9-1-1

Years from now, when “911” is just a number people dial in anger after McDonald’s stiffs them three chicken nuggets in their happy meal, someone should sit down with Golden Globe nominee Peter Krause and ask him what it was like delivering the line, “You can’t punch it in the face, Buck — it’s a snake!” After all, it’s not every day the star of “Six Feet Under” and “Parenthood” would be asked to say something so ridiculous, let alone do so with the straight face and determined demeanor of a blue-blooded American hero.Was that the moment he knew something was amiss in Ryan Murphy’s prestigious new procedural.9-1-1 Season 1-4 Download.

Did it feel as strange to act in the scene as it is to watch it unfold? Did Krause and co-star Aisha Hinds exchange a look during the shoot, telepathically communicating, “We did great things once. You gave an unforgettable speech as Harriet Tubman. I faced death in order to grapple with the meaning of life. Now we’re playing firefighters who can spout stats about snakes’ ‘constriction strength’ off the top of our heads like we’re Steve Irwin.

What happened?”It’s a good question, and one that should be asked when there’s enough distance from the project to objectively examine exactly how and why all these things came together for such a magnificent clusterfuck. One could also ask Connie Britton, who may have felt similarly when her character hangs up on a 9-1-1 caller complaining about a lack of chicken nuggets with the line, “Eat your nuggets, get some perspective, and get the hell off my line”? For now, just remember this: Stories that are too good to be true typically don’t play well on television, and “911” is filled with stories that are so good they’re terrible.