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…
Supernatural: Good Endings
This time around, I did something I rarely do. I checked out the fan boards after the episode to see what everyone was saying about it. Generally the SPN fangirls and boys are ruthless and can be unnecessarily mean (atRead 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…
Supernatural: Hmm.
It is not uncommon for me to rewatch an episode while writing my recap, just to make sure I catch the nuance and get favorite quotes right and such, but this episode… I had to rewatch just to remember whatRead more…
Fringe: A Season Finale Post-Mortem
Post-mortem is especially appropriate, given the events of the season (fortunately not series) finale. The episode was very nearly perfect, tying up so many loose ends: What Bell did to Olivia What September meant when he told Olivia in everyRead 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…
Supernatural: Adventures in the Loony Bin
I was not expecting much, if any, Castiel this season, so yet another episode with him makes me very, very happy. Maybe we’ll see him one more time? We open with an over achieving high school student, Kevin, who isRead more…
Supernatural: Shenanigans!
Once again, my laziness means I have to recap many episodes in one post. Sorry ’bout that… Since I am so far behind, there will be shenanigans in three parts. ‘Cause there were some serious shenanigans going on in someRead 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…