Season 3 of CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 premieres tonight, and the series will pick up right where it left off last season. The last 10 minutes of Season 2 left a cliffhanger for each team member: Steve McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) discoveredRead more…
‘Falling Skies’ Improves in Season 2
TNT’s Alien-Invasion Drama Rewards Fans Who Endured Chaotic First Year. Two Syfy Shows – ‘Alphas’ and ‘Lost Girl’ – Heading in Opposite Directions. I stuck with TNT’s Falling Skies throughout last season – though I’m not entirely sure why. ItRead more…
‘H50’ Cast, Crew Start Work on Season 3
With a traditional Hawaiian blessing, the Hawaii Five-0 cast and crew began production of Season 3 this morning in Honolulu. Attending the ceremony were Executive Producer Peter Lenkov and cast members Alex O’Loguhlin, Daniel Dae Kim, Taylor Wily, Michelle Borth and newcomer Christine Lahti,Read more…
School Bus Hijacker Out after 35 Years
By Stu Robinson, A Hawaii Five-0 recap I posted back in December referenced the real-life 1976 school bus kidnapping in Chowchilla, Calif., in which the hostages were placed underground in the back of a buried truck. Well, The Associated Press reported FridayRead more…
‘H50’ Finale Hangs from Every Cliff on Oahu
By Stu Robinson, Like last year’s season finale, this year’s season-ending episode of CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 began with the death of a secondary character. But the resemblance ended there. Whereas the Season 1 finale put the unit in peril inRead more…
McGarrett, Wo Fat Re-Energize ‘H50’
By Stu Robinson, He’s BA-ack! We could be talking about Steve McGarrett, as actor Alex O’Loughlin returned to CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 this week after missing two episodes to undergo rehab from prescription painkillers. Or we could mean Wo Fat (MarkRead more…
‘H50’/’NCIS: LA’ Crossover Masks McGarrett Absence
By Stu Robinson, CBS presented its much-hyped “crossover” episodes of Hawaii Five-0 and NCIS: Los Angeles this week. Meh. The biggest accomplishment of the exercise was to paper over the continued absence of Five-0 leader Steve McGarrett while actor AlexRead more…
No McGarrett? Call MaxGarrett
By Stu Robinson, Season 2, Episode 20 of CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 was the first to reflect the absence of star Alex O’Loughlin, who took a leave from the show last month to undergo treatment for an addiction to pain killers. EarlyRead more…
Actors Trade Hawaii for Arizona
By Stu Robinson, In addition to blogging Hawaii Five-0 for the TV Tyrant, I’m also a longtime volunteer for the Phoenix Film Festival. The two roles were unrelated – until yesterday morning when the festival announced that Tom Sizemore, whoRead more…
Asner Joins H50 in Jewel of a Caper
By Stu Robinson, The producers and writers of CBS’s new Hawaii Five-0 are turning stunt casting into the equivalent of an Olympic sport. After a great episode featuring guest star James Caan (Brian’s Song, The Godfather, NBC’s Las Vegas), the H50 brainRead more…