So, what did everyone think of the Boston Blue pilot?
[spoiler space]
I gather the writers initially had a rather different story in mind but
CBS pressured them into modifying it substantially to incorporate lots
of Blue Blood elements into it and moving it to Boston.
It was better than I expected. They came up with a plausible reason for Danny to go to Boston - and for Sean to be *in* Boston as a cop - and we
got to see Erin and (briefly Baez) with Frank making a phone call to
check in, although we only heard Danny's side of the call.
half of the Boston PD and the district attorney are related is very reminiscent of NYPD Blue - and about equally implausible.
completely follow how this blended family came about except that there
were some divorces. I was a little surprised about the family being partially Jewish; I thought Jews were pariahs these days and not to be mentioned except as genocidal monsters. Treating them as decent people
was a nice touch.
I liked that they didn't just hire Danny on to the BPD in the first
episode, although it was pretty clear he could have been hired right
then and there if he'd wanted to be. I have to wonder how plausible it
would be for a veteran NYPD detective to just transfer to BPD or, more likely, quit the NYPD and join the BPD. I know a guy who was in the St. Thomas (Ontario) PD who left after 18 years to join the OPP and he had
to start over from scratch, rather than retaining the sergeant's rank he
had in St. Thomas. Of course he still had lots of experience so worked
his way back up to sergeant fairly quickly. I'm having trouble believing Danny would just keep his rank, Gold Shield and pension in a move like
that. But this is TV so reality doesn't typically intrude that much.
I'm curious to see how much of the NYPD Blue cast will drop in.
we'll have more visits if the ratings are weak than if they are good.
I'm also curious if the original Sean got offered the part of Sean in
this show or whether they never even gave him a thought.
The cast skews really really old. Ernie Hudson is 80. Gloria Reuben is 60.
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
So, what did everyone think of the Boston Blue pilot?
[spoiler space]
I gather the writers initially had a rather different story in mind but
CBS pressured them into modifying it substantially to incorporate lots
of Blue Blood elements into it and moving it to Boston.
Yeah, they clearly had a whole show here and just sandwiched
Danny into it as an afterthought. Of course they had a whole show that I wouldn?t have watched, except that they added Danny.
It was better than I expected. They came up with a plausible reason for
Danny to go to Boston - and for Sean to be *in* Boston as a cop - and we
got to see Erin and (briefly Baez) with Frank making a phone call to
check in, although we only heard Danny's side of the call.
I think we can assume Magnum is still the commissioner otherwise he?d have visited in person.
I am disappointed in the recasting of Sean because I really didn?t care if the new guy lived or died. It?s like the recasting in NCIS origins.
I?m also disappointed that Danny paired off with Maria and not Jennifer Esposito.
The fact that
half of the Boston PD and the district attorney are related is very
reminiscent of NYPD Blue - and about equally implausible.
And both the Boston district attorney, and the New York district attorney
are pro criminal and anti-cop. That?s just annoying as hell.
I didn't
completely follow how this blended family came about except that there
were some divorces. I was a little surprised about the family being
partially Jewish; I thought Jews were pariahs these days and not to be
mentioned except as genocidal monsters. Treating them as decent people
was a nice touch.
Yeah, you needed a flow chart to figure out the relations. I can?t figure out why the black family converted to Jewish when the grandfather is a preacher.
OK from the close captioning
Lena (to the Reagans): my mom and dad split up when I was born. I was 13
when Mom married Ben and converted to Judaism. And Sarah is his daughter
from his first marriage. She?s been my ride or die since middle school.
Then Jonah was born right after mom and dad got married. Her golden boy. He joined the police Academy last year right after Ben got killed. he was a circuit judge. Got shot right outside the courthouse.
The cast skews really really old. Ernie Hudson is 80. Gloria Reuben is 60. Maggie Lawson is 45. The woman from Star Trek is over 40. Danny is pushing 60.
I liked that they didn't just hire Danny on to the BPD in the first
episode, although it was pretty clear he could have been hired right
then and there if he'd wanted to be. I have to wonder how plausible it
would be for a veteran NYPD detective to just transfer to BPD or, more
likely, quit the NYPD and join the BPD. I know a guy who was in the St.
Thomas (Ontario) PD who left after 18 years to join the OPP and he had
to start over from scratch, rather than retaining the sergeant's rank he
had in St. Thomas. Of course he still had lots of experience so worked
his way back up to sergeant fairly quickly. I'm having trouble believing
Danny would just keep his rank, Gold Shield and pension in a move like
that. But this is TV so reality doesn't typically intrude that much.
I'm curious to see how much of the NYPD Blue cast will drop in.
They didn?t even bother to mention the other brother.
I expect
we'll have more visits if the ratings are weak than if they are good.
I'm also curious if the original Sean got offered the part of Sean in
this show or whether they never even gave him a thought.
Ian?s IMDb listing for the original actor doesn?t show him having anything else coming up and having done nothing but Blue Bloods in the last 10
years.
My verdict? Well it?s almost impossible for me to watch. It doesn?t show up on CBS on demand or anything. I can either pay to get it from Paramont or
dig it out on the gray. And the link I clicked on the gray turned out to be
a scam. I didn?t like that at all. So if I hear Magnum is going to be on it or something I might watch (I?ll rely on Robin to tell me). But I doubt
I?ll watch it regularly.
In <1698360352.782508158.977501.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> writes:
[snip]
The cast skews really really old. Ernie Hudson is 80. Gloria Reuben is 60.
Umm, first, I hate to remind people but anyone here who, for ex,
wathced "Blue Bloods" from the beginning ain't that young either.
And, hmmm, Gloria Reuben? Even at 60 I'll be sure to check
the show out.
ahhhh.. thought so.. She was in a bunch of the Jesse Stone
tv-movies.
In <1698360352.782508158.977501.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> writes:
[snip]
The cast skews really really old. Ernie Hudson is 80. Gloria Reuben is 60.
Umm, first, I hate to remind people but anyone here who, for ex,
wathced "Blue Bloods" from the beginning ain't that young either.
And, hmmm, Gloria Reuben? Even at 60 I'll be sure to check
the show out.
ahhhh.. thought so.. She was in a bunch of the Jesse Stone
tv-movies.
And, hmmm, Gloria Reuben? Even at 60 I'll be sure to checkShe's Canadian so it's possible they cast her because they shoot all of
the show out.
ahhhh.. thought so.. She was in a bunch of the Jesse Stone
tv-movies.
the interiors in Toronto.
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
I liked that they didn't just hire Danny on to the BPD in the first
episode, although it was pretty clear he could have been hired right
then and there if he'd wanted to be. I have to wonder how plausible it
would be for a veteran NYPD detective to just transfer to BPD or, more
likely, quit the NYPD and join the BPD. I know a guy who was in the St.
Thomas (Ontario) PD who left after 18 years to join the OPP and he had
to start over from scratch, rather than retaining the sergeant's rank he >> had in St. Thomas. Of course he still had lots of experience so worked
his way back up to sergeant fairly quickly. I'm having trouble believing >> Danny would just keep his rank, Gold Shield and pension in a move like
that.
But this is TV so reality doesn't typically intrude that much.
I'm curious to see how much of the NYPD Blue cast will drop in.
They didn?t even bother to mention the other brother.
I expect
we'll have more visits if the ratings are weak than if they are good.
I'm also curious if the original Sean got offered the part of Sean in
this show or whether they never even gave him a thought.
his way back up to sergeant fairly quickly. I'm having trouble believing >>> Danny would just keep his rank, Gold Shield and pension in a move like >>> that.
He wouldn't. Not to mention it would highly piss off all the Boston cops who >are waiting to promote to have some stranger from another state just parachute >in and take one of the open spots. The union would have fit.
So, what did everyone think of the Boston Blue pilot?
[spoiler space]
I gather the writers initially had a rather different story in mind but
CBS pressured them into modifying it substantially to incorporate lots
of Blue Blood elements into it and moving it to Boston.
It was better than I expected. They came up with a plausible reason for >Danny to go to Boston - and for Sean to be *in* Boston as a cop - and we
got to see Erin and (briefly Baez) with Frank making a phone call to
check in, although we only heard Danny's side of the call. The fact that >half of the Boston PD and the district attorney are related is very >reminiscent of NYPD Blue - and about equally implausible. I didn't >completely follow how this blended family came about except that there
were some divorces. I was a little surprised about the family being >partially Jewish; I thought Jews were pariahs these days and not to be >mentioned except as genocidal monsters. Treating them as decent people
was a nice touch.
I liked that they didn't just hire Danny on to the BPD in the first
episode, although it was pretty clear he could have been hired right
then and there if he'd wanted to be. I have to wonder how plausible it
would be for a veteran NYPD detective to just transfer to BPD or, more >likely, quit the NYPD and join the BPD. I know a guy who was in the St. >Thomas (Ontario) PD who left after 18 years to join the OPP and he had
to start over from scratch, rather than retaining the sergeant's rank he
had in St. Thomas. Of course he still had lots of experience so worked
his way back up to sergeant fairly quickly. I'm having trouble believing >Danny would just keep his rank, Gold Shield and pension in a move like
that. But this is TV so reality doesn't typically intrude that much.
I'm curious to see how much of the NYPD Blue cast will drop in. I expect >we'll have more visits if the ratings are weak than if they are good.
I'm also curious if the original Sean got offered the part of Sean in
this show or whether they never even gave him a thought.
On 2025-10-18 4:37 p.m., anim8rfsk wrote:
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:I read an article over on Yahoo after I started this thread and it says
So, what did everyone think of the Boston Blue pilot?
[spoiler space]
I gather the writers initially had a rather different story in mind but
CBS pressured them into modifying it substantially to incorporate lots
of Blue Blood elements into it and moving it to Boston.
Yeah, they clearly had a whole show here and just sandwiched
Danny into it as an afterthought. Of course they had a whole show that I
wouldn?t have watched, except that they added Danny.
It was better than I expected. They came up with a plausible reason for
Danny to go to Boston - and for Sean to be *in* Boston as a cop - and we >>> got to see Erin and (briefly Baez) with Frank making a phone call to
check in, although we only heard Danny's side of the call.
I think we can assume Magnum is still the commissioner otherwise he?d have >> visited in person.
I am disappointed in the recasting of Sean because I really didn?t care if >> the new guy lived or died. It?s like the recasting in NCIS origins.
I?m also disappointed that Danny paired off with Maria and not Jennifer
Esposito.
The fact that
half of the Boston PD and the district attorney are related is very
reminiscent of NYPD Blue - and about equally implausible.
And both the Boston district attorney, and the New York district attorney
are pro criminal and anti-cop. That?s just annoying as hell.
I didn't
completely follow how this blended family came about except that there
were some divorces. I was a little surprised about the family being
partially Jewish; I thought Jews were pariahs these days and not to be
mentioned except as genocidal monsters. Treating them as decent people
was a nice touch.
Yeah, you needed a flow chart to figure out the relations. I can?t figure >> out why the black family converted to Jewish when the grandfather is a
preacher.
one of the two creators is black *and* Jewish. (And here I was thinking Sammy Davis Jr. was the only one ;-) Apparently, he wanted to somewhat recreate the dynamic of a family that had a mix of ethnicities and religions. (I have no idea if *his* father is a Baptist preacher or if
he has white people in his family.)
OK from the close captioning
Lena (to the Reagans): my mom and dad split up when I was born. I was 13
when Mom married Ben and converted to Judaism. And Sarah is his daughter
from his first marriage. She?s been my ride or die since middle school.
Then Jonah was born right after mom and dad got married. Her golden boy. He >> joined the police Academy last year right after Ben got killed. he was a
circuit judge. Got shot right outside the courthouse.
The cast skews really really old. Ernie Hudson is 80. Gloria Reuben is 60. >> Maggie Lawson is 45. The woman from Star Trek is over 40. Danny is pushing >> 60.
I liked that they didn't just hire Danny on to the BPD in the first
episode, although it was pretty clear he could have been hired right
then and there if he'd wanted to be. I have to wonder how plausible it
would be for a veteran NYPD detective to just transfer to BPD or, more
likely, quit the NYPD and join the BPD. I know a guy who was in the St.
Thomas (Ontario) PD who left after 18 years to join the OPP and he had
to start over from scratch, rather than retaining the sergeant's rank he >>> had in St. Thomas. Of course he still had lots of experience so worked
his way back up to sergeant fairly quickly. I'm having trouble believing >>> Danny would just keep his rank, Gold Shield and pension in a move like
that. But this is TV so reality doesn't typically intrude that much.
I'm curious to see how much of the NYPD Blue cast will drop in.
They didn?t even bother to mention the other brother.
I expect
we'll have more visits if the ratings are weak than if they are good.
I'm also curious if the original Sean got offered the part of Sean in
this show or whether they never even gave him a thought.
Ian?s IMDb listing for the original actor doesn?t show him having anything >> else coming up and having done nothing but Blue Bloods in the last 10
years.
My verdict? Well it?s almost impossible for me to watch. It doesn?t show up >> on CBS on demand or anything. I can either pay to get it from Paramont or
dig it out on the gray. And the link I clicked on the gray turned out to be >> a scam. I didn?t like that at all. So if I hear Magnum is going to be on it >> or something I might watch (I?ll rely on Robin to tell me). But I doubt
I?ll watch it regularly.
Fair enough. I don't promise to stay with it forever, no matter what:
I'll bail out if it gets really stupid.
Just the fact that it has different writers gives it a renewed energy
that has me interested for now.
On Sat, 18 Oct 2025 21:24:15 -0000 (UTC), danny burstein
<dannyb@panix.com> wrote:
In <1698360352.782508158.977501.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com>
anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> writes:
[snip]
The cast skews really really old. Ernie Hudson is 80. Gloria Reuben is 60. >>Umm, first, I hate to remind people but anyone here who, for ex,
wathced "Blue Bloods" from the beginning ain't that young either.
And, hmmm, Gloria Reuben? Even at 60 I'll be sure to check
the show out.
ahhhh.. thought so.. She was in a bunch of the Jesse Stone
tv-movies.
It's funny how a change in hair style can influence someone's looks.
Over on Instagram they have recent pic from her on the show and in
real life. On the show they gave her a mom/professional style that
makes her look older. While the real life has the same hair style I
remember from her ER days which makes her look a bit younger.
The real life pic.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DOlXsBGkfbQ/
The BOSTON BLUE pic
https://www.instagram.com/p/DP659opEh1s/
On Oct 18, 2025 at 1:37:11 PM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
I liked that they didn't just hire Danny on to the BPD in the first
episode, although it was pretty clear he could have been hired right
then and there if he'd wanted to be. I have to wonder how plausible it
would be for a veteran NYPD detective to just transfer to BPD or, more
likely, quit the NYPD and join the BPD. I know a guy who was in the St. >>> Thomas (Ontario) PD who left after 18 years to join the OPP and he had
to start over from scratch, rather than retaining the sergeant's rank he >>> had in St. Thomas. Of course he still had lots of experience so worked
his way back up to sergeant fairly quickly. I'm having trouble believing >>> Danny would just keep his rank, Gold Shield and pension in a move like
that.
He wouldn't. Not to mention it would highly piss off all the Boston cops who are waiting to promote to have some stranger from another state just parachute
in and take one of the open spots. The union would have fit.
But this is TV so reality doesn't typically intrude that much.
I'm curious to see how much of the NYPD Blue cast will drop in.
They didn?t even bother to mention the other brother.
I expect
we'll have more visits if the ratings are weak than if they are good.
I'm also curious if the original Sean got offered the part of Sean in
this show or whether they never even gave him a thought.
If they offered it to him, it was probably on the condition that he lose a 150
pounds.
In <1698360352.782508158.977501.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> writes:
[snip]
The cast skews really really old. Ernie Hudson is 80. Gloria Reuben is 60.
Umm, first, I hate to remind people but anyone here who, for ex,
wathced "Blue Bloods" from the beginning ain't that young either.
And, hmmm, Gloria Reuben? Even at 60 I'll be sure to check
the show out.
ahhhh.. thought so.. She was in a bunch of the Jesse Stone
tv-movies.
So, what did everyone think of the Boston Blue pilot?
[spoiler space]
I gather the writers initially had a rather different story in mind but
CBS pressured them into modifying it substantially to incorporate lots
of Blue Blood elements into it and moving it to Boston.
It was better than I expected. They came up with a plausible reason for >Danny to go to Boston - and for Sean to be *in* Boston as a cop - and we
got to see Erin and (briefly Baez) with Frank making a phone call to
check in, although we only heard Danny's side of the call. The fact that >half of the Boston PD and the district attorney are related is very >reminiscent of NYPD Blue - and about equally implausible. I didn't >completely follow how this blended family came about except that there
were some divorces. I was a little surprised about the family being >partially Jewish; I thought Jews were pariahs these days and not to be >mentioned except as genocidal monsters. Treating them as decent people
was a nice touch.
. . .
shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
On Sat, 18 Oct 2025 21:24:15 -0000 (UTC), danny burstein
<dannyb@panix.com> wrote:
In <1698360352.782508158.977501.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com>
anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> writes:
[snip]
The cast skews really really old. Ernie Hudson is 80. Gloria Reuben is 60. >>>Umm, first, I hate to remind people but anyone here who, for ex,
wathced "Blue Bloods" from the beginning ain't that young either.
And, hmmm, Gloria Reuben? Even at 60 I'll be sure to check
the show out.
ahhhh.. thought so.. She was in a bunch of the Jesse Stone
tv-movies.
It's funny how a change in hair style can influence someone's looks.
Over on Instagram they have recent pic from her on the show and in
real life. On the show they gave her a mom/professional style that
makes her look older. While the real life has the same hair style I
remember from her ER days which makes her look a bit younger.
The real life pic.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DOlXsBGkfbQ/
The BOSTON BLUE pic
https://www.instagram.com/p/DP659opEh1s/
Google continues to have me blocked from Instagram.
In <10d18bu$25ga0$1@dont-email.me> Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> writes:
[snip]
And, hmmm, Gloria Reuben? Even at 60 I'll be sure to checkShe's Canadian so it's possible they cast her because they shoot all of
the show out.
ahhhh.. thought so.. She was in a bunch of the Jesse Stone
tv-movies.
the interiors in Toronto.
dammit, so I've got me Yet Another Unobtainable Canadian Heart Throb..
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
On 2025-10-18 4:37 p.m., anim8rfsk wrote:
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:I read an article over on Yahoo after I started this thread and it says
So, what did everyone think of the Boston Blue pilot?
[spoiler space]
I gather the writers initially had a rather different story in mind but >>>> CBS pressured them into modifying it substantially to incorporate lots >>>> of Blue Blood elements into it and moving it to Boston.
Yeah, they clearly had a whole show here and just sandwiched
Danny into it as an afterthought. Of course they had a whole show that I >>> wouldn?t have watched, except that they added Danny.
It was better than I expected. They came up with a plausible reason for >>>> Danny to go to Boston - and for Sean to be *in* Boston as a cop - and we >>>> got to see Erin and (briefly Baez) with Frank making a phone call to
check in, although we only heard Danny's side of the call.
I think we can assume Magnum is still the commissioner otherwise he?d have >>> visited in person.
I am disappointed in the recasting of Sean because I really didn?t care if >>> the new guy lived or died. It?s like the recasting in NCIS origins.
I?m also disappointed that Danny paired off with Maria and not Jennifer
Esposito.
The fact that
half of the Boston PD and the district attorney are related is very
reminiscent of NYPD Blue - and about equally implausible.
And both the Boston district attorney, and the New York district attorney >>> are pro criminal and anti-cop. That?s just annoying as hell.
I didn't
completely follow how this blended family came about except that there >>>> were some divorces. I was a little surprised about the family being
partially Jewish; I thought Jews were pariahs these days and not to be >>>> mentioned except as genocidal monsters. Treating them as decent people >>>> was a nice touch.
Yeah, you needed a flow chart to figure out the relations. I can?t figure >>> out why the black family converted to Jewish when the grandfather is a
preacher.
one of the two creators is black *and* Jewish. (And here I was thinking
Sammy Davis Jr. was the only one ;-) Apparently, he wanted to somewhat
recreate the dynamic of a family that had a mix of ethnicities and
religions. (I have no idea if *his* father is a Baptist preacher or if
he has white people in his family.)
They showed a quick picture of what seemed to be Maggie Lawson?s family.
Two black women, one black men, one white woman. I assume the black man was the now dead Ben so the (possibly) Jewish and White component must be his wife, Maggie Lawson?s mother. We have no idea what became of her.
OK from the close captioning
Lena (to the Reagans): my mom and dad split up when I was born. I was 13 >>> when Mom married Ben and converted to Judaism. And Sarah is his daughter >>> from his first marriage. She?s been my ride or die since middle school.
Then Jonah was born right after mom and dad got married. Her golden boy. He >>> joined the police Academy last year right after Ben got killed. he was a >>> circuit judge. Got shot right outside the courthouse.
The cast skews really really old. Ernie Hudson is 80. Gloria Reuben is 60. >>> Maggie Lawson is 45. The woman from Star Trek is over 40. Danny is pushing >>> 60.
I liked that they didn't just hire Danny on to the BPD in the first
episode, although it was pretty clear he could have been hired right
then and there if he'd wanted to be. I have to wonder how plausible it >>>> would be for a veteran NYPD detective to just transfer to BPD or, more >>>> likely, quit the NYPD and join the BPD. I know a guy who was in the St. >>>> Thomas (Ontario) PD who left after 18 years to join the OPP and he had >>>> to start over from scratch, rather than retaining the sergeant's rank he >>>> had in St. Thomas. Of course he still had lots of experience so worked >>>> his way back up to sergeant fairly quickly. I'm having trouble believing >>>> Danny would just keep his rank, Gold Shield and pension in a move like >>>> that. But this is TV so reality doesn't typically intrude that much.
I'm curious to see how much of the NYPD Blue cast will drop in.
They didn?t even bother to mention the other brother.
I expect
we'll have more visits if the ratings are weak than if they are good.
I'm also curious if the original Sean got offered the part of Sean in
this show or whether they never even gave him a thought.
Ian?s IMDb listing for the original actor doesn?t show him having anything >>> else coming up and having done nothing but Blue Bloods in the last 10
years.
My verdict? Well it?s almost impossible for me to watch. It doesn?t show up >>> on CBS on demand or anything. I can either pay to get it from Paramont or >>> dig it out on the gray. And the link I clicked on the gray turned out to be >>> a scam. I didn?t like that at all. So if I hear Magnum is going to be on it >>> or something I might watch (I?ll rely on Robin to tell me). But I doubt
I?ll watch it regularly.
Fair enough. I don't promise to stay with it forever, no matter what:
I'll bail out if it gets really stupid.
Just the fact that it has different writers gives it a renewed energy
that has me interested for now.
If I still had regular TV or a way to record it, I?d probably give it more
of a try. But they?ve made it too difficult.
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
On Oct 18, 2025 at 1:37:11 PM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
I liked that they didn't just hire Danny on to the BPD in the first
episode, although it was pretty clear he could have been hired right
then and there if he'd wanted to be. I have to wonder how plausible it >>>> would be for a veteran NYPD detective to just transfer to BPD or, more >>>> likely, quit the NYPD and join the BPD. I know a guy who was in the St. >>>> Thomas (Ontario) PD who left after 18 years to join the OPP and he had >>>> to start over from scratch, rather than retaining the sergeant's rank he >>>> had in St. Thomas. Of course he still had lots of experience so worked >>>> his way back up to sergeant fairly quickly. I'm having trouble believing >>>> Danny would just keep his rank, Gold Shield and pension in a move like >>>> that.
He wouldn't. Not to mention it would highly piss off all the Boston cops who >> are waiting to promote to have some stranger from another state just parachute
in and take one of the open spots. The union would have fit.
But this is TV so reality doesn't typically intrude that much.
I'm curious to see how much of the NYPD Blue cast will drop in.
They didn?t even bother to mention the other brother.
I expect
we'll have more visits if the ratings are weak than if they are good.
I'm also curious if the original Sean got offered the part of Sean in
this show or whether they never even gave him a thought.
If they offered it to him, it was probably on the condition that he lose a 150
pounds.
Yeah, Sean was the porky one wasn?t he?
I wonder how much time passed between the end of Blue Bloods and this? Sean needed to finish college and failed to become a cop having gone through the police Academy in New York and move to Boston. probably go through the
police academy there and then become a cop.
On Sat, 18 Oct 2025 11:42:05 -0400, Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
So, what did everyone think of the Boston Blue pilot?
Going to leave your spoiler intact and comment without spoilers. I thought Boston Blue came off really cheesy and I can't exactly put my finger on why. Part was the acting by everyone seemed stilted to me. Part was also
because the case wrapped so easily and another part was how hard they tried to recreate the family atmosphere of Blue Bloods.
It didn't help that I got really sick of Green. It's nothing against her personally or even her acting. I just got so I absolutely hated the Mary
Sue they turned her character into on Star Trek Enterprise and there was touches of that here too.
I watched all of Blue Bloods (mostly for Magnum) and liked it but it's sacrilege that you keep calling it NYPD Blue. That was a MUCH better show than Blue Bloods ever was. :)
[spoiler space]
I gather the writers initially had a rather different story in mind but
CBS pressured them into modifying it substantially to incorporate lots
of Blue Blood elements into it and moving it to Boston.
It was better than I expected. They came up with a plausible reason for
Danny to go to Boston - and for Sean to be *in* Boston as a cop - and we
got to see Erin and (briefly Baez) with Frank making a phone call to
check in, although we only heard Danny's side of the call. The fact that
half of the Boston PD and the district attorney are related is very
reminiscent of NYPD Blue - and about equally implausible. I didn't
completely follow how this blended family came about except that there
were some divorces. I was a little surprised about the family being
partially Jewish; I thought Jews were pariahs these days and not to be
mentioned except as genocidal monsters. Treating them as decent people
was a nice touch.
I liked that they didn't just hire Danny on to the BPD in the first
episode, although it was pretty clear he could have been hired right
then and there if he'd wanted to be. I have to wonder how plausible it
would be for a veteran NYPD detective to just transfer to BPD or, more
likely, quit the NYPD and join the BPD. I know a guy who was in the St.
Thomas (Ontario) PD who left after 18 years to join the OPP and he had
to start over from scratch, rather than retaining the sergeant's rank he
had in St. Thomas. Of course he still had lots of experience so worked
his way back up to sergeant fairly quickly. I'm having trouble believing
Danny would just keep his rank, Gold Shield and pension in a move like
that. But this is TV so reality doesn't typically intrude that much.
I'm curious to see how much of the NYPD Blue cast will drop in. I expect
we'll have more visits if the ratings are weak than if they are good.
I'm also curious if the original Sean got offered the part of Sean in
this show or whether they never even gave him a thought.
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
So, what did everyone think of the Boston Blue pilot?
[spoiler space]
I gather the writers initially had a rather different story in mind but
CBS pressured them into modifying it substantially to incorporate lots
of Blue Blood elements into it and moving it to Boston.
It was better than I expected. They came up with a plausible reason for
Danny to go to Boston - and for Sean to be *in* Boston as a cop - and we
got to see Erin and (briefly Baez) with Frank making a phone call to
check in, although we only heard Danny's side of the call. The fact that
half of the Boston PD and the district attorney are related is very
reminiscent of NYPD Blue - and about equally implausible. I didn't
completely follow how this blended family came about except that there
were some divorces. I was a little surprised about the family being
partially Jewish; I thought Jews were pariahs these days and not to be
mentioned except as genocidal monsters. Treating them as decent people
was a nice touch.
Gloria Reuben converted to Judaism to marry; I didn't hear the name of
the husband. He was the assasinated judge?
You only have the wife convert because of the children's religion. I
have no clue which of the children were supposed to be Jewish. She
attends black Big Church... because that's a thing that Jews do.
It made zero sense. That and Jews might live on Historic Snob Hill.
The actress was on that Henry Louis Gates crap, who dug up both
Ashkenazi and Sephardic ancestry of her father.
She's Canadian, btw.
Baez woke up perfectly coiffed and with her hair and makeup done. I
thught she looked great.
dammit, so I've got me Yet Another Unobtainable Canadian Heart Throb..Yup. Maybe you need to think about moving here since you seem to like
our women ;-)
[spoiler space]
It turns out that Brandon Sonnier, one of the two creators, is black AND >Jewish so he was trying to show a family like his own.
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
[spoiler space]
It turns out that Brandon Sonnier, one of the two creators, is black AND
Jewish so he was trying to show a family like his own.
I saw your comment in a different followup. I don't believe for a minute
that the Jews ih his family attend church every Sunday.
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
So, what did everyone think of the Boston Blue pilot?
[spoiler space]
I gather the writers initially had a rather different story in mind but
CBS pressured them into modifying it substantially to incorporate lots
of Blue Blood elements into it and moving it to Boston.
It was better than I expected. They came up with a plausible reason for
Danny to go to Boston - and for Sean to be *in* Boston as a cop - and we
got to see Erin and (briefly Baez) with Frank making a phone call to
check in, although we only heard Danny's side of the call. The fact that
half of the Boston PD and the district attorney are related is very
reminiscent of NYPD Blue - and about equally implausible. I didn't
completely follow how this blended family came about except that there
were some divorces. I was a little surprised about the family being
partially Jewish; I thought Jews were pariahs these days and not to be
mentioned except as genocidal monsters. Treating them as decent people
was a nice touch.
Gloria Reuben converted to Judaism to marry; I didn't hear the name of
the husband. He was the assasinated judge?
You only have the wife convert because of the children's religion. I
have no clue which of the children were supposed to be Jewish.
attends black Big Church... because that's a thing that Jews do.
It made zero sense. That and Jews might live on Historic Snob Hill.
The actress was on that Henry Louis Gates crap, who dug up both
Ashkenazi and Sephardic ancestry of her father.
She's Canadian, btw.
Baez woke up perfectly coiffed and with her hair and makeup done. I
thught she looked great.
. . .
On Sat, 18 Oct 2025 22:01:12 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
wrote:
shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
On Sat, 18 Oct 2025 21:24:15 -0000 (UTC), danny burstein
<dannyb@panix.com> wrote:
In <1698360352.782508158.977501.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com>
anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> writes:
[snip]
The cast skews really really old. Ernie Hudson is 80. Gloria Reuben is 60.
Umm, first, I hate to remind people but anyone here who, for ex,
wathced "Blue Bloods" from the beginning ain't that young either.
And, hmmm, Gloria Reuben? Even at 60 I'll be sure to check
the show out.
ahhhh.. thought so.. She was in a bunch of the Jesse Stone
tv-movies.
It's funny how a change in hair style can influence someone's looks.
Over on Instagram they have recent pic from her on the show and in
real life. On the show they gave her a mom/professional style that
makes her look older. While the real life has the same hair style I
remember from her ER days which makes her look a bit younger.
The real life pic.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DOlXsBGkfbQ/
The BOSTON BLUE pic
https://www.instagram.com/p/DP659opEh1s/
Google continues to have me blocked from Instagram.
Here is an alternate source for a real life picture. https://www.treatmentactiongroup.org/support-us/research-in-action-awards-2025/riaa-honoree-gloria-reuben/
And something that reflects her BOSTON BLUE look https://www.tiktok.com/@gloreuben/video/7366445544597654830
On 2025-10-19 1:01 a.m., anim8rfsk wrote:
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:It's out on the gray if all else fails.
On 2025-10-18 4:37 p.m., anim8rfsk wrote:
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:I read an article over on Yahoo after I started this thread and it says
So, what did everyone think of the Boston Blue pilot?
[spoiler space]
I gather the writers initially had a rather different story in mind but >>>>> CBS pressured them into modifying it substantially to incorporate lots >>>>> of Blue Blood elements into it and moving it to Boston.
Yeah, they clearly had a whole show here and just sandwiched
Danny into it as an afterthought. Of course they had a whole show that I >>>> wouldn?t have watched, except that they added Danny.
It was better than I expected. They came up with a plausible reason for >>>>> Danny to go to Boston - and for Sean to be *in* Boston as a cop - and we >>>>> got to see Erin and (briefly Baez) with Frank making a phone call to >>>>> check in, although we only heard Danny's side of the call.
I think we can assume Magnum is still the commissioner otherwise he?d have >>>> visited in person.
I am disappointed in the recasting of Sean because I really didn?t care if >>>> the new guy lived or died. It?s like the recasting in NCIS origins.
I?m also disappointed that Danny paired off with Maria and not Jennifer >>>> Esposito.
The fact that
half of the Boston PD and the district attorney are related is very
reminiscent of NYPD Blue - and about equally implausible.
And both the Boston district attorney, and the New York district attorney >>>> are pro criminal and anti-cop. That?s just annoying as hell.
I didn't
completely follow how this blended family came about except that there >>>>> were some divorces. I was a little surprised about the family being
partially Jewish; I thought Jews were pariahs these days and not to be >>>>> mentioned except as genocidal monsters. Treating them as decent people >>>>> was a nice touch.
Yeah, you needed a flow chart to figure out the relations. I can?t figure >>>> out why the black family converted to Jewish when the grandfather is a >>>> preacher.
one of the two creators is black *and* Jewish. (And here I was thinking
Sammy Davis Jr. was the only one ;-) Apparently, he wanted to somewhat
recreate the dynamic of a family that had a mix of ethnicities and
religions. (I have no idea if *his* father is a Baptist preacher or if
he has white people in his family.)
They showed a quick picture of what seemed to be Maggie Lawson?s family.
Two black women, one black men, one white woman. I assume the black man was >> the now dead Ben so the (possibly) Jewish and White component must be his
wife, Maggie Lawson?s mother. We have no idea what became of her.
OK from the close captioning
Lena (to the Reagans): my mom and dad split up when I was born. I was 13 >>>> when Mom married Ben and converted to Judaism. And Sarah is his daughter >>>> from his first marriage. She?s been my ride or die since middle school. >>>> Then Jonah was born right after mom and dad got married. Her golden boy. He
joined the police Academy last year right after Ben got killed. he was a >>>> circuit judge. Got shot right outside the courthouse.
The cast skews really really old. Ernie Hudson is 80. Gloria Reuben is 60. >>>> Maggie Lawson is 45. The woman from Star Trek is over 40. Danny is pushing >>>> 60.
I liked that they didn't just hire Danny on to the BPD in the first
episode, although it was pretty clear he could have been hired right >>>>> then and there if he'd wanted to be. I have to wonder how plausible it >>>>> would be for a veteran NYPD detective to just transfer to BPD or, more >>>>> likely, quit the NYPD and join the BPD. I know a guy who was in the St. >>>>> Thomas (Ontario) PD who left after 18 years to join the OPP and he had >>>>> to start over from scratch, rather than retaining the sergeant's rank he >>>>> had in St. Thomas. Of course he still had lots of experience so worked >>>>> his way back up to sergeant fairly quickly. I'm having trouble believing >>>>> Danny would just keep his rank, Gold Shield and pension in a move like >>>>> that. But this is TV so reality doesn't typically intrude that much. >>>>>
I'm curious to see how much of the NYPD Blue cast will drop in.
They didn?t even bother to mention the other brother.
I expect
we'll have more visits if the ratings are weak than if they are good. >>>>> I'm also curious if the original Sean got offered the part of Sean in >>>>> this show or whether they never even gave him a thought.
Ian?s IMDb listing for the original actor doesn?t show him having anything >>>> else coming up and having done nothing but Blue Bloods in the last 10
years.
My verdict? Well it?s almost impossible for me to watch. It doesn?t show up
on CBS on demand or anything. I can either pay to get it from Paramont or >>>> dig it out on the gray. And the link I clicked on the gray turned out to be
a scam. I didn?t like that at all. So if I hear Magnum is going to be on it
or something I might watch (I?ll rely on Robin to tell me). But I doubt >>>> I?ll watch it regularly.
Fair enough. I don't promise to stay with it forever, no matter what:
I'll bail out if it gets really stupid.
Just the fact that it has different writers gives it a renewed energy
that has me interested for now.
If I still had regular TV or a way to record it, I?d probably give it more >> of a try. But they?ve made it too difficult.
On 2025-10-18 11:56 p.m., EGK wrote:
On Sat, 18 Oct 2025 11:42:05 -0400, Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> >> wrote:
So, what did everyone think of the Boston Blue pilot?
Going to leave your spoiler intact and comment without spoilers. I thought >> Boston Blue came off really cheesy and I can't exactly put my finger on why. >> Part was the acting by everyone seemed stilted to me. Part was also
because the case wrapped so easily and another part was how hard they tried >> to recreate the family atmosphere of Blue Bloods.
I agree that the crime-of-the-week was too easily resolved but I figure
the priority for the writers was to introduce us to the characters and explain why Danny would suddenly move to Boston. >
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
On 2025-10-18 11:56 p.m., EGK wrote:
On Sat, 18 Oct 2025 11:42:05 -0400, Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> >>> wrote:
So, what did everyone think of the Boston Blue pilot?
Going to leave your spoiler intact and comment without spoilers. I thought >>> Boston Blue came off really cheesy and I can't exactly put my finger on why.
Part was the acting by everyone seemed stilted to me. Part was also
because the case wrapped so easily and another part was how hard they tried >>> to recreate the family atmosphere of Blue Bloods.
I agree that the crime-of-the-week was too easily resolved but I figure
the priority for the writers was to introduce us to the characters and
explain why Danny would suddenly move to Boston. >
Which didn?t make a lot of sense. He?s there just to sit by Sean?s bedside >and yet he spends all his time out fighting crime instead?
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
On 2025-10-18 11:56 p.m., EGK wrote:
On Sat, 18 Oct 2025 11:42:05 -0400, Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> >>> wrote:
So, what did everyone think of the Boston Blue pilot?
Going to leave your spoiler intact and comment without spoilers. I thought
Boston Blue came off really cheesy and I can't exactly put my finger on why.
Part was the acting by everyone seemed stilted to me. Part was also
because the case wrapped so easily and another part was how hard they tried
to recreate the family atmosphere of Blue Bloods.
I agree that the crime-of-the-week was too easily resolved but I figure
the priority for the writers was to introduce us to the characters and
explain why Danny would suddenly move to Boston. >
Which didn?t make a lot of sense. He?s there just to sit by Sean?s bedside and yet he spends all his time out fighting crime instead?
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