Blue Bloods

[caryc]

Been watching Blue Bloods series on Netflix. I usually watch two episodes a night until I got up to season 3 episode 8 and found out that Jennifer Esposito was leaving the show. She was the main reason I watched that show. I had a mad crush on her. That face was absolutely gorgeous. She and Danny made for perfect partners.

Somehow, I just don't think I will be interested in watching any further episodes as I don't think anyone could replace her and be as good in the part.

Too bad :evil:

Anybody watch the full series and was it worth watching after she left?

 

[Pat-inCO]

The gal that replaced Esposito (at least to me) does an even better job
with her part. To me Esposito was a "conflicting NY" attitude with the
Danny character.

I was just sad to see the Amy Carlson written out of the script. And that in
ONE episode (from what I read, her contract was up).

Is it worth watching? I'd say yes, as long as you disregard the many
transgressions with firearms, and the many "gloss it over" on procedures.

 

[coach]

Still a good show with the new partner. (Someone forgot to say spoiler alert :wink:)
Jennifer Esposito landed at NCIS for a while. I read she had some health problems that were causing issues with shooting.

 

[SAJohn]

The only two replacements I can think of who were better than the originals were Ziva (NCIS) and Natalie (Monk).

 

[Rick Courtright]

Hi,

Personal opinion, of course, but Marisa Ramirez' "Baez" seems to be a good match with the "Danny" character. I've been watching Blue Bloods from the beginning, and though I liked her on NCIS, honestly don't even remember the episodes Jennifer Esposito played in on Blue Bloods...

And I miss Ziva, too!

Rick C

 

[vito]

I guess the change in his partner happened long enough ago that I pretty much forgot about it. I like the show, in part because I like Tom Selleck as an actor. I was just a bit disappointed to find out that while in the show he is a former combat Marine, his actual service was far less dramatic and was non combat. And maybe I don't watch the details that closely but I can't recall a firearm technical error as is common on other police shows, like hearing a hammer cock on a hammerless gun, or where a suppressor reduces the noise to a whisper at most. Part of why I like this show is that they write stories similar to real events that have made the news.

 

[eveled]

I like the show, in part because I like Tom Selleck as an actor. I was just a bit disappointed to find out that while in the show he is a former combat Marine, his actual service was far less dramatic and was non combat.

Its not fair to judge him or any veteran for this. If they served with honor, & did what Uncle Sam asked of them. They have my respect. Anybody who signs up and takes the oath, is writing a blank check. Some pay dearly others not so much, but they all made the same commitment.

 

[caryc]

I like the show, in part because I like Tom Selleck as an actor. I was just a bit disappointed to find out that while in the show he is a former combat Marine, his actual service was far less dramatic and was non combat.

So I guess you respect only veterans who have seen actual combat? Maybe the non combat veterans should not receive any veterans benefits either.

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

I haven't watched Blue Bloods on Netflix but I've kept up with the show pretty well. Jennifer Esposito was certainly a very attractive woman but the lady that plays Baez, is a good partner for Danny and does a good job. I will probably watch the show on Netflix at some point, as I think this past season was the last one. Cary I think you will enjoy the rest of the seasons and series. They do try a couple more partners along the way but I think that's probably just the nature of things. Toward the end, you will get another shock, which I won't bring up to mess things up for other people. If you want to know pm me.

 

[prairieviper]

We have watched it from the first episode but this week was the last time for us. Like many shows nowadays, the viewers are subjected to political messages and the liberal left agenda, e.g., guns are bad, illegal immigrants shouldn't be deported and so on. Blue Bloods joins a host of other shows that we used to like but will no longer watch for just that reason. Once we stop watching a show, we usually let the shows bosses and advertisers know how we feel and why we stopped watching. It may not do any good but it can't hurt.

My wife and I have joked that before long, the only channels that we will be watching are The Western Channel, Hallmark and PixL. Maybe that won't be such a bad thing..

 

[David LaPell]

We have watched it from the first episode but this week was the last time for us. Like many shows nowadays, the viewers are subjected to political messages and the liberal left agenda, e.g., guns are bad, illegal immigrants shouldn't be deported and so on. Blue Bloods joins a host of other shows that we used to like but will no longer watch for just that reason. Once we stop watching a show, we usually let the shows bosses and advertisers know how we feel and why we stopped watching. It may not do any good but it can't hurt.

My wife and I have joked that before long, the only channels that we will be watching are The Western Channel, Hallmark and PixL. Maybe that won't be such a bad thing..

Glad my wife and I aren't the only ones. I watch very few new shows anymore. Heck, most are what were on before I was born or shortly after. I watch Gunsmoke, Sanford & Son, Barney Miller, and some movies on Grit or others. Only new shows, Walking Dead and when it comes back, Doctor Who (will have to see what a female Doctor is going to do to the show).

Most of what's on now is so liberal leaning it's not worth my time.

 

[SR1911SHOOTER]

My wife and I will watch anything with Tom Selleck in it.
Never will turn down a chance to watch a rerun of "Quigley
Down Under"!
Blackie

 

[SR1911SHOOTER]

Vito,
You disappoint me. The Marine comment was a low blow.
They all go through the same training, and swear to the same oath.
And are just as ready to die for this great country. In my 20
years in the Navy, I knew many marines, and they were and are
an honourable group.
Blackie

 

[MADDOG 521]

Blue Bloods is about New York City.
I'm glad it isn't about Chicago.

 

[vito]

I apologize to anyone who thought I was insulting the Marines, or non combat veterans or Tom Selleck or anyone else. I myself am a Vietnam veteran, and not a combat veteran. I respect all who served as well as those who wanted to serve but were unable to do so. What I meant by my remark was that Tom Selleck is such a believable actor that I assumed his character's past as a combat Marine was written to match his real background. I guess it just matched my mental image of the actor based on the roles he has played, which is probably never a good thing to do. I don't disparage in the slightest his real background as a veteran, I was just surprised when I found out he had not actually been a Marine. Nothing more.

I myself served for 24 years in the Army, and while I was always potentially in harm's way, I was only actually in harm's way for a single year out of that 24 when I was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) in Vietnam from July 1970 to July 1971. I did my job, as did millions of other veterans, some as combat soldiers and others as support troops as I was.

 

[contender]

vito, your explanation is understood. Mr. Selleck is such a respected actor by many of us who appreciate him as a person, that we forget that he is still an actor. He's a Board member of the NRA, conservative, and most of his movies & TV shows try to portray firearms correctly enough to where we enjoy his work.
Yet,,,, he's still just one part of a large corporation, where the writers & producers have a big say in script material. Yes, I'm sure he has good influence, but I'm also sure that those who sign his checks can have a big say-so as well.
In his work, he has done a good job of portraying a Veteran, and for that, I appreciate him. He always seems to show support for the "good things" we also appreciate. In his office in Blue Bloods,,, I see a picture of Teddy Roosevelt. I LIKE that one. (I like to think it's a subtle stab at that liberal show murphy brown, where she had a dart board with NRA on it. And no, we didn't watch that show because of the liberal attitudes there.)

Liberals as well as so many of the left leaning folks keep shoving their agenda at us, while trying hard to suppress true freedoms, and at the same time refusing equal time to a differing opinion, that very few shows have HONEST portrayal of reality.
I think that if the writers go too far in Blue Bloods, Mr. Selleck will have something to say. At least,, I'd hope so. BUT,,, he is STILL an actor,,, portraying a NYC police commissioner. He has to act like one for it to be more realistic.

One of these days,,, I'd like to see Mr. Selleck run for & get President of the NRA.

 

[whichwatch]

"I like the show, in part because I like Tom Selleck as an actor. I was just a bit disappointed to find out that while in the show he is a former combat Marine, his actual service was far less dramatic and was non combat".

I have a very easy explanation for that. IT'S TV!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get over it.

 

[caryc]

"I like the show, in part because I like Tom Selleck as an actor. I was just a bit disappointed to find out that while in the show he is a former combat Marine, his actual service was far less dramatic and was non combat".

I have a very easy explanation for that. IT'S TV!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get over it.

Don't you just love that smarta$$ universal answer that some genius always gets around to? As if none of us really know what TV is and think it's just a magical box with little people in a little world in it. They usually just resort to that stupid comment because they don't have enough brains to figure out the depth of what the other posters are really trying to get across.

I always love that one and am never disappointed because there is always someone that feels that he has to enlighten us with the ultimate answer. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[Jeepnik]

I watched the last episode of Blue Bloods, and it will be my last. In the past the main characters have been mostly conservative, and Selleck stood for what's right regardless.

Well in the last episode he sacrifices a rookie officer, who did nothing wrong, to "protect" the department. In other words, his character made a scapegoat out of an innocent for the sake of political correctness.

Selleck is one of the producers. He has a say and he either said nothing or agreed with the script.