When the final gunshot rang out on Blue Bloods, few fans realized the casualty wasn’t just a fictional family — it was also the crushing cost of filming in New York. Behind the scenes, a financial knife was pressed against the show’s throat. Fast forward to 2025: its spinoff, Boston Blue, burst onto screens — but with a twist most viewers didn’t expect: almost none of it was filmed in Boston.

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