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Blue Bloods
Common Sense Media says
Interesting family cop drama has mature storylines.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this legal/cop drama focuses on a family deeply involved in New York City law enforcement. There's some shooting and physical violence between cops and bad guys, but it is much less than in many other police dramas. Mature topics relating to violent crime, people's legal rights, police corruption, and other issues are discussed. The show's focus on the complicated, interconnected lives of a single family also leads to some family tensions and arguments. Social drinking and smoking (cigars) is occasionally visible.
What's the story?
BLUE BLOODS stars Tom Selleck as Frank Reagan, a New York City police commissioner following in the footsteps of his father (Leonard Cariou). Also continuing the family tradition are sons Danny (Donnie Wahlberg), a hot-headed NYPD detective, rookie Jamie (Will Estes), and his late son Joe, who died in the line of duty. Lone daughter Erin (Bridget Moynahan), an assistant district attorney, helps prosecute the folks they arrest. For this family, police blue is everything, whether on streets alongside officers like Jackie Curatola (Jennifer Esposito) and Anthony Renzulli (Nicholas Tuturro), or at home during weekly family dinners.
Is it any good?
The series successfully combines police/legal procedure with family drama in a way that allows viewers to watch the Reagan family dynasty solve cases on the job and at home. Throughout it all, Frank holds the family together with a quiet and principled authority, offering advice when his adult children are struggling in their professional and personal lives.
The show offers the typical tales of robbery, murder, office politics, and police corruption, but it also addresses morally and ethically complex issues, like ignoring procedure for the sake of justice, and racial profiling. While some of these themes are decidedly mature, the overall show is positive, insightful, and entertaining.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the violence portrayed in this show. How does watching violence on TV make you feel? Do you think it changes how you act in real life?
How does violence play out in the real world? Do you think a cop should beat a suspect to extract potentially life-saving information? Does the end justify the means? Or do the rights of the accused trump the rights of possibly innocent victims?
Talk about how families are portrayed on television. Can you relate to any of the family issues in this show? Do their problems seem realistic?
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We enjoy this show as a family. Our children are 10 and 12. We go by the TV rating on the show in order to know if they can watch or not. So far, the first 2 episodes were ok for 10+, the 3rd episode was definitely not ok, so we chose not to let our children watch that one. The subject matter was too mature. I would say that one would be ok for 14+. So, it varies, depending on the subject matter.
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Perfect Family Drama
Perfect family show of course some episodes may not be ok for all ages it all depends on what that episode is about and what the rating says. I think this show is okay for sure for teenagers 14+.
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Blue Bloods-A show that will impact mature people's lives for the good
I think Blue Bloods is an edifying and wholesome show for the most part. It has some language that I would not use but the profanity spoken is very mild and the show is not centered around profane language. I look at it this way. I dont expect non-christians to talk like Christians. It also has minute amounts of shooting and blood shown, but for the most part you dont actually see the crime happening-you see the result of the crime which is very mild too. What appeals to me about Blue Bloods is the way they strain the importance of family and standing up for the ones you love. The importance of forgiving someone even if they have wronged you even someone in your family like the dinner scenes portray in the show and the whole show portrays. I would recommend this show to anyone 17+ who is mature and takes it with a grain of salt. This show will make your heart race, laugh, and especially cry. I would recommend you get a machine that cuts out profanity and this show will have an even more profound impact on your life.
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| TV rating: | TV-14 |
| Network: | CBS |
| Cast: | Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, Tom Selleck, Will Estes |
| Genre: | Drama |
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