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Television

Wahlberg discusses new Boston police reality show

PASADENA, Calif. — When Donnie Wahlberg met with TV executives about producing a potential reality show set in Boston, he heard a lot of ideas as bad as actually trying to park your car in Harvard Yard.

“Every network I met with was like ‘We want car thieves from Southie.’ ‘We want drunk housewives in Charlestown.’ ‘Let’s make a show called “Chowderheads”,’ ” says Wahlberg with a laugh and a sigh.

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Ya, they do a great job but get paid $15,000 less a year than Boston Firefighters. They also get paid less than Quincy cops, Brookline cops, Cambridge cops and the State Police. Go figure.