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- Donnie Wahlberg revealed the “tips” Blue Bloods costars would use whereas filming lengthy dinner scenes
- He and Boston Blue costar Sonequa Martin-Inexperienced mentioned the methods they use on the upcoming spinoff collection and joked about shoots after they ate an excessive amount of
- The actors spoke about their ideas throughout a particular screening of Boston Blue, which premieres Friday, Oct. 17
Donnie Wahlberg defined the Blue Bloods forged’s methods to a plausible (however not really stomach-filling) dinner scene.
On Tuesday, Oct. 14, the Boston Blue actor talked concerning the spinoff collection and its predecessor throughout a particular screening for the present’s first episode alongside costar Sonequa Martin-Inexperienced.
Over the course of Blue Bloods’ 14 seasons, the household of law enforcement officials’ dinners turned pivotal and common scenes as a weekly check-in for the officers.
In the course of the police drama, the Reagan household — together with Wahlberg, Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan and others — collect round a big eating desk to debate the problems taking part in out in every episode.
“All people’s consuming on Blue Bloods. Everybody had a trick, I will not give all of them away,” the New Youngsters on the Block bandmate stated in the course of the screening’s Q&A.
“Bridget made, like, she simply used her [fork]. She would simply transfer her potatoes round,” he laughed. “Everybody is aware of Tom would butter his roll for six hours.”
The Blue Bloods forged beforehand spoke concerning the challenges of filming the dinner scenes, together with Selleck who complained concerning the “eight-hour” shoots again in 2013.
“It’s good to spend time with the complete forged as soon as an episode, however filming an consuming scene is depressing. Properly, the consuming half is,” the Magnum, P.I. star stated. “You need to eat the identical meals time and again to get all of the photographs. We’ll in all probability spend eight hours capturing this scene.”
The dinner scenes had been so iconic that an Illinois location of Wahlburgers — the fast-casual restaurant chain Donnie based with brothers Mark and chef Paul Wahlberg — quickly homes the prop for group dinners. Clients can reserve a spot on the centerpiece of the CBS present, Donnie introduced in a Feb. 25 Instagram video. The reservation type remains to be open although no dates can be found as of Thursday, Oct. 16.
The faux-eating occurs in Boston Blue, too.
Martin-Inexperienced was placed on the spot as Wahlberg recalled, “In the future, she ate an excessive amount of brisket.”
“I did at some point,” The Strolling Lifeless alum replied with fun. “Then one other day, Marcus (Scribner) ate an excessive amount of brisket. We [all] take our flip being like, ‘Okay, I had an excessive amount of.’”
She supplied up her personal trick to a convincing dinner scene — “You’ll be able to at all times sip the faux wine,” — however Wahlberg stated there was a catch to this tip.
“On Boston Blue we had Welch’s grape juice. And that sugar can get you kooky after six hours of sugar. After which if it was a dessert dinner with whipped cream,” Wahlberg, who beforehand revealed that the scotch on Blue Bloods was iced tea, laughed. “ I used to be already bouncing off the partitions. However after they added that stuff, overlook about it. It was laborious to sluggish me down.”
Blue Bloods premiered in 2010 and ran on CBS till its 2024 finale. Its spinoff was introduced in February and given a straight-to-series order by the community.
Boston Blue premieres Friday, Oct. 17, at 10 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+ and can be obtainable the next day to observe on-demand through Paramount+.