First episode was last night. It was pretty good. Definitely will be a keeper if it keeps up. Somehow, I don't think Victor is dead. Grace Park is hot as ever. Loved her on "The Cleaner".

S~

Great show I thought... I liked how they explained "Dano" ;) & Boomer did look pretty good.

Watching now. Liking it a lot!

I enjoyed it, I´ll just have to get used to a new McGarett (having grown up with the original version) ;)

It was OK. I'm indifferent right now, but the show has potential...rates and 2nd and 3rd viewing...and will gain my viewership if the writers and characters mesh. I also agree that we'll be seeing Victor later in the season.

Grace needs a few pounds before I can buy her hitting someone and it being effective..

Grace needs a few pounds before I can buy her hitting someone and it being effective..Yeah, but if she gained a few pounds she wouldn't be such a knockout...which creates a real dilemna. ;)

Well I guess someone has to be the devils advocate.I hated it & deleted it 25 minutes in.
I'm too much of a fan of the old series on which I grew up on.

Good show.

Nitpick. If this guy is supposed to be the arch enemy, and I am certain he is not dead, then why make him a white guy. He should be Wo Fat.

I liked it. But I wish actors that shoot guns would learn for real. I hate the blinking and flinching.

My memories of the original are so sketchy, that in many ways I just took the show as a new cop show that has a good cast set in Hawaii, with a memorable theme song. While I watched it as a kid, I didn't watch it all the time. So, the "reboot" is easy to handle, and the show itself seems interesting. The experience was different from the reboot of the Bionic Woman, which I DID remember extremely clearly, and felt that they totally botched.

I chuckled though at the beginning, since the valley where the first scene took place was used many times in LOST.

And I too liked the "book'em Danno."

I watched in the BT at 110" looked very good, and they used some of the same settings in the opening (have to look at some of the archived TOS from last month to compare)...

First episode was last night. It was pretty good. Definitely will be a keeper if it keeps up. Somehow, I don't think Victor is dead. Grace Park is hot as ever. Loved her on "The Cleaner".

S~

I would have to agree that the Victor is likely alive. After all they never seemed to kill Wo Fat either. As I recall he even escaped the law in the last episode.

I did enjoy the show but I am not that impressed with the lead. Maybe he will grow on me but right now he is cipher to me.

My memories of the original are so sketchy, that in many ways I just took the show as a new cop show that has a good cast set in Hawaii, with a memorable theme song. While I watched it as a kid, I didn't watch it all the time. So, the "reboot" is easy to handle, and the show itself seems interesting.

I am in the same boat. I barely can remember anything from the first series save the theme song. I found the episode good enough to avoid sudden timer death this round. Will have to keep watching.

... After all they never seemed to kill Wo Fat either. As I recall he even escaped the law in the last episode....Good actor. He was the main Commie heavy in the original "Manchurian Candidate".

It was ok. The networks continue to hype shows and then the audience watches expecting it to live up to that hype. I will give it a chance but it's just ok.

I thought it showed more promise than the original (I was not a fan). A lot of that is the visuals that HD brings to viewing. I think the noise was a little overboard, but that should settle down. I'd watched Scott Caan a lot over the years, most recently on several episodes of Entourage. He seemed to be mostly a background character and I had no personal thoughts of him at all. I'm not sure if it's the leading role, the videography or the story line. but I was very impressed. It's the first time I saw the mannerisms, body movement and physical resmblance to his dad (I wasn't aware of who his dad was and looked up info to verify last name while watching 5-o). I was very impressed by his role.:D

Good actor. He was the main Commie heavy in the original "Manchurian Candidate".

Perhaps but he did not show me much in this. Who knows maybe I will warm up to him---and I admit that Jack Lord played the role prety dead pan as well.

Perhaps but he did not show me much in this. Who knows maybe I will warm up to him---and I admit that Jack Lord played the role prety dead pan as well.

I'm not sure he was alive when the first "Manchurian Candidate" was made, let alone play a chinese heavy. (Wasn't that Henry Silva?):D

I'm not sure he was alive when the first "Manchurian Candidate" was made, let alone play a chinese heavy. (Wasn't that Henry Silva?):DI was talking about Wo Fat (Kiegh Dengh ?).

I was talking about Wo Fat (Kiegh Dengh ?).

I think I created the confusion by misreading your reply and I apologize. Keigh Deigh wasa grood actor. Interestingly enough he was not even Chinese. His real name was Kenneth Dickerson and he was a mix of Asian and North African ancestry.

Butt his is going to turn into a walk down memory lane about Hawaii Five ) (TOS)

Fans of the Original Show might enjoy this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbeBO-sdNSo

Whoops, I thought someone was speaking of the JackLord character.:D

I enjoyed it, and I like the 4 main characters from past shows.

Wow! I remember watching Hawaii Five-O from the last '60s to mid-70s. I had no idea it ran all the way to 1980 (12-years).

Wow! I remember watching Hawaii Five-O from the last '60s to mid-70s. I had no idea it ran all the way to 1980 (12-years).

The very same years I went to school, from grade school to senior year of high school: 1968-1980.

The very same years I went to school, from grade school to senior year of high school: 1968-1980.I graduated in '81...so perhaps my memories are a bit clouded after buying a '67 Chevelle SS 396 in '79 and two Baracuda convertibles (383 and 440) in '80. Oh, and driving across the border to pick-up mondo cases of Molson Brador, doing power hits of sinsemilla and chasing tail may have something to do with it. :p

Those years when the OV aired brimg me back good memories :)

Funny... when I archived this to an EHDD, it was put in a folder with the TOS that aired on Spike a month or so ago...

I finally got to watch the premier episode of Hawaii 5-0 and was thoroughly unimpressed. I counted no less than 10 situations taken from the "100 most over used cop show clichés" book of screen writing. The person I was watching this with was about to shoot me as I would recite lines from the show or mention how a situation would play out seconds before they would happen on the show.

The show started with the absolute most used and most disturbing and my personal least favorite motivator for the main character. The character McGarrett was brooding and angry and two dimensional. He was in the original series as well so I kind of accepted that. And then you have the obligatory divorced dad with the small child who in an upcoming episode will be put in harms way. I haven't seen any episode spoilers, I just know. It's #11 in the "100 most over used cop show clichés".

Then there was the ending where the bad guy gets his due... or does he? Tan-tan-tum!!!
We never saw the body resurface or recovered, so I predict that #34 in the "100 most over used cop show clichés" will be used sometime later and this ubber-evil baddie comes back from the dead.

Overall This show was innocuous. I tried to keep in mind that the original series had every cliché in the book as well. The original series along with such "classics" as Cannon, Barnaby (Geritol) Jones, Streets of San Francisco and Baretta were responsible for me being completely turned off the police drama until CSI hit the air. Holding this series to the reality, not the memory, of the old series is the only fair comparison. And IMHO it deserves another viewing or two.

Well, looking forward to check out tonight´s episode.

I finally got to watch the premier episode of Hawaii 5-0 and was thoroughly unimpressed. I counted no less than 10 situations taken from the "100 most over used cop show clichés" book of screen writing. The person I was watching this with was about to shoot me as I would recite lines from the show or mention how a situation would play out seconds before they would happen on the show.

The show started with the absolute most used and most disturbing and my personal least favorite motivator for the main character. The character McGarrett was brooding and angry and two dimensional. He was in the original series as well so I kind of accepted that. And then you have the obligatory divorced dad with the small child who in an upcoming episode will be put in harms way. I haven't seen any episode spoilers, I just know. It's #11 in the "100 most over used cop show clichés".

Then there was the ending where the bad guy gets his due... or does he? Tan-tan-tum!!!
We never saw the body resurface or recovered, so I predict that #34 in the "100 most over used cop show clichés" will be used sometime later and this ubber-evil baddie comes back from the dead.

Overall This show was innocuous. I tried to keep in mind that the original series had every cliché in the book as well. The original series along with such "classics" as Cannon, Barnaby (Geritol) Jones, Streets of San Francisco and Baretta were responsible for me being completely turned off the police drama until CSI hit the air. Holding this series to the reality, not the memory, of the old series is the only fair comparison. And IMHO it deserves another viewing or two.I stopped watching after 10-minutes last night and hit the rack. I thought it was because I was tired, but I am not taking a shine to the characters, plot, dialog, etc. It's not terrible...but I keep thinking that I have more important things to do with 40-minutes of my time.

I want to like this one, but it just isn't happening. My Dad Says this show had better square itself away and start $#*! tiffany gold cufflinks or its timer is being deleted.

It was slightly better than the first one. I still do not really know about it yet.

This one is not your father's Hawaii Five O. Much more light hearted. It is in some ways an homage to the original (the Dann-o jokes, the opening of the first episode etc. ) but in other ways it goes off in its own direction.

I still have the timer set and likely will for awhile. It is certainly a break form the procedurals (L&O, CSI, NCIS etc. ) and i think that is a good thing. Let's see where it leads.

This one is not your father's Hawaii Five O. Much more light hearted. It is in some ways an homage to the original (the Dann-o jokes, the opening of the first episode etc. ) but in other ways it goes off in its own direction.

I still have the timer set and likely will for awhile. It is certainly a break form the procedurals (L&O, CSI, NCIS etc. ) and i think that is a good thing. Let's see where it leads. Same thoughts here...

Timer still set, but watching this show will only happen on snow days or when there is nothing else in the queue. Actually, it may be a perfect show for me to watch during the summer rerun season.

After 2 episodes so far so good, I think I´m keeping this one.

I was a huge fan of the original series. Very disappointed in this new version. Gave it two showings. Two too many, I think the writers should have tried to stay a little closer to the original. Dano acts like a smart a$$ on this new version, instead of a subordinate of McGarrett. Just my thoughts. To each his own, I guess.

The 2 big things this show has is the theme song and the name recognition. Otherwise it could be just about any other cop show.

The 2 big things this show has is the theme song and the name recognition. Otherwise it could be just about any other cop show.

I agree.

I like the Show, I think that perhaps some of you take this stuff too serious. ITS TV LIGHTEN UP!! Did anyone actually think it was going to be same?

I don't think anyone is taking this stuff too seriously...just that a number of us are disappointed with the show - we were expecting something different/better. No big deal...I like Detroit 1-8-7, Blue Bloods and (very surprisingly) The Defenders. To be honest, the show isn't bad at all (probably no better or worse than the aforementioned shows) and I'll probably give Hawaii 5.0 another look if they change around some things with the production (i.e., writing, character development, etc.).

Putting all the little things aside, the two biggest problems I see is that McGarrett is not at all likeable and the team does not interact well. Dirty Harry was a lovable bastard - Mr. T was a likeable tough-guy - McGarrett just comes across as an angry jerk with little respect for the legal boundaries he is trying to enforce. For example, Dirty Harry and Mr. T could get away with dangling a bad guy over a rooftop by his ankles...McGarreet cannot. In a way, this show reminds me of FlashForward. As much as I liked the show (and it's possibility), people just couldn't identify with the lead character Mark Benford. I think the same is true of this iteration of Steve McGarrett...especially since most people loved Jack Lord.

I don't think anyone is taking this stuff too seriously...just that a number of us are disappointed with the show - we were expecting something different/better. No big deal...I like Detroit 1-8-7, Blue Bloods and (very surprisingly) The Defenders. To be honest, the show isn't bad at all (probably no better or worse than the aforementioned shows) and I'll probably give Hawaii 5.0 another look if they change around some things with the production (i.e., writing, character development, etc.).

Putting all the little things aside, the two biggest problems I see is that McGarrett is not at all likeable and the team does not interact well. Dirty Harry was a lovable bastard - Mr. T was a likeable tough-guy - McGarrett just comes across as an angry jerk with little respect for the legal boundaries he is trying to enforce. For example, Dirty Harry and Mr. T could get away with dangling a bad guy over a rooftop by his ankles...McGarreet cannot. In a way, this show reminds me of FlashForward. As much as I liked the show (and it's possibility), people just couldn't identify with the lead character Mark Benford. I think the same is true of this iteration of Steve McGarrett...especially since most people loved Jack Lord.

No they loved Steve McGarrett's hair, not him. It stood in place even in a hurricane and never moved.:p

The 2 big things this show has is the theme song and the name recognition. Otherwise it could be just about any other cop show.

I like the new arrangement for the theme song, and yep, good point.

No they loved Steve McGarrett's hair, not him. It stood in place even in a hurricane and never moved.:pToo funny! :D Jack Lord must have used a can of hairspray per scene. :p

Too funny! :D Jack Lord must have used a can of hairspray per scene. :p

At least a can .:up

had low expectations as i thought another remake who cares! But i liked that it wasn't a remake - a keeper.

had low expectations as i thought another remake who cares! But i liked that it wasn't a remake - a keeper.

Same here. I setup my dvr to record it. Wasn't expecting much. Figure it was going to be like all the other police shows on now.

Finally sat down and watched the first to shows and liked it. Glad to see Grace Park and Daniel Dae Kim found a new home.

I have the show on the keep list. It is cop show lite and it has nice scenery which they make sure they throw in a lot of gratuitous shots.

Am on it caz of ...

http://www.myconfinedspace.com/wp-content/uploads/tdomf/40460/GracePark-500x372.jpg

So far I´ve liked the show, I think I´ll keep it on my favs. :)

Anyone having trouble with the sound on this show? It is in Dolby Digital on my local station. The dialogue is very quiet and the surround sound channels overwhelm the dialogue. I have to struggle to hear what they are saying.

I checked-out the latest episode and flipped the channel because Dano kept bitching and whining about McGarrett...just like a pair of 13-year old kids. Seriously, isn't McGarrett his supervisor and a high ranking law enforcement officer? Time to discipline Dano and shut-him-up.

I checked-out the latest episode and flipped the channel because Dano kept bitching and whining about McGarrett...just like a pair of 13-year old kids. Seriously, isn't McGarrett his supervisor and a high ranking law enforcement officer? Time to discipline Dano and shut-him-up.

McGarret isn't even a cop. He is a commander in the Navy. that part is still a little weird. Dano keeps bitching because for the most part McGarrett does whatever he wants, regardless of SOP for law enforcement. :)

I am not sure that McGarrett is still a Navy Commander. In any event McGarrett does seem to outrank Dano at least for the purposes of this Stat task force they seem to be on.

That does raise the question of who works for whom? Is McGarrett still a Naval officer? Ar Dano and Kono still attached to the Honolulu PD and who the heck is paying Chin ho's salary?

I am not sure that McGarrett is still a Navy Commander. In any event McGarrett does seem to outrank Dano at least for the purposes of this Stat task force they seem to be on.

That does raise the question of who works for whom? Is McGarrett still a Naval officer? Ar Dano and Kono still attached to the Honolulu PD and who the heck is paying Chin ho's salary?In the original series, McGarrett was a Commander in the Naval Reserve, and showed up in uniform now and then. Seems to me that all the shows set in Hawaii like to have a Navy connection with their lead men. It probably helps in getting access to Navy and other military facilities in the islands.

McGarret isn't even a cop. He is a commander in the Navy. that part is still a little weird. Dano keeps bitching because for the most part McGarrett does whatever he wants, regardless of SOP for law enforcement. :)Very strange...I thought he accepted an appointment from the Governor (HPD Crime/Terror Czar?) during the first episode?

As i pointed out in another post they have been a little vague about the legal status of this. I am not even sure that the group has an official name yet In the first or second episode they said they would have to come up with one. Later they mentioned that McGarrett's old football number was 50 and that it should be pronounced Five Oh Not 50 etc. But if they ever closed the loop on their status I missed it.

So whether Dano officially works for McGarrett or whether he and Kono are somehow on loan to the state and how a disgraced Honolulu cop ever passed a background check I can't say. Maybe Magnum PI or the gang from Hawaiian Eye can tell us.

Am on it caz of ...

http://www.myconfinedspace.com/wp-content/uploads/tdomf/40460/GracePark-500x372.jpg

While that picture certainly makes her appear very hot, in the show she looks anorexic. Way too skinny to kick anyone's butt!

The title of this thread is "Hawaii Five-0: Season 1" After watching the first episodes and really trying to like it, I doubt there will be an need next year here for "Hawaii Five-0: Season 2" The chemistry between the actors is just not there, the writing is mediocre and it's just not believable.

The title of this thread is "Hawaii Five-0: Season 1" After watching the first episodes and really trying to like it, I doubt there will be an need next year here for "Hawaii Five-0: Season 2" The chemistry between the actors is just not there, the writing is mediocre and it's just not believable.

I think you just summed up my thoughts. I generally like the CBS lineup...and I really tried to like this show...it just didn't happen for me.

The real-deal Danno died today (James MacArthur). Hhe reportedly died of a broken heart after seeing what his beloved remade Hawaii Five-O has become. RIP Danno. However, death can't come fast enough to this new version.

The real-deal Danno died today (James MacArthur). Hhe reportedly died of a broken heart after seeing what his beloved remade Hawaii Five-O has become. RIP Danno. However, death can't come fast enough to this new version.

I don't think that this new incarnation of the show is for the people who watched the original series anyway. It has been 30 years since the first one ended and this show is for a newer generation who haven't watched the first one.

I don't think that this new incarnation of the show is for the people who watched the original series anyway. It has been 30 years since the first one ended and this show is for a newer generation who haven't watched the first one.Big mistake since CBS has the oldest viewing audience (and also the largest viewing audience) of all the networks. I'm with minnow...this show doesn't return next season.

The real-deal Danno died today (James MacArthur). Hhe reportedly died of a broken heart after seeing what his beloved remade Hawaii Five-O has become. RIP Danno. However, death can't come fast enough to this new version.Too funny! I was thinking the same thing, but I didn't want to say anything. I stopped watching the the show two-weeks ago. My respects to Mr. MacArthur.

It keeps dropping in the ratings, no how many bikini's they can show in one episode.

Deleted timer and added one for $#*! My Dad Says...which I didn't exactly like during my first and only viewing.

Timer deleted.

I don't think that this new incarnation of the show is for the people who watched the original series anyway. It has been 30 years since the first one ended and this show is for a newer generation who haven't watched the first one.

I agree completely. I was alive when the original series aired, but the theme music is about the only thing I remember from the show, and I really like the new one. But I don't have any memory of the first one to compare it to.

I agree completely. I was alive when the original series aired, but the theme music is about the only thing I remember from the show, and I really like the new one. But I don't have any memory of the first one to compare it to.

I watched some of the original Hawaii 5-0 back in the late 70s when I was in High school and it was good for it's time. The new series is okay but it is nothing like the original one. It has a different feel and vibe to it. I hope the new 5-0 becomes better with time.

I remember the original but considered it to be a crime drama that appealed to a distinctly older demographic than I occupied. I mean the theme was nice but that only draws you in so long. I actually like the current show better than the old one but I still don't know how long it will remain on my timer list.

BTW I can't stand reality shows, I am bored with procedurals, and my tastes are probably pretty far from being typical.

Was watching some of the old show yesterday. Looks like I've found where David Caruso stole his mannerisms. Quite a few times I found myself thinking where's Jack Lord's sunglasses, he needs to rip them off when he says that!

"Hawaii Five-0" (http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/hawaii-five-0/EP01280063) began the 2010-11 season as the most DVR'd show on television, and it's kept that title through 11 weeks.
Source & More: zap2it.com (http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/12/hawaii-five-0-and-the-nfl-the-falls-most-and-least-dvrd-shows.html)

TNT has nabbed off-network rights to CBS' freshman Hawaii Five-0 for a license fee just north of $2 million,

Hawaii Five-0, a remake of the 1960s cop drama, is yet to get a formal renewal for next season from CBS, something that was never in doubt but is now guaranteed, following the big off-network sale.Source & More: deadline.com (http://www.deadline.com/2011/04/tnt-acquires-off-net-rights-to-hawaii-five-0/)

I deleted the timer after 6 or 7 episodes this season. I tuned-in the other day but the show failed to grad my attention. I sure hope they make some major changes over the summer because H50 is not even winning the 10pm timeslot.

Castle has gotten a ratings bump because of the Dancing With the Stars lead in and Harry's Law had a few good outings but overall i think Hawaii Five 0 is winning the time slot. If off network rights have been sold I suspect that CBS plans to keep this one around awhile. Personally I like it and it has stayed on my timer list. i still am not thrilled with the lead but it has manages to stay on my timer list.

I really like Hawaii 5-0. My kid and I watch it every week. It's fun, glad that it will likely be renewed.

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I've been recording, but haven't gotten to watch all of them, I did watch the last one and enjoyed...

I record the H 5-0 every week and I try to watch them ,but I seem to pay more attention to beautiful scenery of Hawaii than I do the dialogue of the show. I like the guy who plays Steve , but I liked him in Moonlight a few years back too. The characters seem very one dimensional ,especially Steve and his obsession over who killed his parents. The side kick bugs me and I absolutely hate his hair cut , if you can call it that. I didn't like him when he played on Entourage. The Asian dude is boring and his cousin's only claim to fame was that she was on Battlestar Galactica as Boomer. But I will keep watching because I do love the opening song.

Dano brings the occasional dose of sanity to the otherwise chaotic mayhem that is each week's episode. I like him!

I deleted the timer after 6 or 7 episodes this season. I tuned-in the other day but the show failed to grad my attention. I sure hope they make some major changes over the summer because H50 is not even winning the 10pm timeslot.

I don't want to see any changes. I have watched all of Alex O's shows and have been disappointed when Moonlight and Three Rivers were dumped. Looks like he has a keeper here. Grace Park was good in the Cleaner and better in this. Scott Caan is a great polar opposite to Alex O.

I purchased this show on iTunes and enjoy re-watching on my bus commute.

I thought it showed more promise than the original (I was not a fan). A lot of that is the visuals that HD brings to viewing. I think the noise was a little overboard, but that should settle down. I'd watched Scott Caan a lot over the years, most recently on several episodes of Entourage. He seemed to be mostly a background character and I had no personal thoughts of him at all. I'm not sure if it's the leading role, the videography or the story line. but I was very impressed. It's the first time I saw the mannerisms, body movement and physical resmblance to his dad (I wasn't aware of who his dad was and looked up info to verify last name while watching 5-o). I was very impressed by his role.:D

The original showed a lot of promise from the first episode, which a spy thriller storyline. Jack Lord and the rest of the cast acted well, and I see the direct opposite in the new show. HD visuals don't make a show more promising or better quality-wise. The original is long-since off the air, so whether or not it showed promise has no meaning now, since it had its run. Given its success - not just in its first run but in syndication and DVD sales - and how people remember the cast, storylines, and production aspects fondly, it certainly had promise. Contrary to what some ignorat reviewers have said, people remember the original Five-O for more than the theme song, the "Book 'em, Danno," catchphrase, and Jack Lord's hair. They remember the exciting and adventurous storylines, the famous guest stars, the main cast and their endearing portrayals of the Five-O team, and the stunning photography of the Hawaiian Islands. The new show has none of that.

Shane Victorino and Apollo Ono were both on last nights episode.

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I heard McGarrett say "Book 'em Dano" the other night, at the end of the show. Dano said "Book 'em yourself". :)