By Stu Robinson, Tonight brings the Season 2 premiere of CBS’ new Hawaii Five-0. To borrow the slogan from another classic TV show: Same bat time; same bat channel. Once again, it will go up against the ABC hit Castle.Read more…
‘Hawaii Five-0’: Assessing the First Season
By Stu Robinson, A few weeks ago, I posted a recap of Hawaii Five-0‘s season finale. Now that I’ve had a few weeks to reflect on it, here are my big-picture thoughts on the show’s plot and character developments. TheRead more…
Wo Fat Springs Trap in ‘HF0’ Season Finale
By Stu Robinson, I’ve had some time to digest the Season One finale of Hawaii Five-0, the new CBS hit that pretty much lived up to its preseason hype. Summing up the 24 episodes requires more than one blog post,Read more…
‘Hawaii Five-0’ Careens Toward Season Finale
By Stu Robinson, Because I’m a week behind, I’m going to rush through Episode 23 of CBS’s new Hawaii Five-0 so that I can start deconstructing the series’ shocking season finale. Here goes: Acting on a tip from CIA analystRead more…
Kono and the Lab Tech, Sittin’ in a Tree
By Stu Robinson, Another week of CBS’ new Hawaii Five-0, another set of daddy issues. In Episode 22, a famous fashion photographer (played by Rick Springfield) is burned alive in his trailer at a shoot. He had just proposed toRead more…
FOX Takes Down ‘Human Target’
By Stu Robinson, FOX has canceled the action drama Human Target after two seasons. The show featured square-jawed Mark Valley – brilliant in Keen Eddie, an earlier victim of FOX’s chopping block – as an assassin reformed by his own conscience. UsingRead more…
U.S. Gives Stamp of Approval to Danno’s Mom
The U.S. Postal Service recently issued a stamp honoring actress Helen Hayes (1900-93). Hayes was the mother of actor James MacArthur, who played Danno on the original Hawaii Five-0. MacArthur died last fall, just weeks after CBS’s new Hawaii Five-0Read more…
‘Hawaii Five-0’ Advances McGarrett Subplot
By Stu Robinson, Episode 19 of CBS’s new Hawaii Five-O finds the team investigating why a man in a superhero costume took flight off a hotel balcony and, lacking actual super powers, met his end pool cabana below. The episodeRead more…
I Was Right! Mary Ann McGarrett Is Kidnapped!
By Stu Robinson, After a couple weeks of reruns, CBS’ new Hawaii Five-O returns Monday to answer the burning question: “Where is Mary Ann McGarrett?” As I’ve noted in several recent blogs, Steve’s sister (played by Taryn Manning) hasn’t beenRead more…
Hawaii Five-0: Back to the Future
By Stu Robinson, Episodes 11 and 12 of CBS’ new Hawaii Five-O reestablish the plot line about the McGarrett Family mystery. No, not the mystery of sister Mary Ann – who hasn’t been seen since Episode 5 and must beRead more…