The CBS television program “Blue Bloods” centers on a team of law enforcement officers that handle practically every facet of police work. Since the Reagan family includes a police commissioner, a detective, an assistant district attorney, and a beat cop, it is logical to assume that they have experience defending and promoting public safety. The family does, however, nearly always gather together for a Sunday supper, giving them the chance to talk about their numerous struggles with police job and interpersonal relationships.
The dinner scenes often form the core of the hit television show, and it gives the series a chance to show how close the characters are and how understanding and supportive the family truly is. Tom Selleck acts as the family’s patriarch, Police Commissioner Frank Reagan, while Donnie Wahlberg plays Detective Danny Reagan, and it seems like their on-screen closeness is mirrored in real life.
Tom Selleck loves that Donnie Wahlberg improvs lines
In an interview with Watch, Donnie Wahlberg was asked about the dinner scenes and how they make up some of the greatest moments of “Blue Bloods,” to which he replied, “A lot of that’s improvised. Someone else might kick me under the table and say, ‘Stop adding those improvs,’ but Tom doesn’t. And six months later he’ll say, ‘I love the way you fill in all the holes in the dinner scene. It needs you, you keep it alive.’ What a great thing that the head of the table just trusts me. It means the world to me.”
Wahlberg then elaborated on his relationship with Tom Selleck, saying he’s “a real solid individual.” For his part, Selleck believes that Wahlberg has an aptitude for enhancing a script and told Wahlberg to never stop what he’s doing. Selleck went on to state that he wants Wahlberg to keep improvising lines and moments for the duration of the show because it makes “Blue Bloods” that much better. It seems that this advice has paid off for fans, with the show currently maintaining an 88% audience score across all seasons on Rotten Tomatoes.