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Tom Selleck is looking to the future as his hit “Blue Bloods” ends after 14 seasons.
During the new interview with a parade, The 79-year-old actor, who has played Commissioner Frank Regan in the crime drama since 2010, revealed he has no plans to retire anytime soon.
Selleck said he hopes to return to the Western genre in the project, which is being helmed by “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan.
.“A good Western is always on my list,” Selleck said. “I miss it; I want to get on a horse again.”
Tom Selleck wants to return to the western genre in the Taylor Sheridan project. (Getty)
Selleck, who lives on a 63-acre ranch in Ventura, California, previously starred in six westerns.
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The actor first played a cowboy in 1979 TV miniseries “The Sacketts”, starring alongside Sam Elliott, Jeff Osterhage and Glenn Ford. The show is based on two books by the famous Western fantasy writer Louis L’Amour. That same year, Selleck teamed up with Jerry Reed in the TV movie Concrete Cowboys.
Selleck reunited with Elliott and Osterhage in 1982’s The Shadow Riders. In 1990, Selleck appeared in one of his most famous cowboy roles, playing sharpshooter Matthew Quigley in the hit Australian western, Quigley Down.
Selleck starred in six Westerns. (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Getty Images)
During an interview with Parade, Selleck listed Quigley as one of his favorite roles. “I’m very proud of ‘Quigley Down Under,’ which has stood the test of time and is still very, very popular,” he said.
“It was a big western and he was obviously an iconic hero,” Selleck continued. “I don’t mind saying that I was a little anxious to play a role that John Wayne could have done better.”
“I want to sit on a horse again.”
In 1997, Selleck returned to the genre in the TV movie Last Stand on the Saber River, which won the Western Heritage Awards Bronze Wrangler for Television Feature. He went on to star in the TNT TV movie “Crossfire Trail,” which was based on the 1954 novel of the same name, L’Amour.
Selleck’s last cowboy role was in the 2003 television movie Monte Walsh, which was set in the final years of the Old West.
While speaking with Parade, Selleck pondered the possibility of an on-screen reunion with Elliott, who starred in Sheridan’s hit “Yellowstone” spin-off series “1883.”
Sam was great in (‘1883’),” he said. “Sam is always great. We go way, way back. I love him so much. I’d love to work with Sam.”
The actor said he would love to reunite with Sam Elliott. (Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
While Selleck joked that the offers for new acting roles were “not coming in,” he added that “some people are thinking of me.”
“I don’t know where my next job will take me,” he said. “People ask, ‘What do you want to do next?’ I’m not sure I don’t want to play Frank Reagan II.
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Selleck later shared his thoughts on starring in a potential “Blue Bloods” spinoff, saying, “I’m open to suggestions because I love Frank Regan, but no one has really been asked.”
“I don’t see him retiring and going somewhere,” the actor added. “If he goes to a small town, I’d rather do more ‘Jesse Stone’ movies.”
Selleck said his role in “Quigley Down” was one of his favorites. (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Getty Images)
Selleck played Police Chief Jesse Stone in nine TV movies from 2005 to 2005. The movies are based on a series of novels by Robert B. Parker “Jesse Stone”.
During an interview with Parade, Selleck said he was not aware of plans for another “Jesse Stone” film, but did not rule out reprising the role in the future.
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“It would be an interesting challenge because Jesse is older now,” he said. “It’s been a lot of years between shows. That doesn’t mean he’s not a viable character. Everywhere I go, one of the things I get asked is, ‘When can I see another ‘Jesse Stone’?”
Selleck admitted that coming to terms with the end “blue blood” was difficult.
“The hardest thing for me is that we had a ‘Blue Bloods’ family and a family of actors,” he said. “They’re all my friends. I miss them. It will take a lot of getting used to.”
“Blue Blood” will air its last episode on December 13. (Getty Images)
In an October interview with TV InsiderSelleck expressed his disappointment over the cancellation of “Blue Bloods”. CBS announced in May that the show’s 14th season would be its last.
“I’m a little frustrated. During these last eight shows, I didn’t want to talk about the end of ‘Blue Bloods,’ but about the fact that it’s still extremely successful,” he said.
An actor further noted that “Blue Bloods” was ranked ninth out of 100 in the 100 Best Shows of 2023-2024.
“I’m not going to turn into a bitter old man who says, ‘Get off my lawn!'” Selleck said.
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“I don’t believe in grudges, but if you were to say to a television network, ‘Here’s a show you can put on the worst time slot you’ve got, and that’s going to guarantee you a Friday night win for the next 15 years, it would be almost impossible to believe,'” he added he.
He continued: “My frustration is that the show has always been taken for granted because it’s been running since the beginning. So, how do I feel? It will take a long time to sort this all out.”
The second half of “Blue Bloods” season 14 began airing in October, and the final episode will be released on December 13.