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6 items from 2011
'Blue Bloods' exec: 'New season has more family drama'
22 August 2011 8:17 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Blue Bloods executive producer Ed Zuckerman has insisted that the show's new season will not disappoint fans. Zuckerman told TV Guide that "no major changes are on the cards" for the CBS cop drama's second run. "There's a lot of continuity [from season one]," he claimed. "I kept almost all of the old writers who are a great resource. They're good writers, and they know the characters. People really know what they're doing." Zuckerman, who replaced series creators Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green, also dismissed suggestions that Blue Bloods will become more of a procedural drama. "The idea is to keep the show the same balanced show, between a case of the week and Reagan family issues (more) »
- By Morgan Jeffery
Blue Bloods Season 2 Scoop: New Boss, New Mayor and More
22 August 2011 7:39 AM, PDT | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
Following a successful opening season, a lot will be changing in 2011-2012 for Blue Bloods. For starters, Ed Zuckerman (Jag, Law & Order) has taken over as showrunner.
But in an extensive interview with TV Guide, the veteran producer assures fans the core of the drama - the Reagans and how they balance family, relationships and jobs within the police department - will remain the same.
Frank cheers on a couple of special guest stars in this season two premiere pic: Tony Bennett and Carrie Underwood.
What, specifically, can viewers look forward to? Zuckerman dropped a number of hints:
Two new romances for family members.
More of a role for Henry. Says Zuckerman: "He's not just at home cooking dinner. He's still very much alive and vital. And in real life former commissioners do many things."
Will there be one season-long arc? Yes. "We are launching something at the very end of the first episode, »
- matt@tvfanatic.com (TV Fanatic Staff)
Blue Bloods' New Boss: We're Not Changing the Show
21 August 2011 5:57 PM, PDT | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »
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Blue Bloods' new executive producer, Ed Zuckerman, wants to make one thing clear to viewers: He's not messing with the formula that made the sophomore CBS drama a hit in its first year.
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The veteran TV writer/producer was hired in May to replace outgoing creators Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess amid reports that CBS wanted to make the show more procedural. (Zuckerman's resume supported the theory: He served long stints on Jag and Law & Order.) However, Zuckerman insists nothing will change.
"The idea is to keep the show the same balanced show between a case of the week and the Reagan family issues and family drama," Zuckerman tells TVGuide.com....
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- Adam Bryant
'Blue Bloods' exec reveals season two arc
3 August 2011 2:53 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Blue Bloods producer Ed Zuckerman has revealed new details about the upcoming second season. Zuckerman told TV Guide that the cop drama's new run will see Jamie (Will Estes) investigate a mob family. "Jamie totally by chance befriends a young man, who is the Jamie [equivalent in] an organised crime family," he said. "We're not even sure if he's involved with the family or not, but Jamie has to decide whether or not to pursue this relationship (more) »
- By Morgan Jeffery
Michael Pressman Joins CBS' 'Blue Bloods' As Co-ep
2 June 2011 5:41 PM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
More fresh blood is being added to CBS' Blue Bloods as the cop/family drama is undergoing creative tweaks going into its second season. Veteran series director-producer Michael Pressman has joined the CBS TV Studios-produced series as co-executive producer/director. He directed two episodes of Blue Bloods' first season and has a long history at CBS, where he served as executive producer on Chicago Hope, The Guardian and two David E. Kelley series, Picket Fences and The Brotherhood of Poland, N.H. Another veteran, Law & Order alum Ed Zuckerman, was recently tapped as the new showrunner on Blue Bloods, succeeding the series' creators Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green, who exited at the end of last season. »
- NELLIE ANDREEVA
Ed Zuckerman To Run CBS' 'Blue Bloods'
17 May 2011 12:05 PM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Law & Order veteran Ed Zuckerman, who most recently ran ABC's legal drama The Whole Truth last season, has been tapped as the new showrunner on CBS' Blue Bloods, which has not been officially renewed but is coming back next season. Zuckerman will succeed the series' creators Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green who have exited at the end of this season. Zuckerman's strong procedural background (he spent 14 years on Law & Order and also worked on Jag and L&O: Criminal Intent) confirms CBS' desire to take the cop/family drama in a more procedural direction next season. »
- NELLIE ANDREEVA
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