Norman Rockwell Helped Shape Blue Bloods Into The Massive Hit It Is – Looper

The Reagan family would be nothing without New York City Police Commissioner Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck), the father who does everything he can to keep his family together. While he’s the glue, his son Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) is the one sharing his unfiltered thoughts, especially around the family dinner table. Wahlberg has been a cast member since the show’s first episode, and those dinner scenes convinced him to join “Blue Bloods.” He told Entertainment Tonight, “The number one thing obviously that people say is that they love the family dinner scene. And that’s great for me because when I first read the script, that’s why I wanted to do the show.”

Wahlberg and Selleck are not the only cast members who enjoy these onscreen get-togethers. Bridget Moynahan, who plays Danny’s sister Erin, even wrote “The Blue Bloods Cookbook.” Released in 2015, the book contains 120 recipes inspired by New York City and the Reagan family. Moynahan told CBS This Morning that the dinner scenes add another side to these characters while also offering nostalgia. “But I also think it’s a moment that they reflect and think, ‘gosh, I wish we were able to do that’ or looking back on memories,” she said.