Blue Bloods executive producer Ed Zuckerman has insisted that the show's new season will not disappoint fans. Zuckerman told TV Guide that "no major changes are on the cards" for the CBS cop drama's second run. "There's a lot of continuity [from season one]," he claimed. "I kept almost all of the old writers who are a great resource. They're good writers, and they know the characters. People really know what they're doing." Zuckerman, who replaced series creators Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green, also dismissed suggestions that Blue Bloods will become more of a procedural drama. "The idea is to keep the show the same balanced show, between a case of the week and Reagan family issues (more)...
- 8/22/2011
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Following a successful opening season, a lot will be changing in 2011-2012 for Blue Bloods. For starters, Ed Zuckerman (Jag, Law & Order) has taken over as showrunner.
But in an extensive interview with TV Guide, the veteran producer assures fans the core of the drama - the Reagans and how they balance family, relationships and jobs within the police department - will remain the same.
Frank cheers on a couple of special guest stars in this season two premiere pic: Tony Bennett and Carrie Underwood.
What, specifically, can viewers look forward to? Zuckerman dropped a number of hints:
Two new romances for family members.
More of a role for Henry. Says Zuckerman: "He's not just at home cooking dinner. He's still very much alive and vital. And in real life former commissioners do many things."
Will there be one season-long arc? Yes. "We are launching something at the very end of the first episode,...
But in an extensive interview with TV Guide, the veteran producer assures fans the core of the drama - the Reagans and how they balance family, relationships and jobs within the police department - will remain the same.
Frank cheers on a couple of special guest stars in this season two premiere pic: Tony Bennett and Carrie Underwood.
What, specifically, can viewers look forward to? Zuckerman dropped a number of hints:
Two new romances for family members.
More of a role for Henry. Says Zuckerman: "He's not just at home cooking dinner. He's still very much alive and vital. And in real life former commissioners do many things."
Will there be one season-long arc? Yes. "We are launching something at the very end of the first episode,...
- 8/22/2011
- by matt@tvfanatic.com (TV Fanatic Staff)
- TVfanatic
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Blue Bloods' new executive producer, Ed Zuckerman, wants to make one thing clear to viewers: He's not messing with the formula that made the sophomore CBS drama a hit in its first year.
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The veteran TV writer/producer was hired in May to replace outgoing creators Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess amid reports that CBS wanted to make the show more procedural. (Zuckerman's resume supported the theory: He served long stints on Jag and Law & Order.) However, Zuckerman insists nothing will change.
"The idea is to keep the show the same balanced show between a case of the week and the Reagan family issues and family drama," Zuckerman tells TVGuide.com....
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Blue Bloods' new executive producer, Ed Zuckerman, wants to make one thing clear to viewers: He's not messing with the formula that made the sophomore CBS drama a hit in its first year.
Fall Preview: Get scoop on all your favorite returning shows
The veteran TV writer/producer was hired in May to replace outgoing creators Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess amid reports that CBS wanted to make the show more procedural. (Zuckerman's resume supported the theory: He served long stints on Jag and Law & Order.) However, Zuckerman insists nothing will change.
"The idea is to keep the show the same balanced show between a case of the week and the Reagan family issues and family drama," Zuckerman tells TVGuide.com....
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- 8/22/2011
- by Adam Bryant
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Blue Bloods producer Ed Zuckerman has revealed new details about the upcoming second season. Zuckerman told TV Guide that the cop drama's new run will see Jamie (Will Estes) investigate a mob family. "Jamie totally by chance befriends a young man, who is the Jamie [equivalent in] an organised crime family," he said. "We're not even sure if he's involved with the family or not, but Jamie has to decide whether or not to pursue this relationship (more)...
- 8/3/2011
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
More fresh blood is being added to CBS' Blue Bloods as the cop/family drama is undergoing creative tweaks going into its second season. Veteran series director-producer Michael Pressman has joined the CBS TV Studios-produced series as co-executive producer/director. He directed two episodes of Blue Bloods' first season and has a long history at CBS, where he served as executive producer on Chicago Hope, The Guardian and two David E. Kelley series, Picket Fences and The Brotherhood of Poland, N.H. Another veteran, Law & Order alum Ed Zuckerman, was recently tapped as the new showrunner on Blue Bloods, succeeding the series' creators Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green, who exited at the end of last season.
- 6/3/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Law & Order veteran Ed Zuckerman, who most recently ran ABC's legal drama The Whole Truth last season, has been tapped as the new showrunner on CBS' Blue Bloods, which has not been officially renewed but is coming back next season. Zuckerman will succeed the series' creators Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green who have exited at the end of this season. Zuckerman's strong procedural background (he spent 14 years on Law & Order and also worked on Jag and L&O: Criminal Intent) confirms CBS' desire to take the cop/family drama in a more procedural direction next season.
- 5/17/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
In what seems to be a trend among the networks, another of the season's new serial dramas has bitten the dust. CBS pulled the plug on Smith, NBC's Kidnapped will end after 13 episodes, and things don't look good for Fox's Vanished. Now, CW has announced that they're joining in and have cancelled their low-rated Runaway dramatic serial. Runaway was one of only two new series on CW (all of the rest of the CW shows were culled from either the WB or Upn).
Runaway focuses on a family of fugitives that seeks to prove the innocence of the father, Paul Rader (played by Donnie Wahlberg), after he is unjustly accused of murder. The show also stars Leslie Hope (previously seen as Jack Bauer's wife on 24 and the Attorney General on Commander in Chief), was created by Chad Hodge, and was executive produced by Darren Star and Ed Zuckerman.
Since its September 25, 2006 debut,...
Runaway focuses on a family of fugitives that seeks to prove the innocence of the father, Paul Rader (played by Donnie Wahlberg), after he is unjustly accused of murder. The show also stars Leslie Hope (previously seen as Jack Bauer's wife on 24 and the Attorney General on Commander in Chief), was created by Chad Hodge, and was executive produced by Darren Star and Ed Zuckerman.
Since its September 25, 2006 debut,...
- 10/19/2006
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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