Donnie Wahlberg is still having a great time on set, but there is one thing he’d change if he could.
This Is Donnie Wahlberg’s One Major Complaint About Blue Bloods
Since 2010, Donnie Wahlberg (Saw II), Bridget Moynahan (Crown Vic), Will Estes (U-571), Len Cariou (When They See Us), Tom Selleck (Magnum P.I.), and the majority of the cast of Blue Bloods have been continuing to work, season after season, with no apparent end in sight. Wahlberg plays Detective Danny Reagan, who is part of the Reagan family, which lives in New York and has a history of working in law enforcement. Each member of Danny’s family plays some part in this field, highlighting the ups and downs of each profession. Blue Bloods is a sought-after show, and according to Cinema Blend, it rakes in 12 million viewers each season, which is pretty impressive.
With the 11th season airing in 2021, you’d think the series’ core cast would have at least some complaints, or things they’d have done differently, after all these years, and Wahlberg voiced this recently in an interview with Pop Culture.
Donnie Wahlberg hardly gets to work with some Blue Bloods cast members
Because Blue Bloods has gotten so popular, and because there have been 11 seasons, the roster of cast members has become quite lengthy over the years. Donnie Wahlberg, however, notes that a large ensemble isn’t always a good thing. As he told Pop Culture, “We have a great cast with so many great people, it’s hard to work with them all. I’ve barely done any scenes with Will Estes in the last season or two, so it’s hard.” Wahlberg goes on to mention that because the series has had a long life, it’s easy to miss how fast everything goes. “You look around and three years have passed and you’ve only done one scene with everybody and it’s kind of like, how did that happen?”
Wahlberg is still having a great time on set, and the series is still doing well, so his “complaint” is small fries in the grand scheme of things. If anything, it shows how much Wahlberg cares about his role and the amazing cast he (sort of) has the opportunity to work with.
Why Blue Bloods’s Marisa Ramirez Gets Emotional Around Tom Selleck
Acclaimed crime drama Blue Bloods, starring Tom Selleck as New York City Police Commissioner Frank Reagan, has centered on his Irish-American Catholic family for 11 seasons. Other actor portraying members of the Reagan family, many of whom work in law enforcement as well, include Bridget Moynahan as Erin, Will Estes as Jamie, Len Cariou as Henry, and Donnie Wahlberg as Danny.
Another lead cast member — although not a Reagan family member — is Marisa Ramirez, who came into the show in the third season. Ramirez plays Detective Maria Baez, Danny’s partner on the job. The bulk of Ramirez’s scenes are, of course, opposite Wahlberg, since their characters are partners. But she occasionally ends up around Selleck on set, who, as it turns out, produced an emotional reaction in Ramirez. In a recent interview, Ramirez spoke about her co-star, Selleck, and revealed the very specific reason she got emotional around him on set.
Ramirez’s grandmother was a big Tom Selleck fan
Fans know that the Sunday family dinners on Blue Bloods are a major part of the show. And, after being on the show since 2013, Ramirez’s character was finally written into one of these Sunday dinners, meaning she would be filming a pivotal scene with all of the most vital cast members — including Selleck, with whom she had only had a few scenes over the years.
In an interview, Ramirez told PopCulture.com that her grandmother, whom she was very close to, had just passed away two weeks prior. Her grandmother was a huge fan of Blue Bloods and Selleck, so filming this scene with him made Ramirez quite emotional. “I so badly wanted to say something to Tom about the fact that, ‘My grandmother was such a huge fan of yours. But I knew I wouldn’t have been able to get out the words without crying,” Ramirez said. Still, she admitted that her grandmother was on her mind the entire time, adding “It almost made me feel more comfortable and calm, and just was able to really take in the surroundings and the warmth and the fact that they welcomed me there. But again, the fact that she wasn’t going to be seeing that episode, it was touching a rough spot in my heart.”
