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TCA Roundup: Crazy Like Fox, or Like NBC
Tuned In - TIME.com — ... * In season 5 of Rescue Me, Daniel Sunjata's character, Franco, will argue that 9/11 was an inside job and conspiracy. And Sunjata agrees with him.  ...

Dispatches from press tour: Still more potpourri
What's Alan Watching? — ... • Aaron Barnhart was surprised to hear that Daniel Sunjata's "Rescue Me" character will explore 9/11 conspiracy theories this season -- because Sunjata himself believes in them.

The Sinister Theory of 9/11 on 'Rescue Me'
Media Decoder — ... but an upcoming episode of the FX drama “Rescue Me” may represent the first fictional presentation of 9/11 conspiracy theories by a mainstream media company. In the episode, a character claims that the attacks were an “inside job” by the government. The actor who espouses the theories on camera, it turns out, also subscribes to them in real life. That actor, Daniel Sunjata, predicts that the episode will be “socio-politically provocative.” Aaron Barnhart of the Kansas City Star asked Mr. Sunjata about the scene at a TV press tour last month and ...

Rescue Me, "French": Flashbacks
What's Alan Watching? — ... The only problem I had with the first episode with Genevieve is that, initially, it was hard to tell whether Franco and Lou's stories were genuine, or if they were just saying whatever they thought would help get them into bed with her. As it turns out, Franco's belief in 9/11 conspiracy theories comes from Daniel Sunjata's own belief in them, and Lou's enough of a sensitive soul (and a wannabe poet) that I could mostly believe what he was saying. But because the show's characters have been such inveterate liars (particularly with attractive women) for so long, ...