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Post by Prime etc. on Nov 14, 2020 20:47:18 GMT
I am considering doing some skipping ahead with Five-0. I did that with WWW--I jumped to season 2 and watched a couple of the first color episodes before going back to season 1.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jan 24, 2021 4:35:00 GMT
Well "No Blue Skies" gets a low rating but I liked it. McGarrett gets hit by a suspect, and then Kono has to help. Also the old guy Chin Ho has to interpret for doesnt want to get involved. That was realistic. The lounge singer-cat burglar was an interesting idea for a plot.
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Post by alpha128 on Jan 24, 2021 19:41:12 GMT
"No Blue Skies" The lounge singer-cat burglar was an interesting idea for a plot. According to the Hawaii Five-O Home Page, Tommy Sands, who played the lounge singer, was real singer/teen idol at the time.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jan 24, 2021 22:19:32 GMT
According to the Hawaii Five-O Home Page, Tommy Sands, who played the lounge singer, was real singer/teen idol at the time. I think I have seen his name listed in Las Vegas marquees from movies set in Las Vegas during that era. His hair is something else. It's kind of Gi Joe doll-like. He reminds me of Ralph Bates the English actor.
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Post by Prime etc. on Feb 13, 2021 4:19:15 GMT
BY THE NUMBERS
This is another lower rated episode but I liked it. The Hawaii Five-O mentions the dialogue is pretty snappy in this one. There are a lot of good lines. Irene seems like an evil Ginger-and she tells her gangster friend "I think I'm being used" and he says: "you were used up long before we met." She tells Danno "You know, with this line of yours, you could really make me dislike you," he replies, "Wait a few hours, then you can really hate me."
Also we get to see Chin and Kono arrest somebody on the street. And "Book him Danno" is well employed at the end.
It was interesting that here we have Vietnam soldiers featured prominently. The way the soldier's missing wife is dangling in the story--it was effectively worked into the finale for poignant effect. The worst thing was the terrible makeup on the brother who clearly does not look Asian at all and certainly not like his brother. One of the worst oriental makeup moments ever--why couldnt they find someone else. Maybe in 1968 it wouldnt be so glaring but wow is bad to watch that now.
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Post by Prime etc. on Mar 6, 2021 5:12:01 GMT
“Yesterday Died And Tomorrow Won't Be Born” This was a really good one. Danno does a lot here and Chin Ho strong arms a hooligan. John Larch was in the final Madigan tv-movie as a corrupted cop which was also a really good one.
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Post by alpha128 on Mar 20, 2021 18:06:47 GMT
Webmaster Mike Quigley has finally completed his rewatch of the original Five-O, and there are now updated reviews for all 12 seasons on The Hawaii Five-O Home Page. He also updated his ratings for all episodes. According to Mr. Mike, the original seasons are ranked as follows on a scale of 1 to 4 stars: Season 01 - 3.02 Season 03 - 3.00 Season 05 - 2.98 Season 06 - 2.94 Season 09 - 2.93 Season 07 - 2.92 Season 08 - 2.91 Season 02 - 2.79 Season 04 - 2.71 Season 10 - 2.23 Season 11 - 2.20 Season 12 - 1.45 I generally agree with Mr. Mike's ratings, although I would put Seasons 5 and 6 above 1 and 3, and Season 8 above Seasons 9 and 7. No argument about the last three seasons though. I managed to watch most of Season 10 for free on-line, and it was definitely weaker than the earlier seasons. I have yet to see any episodes from the last two seasons, but the general consensus is Season 11 was mediocre and Season 12 was terrible.
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Post by vrkalak on Mar 21, 2021 22:50:25 GMT
I seem to recall watching a lot of Hawaii Five-O from 1972-1974.
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Post by alpha128 on Mar 22, 2021 1:08:12 GMT
I seem to recall watching a lot of Hawaii Five-O from 1972-1974. That period would include Seasons 5 and 6 which, IMO, are the best two seasons of the show.
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Post by Prime etc. on Apr 10, 2021 4:52:44 GMT
DEATHWATCH--what a riveting episode. So that is what Joe Takagi was doing before the Nakatomi days. Hans Gruber missed the "crime boss in Hawaii" part of his biography.
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Post by Prime etc. on May 9, 2021 4:05:55 GMT
Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember The guy at the Five-O sure is tough on these shows. I am very impressed by the acting in this series--there have been some really good and moving performances--especially by the guest stars in some episodes. In this both Denny Miller (he reminded me of Trump) and Ron Feinberg are effective--the latter really gave a moving performance. I realized it was inspired by Lon Chaney and Of Mice and Men even though I have never seen it, I don't have to in order to know Chaney influenced this.
Chin Ho Kelly we learned has connections to crop burning in his family.
Also Kono was well utilized in the interrogation scene I thought. I dont think McGarrett and the kid was a big deal-I think they were foreshadowing him having to handle a retarded suspect, showing that he could be understanding of a child. On the other hand I did notice he grabbed her hair which seemed a little strange (looking at it today--but back them?). And it was true that they were very understanding of their mentally challenged suspect--but that was point-the episode was about suspects who were not fitting the typical criminal profile. The big "He-man" as he was described was a real sensitive and emotional person.
I find these episode function like mini noir movies in some ways. Especially given that they are only 50 minutes I don't find they need more time.
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Post by alpha128 on May 9, 2021 19:47:01 GMT
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Post by Prime etc. on May 9, 2021 20:06:22 GMT
I meant he's tough on them in ways I would not be. I thought he was saying they were acting too soft with Benny--mothering him--they have to give him the center stage for the scene-so he can act out the role uninterrupted. I think that explains why they did that. Same with the kid--he seemed to question why the kid was there--but it seems to me the purpose was dramatic--to foreshadow the child-like character that would become the focus. McGarrett was tolerant of John crying etc but then he got aggressive when he saw the left-handedness.
It is melodramatic but that's the reason for it. The humor bit with Danno making a hippie gesture--seems out of character but we don't see them 24 hours a day so who knows, maybe they joke around a lot more than what he are privy to.
The episode where McGarrett impersonated a criminal-he was really out of character there IMO--I can't picture him being able to put on a fake persona.
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Post by Prime etc. on May 23, 2021 4:03:42 GMT
King of the Hill. The Five-O page review comments:
'When Auston arrives at the hospital, he is examined by the hospital's acting chief of staff Dr. William Hanson (Jeff Corey) who gets him moved to "Emergency Treatment" on the third floor. I don't understand why would this room be so far away from the hospital's main entrance, when time is of the essence for dealing with seriously ill or injured patients. As well, this room is in the middle of an intensive care area! The only reason I can see that Auston ends up on the third floor is so the show can have the big staged finale where McGarrett drops down to the window of this room from a helicopter. Let's face it, if Auston was just on the main floor, that would be pretty boring!...
At one point, Danno pulls out a gun from his back pants pocket and points it at Auston to convince him to give up, but Danno struggles to avoid passing out. This is a small silver gun. I don't know if it is Danno's "personal gun." It is certainly not the same as the one he used in "....And He Painted Daisies On His Coffin" to shoot through the door. This silver gun looks like a "girly gun."
...Yaphet Kotto is really sweating like hell during the show. I don't know if the perspiration is consistent from shot to shot; I don't really want to know!'
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Post by mikef6 on Jul 4, 2021 16:37:04 GMT
Old. I don't even see why they call the new version Hawaii 5-0; original H50 had a look, feel and vibe you could cut with a cheese knife, and the reboot just looks like every other modern-day generic cop series.Amy, you said it all for me, too.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jul 4, 2021 17:53:11 GMT
I have to get back to this show. Still on the first season.
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Post by alpha128 on Jul 5, 2021 14:37:56 GMT
I have to get back to this show. Still on the first season. I'm rewatching one classic Five-O episode every other week and I'm nearing the end of Season 2. The last episode I saw was S02E19, "The One With The Gun", with John Colicos, Julie Gregg, and Jack Soo.
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Post by snsurone on Jul 19, 2021 19:06:04 GMT
Check the Classic Film Board to see my thread on Jack Lord.
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Post by Ass_E9 on Jul 19, 2021 20:43:52 GMT
I haven't seen the new version, but... I see they did quite a makeover on Wo Fat, looks-wise.
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Post by Prime etc. on Apr 16, 2023 7:10:21 GMT
HAWAII FIVE-O "Not All That Different" -the leader of anti-war students is shot while protesting an anonymous general from Vietnam and McGarrett has to find out who did while dealing with the politics of the hippies.
I jumped ahead of the two part episode Once Upon A Time.
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