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…
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…
‘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…
Old-School ‘Hawaii Five-0’ Episodes Hold Up
By Stu Robinson, When I started blogging CBS’ new Hawaii Five-O back in September, I conceded that all I remembered about the original series – besides the boffo theme song – was Jack Lord’s hair, boxy cars and the signatureRead 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…