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Title: 'Hawaii Five-O' premiere review: The new season's fun surprise
Post by: Golem on September 21, 2010, 07:59:05 PM
This is a re-imagining of the original 1968-1980 series. The new version is sort of like Miami Vice meets Hawaii Five-O. This version also has an ensemble cast, whereas the original revolved around Jack Lord.

I watched the pilot. I liked it. Not great, but good. I'll probably watch it again. If it goes the PC route or starts sucking quality wise, I'll drop it. I don't watch much network TV these days anyway.

Ken Tucker
Entertainment Weekly
September 20, 2010

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The new Hawaii Five-O could have been just another gussied-up TV re-launch (no, I’m not a big fan of 90210). Instead, Hawaii‘s premiere episode was fun: Swift, sometimes funny, well-cast, especially in the supporting roles. It’s sure not anything approaching revolutionary TV, but right now, it’s solid 10 p.m.-Monday entertainment.

More, with reader comments (http://watching-tv.ew.com/2010/09/20/hawaii-five-o-season-1-episode-1/)

Watch last night's show online at CBS.com. (http://www.cbs.com/primetime/hawaii_five_0/video/?pid=crK82ZZDlNMdCtcuxxugbXF0e8sw7NPf&nrd=1)

IMDb - new series (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1600194/)

Wikipedia - new series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_Five-0)

IMDb - old series (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062568/)

Wikipedia - old series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_Five-O)
Title: Re: 'Hawaii Five-O' premiere review: The new season's fun surprise
Post by: NHSparky on September 21, 2010, 08:46:47 PM
No, don't bother.
Title: Re: 'Hawaii Five-O' premiere review: The new season's fun surprise
Post by: Chris_ on September 21, 2010, 08:48:01 PM
Couldn't have been any worse than Knight Rider.
Title: Re: 'Hawaii Five-O' premiere review: The new season's fun surprise
Post by: NHSparky on September 21, 2010, 08:53:06 PM
Quote from: chris_ on September 21, 2010, 08:48:01 PM
Couldn't have been any worse than Knight Rider.

Oh, yes it can.
Title: Re: 'Hawaii Five-O' premiere review: The new season's fun surprise
Post by: Golem on September 21, 2010, 09:53:46 PM
If you're looking for great TV, this is not it. But I found the pilot show entertaining, and I wasn't expecting much to begin with.
Title: Re: 'Hawaii Five-O' premiere review: The new season's fun surprise
Post by: Chris_ on September 22, 2010, 05:54:09 AM
It was entertaining. Lots of action, pointless bra and panties bit of the hot chick...
Title: Re: 'Hawaii Five-O' premiere review: The new season's fun surprise
Post by: JohnnyReb on September 22, 2010, 07:25:49 AM
Quote from: Big Don on September 22, 2010, 05:54:09 AM
It was entertaining. Lots of action, pointless bra and panties bit of the hot chick...

Well now....hate I missed it. :naughty:
Title: Re: 'Hawaii Five-O' premiere review: The new season's fun surprise
Post by: BlueStateSaint on September 22, 2010, 07:53:18 AM
Quote from: Big Don on September 22, 2010, 05:54:09 AM
It was entertaining. Lots of action, pointless bra and panties bit of the hot chick...

I'm sorry I went to bed after the opening sequence.  I wanted to hear the theme.
Title: Re: 'Hawaii Five-O' premiere review: The new season's fun surprise
Post by: Eupher on September 22, 2010, 08:19:32 AM
I haven't seen any of it, nor do I intend to (network TV sucks worse than cable/dish, but it all sucks in one way or another), but the best part is they kept the music from the original, as composed by Mort Stevens.

Harmonium Brass (my quintet) commissioned a good friend to arrange it for brass quintet. It's ass-kicking. I'll post some of the score later today in this thread.
Title: Re: 'Hawaii Five-O' premiere review: The new season's fun surprise
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on September 22, 2010, 08:24:08 AM
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It’s sure not anything approaching revolutionary TV, but right now, it’s solid 10 p.m.-Monday entertainment.

If it ain't revolutionary TV, I'll be watching Monday Night football or something saved on my DVR.
Title: Re: 'Hawaii Five-O' premiere review: The new season's fun surprise
Post by: Wineslob on September 22, 2010, 10:00:34 AM
New season of Fringe just arrived in the mail (Netflix)........................pass.