Blue Bloods (TV Series) Pilot (2010) User Reviews

Introducing the Reagan family

[bkoganbing · 7/10 · 4 August 2016]

This pilot episode of Blue Bloods serves as an introduction to the Reagan cop family of New York City. Tom Selleck is the current commissioner who lives with his father former commissioner Len Cariou. Two sons are on the job Donnie Wahlberg and Will Estes. And daughter Bridget Moynahan is an Assistant District Attorney.

The main plot line has Wahlberg as the investigating detective in a child kidnapping. He has to step over the line to nail his perpetrator and puts his own job in jeopardy. Fortunately he has a sister in the job she's in and she saves him and not by deepsixing the case either.

Estes has just graduated from the police academy and is partnered with Nick Turturro, no stranger to police drama being a regular on NYPD Blue for many years. He also gets a rather mysterious offer that will be the lead for a long running plot element for several episodes.

The first of several Reagan family dinners is held as well. It's a good beginning to the series.

Thank you Mr. Sellek

[Bronco46 · 10/10 · 24 September 2010]

What a cast!!! As soon as I saw a preview with Tom Selleck in it. I knew I'd be watching this pilot. And this one didn't disappoint. Tom really adds something to this otherwise fine cast. Thank goodness they didn't have to shift the locations to Toronto. There was talk of that when the tax credit law there expired. This show has a really good look to it. Very much like a movie. And the writing for the pilot was first rate. And the casting for the whole Reagan family is first rate besides Mr. Sellek as Frank Reagan, we have Donnie Wahlberg as Detective Danny Reagan, and Len Cariou as the patriarch of the family Henry Reagan. As for this episode this story was well written and moved along well. And while there are only a few ways a story like this can turn out, the thing that makes a good story is how the actors and writers get us to end. And this is a very enjoyable story. Wahlberg and Selleck stand out. But they are well supported. We have no way of knowing what his influence was on this project; but the effect Tom Sellek has had a numerous projects high quality projects in the past

Pilots are usually made cheaply

[stuart-788-670704 · 6/10 · 27 September 2018]

Obviously there are some reviews that are horrific regarding the pilot.

Unless specifically requested or major changes are made between the pilot being canned & episodes bought, the budgets are (most often) paid for by individual(s) - thus the cheap "feel" to them.

They are made, then sent to companies (networks, steaming services, etc.) for the purpose of selling the idea & then getting orders for season(s). At this point, final cast changes can be made, & then production values are BLATANTLY obvious - i. e. The character of Nikki is changed for good & danny's partner changes (get used to this).

At any rate, the point is to NOT place ANY value in pilots. They will most often ALWAYS Abe noticeably different - anyone who says the pilot & then calls out all the failures - is insane.

I'm glad I didn't treat Seinfeld that way. Haha. Geeeeeeeeezous!

A nine-year-old Teresa Campos is kidnapped. Danny Reagan is in charge of the case. Will he find the little girl in time ?

[sept-62705 · 6/10 · 23 February 2016]

We are a class of English in France who watched the pilot of Blue Bloods. We are about 14 years old. Here is our review. The series Blue Bloods is a good detective series.The Reagan family is at the heart of the series and it happens in New York City. The actors' play is amazing in the series. Donnie Walhberg is fascinating, intelligent and astounding! it's a bit violent for a pilot yet thrilling. the episode is about the kidnapping of a 9-year-old girl. The series is particularly interesting because there is a lot of suspense. It is full of emotions because the pilot deals with a matter of life and death. It is stressing because it's a race against the clock. it is breath taking, we loved it.

Kitchen remodeled ?

[Originator1994 · 6/10 · 11 June 2015]

In the beginning , we had a different Nikki, which was never explained except that when she reappeared, Frank notices she got her hair cut . Also, when did they remodel the kitchen ? White cupboards in the beginning but brown later on. And casting Len Cariou as Henry...he is only about five years older than Selleck. Danny and Linda can't seem to make it on Danny's salary and I am sure it isn't all that bad, being a detective but when it boils down to prioritizing,,they are paying for private school and could send their kids to public school, which would save a lot of money and now that Linda has gone back to work, they should be a little more financially secure. Do all detectives in NY City dress up in suits and ties cause they sure don't here.

Replace, write outs, etc.

[stuart-788-670704 · 6/10 · 27 September 2018]

It's high time for less Nicky, grandpa Henry.

Henry is AWFUL. He can barely talk, is obnoxious when he tries & stays on my last nerve. Terrible actor.

Nicky has become a Kardashian-sounding wannabe. She is able to find a spot on Henry's nerve that he has struck of mine.

Neither of them want to move on a la Linda, they'll stay forever. Ugh. They both are sucky actors - if you don't believe me, watch the episode where they sing & dance in that catastrophe known as a talent show. She basically screams her lyrics while henry's Top teeth only show. I don't think he has bottom teeth. Never seen them. They should've named him "buck".

Riddled with Clichés; Gratuitous Violence; Bad Research.

[CavalorCumano · 2/10 · 27 September 2010]

This appears to be yet another police drama with cops heroized for being violent. The scene in which Donnie Wahlberg's character beats up Richard Waugh (the baddie) was a sad reflection of what a lot of police officers are actually like. Too many of them are nothing, but gung-ho thugs with a badge and a uniform. There was a recent incident involving a British police force and two horses. In order to solve the problem of a couple of horses who had escaped from their field, they shot them. To kill one of the horses, it took them multiple attempts over a period of twenty-five minutes. Shooting all over the body, including the legs until one of them was hanging off!! The suffering that poor creature must of went through is unfathomable. The officers in question got off scot-free. Sadly, this is not the first time such a thing has happened. Too many police forces all over the world resort to unnecessary violence toward both animals and humans. It is a shame that cop shows (including this one) glorify such brutality.

The wobbly camera work and rapid editing were at times a nauseating, headache inducing mess. How makers of TV shows think this is trendy or visually appealing, is beyond me. The fact that as many series' have adopted these quick cut, camera shake techniques does not make them original either.

Additionally, the writers were so short of plot devices that they had to use a doll, so rare, that only three were made, and all were sold in New York. Of course, one of them was very conveniently bought by the kidnapper, and that made him extremely easy to find. So, no hard detective work done there. Linking the kidnapper to a murder from years ago was also easy work. A picture of the murdered girl showed her wearing a pendant, the same pendant the baddie's wife was wearing. How incredibly original. To add further insult to injury, they also made a really bad mistake regarding Type 1 Diabetes. They said a sufferer will go into insulin shock if they do not have enough insulin. The reverse is actually true. They will go into shock if they get too much of it. Do your research for flip sake!!

Poor fact checking, glorification of violence, lacklustre writing and sloppy camera work/editing.

I will not be watching again.