Blue Bloods

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 24, 2010
Season #: 15, 14, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 112 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 86 out of 112
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 112
  3. Negative: 14 out of 112
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  1. randishaw
    Sep 25, 2010
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Blue blood, season 1, omg where do i start, tom selleck should be playing the country cop who uses a baseball bat to combat crime,

    donny wolberrg is believable enough in the cop role as usual, his character does not seem to stay much, which is a shame for his acting ability, but this tv series is like a remake of an ole show
    gone bad, come on.... the whole family is running the show, one is being investigated by the DA sure
    enough the next kid will be as well, and that puts the assisant DA in the middle when suddenly tom's
    role will be investigating his daughter the assiatant DA, right? One by one each family member will be part of an investigation, and there will always be some tension about the son who died in uniform,
    tsk tsk, writers are hired too young these days and forgot what we have already seen on the tube or in the movies,

    the best part of this episode is frank sinatra or harry connick jr singing New York New york, i can never tell the difference between the two,

    sorry ole chap but i cant give you any kudo;'s for this role, it is just not believable enuf, your family is getting in our face, and i think we deserve more than that, i can only rate this new series a 2.    … Expand
  2. RTFORD
    Jan 18, 2014
    0
    I've always admired Tom Selleck for the kind of characters he's represented throughout his career. Whether it was Sgt. Jack R. Ramsay in 'Runaway' ,Thomas Magnum in 'Magnum P.I.' or Matthew Quigley in 'Quigley Down Under', Mr. Selleck has always portrayed upstanding individuals with high moral standards and had continued that portrayal in the 'Blue Bloods' series. That is, until the end ofI've always admired Tom Selleck for the kind of characters he's represented throughout his career. Whether it was Sgt. Jack R. Ramsay in 'Runaway' ,Thomas Magnum in 'Magnum P.I.' or Matthew Quigley in 'Quigley Down Under', Mr. Selleck has always portrayed upstanding individuals with high moral standards and had continued that portrayal in the 'Blue Bloods' series. That is, until the end of the episode that aired last night, January 17, 2014. Danny Reagan (Donnie Wahlberg) watches as an Army veteran, John Russell (Chad Michael Collinswith) commits suicide by throwing himself off a building. Apparently Mr. Russell is suffering from PTSD due to his two stints in Afghanistan. When asked by his father, Police Commissioner Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck) why he called the suicide an 'accident' in his report, Danny tells the Commissioner that he didn't want Russell's son to know the truth about his father's suicide and Commissioner Reagan concurs. Apparently, the writer of the episode, co-executive producer Siobhan Byrne O'Connor, has decided that it was about time to show the world that even police detectives and commissioners can't be trusted to tell the truth. Very disappointing.… Expand
  3. galblank
    Oct 28, 2014
    3
    Ok, I'm not sure who owed who a favor when doing this show, or maybe Mark Wahlberg tried to get his bro Jonny Drama into TV series but I haven't seen that bad of an acting since I think... hmm let me see, Cop Rock ! How come every single sentence written for those guys sounds fake and has nothing to do with reality? Watch The Shield or Chicago P.D. or Law and Order for god sake beforeOk, I'm not sure who owed who a favor when doing this show, or maybe Mark Wahlberg tried to get his bro Jonny Drama into TV series but I haven't seen that bad of an acting since I think... hmm let me see, Cop Rock ! How come every single sentence written for those guys sounds fake and has nothing to do with reality? Watch The Shield or Chicago P.D. or Law and Order for god sake before doing the show next time, pleaaase… Expand
  4. S_Romeo
    Nov 22, 2014
    0
    First off There's way to much drinking going on in the house, office etc. The father is way to serious. And the idea of an entire family being cops takes away from ever weak story line. Every story starts out ok and ends up falling flat on it's backside. Not one story left me that WoW factor.

    The rookie son has no acting skills. The father,,plain and boring. the daughter should stay    First off There's way to much drinking going on in the house, office etc. The father is way to serious. And the idea of an entire family being cops takes away from ever weak story line. Every story starts out ok and ends up falling flat on it's backside. Not one story left me that WoW factor.

    The rookie son has no acting skills. The father,,plain and boring. the daughter should stay behind a desk and not interact with anyone. Because she always looks pissed. The other son is to me more of a true life cop. And carries the entire show. But his wife ? She's just plain in the way of the storyline.    … Expand
  5. MANCHESTER1
    May 16, 2015
    2
    Blue Bloods remind me of Quincy, Everyone is happy at the beginning, angry in the middle and all sat laughing round the dinner table at the end. I'm sure most people will look back at this tv show in the future and say to themselves " did I really watch that rubbish "
  6. kikideliversjoy
    Oct 29, 2017
    2
    This deeply biased script is reflective of the American conceits of rigid self-righteousness and unfounded faith in police and military. It simplifies life and law into the dichotomy of good and evil, which at times gets pretty agonizing to watch. Good guys are often vilified and the Reagan family is pedastalized as the archetypal American family. You get the usual amount of hand-wavingThis deeply biased script is reflective of the American conceits of rigid self-righteousness and unfounded faith in police and military. It simplifies life and law into the dichotomy of good and evil, which at times gets pretty agonizing to watch. Good guys are often vilified and the Reagan family is pedastalized as the archetypal American family. You get the usual amount of hand-waving logistics and use of one-dimensional minority stereotypes to further plotlines. The redeeming quality of the show is the excellent acting (It's as if the police commissioner's role was written with Tom Selleck's mustache in mind!). Also, the camerawork and editing weren't too shabby either. Warning to POC: save yourself from this tasteless mayonnaise salad and stick with Law & Order.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#44 Best TV Season of 2010
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#27 Most Discussed TV Season of 2010
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#9 Most Shared TV Season of 2010

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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times
    Reviewed by: Chuck Barney
    Dec 14, 2010
    75
    The solid acting performances and the family dynamics contained in Blue Bloods make for an absorbing hour of television.
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  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Ginia Bellafante
    Oct 20, 2010
    70
    Blue Bloods has an old-fashioned appeal both as drama in the vein of a workingman's "Dynasty" and as splashy procedural.
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  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Oct 20, 2010
    50
    There's perhaps the coppiest cop show of the century so far, the soppy and self-satirizing CBS melodrama Blue Bloods, about an entire family--"the Reagans" yet!--involved in the crime biz.
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