Blue Bloods

[The Habs Fan]

Did anyone else here watch this show?

I watched my PVR'd copy yesterday, and I have to say this is my favourite of all the new shows that aired last week. Donnie Wahlberg is fantastic in his role. I also like the potential of the police conspiracy storyline going on in the background.

It debuted to excellent ratings so it should be around for a while.

 

[gh4chiefs]

I also like the potential of the police conspiracy storyline going on in the background.

I enjoyed it quite a bit UNTIL that part of the story was introduced. That was by far my least favorite part of it. I guess I'm just sick to death of "secret conspiracies" and BS like that. Just tell the stories about this cop family, we don't need the extra contrived intrigue.

 

[Owain Taggart]

Didn't care too much for it. I wanted it to be more of a drama, but it was more of a cop procedural. If it were a family drama like they've advertised it to be, they wouldn't have that toilet dunking scene. And yeah, that secret society plot is stupid.

 

[auntiehill]

I really liked this. I thank GOD it's not just another procedural. There were real characters and real drama, not just about how they get the bad guy but about the people in this family.

Not sure how I feel about the conspiracy part; that part put me off a bit. I guess I'll just have to see how it goes.

I really, really hope that Tom Selleck gets more screen time than what we've seen so far. He's far too powerful a presence to just be used to bookend the episode.

I will definitely keep watching.

 

[gh4chiefs]

Not sure how I feel about the conspiracy part; that part put me off a bit. I guess I'll just have to see how it goes.

I reacted to it negatively because I just feel like it's been done to death. I feel like they have a lot of potential to explore there, without going that route. But since the brother was killed investigating the conspiracy, I'm guessing it's going to become an important aspect of the show over time.

I aslo have this nagging fear that somehow we're going to discover that Tom Selleck's character will be involved somehow. I hope I'm wrong about that, but I can see it coming.

 

[Shakaar]

Not sure how I feel about the conspiracy part; that part put me off a bit. I guess I'll just have to see how it goes.

I reacted to it negatively because I just feel like it's been done to death. I feel like they have a lot of potential to explore there, without going that route. But since the brother was killed investigating the conspiracy, I'm guessing it's going to become an important aspect of the show over time.

I aslo have this nagging fear that somehow we're going to discover that Tom Selleck's character will be involved somehow. I hope I'm wrong about that, but I can see it coming.

Well, we saw the society pin in his closet or safe at the very beginning of the show, for what it's worth.

Personally, I like the show so far and I think it has definite potential. I can watch Selleck in anything. He has a very powerful presence. I don't even mind the conspiracy angle as long as it doesn't come to dominate the show. Hopefully it will play out rather quickly. Having said that, if they turn Selleck into a bad guy who was involved in the death of his son, I'll probably quit watching immediately.

 

[auntiehill]

^Yes. I love Tom; I'd watch him in almost anything. But I really hope he doesn't turn out to be some uber-baddie. That would really put me off. I think the solid linchpin of the decent, family circle gives this show a lot of weight. If they take that away, it would turn into just another soap opera.

They could, however, make the grandpa the truly shady one, since he is somewhat on the periphery, not the center of the show's tone, the way Tom's character is.

 

[Owain Taggart]

I kind of felt like Tom Selleck was phoning in his performance. Didn't strike me as particularly good, which disappointed me.

Another thing is, it seemed to dump us in as if we're supposed to know the characters. It never properly introduced them aside from the short graduation scene at the beginning. The Father seemed modeled after Frasier's Dad.

 

[gh4chiefs]

Not sure how I feel about the conspiracy part; that part put me off a bit. I guess I'll just have to see how it goes.

I reacted to it negatively because I just feel like it's been done to death. I feel like they have a lot of potential to explore there, without going that route. But since the brother was killed investigating the conspiracy, I'm guessing it's going to become an important aspect of the show over time.

I aslo have this nagging fear that somehow we're going to discover that Tom Selleck's character will be involved somehow. I hope I'm wrong about that, but I can see it coming.

Well, we saw the society pin in his closet or safe at the very beginning of the show, for what it's worth.

Well hell, missed that completely.

if they turn Selleck into a bad guy who was involved in the death of his son, I'll probably quit watching immediately.

Same here, and that almost seems like a foregone conclusion now, in light of the scene I missed.

EDIT TO ADD: I went to CBS.com and rewatched the beginning, It wasn't Tom Selleck's character who had the pin in his safe, it was Donnie Walhberg's character. That makes me feel a little better, but I still would have rather they skipped that element of the show all together.

 

[Data Holmes]

I reacted to it negatively because I just feel like it's been done to death. I feel like they have a lot of potential to explore there, without going that route. But since the brother was killed investigating the conspiracy, I'm guessing it's going to become an important aspect of the show over time.

I aslo have this nagging fear that somehow we're going to discover that Tom Selleck's character will be involved somehow. I hope I'm wrong about that, but I can see it coming.

Well, we saw the society pin in his closet or safe at the very beginning of the show, for what it's worth.

Well hell, missed that completely.

if they turn Selleck into a bad guy who was involved in the death of his son, I'll probably quit watching immediately.

Same here, and that almost seems like a foregone conclusion now, in light of the scene I missed.

EDIT TO ADD: I went to CBS.com and rewatched the beginning, It wasn't Tom Selleck's character who had the pin in his safe, it was Donnie Walhberg's character. That makes me feel a little better, but I still would have rather they skipped that element of the show all together.

I'm pretty sure it wasn't a pin, but a ring, and both TS and DW had them, DW left it in his safe, TS put it on his right hand before leaving the bedroom.

 

[Owain Taggart]

Well, we saw the society pin in his closet or safe at the very beginning of the show, for what it's worth.

Well hell, missed that completely.

if they turn Selleck into a bad guy who was involved in the death of his son, I'll probably quit watching immediately.

Same here, and that almost seems like a foregone conclusion now, in light of the scene I missed.

EDIT TO ADD: I went to CBS.com and rewatched the beginning, It wasn't Tom Selleck's character who had the pin in his safe, it was Donnie Walhberg's character. That makes me feel a little better, but I still would have rather they skipped that element of the show all together.

I'm pretty sure it wasn't a pin, but a ring, and both TS and DW had them, DW left it in his safe, TS put it on his right hand before leaving the bedroom.

Call me crazy, but I thought that was to signify he was part of the police force, like something someone gets when graduating. When he was looking at it, I saw it as a proudness that he's in the force. If it turns out to be part of the conspiracy, that will suck.

 

[gh4chiefs]

Well, we saw the society pin in his closet or safe at the very beginning of the show, for what it's worth.

Well hell, missed that completely.

if they turn Selleck into a bad guy who was involved in the death of his son, I'll probably quit watching immediately.

Same here, and that almost seems like a foregone conclusion now, in light of the scene I missed.

EDIT TO ADD: I went to CBS.com and rewatched the beginning, It wasn't Tom Selleck's character who had the pin in his safe, it was Donnie Walhberg's character. That makes me feel a little better, but I still would have rather they skipped that element of the show all together.

I'm pretty sure it wasn't a pin, but a ring, and both TS and DW had them, DW left it in his safe, TS put it on his right hand before leaving the bedroom.

Well I went back and watched it yet again. But it's inconclusive, and i discovered a continuity error. There is a ring on TS's hand, but I don't think we can say conclusively it's the same as that pin. We first see a glimpse of the ring when TS goes into the father and tells him they have 10 minutes. At that point the ring is already on the hand but it just can't be seen very well.

Now comes the continuity error. Moments later they show TS at his dresser putting on his watch, and then putting on the ring that he was already shown to have on just moments before. Again as he was putting it on, we never get a good shot of it, and they certainly never stopped, and took a closeup of it, in the same manner as they did with the pin in DW's safe.

Now maybe there's another scene later in the program that does show it more clearly. But in the opening moments, the ring just appears to be a ring much like a class ring. It might or might not be the same as the pin.

 

[Owain Taggart]

Well, this week's episode was much better. The rest of the family was involved in the investigation in their own special ways, and Tom Selleck actually had more to do.

 

[Base_Delta_Zero]

I was enjoying this until the sister just happened to catch the brother's case and the conspiracy with secret police cabals popped up. So tired of small world syndrome and the corrupt cop cabal cliche.

I'll watch more to see Bridget be hot, Donnie slap people around and Selleck be awesome, though.

 

[gh4chiefs]

So tired of . . .the corrupt cop cabal cliche.

Yeah this was a very good episode EXCEPT for that part, but thankfully it was a very small part of the episode. I know since we've seen a "blue templar" pin in DW's safe, it's going to become a bigger part in the future. I REALLY, REALLY wished they would have just left that part out and focused on the weekly stories and the relationship between the family members.

Back to the comments about TS's ring, I still never could see it clearly other than to tell it's a "class ring" type ring with a blue stone. Still inconclusive as to whether it has anything to do with the blue templars or not. I'm hoping they have sense enough not to go that route. Otherwise they're gonna ruin a good thing.

 

[Owain Taggart]

Yeah this was a very good episode EXCEPT for that part, but thankfully it was a very small part of the episode. I know since we've seen a "blue templar" pin in DW's safe, it's going to become a bigger part in the future. I REALLY, REALLY wished they would have just left that part out and focused on the weekly stories and the relationship between the family members.

Yep, exactly. I'm thankful that those scenes have been short though and not major components to the show. It makes it easier to just not concentrate on them if they get the idea that the conspiracy angle is a bad idea and decide not to it anymore. You just know though that this will be a major component to the season finale and it will leave a sour taste in a lot of our mouths.

 

[Gary Mitchell]

Back to the comments about TS's ring, I still never could see it clearly other than to tell it's a "class ring" type ring with a blue stone. Still inconclusive as to whether it has anything to do with the blue templars or not. I'm hoping they have sense enough not to go that route. Otherwise they're gonna ruin a good thing.

Maybe he was wearing this ring?

 

[gh4chiefs]