Donnie Wahlberg and the remainder of the solid and the crew of “Blue Bloods” went to nice lengths to maintain the present on air after 14 seasons. The drama collection aired its last episode Friday evening.
Throughout an interview with Fox Information Digital, the “Very Scary Individuals” host opened up in regards to the emotional last dinner scene and the way eerie the silence was on set after the ultimate “minimize” was shouted.
“I believe one factor that I take into consideration now and again is, once we completed filming the scene, all the crew got here into the Reagan home. And we’re all standing round. There is a couple hundred folks standing there. And it was quiet for a minute.Â
“I believe there was a protracted pause after they stated ‘minimize.’ And I believe all of us stood there or sat there form of hoping that both, A, somebody would say, ‘Hey, it’s all only a joke. We will maintain filming extra episodes.’ Or B, everybody was hesitant as a result of we knew as soon as any person began speaking, we might all turn out to be emotional,” Wahlberg stated.
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Donnie Wahlberg performed Det. Danny Reagan in 14 seasons of “Blue Bloods.” (CBS)
“I believe one of many issues we’ve not actually talked about is having labored so lengthy with the crew that we had in New York Metropolis. I personally — and I am positive among the different castmates — felt dangerous. I felt unhappy. Like, we tried to maintain the present going. We tried to assist the present keep on, and we could not. We could not do it. You already know, we did every part we might, every part in our energy, to have the present keep on.”
Wahlberg informed Fox Information Digital he is grateful for the crew he is labored with for over a decade and can not help however really feel just like the solid is “letting them down slightly bit.”Â
“I felt unhappy. Like, we tried to maintain the present going. We tried to assist the present keep on, and we could not. We could not do it. You already know, we did every part we might, every part in our energy, to have the present keep on.”
“That was robust. That was robust to course of, you already know. And I do know the crew would not really feel that method. However in some methods, we simply saved kind of believing we’d maintain the present going. When that finale ended, it was form of like actuality hit us all. It was positively part of it, a little bit of like, ‘Gosh, you already know, if we might have simply saved going just a few extra years, you already know?’”
Donnie Wahlberg filming “Blue Bloods” in March 2019. (Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Pictures)
“We acquired near that crew, they usually have, you already know, households and mortgages and a number of obligations. It was a extremely cool feeling to go to work day-after-day understanding that lots of of New Yorkers who work on this present had these careers that we have been part of. And simply to know that that was ending, it was robust. It was robust. I am positive it is scary for them. It had a number of emotion due to that,” Wahlberg stated.
Wahlberg mirrored on his time on “Blue Bloods.”Â
“We labored laborious to signify the folks of New York and the NYPD, and we labored laborious to maintain the present going and to maintain it compelling for 14 years. And it was so much to say goodbye. It’d typically, from the skin, appear bizarre, like, ‘Oh, all these actors are crying that their present’s over.’ However we did turn out to be a household, and we did turn out to be a household with the crew. And simply to say goodbye to them was emotional,” Wahlberg stated.
Donnie Wahlberg stated the solid did “every part we might” to maintain “Blue Bloods” on air. (Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Pictures)
Donnie Wahlberg stated he “felt dangerous” for the crew members after the finale of “Blue Bloods.” (Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Pictures)
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CBS aired the ultimate episode of “Blue Bloods” Friday, Dec. 13. The hit collection starred Wahlberg, Tom Selleck, Will Estes and Bridget Moynahan.
Wahlberg has had some memorable moments with Selleck over time.
The boy band star-turned-actor has been open about how he calls Selleck “dad,” however essentially the most memorable second for him was when Selleck known as him “son” for the primary time.
“I am going to always remember that. I used to be sitting in my dressing room. He walked down the hallway. He had simply completed his personal scenes, and I used to be on the point of begin mine. He stated, ‘Hey, son’ and saved strolling. We have known as one another dad and son on digital camera and off since then,” Wahlberg stated.Â
Donnie Wahlberg views Tom Selleck as a father determine. (Getty Pictures)
Donnie Wahlberg and Tom Selleck have labored collectively on “Blue Bloods” the previous 14 years. (Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)
On Friday, Wahlberg penned an emotional letter to Selleck on Instagram.Â
“Fourteen years of calling this man my solid mate, my commissioner, my buddy and — whether or not it was on display screen or off — calling him DAD! It’s been an honor, my expensive buddy. Thanks for main the way in which and for all the time trusting in me. Thanks for being a father determine, and a frontrunner, to all of us on the set of Blue Bloods. Our tour has ended, however the friendship, admiration, respect and reminiscences, will stay. Glad Blue Bloods Finale Friday.
“Love you, Dad. All my gratitude, Donnie aka Danny aka Son,” his caption concluded.
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As “Blue Bloods” concludes, Wahlberg is gearing up for the following season as host of a true-crime collection, Investigation Discovery’s “Very Scary Individuals.”
Bridget Moynahan, Tom Selleck and Donnie Wahlberg starred in “Blue Bloods.” (ose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Pictures)
“This season we’re diving deeper into every case, sharing uncooked, first-person accounts from these instantly concerned,” Wahlberg stated. “It’s extra private, extra emotional and resonates on an entire new stage.”Â
Donnie Wahlberg is the host of ID’s “Very Scary Individuals.” (Warner Bros Media)
A brand new season of Donnie Wahlberg’s “Very Scary Individuals” debuts Dec. 15. (Warner Bros Media)
The true-crime collection, hosted by Wahlberg, “delves into the depths of nefarious crimes and the masterminds behind them. The collection gives private firsthand accounts, uncommon in-depth interviews and noteworthy archival footage, weaving a charming narrative of those chilling tales,” in line with the present’s press launch.
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“Every episode spotlights a legal whose horrific acts terrorized their communities, tracing their deranged actions from inception to the eventual triumph of justice.”
“Very Scary Individuals” premieres on ID on Dec. 15 at 9 p.m. ET.
