I hope that Boston Blue improves on one aspect of Blue Bloods that was unrealistic and annoying. I was disappointed when Blue Bloods was one of the first shows CBS canceled in 2025. The series often tackled challenging issues from a different perspective from most cop dramas, while also centering the Reagan family.
Both the family values and the commitment to telling the cops’ side of social issues were key features of Blue Bloods that made it different from other cop shows. Although CBS canceled the series, the network quickly developed a Blue Bloods spinoff. Boston Blue will hopefully carry on the Reagan legacy in a meaningful way, including correcting a serious oversight.
Blue Blood Was Notably Biased Against Internal Affairs Characters & Anti-Police Violence Protesters
These Characters Often Were Shown as Corrupt Or Unreasonable
One of the best things about Blue Bloods was that the writing was generally not agenda-driven. Each character had their own viewpoint, allowing audiences to make up their own minds about social issues. However, the series fell short of its usual objectivity when it came to Internal Affairs and anti-police violence protesters.
This oversight was understandable to an extent. Blue Bloods was more committed to showing the point of view of NYPD officers than other cop shows. Many police officers see Internal Affairs officers as traitors who are looking to get cops in trouble for doing their jobs and protesters as nuisances who blame all cops for those who act inappropriately.
For this reason, while Blue Bloods made an effort to paint corrupt cops as villains who didn’t deserve the badge, it didn’t give much grace to the people who were supposed to investigate such cops.
