Blue Bloods  - CBS:  Fridays at 10:00


Blue Bloods is pretty much what you would expect from a drama with that name. It's about family of cops in New York out to catch the bad guys. I went into watching this with my usual disdain for yet another law-enforcement program - seen one, you've seen them all - and for the first 15 or 20 minutes or so it fulfilled my dismal expectation. 


 But then something happened. In a word: Violence. I actually sat up from my prone position on the couch and smiled. Finally. This Just. Got. Interesting. And not just any Violence, nay, nay... the kind of violence that's JUSTIFIED. In my opinion, the best kind. (Yes, there are other good kinds...but I digress.)


I am impressed with the cast: Tom Selleck is the Chief and his kids all follow the family legacy of law. Donnie Wahlberg is a detective and Iraq War vet, Bridget Moynahan is the Assistant D.A., and Will Estes is the youngest, having just been newly sworn in as one of New York's Finest.


The pilot episode dealt with a kidnapping case and Donnie Wahlberg getting his hands on the bad guy - who wasn't about to give it up on the whereabouts of the missing girl- when the magical moment of Violence presented itself. 


I don't know about you, but seeing Bad Guy get his head slammed and shoved into a toilet makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. Of course, it wouldn't be Hollywood without a happy ending.... but then a twist I was not expecting. Will is approached by special agents and asked to assist in an undercover investigation of a secret society within the Department known as the Blue Templar.  


The group informs Will that his older brother (Not seen in the show, but we are made aware he was a cop as well, killed in the line of duty), was undercover too and Will is now faced with making a decision that will impact his family in some way.


I thought Blue Bloods started out a little flat and typical but redeemed itself quickly. I like the balancing act it portrays with the police getting their man and the frustration they deal with when the courts throw the scum back out into society. As I mentioned, there's gratuitous violence and it doesn't hurt the story line to include a little intrigue. If they keep up with good writing, I am optimistic Blue Bloods will catch it's viewers and keep them interested.

♥Jadriana ♥

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My Generation - ABC: Thursdays at 8:00

First of all, I should say Hyperion asked that I watch My Generation as a favor. I agreed, but not because I actually thought the show would be good, I mean.... have you tried saying no to him?


I went into it ready to pile on the Hate. For those of you that don't know me, this is something I'm bountifully good at. What could possibly be more boring than watching other people and their victories/struggles with life? YAWN. However, I was surprised that I was drawn in and found myself relating to and caring about the characters.


My Generation is a documentary-style drama that showcases nine people from the graduating class of 2000 and catches up to them in 2010 to see where they are now. They were all friends (or at least knew each other) in high school, and it's interesting to see how they are still intertwined 10 years later.

Some of the content is gritty - real life issues are integrated with their struggles, i.e., the collapse of the Twin Towers, the Enron scandal, and Presidential blunders. I kinda think that was a gamble, but it works for this show, and makes the characters more believable.


In 2000, they had "tags" - the Beauty Queen, the Rich Kid, the Nerd, the Wallflower, the Jock, the Over-Achiever, the Punk, the Brain, and the Rock Star. Much like real life, their lives have taken very different paths.

I found it easy to forget that these were actors and for all my complaining about most of the new Fall shows put out this year, this is one of the very few that I would watch again, and not just because I have nothing better to do. The slogan for the show is "It's not where they've been, it's where they're going," and I will be there to see.




♥Jadriana ♥

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