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frogmarch

(12,226 posts) Sun Sep 29, 2024, 10:34 AM Sep 29

Blue Bloods

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I used to stream Blue Bloods on Hulu - until I heard characters on the show diss Democrats in various ways. For instance, in one episode one of the Reagans referred to a suspect as "probably a wacko Lefty." in another episode, when one of Danny Reagan's sons said he wanted to be a fireman when he grew up, Danny, who along with other cops, including the Reagans, consider firemen rivals, said that the only thing worse he could be would be a member of the ACLU.

According to Google, at least a few of the show's stars are republicanz, although Donnie Wahlberg (Danny Reagan) said he thought Trump was a bit over the top.

Bye bye, Blue Bloods.

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Blue Bloods (Original Post) frogmarch Sep 29 OP

When Hulu played a trans bashing, fear mongering ad for some magat candidate, I said... Gaytano70 Sep 29 #1

It is a police series, really, they tone down the anti democrat stuff bottomofthehill Sep 29 #2

Yes... The reality of generational Irish cops in NYC--especially on Staten Island trends conservative... hlthe2b Sep 29 #3

For that very reason, I prefer old Law & Order shows, except years Fred Thompson was on there. They often Silent Type Sep 29 #4

Sounds like a Dragnet episode. Boomerproud Sep 29 #5

Locking. Lasher Sep 29 #6

Gaytano70

(1,207 posts)

1. When Hulu played a trans bashing, fear mongering ad for some magat candidate, I said...

Reply to frogmarch (Original post)

Sun Sep 29, 2024, 10:49 AM

Sep 29

Bye bye, Hulu!
Awful service

bottomofthehill

(8,811 posts)

2. It is a police series, really, they tone down the anti democrat stuff

Reply to frogmarch (Original post)

Sun Sep 29, 2024, 10:59 AM

Sep 29

The try to portray a somewhat realistic police family in New York. They are not democrats. If you enjoy the series watch it. If you don’t enjoy it don’t. But if what you enjoy is that they try to create some realty, realize that the minimal anti democratic cop talk comes up, for the most part it is real and understated.

hlthe2b

(106,330 posts)

3. Yes... The reality of generational Irish cops in NYC--especially on Staten Island trends conservative...

Reply to bottomofthehill (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 29, 2024, 11:11 AM

Sep 29

Would anyone really expect them to depict it differently? They do depict colleagues and others with very different backgrounds and beliefs from time to time so...

Now if you are concerned about real life, Donnie Walberg endorsed RFK JR and Selleck is a long-term conservative (albeit I don't think he likes Trump)...