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The new shows this fall have almost all been hugely disappointing, starting with the new "Law and Order: LA" which proves that the concept of the show is starting to get old, "The Event" is yet another bunch of twists and turns that will end in the middle of nowhere sooner or later and the hugely anticipated "Hawaii-Five-O" started out strong, but has now taken a turn for the worse, although it's still among the better new shows, which frankly isn't saying much.

"Blue Bloods", on the other hand, really stands out as a gritty and quite realistic police drama, made by the producers of the hugely successful and dearly missed "The Sopranos". Now, we get to see inside the daily lives of a family whose job is to solve crimes, instead of committing them, and thanks to an ensemble of gifted actors, it's quite interesting to see their interactions, both personally and professionally.

Frank Reagan is the chief of police in New York City, a man deeply respected by his family and the people he works with. His oldest son Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) is a homicide detective with a reputation for not doing things by the book, and in the first episode already he sticks someones head in a toilet to get the location of a missing girl out of him. While people admire as someone who gets the job done, he has alienated several people over the years through his views and methods, including his sister Erin (Bridget Moynahan). She is a district attorney, and since Danny often uses unorthodox and even illegal methods to arrest criminals, she has a hard time with convicting them, causing them to argue quite frequently. Jamie (Will Estes) is their youngest brother, and after finishing law school, suddenly decides to become a police officer, much to the dismay of his fiancé. Although still a rookie, he is approached by a secret society called the Blue Templars, who wish to hire him to investigate the death of his brother, who was a cop himself and was shot while investigating a case.

The show comes up with an interesting concept,showing us the interaction of these four family members while investigating crimes and how they often clash in their believes and principles. Donnie Wahlberg's character Danny is probably the most interesting one of the bunch, mainly because it's hinted at that he was in Iraq, and that his tendency to loose patience with the people he arrests is rooted in something he experienced there. It's good to have Tom Selleck back on TV, who is a better actor now than ever, and since I already liked him in the Jesse Stones movies, it's great that I get to see him every week now.

You can watch Blue Bloods every Friday at 10 on CBS, and since it's one of the most successful shows that have ever aired in the time slot, it looks like it stands a very high chance of surviving for more than a season, which will be an achievement not shared by too many of the new shows, I'm sure.

I'll be honest at the outset and say I've given this show a very solid 8 out of ten. Now I'm not sure if you're thinking that that doesn't jive with the heading on this review, if you are please remember two things 1)If I could give half points I would have given 8 and a half and 2)I'm very hard to please when it comes to movies and TV.

First I'll start with Donnie (oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh! {nkotb reference}). I absolutely loved him in Boomtown and was very disappointed when it got cancelled because the show as a whole was brilliant and original and I tuned in every week without fail (RIP Boomtown). Wahlberg does not disappoint in this show either as the thoroughly committed to doing the right thing detective, brilliant and first class as usual.

Selleck as the (nearly) patriarch of the family and the definite patriarch of the police department cannot put a foot wrong for my money either.

Someone mentioned it already, but the whole debating of decisions over the Sunday roast is a brilliant show device with which the audience is exposed not only to the logic employed by the cops but also to the points that can be made by the devils advocate. Thoughly entertaining, and not visited nearly enough in other shows.

One of the strongest selling points of this show is the lack of formulaic clap trap that you find on other shows (granted there is some form to the show as in a crime has to happen in order to be investigated) and the originality in which the show goes about bringing its stories to the audience.

Last but not least is the emotions and feelings in the show. It's much more effective than most cop shows I've watched at tugging at the heart strings and it really is worth watching for all the above reasons.

I hope you enjoy this show!

Blue Bloods is Dragnet for the new century. Dragnet was created as a move by the LAPD to shore up its image in the wake of a lot of corruption scandals. It certainly did its job showing that organization through the eyes of tough and honest Jack Webb and partners Ben Alexander and Harry Morgan.

The NYPD in 2010 until now is seen through the eyes of the Reagan Family, a tough Irish American family where you go into law enforcement as a tradition. The current commissioner is Tom Selleck and the retired one is his father Len Cariou. Selleck has two sons, veteran detective Donnie Wahlberg and newly minted Academy graduate Will Estes. His daughter Bridget Moynahan is an Assistant District Attorney and there's a late son killed on the job. Wahlberg is married to Amy Carlson and they have two sons and Moynahan is divorced raising a daughter.

The characters are united by blood, but their opinions sure differ. There is the obligatory scene by now of the family dinner where issues raised during a given episode are given a thorough hearing. We also see the human side of the Reagans. The scene is very much like those patrol car scenes in Dragnet with Jack Webb and his partners who show their human face in some of the innocuous chit chat. The Reagan dinner talk is more substantial, but serves the same purpose.

Blue Bloods is how the NYPD sees itself and it's the image they want to convey to the public. And it's a very good police drama.

Blue Bloods is currently my favorite TV program. The casting is great, story lines are very interesting, but what I really enjoy is every episode presents a dilemma where both sides are presented and mulled over.

Direction makes a movie or TV show. It can make or break a story line and Blue Bloods continues to please. It astounds me that a series of rotating directors are tied to these episodes, including actors such as Donnie Wahlberg, with rarely a low point in the episode list.

I do so much appreciate a movie or TV show where the good guys are really good guys and they win as often as possible.

The Sunday dinners are a high point of the show.

It would please me if this series goes on for 15 seasons. I would be truly bummed if this series was cut short. I'm sure there are enough story lines in New York City to keep this show alive and interesting for a very long time.

I've always been a Tom Selleck fan, from his earliest TV performances. He brings class, sophistication and integrity to his performances. The rest of the cast for Blue Bloods meshes well with the high standards set here. It is refreshing to see characters who are not afraid to admit they make mistakes, who often question what is done and why. It is also very refreshing to see an ensemble with a strong sense of faith and goodness.

Please continue the practice of saying a blessing before meals - this helps to set the tone of the characters and helps viewers to understand the strength that a strong Irish Catholic family has - all of the members of the Reagan family are strong and they have the courage and faith to stand up for what is right. This comes from their traditions and their beliefs.

In my humble opinion, this is one of the best dramas on television today and I would not be embarrassed to have my grandchildren watch it with me. Can't say that for most of the programming on prime time these days.

The cast is first rate and the best thing about the show so far. Tom Selleck is maturing so well you almost forget about the youthful, carefree version of the actor. Today he carries a world weary, solid presence that makes him totally believable as Frank Reagan, the top cop of New York. The interactions between the younger Reagans are spot on and believable. Donnie Wahlberg and Bridget Moynahan in particular are interesting and move the stories along. The rest of the cast is fine with only Len Cariou's role giving a slightly false note, not because of the excellent veteran actor, but because someone thought it would be cool to give him a limp and a cane... hmmmm, a retired older Irish cop with a bum leg and a cane, sounds slightly familiar -- I keep expecting Daphne to appear saying it's time for his therapy.

So far the stories have been solid one offs letting us get to know the lay of the land and the main characters personalities. The show is set in New York and the city is taking an important role. Thank goodness the producers didn't go with the Toronto as stand in for major US city route. I love Toronto, but it always messes with my suspension of disbelief when a car cruises pass a major landmark like the Empire State Building and ends up on Yonge street.

We've been given heavy handed hints of the season's over arching story line -- the youngest Reagan is asked to infiltrate an inner circle of dirty cops called the Blue Templars. I've got a bad feeling about this one. Every time the story goes there it's just lame and brings reality crashing down with a discordant cacophony which jar this viewer out of the story line and makes him cringe.

All and all, however, the series looks very good and if they build on the strengths of the great cast and compelling characters they should have a fine run (once they get the Blue Templars out of the way).

Other than being on Friday when I'm never home, which means I have to wait a day or 2 to see the show online, this is the best new cop show show since NYPD Bue, and it rivals my favorite show The Good Wife for great TV.

Donnie is great and what can you say about Magnum PI, excuse me Tom Selleck.

The entire cast is A+, and the writing and stories are great.

The only problem is any really great new show I fall in love with that is well done and not a reality show gets taken off the air.

So suits at ABC here this - Blue Bloods is a keeper.

My sister and I watch and discuss this series every Friday. We absolutely love the family dinners. So incredibly nice to see a family that all love and respect each other. Although challenges to their faith are often brought up - usually from questioning by the two sons. They make it clear that keeping faith takes work.

I am not Catholic -- but I still very much appreciate their efforts. (Although I admit their attempts to depict other religions positively - is a hard go for them!)

I'm looking forward to what script changes may be made - with the appointment of Bratton, our new police commissioner.

(St. Vincent's Hospital is still open in this drama - ah, if only it were so.)

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 is wonderful. Blue Bloods is definitely the best of all the new cop shows premiered this season.

I will have to agree with the originality gripe I read on another review. The show would do well without it. Making it about the family more than the crimes is the key winner here. No need to muck it up with conspiracies. However, it has been introduced and we'll have to ride it out.

If you are looking for a new show to watch, I highly recommend Blue Bloods. Nice job.

When it comes to being entertained by a television whodunit show that grasps your interest for more than one episode is not an easy task in todays full ocean of police dramas; Yet Blue bloods managed to pull it off and is well worth your time, it is not a fleeting infatuation.

Ever since the CSI whodunit franchise, there have been numerous shows that have germinated and diluted the "waters". This new and intellectual drama shows great promise.

The characters are well rounded, the scripted dialogue is thought out well and seems more authentic than a reality shows alleged discourse.

In Summary, Blue bloods brings back good acting, drama and story lines that are intertwined very well with the characters family and professional lives that appeals to any difficult audience. The acting is that of a big budget Hollywood movie, and Tom Selleck gives us an excellent performance and quite possibly his best to date.

After being hooked on this series just after the first episodes, my addiction grows stronger by the week. I give this show a definite 10 stars and recommend you allocate 60 minutes of your time for this superb production.

I mean it used to be a pretty good watch, but nowadays every character is acting like a 12 year old. Tantrums galore the whole show. Then some people might get into their heads that it's ok to throw tantrums like a kid in the real world. These are supposed to be adult professionals and not preteens. A shame that the writing went downhill fast these last couple of seasons.

I was looking for new series for this winter and decided to try it cause I saw Tom Selleck and thought to myself "I loved him in Magnum when I was a child, let's try it to see what happens".

And it was a nice surprise, 4 generations of cops in the same family and two lawyers.

The best thing in this show (imho) is when they all sit on the table and talk about the case, someone will say what you're thinking and they'll argue and exchange their point of view and what they feel. After three chapters I must say I will follow the first season to see how the characters evolve.

Something different in the world of police series.

After years of loyally watching this show, I've given it up because the character dynamics are the same "stories" repeated year after year, episode after episode. If it's not Erin and Anthony fighting, it's Erin and Danny, or Erin and her dad, or Erin and Eddie. And now they're trying to tell us that the relationship Erin herself has admitted is extremely unhealthy and "addictive" (her one with ex Jack) is being pushed as 'true love'? No I'm sorry, that sends such a terrible message to young and older women that they should stay with people who are bad for you!

This show either needs new showrunners, or new writers (or both).

I'll miss the characters, but hey.... when shows go bad, that's what fanfic is for!

I've been watching this show for some time now and I keep looking forward to the next episode more and more each time.

Having been raised in the Big Apple and have family in the NYPD, I enjoy the different set locations and the realism this show has to offer. The writers are incredible in making every episode different from the last, yet still are able to intertwine past episodes/cases to change things up. Each episode is so different, it's like watching an entirely different show every time... nothing is predictable.

The entire cast is perfect, outstanding and fit each role in a wholesome, honest and realistic way. You feel as if you're sitting with them at the dinner table, or in the back seat of the cruiser. It's as if they are not even acting, this is real, and a film crew is filming a reality show.

It has just the right amount of each element a TV show should have. The fact you grow with the characters makes this show that much more appealing. A very easy 10/10 well deserved!

Ahhh yes, the typical cop-show. I must say I actually did quite enjoy this show. I thought it was original in a sense like for example, the show follows the lives of each main family member and not just one pair of detectives like in other cop shows like Law and Order or NCIS. I was quite impressed with the acting, but the idea of this show is not original at all however the way it is presented, is. I would prefer to see a bit more action and some thrilling scenes as there practically none at all, however, this show does have a lot of potential; I think, to do well and become one of the best shows on TV. I will be definitely watching this every week to see how it turns out.

Not like a procedural cop show - - not just another show that may be taking up your TV schedule. No. The plot line is intriguing and the basis of the show is just plain entertaining. This show is worth it's time slot. And I do hope it continues for a few years.

At first I was hesitant, thinking the show was going to come and go. But then I was able to catch a few glimpses of some different episodes, and now I found myself searching for these episodes. And that's something I don't do often.

The show really does deserve a chance, and I do hope it gains more viewers, and people don't just shove it aside thinking its "just another cop show". Because really it isn't.

Please ignore the reviews that claim this show is "amazing". Its really not amazing in any way shape or form. It's well written, if formulaic, there's some very good acting and some very poor acting.

If you want a binge worthy show that grabs you and drags you along by the throat, this is not for you. Everything is neatly wrapped up in a neat bow at the end of each episode. No cliffhangers, no "must see" next episodes. That said, it's very entertaining in a soap opera kind of way. It ain't the Wire or the Shield but it doesn't pretend to be.

For the most part the characters (except for the very irritating grandpa) are likeable even if they lack depth. Accept this show for what it is and you will have hours of entertainment, but don't expect to be on the edge of your seat. 6 stars.

I became a big fan of Blue Bloods after my wife became a regular viewer and told me how much she liked it. I'm not usually one to get hooked on television shows but this one is a rare exception. It's fast, suspenseful and very well acted. TV viewers know the legendary Irish American Catholic family is becoming a thing of the past. The Reagan family is certainly Catholic and the real deal for celebrating St. Patrick's Day. What stands out with them, however, is how they act as a family; they stick together through thick and thin, air their differences, share their convictions and have honest arguments. They have a fine tuned sense of what is right and wrong because they learned it home at the dinner table, where grace before meals is a regular practice. Another trademark of this family is how they embrace newcomers to the family. When it is found out that Joe had a son they didn't know about, they welcomed him into the family. When Jamie fell in love with his female partner, who came from a very different family, they made her welcome to the point where Frank walked her down the aisle.

If Frank Reagan, played by Tom Selleck, is the patriarch, then his father Henry (Len Cariou) is the figurehead who quietly follows the conversation and often has the last word with a short summing up. Henry is a former police commissioner of New York City. Frank is the current commissioner who is fiercely loyal to his family but well aware of a possible conflict of interest. The grandfather and his son have both lost their wives. As Henry points out they have suffered too many losses, having also lost a beloved son/grandson Joe and daughter-in-law Linda. Despite their setbacks the family stays strong and they bring a strong element of integrity into their working lives. Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) is a detective and Jamie (Will Estes) works the beat as the street cop with a Harvard law degree. Daughter Erin (Bridget Moynihan) is a prosecuting attorney who often takes Danny to task for using methods that make her job of getting convictions harder. Frank, as police commissioner, has an inner circle that operates much like his family. They argue strongly and are forced to deal with more than one side of every issue. Some of these are complicated by moral, legal and political questions. He likes to get feedback, which he does get. It is honest and sometimes at odds with his own feelings. These conflicts are debated and Frank has the final word, which he stands by. In a time of moral uncertainty, it is good to see how honest differences are played out and acted upon.

As a retired Peace Officer/Investigator with 32 years on the job in the nations second & sixth largest cities, I find the story's too far fetched. The complete lack of proper police procedure lacking in the stories. Why not do it right and more believe able . I am sure they have a police officer adviser, but they don't seem to be using him.

I realize it's a TV show, but the public that watches the show should see how things really are, not some rouge cops ruffing up suspects all the time.

How about some more time riding a beat car and handling real police calls. How about investigators that don't beat up,suspects and threaten everyone they meet.

I've watched Blue Bloods for years and generally tear up, cheer, and groan in every episode. To me, that means this show is effective at entertaining us while engaging and challenging us. The stories are well-written and well-acted with a stellar cast.

Tom Selleck is the absolute anchor of Blue Bloods, but over the years, the contributions of the other cast members has grown.

This is an outstanding show; I hope it continues!

Blue Bloods involves a NYPD family their activities , works and meetings . As Blue Bloods follows the lives of the NYPD's First Family of Law Enforcement: the Reagans . It revolves around a family of New York cops formed by Frank, the Police Comissioner (Tom Selleck 187 episodes, 2010-2018) and son of former PC Henry Reagan (Len Cariou) . Frank Reagan has four children, three boys and a girl: Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) , Jamie (Will Estes) , Joe who died in the line of duty months before the premiere and Erin (Bridget Moynahan) . As the only non-cop in the family is also the only daughter : Erin and she works as the Assistant District Attorney. While Danny is a senior detective and fellow Marine Veteran, and new Harvard Law grad turned cop , Jamie Reagan (Will Estes) acts as a competent NYPD uniformed Police officer, being accompanied in work Eddie Janko (Vanessa Ray).

Enjoyable and agreeable series with important human values and all swirling through this decent family that passionately defend their city from harm , violence , corruption and bad guys . This is an Irish-American family deeply rooted in their patriotism, passion, comradeship , sensitive relations and love of family . As each member of the Reagan family represents a virtue according with their age and daily life . Nearly each episode features a family dinner . The family dinner happens always each Sunday around 17:00 to 17:30 . These scenes are usually of the longest ones to shoot . Filming nearly relocated from New York City to Toronto because city and state tax credit programs had expire . Magnificent acting all around , such as Tom Selleck as the upright and hard-working Frank Reagan . Frank/Tom Selleck requests to keep a sense of family and must balance his duties of running the largest police force in the world and being his kids' boss . This is the fourth mystery/crime series for Tom Selleck after Magnum, P.I. (1980) and A murder , she wrote (1984) and he repeated his role as Magnum in a crossover episode , and Jessie Stone TV films. His father is nicely performed by Len Cariou , although they play father and son, Len Cariou is only five years and four months older than Tom Selleck. His daughter Erin is an Assistant District Attorney stunningly played by the attractive Bridget Moynahan .Donnie Wahlberg plays finely Danny Reagan (187 episodes) , he is accompanied in work by Maria Baez : Marisa Ramírez , his wife Linda Reagan , Amy Carlson's character, works as a nurse . And the grand-daughter Nicky played by Sami Gayle, though the actress who played "Nicky Reagan-Boyle" in the pilot is Marlene Lawston that was her only performance in "Blue Bloods" , being replaced the rest of the series by Samy Gayle . Nicky aces a test to get into the NYPD police academy, it's revealed that Erin's fear for Nicky being a cop is less of her being a mother and more about them losing Joe in the line of duty. Support cast and guest stars are frankly good , such as : Nicholas Turturro , David Ramsey , Victor Slezak , Andrea Roth, Robert John Burke, Bruce Altman, Tamara Tunie , Jack McGee, Mimi Rogers , Bebe Neuwirth , James Lesure , Jennifer Esposito, among others . Being well directed by good professionals as David Barrett , Alex Chapple , Robert Harmon, Ralph Hemecker , John Behring , Eric Laneuville , Michael Pressman , John Polson, Peter Werner , Félix Enríquez Alcalá , James Withmore Jr. , Nick Gómez .The expert Creators: Mitchell Burgess, Robin Green and Writers: Mitchell Burgess, Robin Green, Brian Burns have created a nice series .