By Stu Robinson, I’ve been busy with the day job this month, so I have to play catch-up on Season 2 of CBS’ new Hawaii Five-0 – starting with Episodes 3-5, a an arc that could be titled, “Oh no,Read more…
‘Hawaii Five-0’: There’s a New Deputy in Town
By Stu Robinson, There’s a new deputy in town, and the sheriff is none too happy about it. Following the boffo theme song, we see McGarrett cooling his heels outside the new governor’s office – a scene obviously meant toRead more…
‘Hawaii Five-0’ Gets the Band Back Together
By Stu Robinson, It took me a few days to recover from whiplash following the season premiere of CBS’ Hawaii Five-0. No, not really. It just seemed like it. I went into the Season 2 premiere wondering how the H50Read more…
‘Hawaii Five-0’: Variations on a Theme
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…