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…
If Sandy Rained Out ‘H50,’ You Didn’t Miss Much
Who’d have figured a hurricane on the Eastern Seaboard would prevent people in Arizona from watching a TV show set in Hawaii? But that’s what happened last week, when CBS pre-empted Hawaii Five-0 for its news coverage of Hurricane Sandy.Read more…
‘H50’ Episode Lost Amid Bluster
I know I’m late with this Hawaii Five-0 recap. In a busy week that included my birthday, the Scottsdale International Film Festival and a couple of sports events, I didn’t even get to view Season 3, Episode 3 until thisRead 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…
‘Five-0’ Seeks Advice from Lou Grant
By Stu Robinson Mark your calendar for the return of August March to CBS’s Hawaii Five-0. The episode scheduled to air on Monday, March 19, will feature TV legend Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant) reprising theRead more…
H50 Episode Recalls Real-Life Case
By Stu Robinson, Season 2, Episode 11 of CBS’ new Hawaii Five-0 draws heavily from a real-life 1976 school bus kidnapping in Chowchilla, Calif., in which the hostages were placed underground in the back of a buried truck. The real-lifeRead 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…
‘Hawaii Five-0’: Beware the iPhone
By Stu Robinson, I’ve observed that episodes of CBS’s new Hawaii Five-O come in two varieties: those devoted to revealing the back stories of Steve McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) and the three other main characters; and those that simply serve upRead 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…