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Tom
Selleck stars as Frank Reagan, the chief of police in New York and
patriarch of the Reagan clan, a multigenerational family of cops.
Frank's oldest son is Danny, a seasoned detective and Iraqi War veteran
who occasionally uses dubious tactics to solve cases. Daughter Erin,
the lone female, is an assistant district attorney. Fresh out of
Harvard Law, Jamie is the youngest member and "golden boy" of the
family. Jamie gave up a lucrative future in law to continue the
family's tradition in police work, and is asked to participate in a
secretive investigation that even his father does not know about.
I've
mentioned that Blue Bloods
has become our all time favorite dinner series, primarily because we
always feel good at the end. Here's a clip from the episode
(Loss of Faith)
we watched last night (Netflix) that's representative. In this
instance a nice Catholic girl dies because she retrograded to
Islam.
The obvious suspect is the the hateful, radical
brother of the Muslim kid she fell for (an honor
killing). Not. Her
father accidentally strangled her whilst trying to stop her from
leaving home.
Every show ends at the family dinner table, and here's a situation
where we might expect a wholesale Hollywood rant about homophobic,
Islamo hating right-wing fanatic mo-fkrs. But no; there is room
to
recognize cultural differences (and subtle disapprobation for certain
parties, ahem), but a need to accommodate where we can.
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That would not be an "honor killing" Rodge. Selleck must need the money. Thanks for the heads up I was going to begin the series. Damn!
ReplyDeleteIn this series, the family dinner table is a classic Greek chorus. It drops the pretense of the story and tells what the plot conflicts are. It is both insightful and entertaining. Worked for the Greeks and works well here as well.
ReplyDeleteA Mudgeon from Texas
I'va hunch you wouldn't like it anyway iri ...
ReplyDeleteThe wife and Ihave enjoyed this series from the beginning. Like all series', it has better and worse episodes, but is overall very well done. I've read that this is the world's most popular American drama.
ReplyDeleteJim in Texas
The wife and I have to take anti-clotting drugs after binge watching Blue Bloods.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy watching the adults of the tribe ingest way more alcohol than me.
I guess I'm not a SOT after all.
Considering the sitcom wasteland and historically revisionist TV has come to be, it's a well-done show.
ReplyDeleteIn real life, the hateful, radical brother of the Muslim kid would have killed her eventually...that's what the prophet ordered...and the Daesh apply.
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