Hi All,Did anyone catch the new Hawaii Five O on CBS.I'm wonder if this show is going to last longer then the short lived remakes like the new Knightrider and the New Bionic Woman.
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The New Hawaii Five-O
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imhomerjay
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Only had to see the ratings to guess it will pass Bionic Woman. Probably a good bet to make it to season two.
Try telling that to the 14.20 million who tuned in. It looks like this one will stick around for a lot longer than two seasons.
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imhomerjay
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A premiere costing more isn't entirely unusual (see "Boradwalk Empire"). For week one, it's near the top of the debuts, not a bad place to start out.
I must say the show is okay. We'll get to see the new McGarrett & Dan Williams develop a solid friendship. They really should consider bringing back the character of 'Wofat'. And the new Steve Mcgarrett needs the right car. It's great seeing that Jack Lord's 1974 Mercury is around. Maybe the new McGarrett, can have a sporty black 2005 Mercury Maurader? It would be cost effective. Keep the 'actual car' for close ups. Usea similar Grand Marquis/Crown Victoria for stunts...
only1moore said:
Good ratings out of the gate don't necessarily mean it will make it past the first season. Conversely, there are a lot of other shows that start out with relatively poor ratings, build audience, and last for years. Imhomerjay is right - they won't be spending that kind of money on future episodes.
Personally, I thought the first episode of the new Hawaii Five-0 was a cleverly done action drama, but not "appointment" television by any means. If I'm home and there's nothing more interesting on, I'll probably check out another episode or two.
Team America said:
Except that, as you point out, the recent Marauder looks like a tricked out Crown Vic land yacht - car of police, taxi cabs and old people...which is about to go out of production for good. That probably explains why it didn't sell very well. The original McGarrett's Mercury was styled differently enough that it didn't look like the Ford LTD clone it actually was. And land yachts were very popular in the 70s. Not any more.
At least the new lead actor isn't trying to mimic Jack Lord, plus I like the new Danno. The rest of the cast is okay too. Now let's see how the writing is over the next few episodes before I make up my mind about this show.
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FreddyE1977
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Personally I found the script to be WAY over the top. Especially that scene where the Governor of Hawaii
(apparently based on one man's murder) expresses a willingness to shred the U.S. Constitution and give
McGarrett carte blanche to go after the bad guys.
(as we all know....you just can't trust those female Governors from states recently added to the Union....
that would be Hawaii (1959), Alaska (1959), and Arizona (1912) for those of you in Rio Linda)
Not that the original did not have some silly and outrageous plot turns ("The ransom note was typed on a
Smith-Corona model 427-J, manufactured between 1960 and 1966, pica type". "Chin, hit the retailers, the
distributors, get me a list of every one of these that was sold on the island". "I have it for you in half an hour, Steve")
But I think certain elements of this show are really going to be tough to take. Especially the more PC aspects of it
(terrorists who appear to be Australian, reverse racism of natives against Howlies being portrayed in a
positive light, etc).
Hawaii NEVER looks bad on film, and I did enjoy the rollicking pace of the action. But there is no way they are going
to keep up with those kind of production costs. I give it one season, maybe a season and a half.
(apparently based on one man's murder) expresses a willingness to shred the U.S. Constitution and give
McGarrett carte blanche to go after the bad guys.
(as we all know....you just can't trust those female Governors from states recently added to the Union....
that would be Hawaii (1959), Alaska (1959), and Arizona (1912) for those of you in Rio Linda)
Not that the original did not have some silly and outrageous plot turns ("The ransom note was typed on a
Smith-Corona model 427-J, manufactured between 1960 and 1966, pica type". "Chin, hit the retailers, the
distributors, get me a list of every one of these that was sold on the island". "I have it for you in half an hour, Steve")
But I think certain elements of this show are really going to be tough to take. Especially the more PC aspects of it
(terrorists who appear to be Australian, reverse racism of natives against Howlies being portrayed in a
positive light, etc).
Hawaii NEVER looks bad on film, and I did enjoy the rollicking pace of the action. But there is no way they are going
to keep up with those kind of production costs. I give it one season, maybe a season and a half.
The state of Hawaii is hoping that the NEW "Hawaii 5-0" is a hit in order to increase tourism in the state. According to an article in Friday's (Sept. 24, 2010) USA Today, the state of Hawaii is hoping that the success of "Hawaii 5-0" will bring an increase of Tourist to the state, thus bringing in more Tourism dollars. I didn't realize that TOURISM had fallen on such hard times in Hawaii.
Mark_Giardina said:
The part of Danny Williams is played by James Caan's son, Scott. In case "Danno" was reminding you of Sonny Corleone, it's because Scott has a lot of his dad's facial expressions and mannerisms.
jwk1979 said:
Tourism has taken a hit because Hawaii is almost totally dependent on AIR traffic. Due to the length of the flights and high fuel costs, Hawaii is generally not a hugely profitable destination for the airlines. Therefore, the airlines have been cutting flights and/or substituting smaller planes, which negatively affects the tourism numbers. Fortunately, it does look like things are beginning to turn around as Hawaiian Airlines gets new, larger aircraft and smaller airlines such as Alaska Airlines are beginning to start quite a bit of new service to Hawaii.
Because others' opinions of Hawaii 5-0 tended to be on the positive side I watched the entire show last night for the first time. I had seen part of the premiere but turned it off. Now I know why.
IMHO, Hawaii 5-0 is a major rip-off of the 60's show. Stolen were the show's name, actor's character names, theme, opening credits and punchline ("Book 'em, Danno").
In all other respects this show is a cheaply-written knock-off of other cop shows currently in production (I'm thinking of NCIS L.A. and that genre) which feature hardbody, scruffy actors and the token babe in a completely fantasized role. Nothing but eye candy and explosions.
IMHO, Hawaii 5-0 is a major rip-off of the 60's show. Stolen were the show's name, actor's character names, theme, opening credits and punchline ("Book 'em, Danno").
In all other respects this show is a cheaply-written knock-off of other cop shows currently in production (I'm thinking of NCIS L.A. and that genre) which feature hardbody, scruffy actors and the token babe in a completely fantasized role. Nothing but eye candy and explosions.
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FreddyE1977
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landtuna said:
I too had the same feeling. They certainly seemed to be reaching for reasons to have Grace Park
take her clothes off.
landtuna said:
So which is it: a blatant clone of the original show, or just 'NCIS:SVU' set on an island?
It can't be both, unless you're just fishing for complaints.
Nate Wesley said:
I'll be more clear. The follow-on show is definitely not a clone of the original. What I meant by "rip-off" was the new show's co-opting of those items mentioned. Unfortunately, the meat of the new show is just generic find-a-reason-to-display-big-explosions-and-hot-babes-set-to-a-background-of-scenic-beaches-and-uptempo-music.
I guess it will all come down to well written plotlines. The original show had good ones...will this one? Personally, babes and explosions usually cause me to change the channel, as they often compensate for weak scripts. Those things are available all over the internet. Well-written shows aren't.
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imhomerjay
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Sometimes explosions and babes work as a means to unwind for a segment of the audience. If they manage to appeal to enough folks looking for something that helps them "escape," they've got it made, regardless of whether one considers it well written a rip-off or what have you.
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