped inside the derailed bilevels. The Great Northern hopper sure looks nice. Bad news: the tank car is full of propane. The chief looks worried.
9:20: Lots of rapid action. The inside of the bilevel is a real mess. Plenty of blood everywhere. Then a big explosion, followed by the next commercial break. This is great!
9:29: Big panic to put out the propane fire and rescue the dying. One of the characters from "The Good Wife" seems to have wandered into the wrong program. What's he doing here? Meanwhile, the seals on the water pipes on the tanker fail, so no water. Meanwhile the tank car is burning like a blowtorch. Yikes!
9:35: Now we gotta rescue people trapped in the partly-wrecked building. The chief leads the way into the wreckage, when suddenly things start to collapse, the lights go out, and ... more commercials. Who could have seen that coming??
9:38: The chief is trapped, but the tank car is about to explode, so he orders everyone to get away. Of course, there are always a couple of loyal soldiers who won't abandon their CO... or something.
9:42: The chief has no regrets he gave his life to save his men... but wait, maybe there's hope!
9:44: Bleeding victims keep showing up in odd places. The fire is put out. But while our backs are turned, the chief is somehow extricated from the building. The crisis is suddenly over. Time to turn in your badge, chief.
9:53: During the commercial break, the chief rethinks his decision. He looks at his badge. The house won't be the same without him. The guys want him to stay.... What will he decide to do? Meanwhile, various subplots are wrapped up for this week.
9:57: The chief decides to stay, and makes an impassioned speech to the bureaucrats. He has no regrets.
I hope we don't either!
9:11: Firehouse looks great to me. Nice and clean, built-in kitchen, comfortable chairs, what's not to like?
9:14: Just as the fire chief announces he's retiring, the railroad wreck alarm comes through. So he's probably doomed.
9:16: The excitement starts! The firemen arrive in no time at the wreck site; there's a small fire next to Bob's overturned tank car, and passengers are trapped inside the derailed bilevels. The Great Northern hopper sure looks nice. Bad news: the tank car is full of propane. The chief looks worried.
9:20: Lots of rapid action. The inside of the bilevel is a real mess. Plenty of blood everywhere. Then a big explosion, followed by the next commercial break. This is great!
9:29: Big panic to put out the propane fire and rescue the dying. One of the characters from "The Good Wife" seems to have wandered into the wrong program. What's he doing here? Meanwhile, the seals on the water pipes on the tanker fail, so no water. Meanwhile the tank car is burning like a blowtorch. Yikes!
9:35: Now we gotta rescue people trapped in the partly-wrecked building. The chief leads the way into the wreckage, when suddenly things start to collapse, the lights go out, and ... more commercials. Who could have seen that coming??
9:38: The chief is trapped, but the tank car is about to explode, so he orders everyone to get away. Of course, there are always a couple of loyal soldiers who won't abandon their CO... or something.
9:42: The chief has no regrets he gave his life to save his men... but wait, maybe there's hope!
9:44: Bleeding victims keep showing up in odd places. The fire is put out. But while our backs are turned, the chief is somehow extricated from the building. The crisis is suddenly over. Time to turn in your badge, chief.
9:53: During the commercial break, the chief rethinks his decision. He looks at his badge. The house won't be the same without him. The guys want him to stay.... What will he decide to do? Meanwhile, various subplots are wrapped up for this week.
9:57: The chief decides to stay, and makes an impassioned speech to the bureaucrats. He has no regrets.
I hope we don't either!
