For the third time in four weeks, CBS’s new Hawaii Five-0 tried a gimmick to hook viewers. This time, however, the show looked to its own past for inspiration. Season 3, Episode 15 is the first in the new seriesRead more…
Art Heist Paces Paint-by-Numbers ‘H50’
Could there be a more unlikely recurring guest on Hawaii Five-0 than Ed Asner? Amid the sun, surf and action of Oahu, the octogenarian TV legend sits on a park bench – looking and sounding a bit like one of theRead more…
Fasten Seat Belts for ‘H50’ Season 3
Season 3 of CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 premieres tonight, and the series will pick up right where it left off last season. The last 10 minutes of Season 2 left a cliffhanger for each team member: Steve McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) discoveredRead 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…