Holy mackerel! Talk about catching lightning in a bottle. What are the odds? Episode 22 of CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 concerns a young girl kidnapped and held hostage for a decade. During the closing credits, local news teases the day’s biggestRead more…
McGarrett Faces Rivals From Both Sides
Give me a “W”! Give me an “O”! Give me an “F-A-T”! WO FAT! Yes, the major takeaway from Season 3, Episode 14 of CBS’ new Hawaii Five-0 is the return of arch-villain Wo Fat (Mark Dacascos). That’s the goodRead more…
‘H50’ Viewers-Choice Gimmick Fails on Multiple Levels
Memo to CBS: Phoenix exists. So does Denver. And Salt Lake City and Albuquerque. Those metropolitan areas alone comprise almost 9 million potential viewers. And that doesn’t include folks in the vast rural areas around and in between those cities.Read more…
‘Hawaii Five-0’ Treading Water in Season 3
Seven episodes into Season 3, it’s fair to ask whether CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 has lost its way. Since the action-packed season premiere, most of the episodes have been self-contained, with plots that have ranged from procedural to cartoonish. Meanwhile: The showRead 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…