"Blue Bloods" differentiates itself from other police procedurals by giving greater emphasis to the familial component. The central cast of characters isn't a bunch of strangers who happen to know each other through work. They're a literal family — the Reagans — and they've all decided to pursue careers in law enforcement to keep the streets of New York safe.
"Blue Bloods" differentiates itself from other police procedurals by giving greater emphasis to the familial component. The central cast of characters isn't a bunch of strangers who happen to know each other through work. They're a literal family — the Reagans — and they've all decided to pursue careers in law enforcement to keep the streets of New York safe.
TV legend Tom Selleck portrays police commissioner Frank Reagan, his father is retired commissioner Henry Reagan, and Frank's three kids are all involved with the law: Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) is a detective, Jamie (Will Estes) is a police officer, and Erin (Bridget Moynahan) works in the District Attorney's office. In other words, their blood runs blue.
Returning to the family home every week makes the Blue Bloods characters feel more like real people: they could be your hot-tempered uncle or your straight-laced, wryly funny grandpa. This is why the Sunday dinner scenes have become the heart of the show — even though they're harder to shoot than you might expect.
Over the last dozen or so seasons, "Blue Bloods" has opened its doors to a wide variety of famous and used-to-be-famous actors. This long list contains Oscar nominees (and at least one winner in Whoopi Goldberg), as well as some unlikely faces (Method Man, anyone?).
The long-running police drama "Blue Bloods" is in the middle of its 12th season, and by now, the actors and sets are burned into the fans' memory. However, some things from the pilot episode feel entirely out of place when viewed after over a decade. Here are five things that fans may not have noticed in the pilot.
