CBS - Blue Bloods on Nov 4th dishonored NYPD's Phil Cardillo
On 11/04/11, an episode of Blue Bloods (Tom Sellek) titled Black and Blue presented a strikingly similar story to Officer Phil Cardillo, an NYPD police officer who was murdered in 1972... except CBS and the writers gave absolutely no credit to the fact that the story being portrayed actually happened!
It was painful to watch insofar as it borrowed almost the exact same details of Cardillo's fate as outlined
in Randy Jurgensen's book Circle of Six, conveniently leaving out the part that the
man lost his life that day.
Subsequent to this episode, randyjurgensen.comwas
inundated with so many emails that the server crashed.The
emails sent during the first few minutes of the show were
congratulatory, at first thinking Phil would finally get some peace…but
as the episode progressed other emails began expressing outrage
that the fictional storyline stole the exact same elements from an actual unsolved murder of a police officer.
We’re approaching the 40-year anniversary of this unsolved murder...and instead of helping the cause CBS watered
down the truth and didn't acknowledge that clearly the writer's inspiration was
Jurgensen's book Circle of Six and Phil Cardillo’s murder!
For four decades, the mantra has always been "Remember Cardillo". Today, a new battle cry is being shouted at CBS: "Honor Cardillo"!
CBS will hear from us. We demand the recognition that Phil Cardillo deserves.
Shame on you CBS!
On Nov 12th, the New York Post featured an article expressing the outrage of people like us over this episode. We are gaining traction so continue to spread the word.
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Reached 500 supporters
April 11, 2014
November 6, 2011
A hundred people hit the button for Phil and honestly my brain is still spinning a bit because I just wanted to see if anyone else noticed the cold way they treated that history. It is genuinely wild to see this number climb while I keep reading Randy Jurgensen's words over again to make sure I am not crazy about the parallels.
Reached 100 supporters
November 6, 2011
11 Comments
Disgraceful. I will be sure to share this on every law enforcement board on social media.
Disgraceful. I will be sure to share this on every law enforcement board on social media.
This is a slap in the face to all the guys in blue. How could they just rip off a real tragedy for ratings without saying a word? Shame on CBS.
Cant believe they did that. I was watching and couldnt believe my eyes. Glad someone is speaking up about it.
NEVER FORGET!!! Cardillo deserves respect not to be used for some script. fix this now.
Honor Phil Cardillo
Honor Cardillo!!!!
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CBS - Blue Bloods on Nov 4th dishonored NYPD's Phil Cardillo
On 11/04/11, an episode of Blue Bloods (Tom Sellek) titled Black and Blue presented a strikingly similar story to Officer Phil Cardillo, an NYPD police officer who was murdered in 1972... except CBS and the writers gave absolutely no credit to the fact that the story being portrayed actually happened!
It was painful to watch insofar as it borrowed almost the exact same details of Cardillo's fate as outlined
in Randy Jurgensen's book Circle of Six, conveniently leaving out the part that the
man lost his life that day.
Subsequent to this episode, randyjurgensen.comwas
inundated with so many emails that the server crashed.The
emails sent during the first few minutes of the show were
congratulatory, at first thinking Phil would finally get some peace…but
as the episode progressed other emails began expressing outrage
that the fictional storyline stole the exact same elements from an actual unsolved murder of a police officer.
We’re approaching the 40-year anniversary of this unsolved murder...and instead of helping the cause CBS watered
down the truth and didn't acknowledge that clearly the writer's inspiration was
Jurgensen's book Circle of Six and Phil Cardillo’s murder!
For four decades, the mantra has always been "Remember Cardillo". Today, a new battle cry is being shouted at CBS: "Honor Cardillo"!
CBS will hear from us. We demand the recognition that Phil Cardillo deserves.
Shame on you CBS!
On Nov 12th, the New York Post featured an article expressing the outrage of people like us over this episode. We are gaining traction so continue to spread the word.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
April 11, 2014
November 6, 2011
A hundred people hit the button for Phil and honestly my brain is still spinning a bit because I just wanted to see if anyone else noticed the cold way they treated that history. It is genuinely wild to see this number climb while I keep reading Randy Jurgensen's words over again to make sure I am not crazy about the parallels.
Reached 100 supporters
November 6, 2011
11 Comments
CBS,TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT THE KILLING OF CARDILLO AND HONOR THIS BRAVE POLICE OFFICER .
Disgraceful. I will be sure to share this on every law enforcement board on social media.
Disgraceful. I will be sure to share this on every law enforcement board on social media.
This is a slap in the face to all the guys in blue. How could they just rip off a real tragedy for ratings without saying a word? Shame on CBS.
Cant believe they did that. I was watching and couldnt believe my eyes. Glad someone is speaking up about it.
NEVER FORGET!!! Cardillo deserves respect not to be used for some script. fix this now.
Honor Phil Cardillo
Honor Cardillo!!!!
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CBS,TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT THE KILLING OF CARDILLO AND HONOR THIS BRAVE POLICE OFFICER .