‘Blue Bloods’ Tom Selleck Candidly Talks Series Finale After Years Of Playing Lead Character Frank Reagan

Tom Selleck knows there’s a danger to playing the same character for so long and has taken the best precautions to make sure saying goodbye to playing Frank Reagan wouldn’t be like saying goodbye to a huge piece of himself.

After 14 fantastic seasons, the show has finally ended, and it’s truly a bittersweet moment for fans and the show’s cast and crew alike. But maybe no one’s felt the loss quite so acutely as the show’s main man Tom Selleck.

Tom Selleck – Says Nobody Wanted ‘Blue Bloods’ To End

Tom Selleck’s long-held role on the original ‘Magnum P.I.’ has taught him a thing or two about not getting too attached to a character, but that wasn’t enough to save him from the pain that showed up once the show was approaching its end after over a decade of thrilling drama and suspense.

In his latest chat with Entertainment Weekly, the star, 79, revealed that the show’s ending, which was shot in July, would “take an enormous amount of getting used to” to be able to move on and truly say goodbye.

And it’s not just that he’s gotten too comfortable or too attached to the character, it’s also to do with the people he won’t get to meet at work anymore.

“We loved the show. It was a blessing for 15 years. I mean, we had two families. We had the Reagan family that we portrayed, and quite quickly we had this family of actors who all actually liked each other, which never happens in television. So it was an enormous blessing,” he said.

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Tom Selleck Reveals The “Hardest” Part About Wrapping ‘Blue Bloods’

When asked what the “hardest” thing has been for him since the show wrapped, he replied, “The hardest thing I would say at this point [is] right now, this time of year, I would be shooting episodes of Blue Bloods, and I miss that.”

He continued, “The thing that tugged at me most in adjusting and will continue is the family of actors we had and the friendships we formed. And you always say it’s kind of like high school graduation. Everybody says they’ll keep in touch and things happen. Well, that happens in movies too. You say you do a movie, establish relationships, and then it’s over.”

At the moment, though nothing is confirmed, there have been reports of a possible ‘Blue Bloods’ spinoff, and who knows? Maybe we can still see him take part in multi-episode arcs if the spinoff does go ahead.

As for the reason CBS pulled the plug on the show, Selleck said, “My biggest goal is to make sure people realize we went out in rather spectacular success. It wasn’t tired, it wasn’t anything else. Somebody may be able to tell me someday why CBS wanted to end it, but I haven’t had a good answer yet.”

I’m sure fans are equally as confused as well.

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