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…
Diddy Does It for ‘Hawaii Five-0’
By Stu Robinson, I don’t have much to say about Episode 21 of CBS new Hawaii Five-0 – to be known henceforth as “The Diddy Episode.” My major takeaway: The guy can act. I’ve never been a fan of SeanRead more…
‘H50’: Daddy Issues Become ‘Heroic’
By Stu Robinson, Today, dear reader, you are an unwitting participant in my test drive of WordPress for iPad. I’ve been writing these blog entries on the desktop iMac in my home office. But I’ve been in there all weekendRead 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…
On ‘H50,’ Family Time Never Ends Well
By Stu Robinson, Episode 18 of CBS’ new Hawaii Five-O, like the one two weeks earlier, has McGarrett, Chin Ho and Kono racing the clock while Danno deals with family issues. Mad Bomber Someone is using explosives to kill theRead more…
‘H50’ Episodes Share Common Plot Structures
By Stu Robinson, In the past, 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 simplyRead more…
‘Hawaii Five-0’: Many Happy Returns
By Stuart Robinson, Last week brought us the return of Mary Ann McGarrett. But that was nothin’! For Episode 15 of CBS’ new Hawaii Five-O, they could’ve replaced the series’ boffo theme song with Celine Dion’s “It’s All Coming BackRead more…