Tim Minear’s Typical Vibe
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Highest-ranked title
Tim Minear has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by 9-1-1.
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Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.
Dir. Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear · With Angela Bassett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Oliver Stark

Nearly 20 years ago, Owen Strand was the lone survivor of his Manhattan firehouse on 9/11. In the wake of the attack, Owen had the unenviable task of rebuilding his station. After a similar tragedy happens to a firehouse in Austin, Owen, along with his troubled firefighter son, T.K., takes his progressive philosophies of life and firefighting down to Texas, where he helps them start anew. On the surface, Owen is all about big-city style and swagger, but underneath he struggles with a secret he hides from the world - one that could very well end his life.
Dir. Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear, Ryan Murphy · With Rob Lowe, Gina Torres, Ronen Rubinstein
Jaye Tyler, a recent Brown University graduate with a philosophy degree, holds a dead-end job as a sales clerk at a Niagara Falls gift shop. Jaye is the reluctant participant in conversations with various animal figurines — a wax lion, brass monkey, stuffed bear, and mounted fish, among others — which direct her via oblique instructions to help people in need.
Dir. Todd Holland, Bryan Fuller, Tim Minear · With Caroline Dhavernas, Tyron Leitso, Tracie Thoms
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