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ElectricHorseman 2012-05-25 22:06:10

BB Good Show

Well, I have to say, I really enjoyed the pilot episode of Blue Bloods.It has a great cast, some good writing, and the cinematography iswonderful. Blue Bloods is definitely the best of all the new cop showspremiered this season.I will have to agree with the originality gripe I read on anotherreview. The show would do well without it. Making it about the familymore than the crimes is the key winner here. No need to muck it up withconspiracies. However, it has been introduced and we'll have to ride itout.If you are looking for a new show to watch, I highly recommend BlueBloods. Nice job.

PaulWilsdon 2012-05-25 12:01:15

CSI meets The DaVinci Code.

As everyone knows, when you come to watch CSI, you can expect evidenceas ridiculous as seeing a reflection in someone's eyeball solving acrime. The same can be said for Blue Bloods. Whether it be Danny Reagan(Wahlberg) somehow clocking a news article from years previous in adifferent State, or his sister, Erin finding a quite frankly outrageousloophole in the law, you can bet your house on it leading to aconviction.Given that, 90% of the time you can come to guess what is going tohappen next and in some cases it's cringe-worthy. The majority of thestory lines are bland and have no real depth to them and the only onethat does gives Dan Brown a run for his money...This of course is the idea of a secret society within the NYPD, TheBlue Templar. It comes as no surprise that the Reagan family are fullyinvolved and the rookie brother is being approached to infiltrate saidsociety by the FBI.Finally, the fact the entire family is a police family through andthrough breaks all boundaries. Generations of Police Commissioners anddetectives provide a ridiculous basis for the episode to episode storylines. Nearly all of which culminate in everyone being sat around thedinner table, surprised at how well the case went, the last wordusually with that codger Henry, or Tom "the moustache" Selleck'scharacter, Frank.The best way I have found to enjoy the show is to see it as a comedyrather than a serious crime drama. If you want something like that goand watch The Wire. With Blue Bloods all you get is cheesy story lines,cheesy actors and cheesy scripts. If you can embrace the cheese andtake it as it is, you'll definitely have a few laughs along the way.

Bar White Pupco 2012-05-21 23:46:24

Police work

I saw a lot of series in my and Iam only 17 years old , I volunteer inthe police station and work in police work I make easy things likevehicle check and we search for Drugs , guns and a lot of other stuff .the true is that this work is really hard to talk with people you needbe mature and responsible in a lot of situation we need to arrestpeople but what I coming to say here that this serial is reallychanging people life because you really see the hard work , and thesacrifice of this work. maybe one day I will become a cop , good one (:I hope this serial will be on forever I really like it (= Hope you willmake season 2 :D great job guys by the way Iam in course of study ofcinema. hope you like my review ;)

crwhite-1 2012-05-21 02:02:52

Great to see Selleck again

"Blue Bloods" promises to be another great series for Tom Selleckfollowing the success of his Jesse Stone films. The family dynamics arerealistic and the Sunday dinner scenes add to the characterdevelopment.In Hawaii, we get to see reruns of "Magnum, PI" at 6 p.m. and it is alittle disorienting to see Selleck, now 65, after viewing his younger,gorgeous self. Sigh...well, I'm older now, too.BTW, Len Cariou looks so familiar. He appeared in many "Murder, SheWrote" episodes with Angela Lansbury. The two of them starred onBroadway in "Sweeney Todd." And Lansbury did a crossover episode with"Magnum, PI" in her role as Jessica Fletcher. Small world, huh?

Suzanne Caley 2012-05-17 21:27:00

Age difference between Tom Selleck and Andrea Roth

I really enjoy this program. However, I'm kind of tired of the romanticinterests of older men with women young enough to be their daughters.Try something a little more refreshing. Instead of pairing Tom Selleckup with Andrea Roth, who is 22 years younger than he is, try someonelike Jaclyn Smith, Chery Ladd, Dee Wallace Stone, three older women whoare still quite beautiful and closer to his age. Personally, I wouldfind it refreshing if television would give one of these fantasticactresses a role as Tom Sellecks romantic interest in this series. Ithink that it's a shame that these vital women are overlooked in favorof a younger woman for a really suitable role.

debzeppeliniv 2012-05-17 05:19:04

The Waltons meet NYPD

Im not going to lie, I think the show is great it is something positivefor a change. You can watch it with your whole family. You can rememberhow great it was at dinner. It is something children will keep embeddedin their minds, yes it is a little violent, But New York city ain'tlike any town you will ever be in. This wouldn't work in AndyHardyville. It is also not reality TV WHO GIVES A rat's a** about theKhardashians or that whore mongering get in you face, violent JerseyShore, I've been and it isn't the Bahamas. What can I say it is Jerseywhich every one on the East coast consider a joke. Hey world they arenot America OK, before you come here that won't be your lifestyleunless you are rich already, sad but true.

procol33 2012-05-16 19:26:36

what a shame

With all the excellent actors and actresses in this series I was hopingfor some great quality TV....Unfortunately all we get is one hugeincredibly dull cliché ....one after the other.....It gets worse everyweek....These writers should watch Southland and Detroit 1-8-7 to seehow it's done! Maybe I am asking too much...I would think if an actorwas any more wooden than Tom Selleck they would surely burst intoflames! I think a lone mustache would have more acting prowess than Mr.Selleck is demonstrating on this show...And Len Cariou .....has heeaten too many bad pies? Have they stunted his acting ability?? AndDonnie Wahlberg...If he isn't given some good lines to speak soon...Iwill just have to stop watching......

mightymissouri 2012-05-16 17:10:14

Best of the Best

Week after week, I look forward to this show. Tom Selleck has foundanother perfect role, and moral role model character, on TV. Len Cariouand Tom Selleck share the Patriarch roles.Cariou plays the Grandfather, the Elder of the family and given duerespect. Selleck is his son, a widower. Both share the seating of thePatriarch's as the dinner table.Bridget Moynahan portrays the daughter, a DA. I am so grateful they didnot make her a Criminal Defense Lawyer. Donnie Wahlberg is the now theoldest son of Selleck's character. Will Estes plays the youngest son.This latter role I think, is the weakest so far. I don't know if it'sthe actor or the script or a combination.Serving the public runs in their family. The family bears the loss ofthe oldest son, who died in the line of duty. So does truth! The episode from Friday, November 4, 2011 has to be themost outstanding episode since the show began last year. I am gratefulto the producers of this show (rabble-rousing, demagogue communityorganizer) for not going PC in this episode.The scheduling of this show is excellent. Gary Sinise and Tom Selleckback to back - who could ask for anything better?

John Smithee 2012-05-16 10:31:51

One of The worst

Even Tom Selleck can't save this disaster. It's a string of cliché'sheld together by dull plot lines and the smarmiest family on TV. We getthe multi-general Irish cop family where every single member is aparagon of absolute virtue. (Mark Wahlberg constant brutalizing andintimidating witnesses is viewed as good policing, not thuggery andviolation of the law, since its always in a good cause!) Conversely,everyone is not in law enforcement an out-and-out villain. Perhaps thisreally is how the police see the world, us and against everyone else.If it is, it's very disturbing and bordering on sickening.Even if the general viewpoint isn't enough of a turn-off, there's thedreadful plots. Every mystery is solved and every problem overcomewithin a few minutes of screen time without anyone breaking a sweat,even if it takes extraordinary coincidence and a total suspension ofbelief in rationality And logic. See spoiler below, for example.The low point of every episode, however, has to be the family Sundaydinner where patriarch Selleck dispenses his profound pap, supposedlywisdom on the meaning of life and on being a cop (same thing to thesepeople), to the younger generation. It's stuff that would make theWalton's gag.The only character that I like is Len Cariou's the retired oldgrandfather cop. You can just see in his eye and catch the hint in hiswords that he longs wistfully for the day when cops could just takeanyone they didn't like out behind the station and beat the crap out ofhim. It's the only glimmer of reality in the whole mess.SpoilerThe season finale was perhaps the most mind numbing episode off all.Find and eliminate the evil Blue Templar group within the police force?No problem. 1) get an informant to tell you who they are, 2) get thedozens of them them all to assemble in the same place so you can bagthem all simply by surrounding the building, 3) find out which of themwho killed your son simply by asking in a loud voice and he willconfess for no good reason and then shoot himself to so that the mattercan be closed by the end of the episode.

jonmccann 2012-05-15 22:10:24

what started well..

I started watching this from the premiere of the show and actuallyenjoyed season one. It wasn't the best in terms of storyline and is alittle too predictable, but the cast was worthy and overall the storylines are watchable.We're now in season two and I have stopped watching. I can see wherethis is heading and it disappoints me. Donnie Wahlberg is not a greatactor, he never will be, he just happens to have nepotism on his side.That is not a bad thing, except for blue bloods, because every time heruns into a situation like superman, I cant help but think, what awaste of a storyline. Donnie Wahlberg is fast becoming David Caruso,from his role in CSI Miami, whereby he thinks that a situation, eventhose worthy of a an SAS/Delta squad, can be resolved by him runningin, with one gun and putting the world to rights, by somehow dodgingbullets and grenades and firing hundreds of shots from a gun that holdstwelve or thirteen. It's silly TV. It takes predictable and watchableto the opposite, whereby it's unwatchable, because you want to shout atthe TV!! I like entertainment, I understand how TV has got to the pointof large explosions and dramatic sequences in TV, but one man solvingthe worlds problems by himself is not entertaining, not unless he hassuperpowers and a cape, it's just not believable. Watch season one ofblue bloods, it's OK as a story and you will want to find out whathappens. Don't bother with season two, if you do and are still goingafter the bank job episode, by all means critique me heavily!!!

edwagreen 2012-05-11 17:45:38

Blue Bloods- NYC Cops Looks Like A Real Winner ****

This will most definitely be an up and coming show of the newtelevision season.A family cops with Tom Selleck as the Police Commissioner and LenCariou, as his widowed father, who never got to be a commissioner sincehe didn't know how to play the game. One son of Selleck, a widower, whois dating, has already given his life on the force, another, nicelyplayed by Donnie Wahlberg, is chief of detectives. This isn't bynepotism either. He is tough to the core and will use any method hedeems necessary to catch the bad guys; as the show begins, the youngestson has given up Harvard Law School to join the force, and Selleck'sdaughter is an attorney, who must follow the law, while she knows thescore.We already see strong family ties develop at Sunday dinner.Today's show also dealt with the abduction of a diabetic child on herway home from school. The usual ingredients are there, the hystericalmother, the child needing insulin and Wahlberg employing excellentdetective work to get the culprit and tie him in to a fatal kidnappingin Florida. Naturally, our little saved girl in N.Y. presents Wahlbergwith a cake. Cliché, but it's so well done.I certainly predict star status for this show.

Emil Leblues 2012-05-11 06:56:24

Another awful American Cop Show

I have been watching this show (a few episodes) What era does thewriter live in? • The Commissioner of NYPD reads poems to a Pakistaniundercover operator in the hospital? • When he wakes up he said Iescaped from my country and "America" saved me? • The girl repeats thesame words? • A New york family having every Sunday lunch together?This is just a cheesy show where Donnie Wahlberg trying to do all machobut never get into trouble for that. The writers should realize that inthis era a cop cannot be like that, Verdict: • Script is really bad •Acting is very bad. New York actually has some real good criminalstoried to be told without the emotional / match BS like this show.Remember Law and Order?

perla_arabia 2012-05-10 13:12:51

As good as old times

Really this show reminds me of my favorite teenage time police showsbut in a good way. I mean I tried watching some of my old police showsbut was less than impressed, but this show is class all the way throughand through. Even the opening music is very catchy and reminiscent ofgood police shows of old. Maybe because I grew up in a time when Magnumwas big, New kids on the block were a hit, and will Estes had a guestappearances on my favorite shows and I still keep his pin ups.Collectively this show is trip down memory lane for me, but it reallygrew over the season and now is as interesting as it gets. The storiesare so good they barely fir the 40 so minutes of the show. The actingis awesome most of the time, and the characters are well defined butnot predictable much. I hope it lasts for many seasons, we need apolice show when other shows have lost the grips on their themes. Keepup the great work, I am being entertained properly.

Chuck Winston 2012-05-09 21:22:52

Love the show but does Donnie Wahlberg have to have a foot chase every episode?

So far this show has been added to my list of shows that I look forwardto each week. I place it along side of Chicago Code which I also enjoy.Tom Selleck brings a nice touch of class and grace with his calmdemeanor. The writing and delivery is definitely up to par andsurpasses many of today's cop dramas. The only complaint I have andalbeit a small one is Donnie Wahlberg's character has a foot chase inevery episode. It is almost to the point that I laugh when it happensbecause it is the same every time. "Hey you stop! Police!" Perp turnsand runs, they go until Donnie Wahlberg either tackles the perp or theperp runs into a fence or dead-end. You can set your watch to it everyshow. But this is a mild complaint. And even as I say it is acomplaint, I find myself starting to enjoy the fact that it happensevery show. It is like a bad radio song you hear for the first time butit plays over and over and eventually you find yourself singing along:). So I am on the fence on this complaint and leaning more and more tofinding humor in the fact that it happens every episode.But seriously, love the show. Good stuff. Glad to see Tom Selleckagain.

calebgal 2012-05-02 04:16:14

a show worth staying home of Friday night for.

I absolutely love Tom Selleck and was thrilled to see him staring in anew TV program. Then seeing that Donny Wahlberg was also going to be onthere, I was like 'this has got to be good', and it is.The family first feel of the show is wonderful, It reminds me ofearlier seasons of Numb3rs with the close family. The dining room chatsduring and at the end of the program are a nice wrap-up to the episode.They are very believable characters that you could just pictureactually being a family. It's nice to see a show with a family thatseem to get along even when they don't agree with one another and nothave people 'bed-hopping' from one person to another.plus I'm really tired of reality shows that aren't really reality. It'snice to be back with a program that allows escapism the way a showshould. Blue Bloods is definitely a winner in my book!

vandergv 2012-05-01 14:17:33

Solid show...great individual acting efforts; writing needs top step up

Great premise for a police drama. The acting is extremely well executedand the cast is superb. Selleck does an awesome job as the serious andsage police commissioner. I'm betting most viewers are hoping for morestory lines with him as the central focus. It's great to see NicolasTurturro as a NYC cop again. He did great work on NYPD Blue years ago.The writing needs to take it up a notch though. The fact that Dannycatches every case regardless of detective discipline i.e. vice,homicide, narcotics, etc and is the focus of every episode has wornthin already despite his great performance. Story lines focused on thecommissioner and DA daughter would add much needed depth to this policedrama. I like it a lot and would love to see it really take off. Withthis cast you can't help but to hope the series is a huge success.

soupster1 2012-04-25 03:27:49

Doing what America does best

I enjoyed the first few episodes of this series, and settled down tofollow the ever more complicated story lines that must surely follow.Then it happened. The capacity for American values to transcendreality.What was first presented as a 'Godfather' like family gathering at thedinner table, (a useful narrative mechanism) was turned into a moraldebate for the entire American nation. This is not an entirely badthing if delivered with a balanced approach, but with the introductionof terrorism... the series plummeted into maudlin self absorption.On a historical note... the death toll on 911 was horrific, but it wasminor compared to other catastrophes around the world. From Bhopal backto the blitz visited on Britain during ww2, atrocities exceed the humancost of 911 with numbing regularity. I could go on! Therein lays theproblem with this series, and indeed several other expressions ofAmerican culture. The capacity for American values to transcend realitycomes with the mawkish display of citizens freely expressing theirviolent tendencies in the name of 'natural justice', while at the sametime weeping into their cup of powerless victims.I understand that this may work in the home market... but outside ofthe world of 'Mom' and apple pie... the fake manipulation is hard totake.This is a major disappointment to me, since the programme is well madeand well cast. It is also well written... I just wish it had beenbetter conceived, and not so driven to be self serving towards apowerful country, playing victim in a world of people more entitled tothat unwelcome description.

calgalntn 2012-04-24 17:02:54

Story of a multiple generational law enforcement family.

This show has potential. The characters are good (so far) especiallyDonnie Wahlberg's character. However, there are a few clichés that Iwas disappointed with. First, the two lawyers are always arguing therights of the accused no matter what. After many years of watching lawdramas, we've heard this stuff hundreds of times. Also, the bit withthe secret police society appears to be a waste of time.But my biggest complaint is pairing Tom Selleck's character with awoman (Kelly) young enough to be his daughter (both on the show and inreal life). It's just tedious. Come on people, his character had a longmarriage to a substantial woman and he hooks up with a blondetelevision reporter? Really. He's the police commissioner for pitysake. I hope they keep her dropped from his life.Kudos for the handling of the episode concerning the rape suspect withdiplomatic immunity.

KateC49 2012-04-24 14:00:54

Finally, a cop show I can stand watching!

I am writing this review hoping that the makers of this show might readit and carry on with another series of this very watchable show. I amnot a fan of 'cop' shows but this one has got it right! Firstly it's anabsolute pleasure to see Tom Selleck back on the small screen and he isa large part of why this works. But the acting by all (even the smallkids) is first rate. The idea of a whole family of 3 generations beinginvolved in law enforcement is a novel one and the scenes of the familytogether around the dinner table talking 'shop' which couldn't help buthappen, brings a real human touch to the story. I love the friendlydebate between siblings about the 'rights' of a person under the law(innocent until proved guilty & following the law to the letter) andputting the 'perp' (read scumbag) away by whatever means. And theGrandfather/Father who has been through it all before in the 50's anddispenses his insights & wisdom another great touch.Another plus for this series is the lack of violent scenes & gore. Itimplies what is necessary but without being graphic & it's made withfamily viewing in mind.I hope they keep this series coming. I think it's a winner!!!

jfcthejock 2012-04-24 00:45:19

A Interesting Police Tale Woven With Mystery and Paranoia

Again, alike to Boardwalk Empire I watched the pilot of Blue Bloods thesame night on Sky Atlantic. From the first episode alone, I saw bothTom Selleck and Donnie Wahlberg in new light. More so Selleck due tohis past roles in TV and film, he showed a more gruff tough personaalongside Wahlberg as head of a family of cops in the New York PoliceDepartment and Commissioner of the department, except his daughter whois a criminal lawyer. There's always friction between cops and lawyers, more so when they'refamily. The first case for the first episode, touched a lot of thefamily members and especially the tough brother played by Wahlberg whobends the rules to get a result, and sister Bridget Moynahan who is thelawyer amongst them all. The question of right and wrong comes up alot, as siblings argue about how far is far enough, and when crossingthe line does not make it right to get a result. However its not clean cut, right and wrong in this show or for thefamily. The scale of the show, isn't as big and the show's strengthscome from the characters and their personalities. Obviously Selleck ison top form, but so is Bridget Moynahan and Donnie Wahlberg. Newbrother on the force, the youngest played by Will Estes is still totake up a strong role but he has the opportunity to in later episodes.He is pulled into a side-plot, involving the death of one of thefamily's siblings, a brother who was also a police officer who waskilled in a botched raid. However Estes is approached by Internal Affairs, and discovers hisinnocent loved brother was a mole for Internal Affairs to discoverthose of the "Blue Templers" a secret society within the New YorkPolice Department made up of officers, who watched each other's backs,played by their own rules and now are involved in organised crime oftheir own stretching from Extortion to Contract Killings. Killers withbadges. Estes is given quite a big role to fill, as he works forInternal Affairs to route out those of the "Blue Templers" and possiblydiscover his own blood within their ranks, possibly his own brother orfather.This is the side-plot that really has pulled me in, involvingconspiracy and corruption within the ranks of the police force.Hopefully as we delve further into the series, this story will be moreenforced, as characters become stronger and so do their surroundings.