Hawaii Five-0

This 2010 version of Hawaii Five-O is a CBS remake of the classic 1968 series of the same name, which ran for 12 years.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062568/ The series has an updated version of the original theme music and character names, but their back-stories are refreshed and modernized.http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2010/09/17/hawaii-five-0-a-slick-expensive-vacation-from-tv-ambition/

Alex O'Loughlin and Scott Caan star as Steve McGarrett and Danny "Danno" Williams, respectively.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1600194/ As a former Navy Seal and now the head of an elite federal task force in Hawaii, McGarrett has been given seemingly unlimited resources, tools and vast leeway to accomplish his job.http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2010/09/17/hawaii-five-0-a-slick-expensive-vacation-from-tv-ambition/ McGarrett's team includes "Danno" (a New Jersey cop who moved to the island to be near his daughter after a divorce), Chin Ho Kelly (Lost star Daniel Dae Kim as McGarrett's old friend who was kicked off the police force after wrongfully being accused of taking payoffs) and Kono Kalakaua (Battlestar Galactica star Grace Park as Chin Ho's cousin and a cop fresh to the force).http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2010/09/17/hawaii-five-0-a-slick-expensive-vacation-from-tv-ambition/

In a recent interview, Alex O'Loughlin said he enjoyed the non-stop action of the re-booted series, but also the light-hearted comedy that "lives in the relationship between McGarrett and Danno - in that back-and-forth banter that we have."http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/show-patrol/2010/09/alex-oloughlin-talks-five-0-hawaii-and-going-shirtless.html He said that natural kind of humor is "honest" funny. "It's the sort of funny that we have with our siblings, with people who know us better than anyone else. And it's almost like these two characters met and fell into this brotherly relationship before they even realized what was happening. It's as enjoyable to play as it is to watch," O'Loughlin said.http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/show-patrol/2010/09/alex-oloughlin-talks-five-0-hawaii-and-going-shirtless.html

• Alex O'Loughlin as Steve McGarrett

• Scott Caan as Danny 'Danno' Williams

• Daniel Dae Kim as Chin Ho Kelly

• Grace Park as Kono Kalakaua

• Jean Smart as Governor Pat Jamesonhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt1600194/

Hawaii Five-0 has received mixed reviews from television reviewers and viewers, but the overall picture is quite positive. "Hawaii‘s premiere episode was fun: Swift, sometimes funny, well-cast, especially in the supporting roles," said Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly.http://watching-tv.ew.com/2010/09/20/hawaii-five-o-season-1-episode-1/ Variety writer Brian Lowry did not have the same opinion, saying "The expensive pilot doesn't necessarily indicate smooth sailing, relying as it does on playful banter (more like frat-boy hazing) between the leads that grows tiresome even before the hour's over."http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117943587.html?categoryid=32&cs=1 Time Magazine television critic James Poniewozik said "The explosive pilot should promise enough to generate return business, both from CBS' core fans of its many dark crime procedurals and from less-hardcore fans attracted by a sleek crime show with lush scenery."http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2010/09/17/hawaii-five-0-a-slick-expensive-vacation-from-tv-ambition/ However, Los Angeles Times television critic Mary McNamara, while finding one of the leads "wooden", did agree more with Tucker. "Fortunately, O'Loughlin's by-the-book performance is buoyed by a fast-paced script and a splendid supporting cast, including and especially Scott Caan as Danno, that radiates enough hit-making energy to render even Oahu's azure waters and perfect sunsets superfluous," she said.http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/20/entertainment/la-et-hawaii-five-20100920

Generally, reviews from viewers were more positive. "The show starts with a bang... there is some flashy cuts and slight melodrama in the beginning, but the rapport between McGarrett and Williams is great," filmfreak82 said in a review posted on IMDb.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1600194/usercomments "Finally, a remake viewers of the old show can enjoy and appreciate....awesome cast, action, photography, plot," courtjes said in another IMDb review.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1600194/usercomments Viddwizard at TV Fanatic agreed, saying "It appears that CBS kept all the parts of the original show that worked and updated the parts needed to be modernized."http://www.tvfanatic.com/2010/09/hawaii-five-o-review-pilot/

• "It's five-O. It's what my dad used to call our family because we weren't native Hawaiians. So he named us five-O's - 50th state in the union. I don't know. It was his way of making us feel like we belonged some place, I guess."—Steve McGarrett

• "We shouldn't be doing this without backup."'— Danny "Danno" Williams
• "You are the backup."'—Steve McGarrett
• "I am the backup. I hate him so much."—Danny "Danno" Williams

• "Book em' Dano." —Steve McGarrett
• "Really? Is that gonna be a thing now?"—Danny "Danno" Williams
• "You don't like it?"—Steve McGarrett
• "Don't like it."—Danny "Danno" Williams
• "I think it's catchy."—Steve McGarretthttp://www.tvfanatic.com/quotes/shows/hawaii-five-0/