He’s shipping up to Boston.
Donnie Wahlberg has revealed what his former “Blue Bloods” co-star, Tom Selleck, 80, thinks about the spinoff, “Boston Blue.”
“Of course, I spoke to Tom the minute I was deciding if this was something I was going to do,” Wahlberg, 56, told Parade, in an interview published Friday.
“And I can’t really get into the details of those conversations, but he’s been very supportive,” the former New Kids on The Block member added. “I can say, would I love for Tom to come up to Boston? Sure. Or would I love Danny to go to New York and visit Frank? Absolutely, yes.”
The original show, which aired on CBS for 14 seasons from 2010 to 2024, was set in New York City and followed the fictional Irish Catholic Reagan family, led by patriarch Frank (Selleck), who have a history of working in law enforcement.
Frank was the New York City Police Commissioner and his son, Danny (Wahlberg), was also a cop for the NYPD.
“Boston Blue” (airing Fridays at 10 p.m. on CBS) follows Danny as he takes a position in the Boston Police Department.
Wahlberg and Mika Amonsen, who plays Danny’s son, Sean, are the only “Blue Bloods” stars who are series regulars on the spinoff, reprising their roles.
But, Several “Blue Bloods” actors have guest starred.
In the series finale of “Blue Bloods,” which aired Dec. 14, 2024, Danny and his partner Maria Baez (Marisa Ramirez) became a couple, so she appeared in the “Boston Blue” premiere briefly.
Danny’s sister Erin (Bridget Noynahan) also made a guest appearance.
So, could Selleck make an appearance?
“Tom’s always going to base his decisions on the work and material, and so yes, of course, I’d love to work with him on the show,” Wahlberg told Parade.
“When the time comes, we will hopefully craft an idea that moves his heart and makes him want to do it.”
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Selleck has been outspoken about his unhappiness that CBS ended “Blue Bloods.”
In an Oct. 2024 interview, the “Magnum P.I.” star told TV Insider, “I’m kind of frustrated.”
He pointed out that the show still had strong ratings, so, in his view, there was no reason to end it.
“I’m not going to turn into a bitter old guy saying, ‘Get off my lawn!’ I don’t believe in holding grudges, but if you were to say to the television network, ‘Here’s a show you can program in the worst time slot you got, and it is going to guarantee you winning Friday night for the next 15 years,’ it would be almost impossible to believe,” the “Friends” alum said.
The Emmy winner thought the show was “taken for granted” because it performed well.
Selleck also told told Town & Country that he hoped CBS would “come to their senses” about cancelling “Blue Bloods.”
In a Dec. 2024 interview, Wahlberg told The Post that the final scene of “Blue Bloods” made everyone cry, partly because Selleck spoke some words to the rest of the cast.
“He said a poem. He kind of did that from time to time. He would have these old poems,” Wahlberg recalled.
Selleck read the poem “The Man in the Arena,” originally written by Theodore Roosevelt.
The poem reads, “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds.”
The “Band of Brothers” actor said that it became “tradition” for Selleck to read the poem “every now and again.”
So “of course, he did it” after filming the final “Blue Bloods” scene, Wahlberg told The Post. “We all started crying.”
