Book 'em Danno!

[BoomerD]

http://tv.yahoo.com/blog/first-look-cbs-reboots-hawaii-fiveo--1259

"First Look: CBS Reboots 'Hawaii Five-O'


The cast of the new "Hawaii Five-O"
CBS/Mario PerezHawaii is hip again. First we saw the resurgence of tiki lounges, enabling a whole new generation to sip colorful cocktails surrounded by wood-carved décor. And now the trend is coming to a TV near you thanks to CBS' remake of the classic island detective series "Hawaii Five-O."


Aussie Alex O'Loughlin ("Moonlight") will play lead Detective Steve McGarrett, a cop who goes home to Oahu to solve his father's murder and ends up staying after Hawaii's governor offers him the chance to head up a team of detectives on his terms. Daniel Dae Kim ("Lost") heads back to Hawaii to costar as Chin Ho Kelly, the wrongly accused former protégé of McGarrett's dad, and Scott Caan ("Ocean's Eleven") stars as Detective Danny "Book 'em Danno" Williams.


The first "Hawaii Five-O," which had a similar storyline, starred Jack Lord as McGarrett, Kam Fong as Kelly, James MacArthur as Williams, and Richard Denning as the governor. They must have been doing something right, as the series, which first aired in 1968, ran all the way until 1980.


New York Magazine is already criticizing the new show's modernized new theme song (compare the two below), but only time will tell if the updated version can fill the flip-flops of the original."


I'm leery at best about a remake of this old classic. Jack Lord was good in the original...not so sure about an Aussie playing the part...

There are links to the new theme and openings.

 

[her209]

Dear God...

 

[CrackRabbit]

Hollywood. Crushing your childhood memories since, well ever.

 

[xanis]

Hollywood. Crushing your childhood memories since, well ever.

*cough*KNIGHTRIDER*cough*

 

[SunnyD]

*cough*NIGHTRIDER*cough*

Wow... it was so bad you couldn't even spell it right.

Now THAT'S bad.

 

[preCRT]

This version will suck. All recent remakes have sucked.

First, they need an actor as wooden as Jack Lord to play McGarrett. David Caruso comes close, but somehow he is still employed on CSI Miami.

Second, how can McGarrett chase after stoned hippies now?


Third, without this guy, the show will suck. Always was the best villain on the original.

 

[cjchaps]

Grace Parks from BSG FTW.

 

[Kadarin]

This is a series that does not need rebooting.

 

[xanis]

Wow... it was so bad you couldn't even spell it right.

Now THAT'S bad.

I wish there was a middle finger emoticon.

 

[SKORPI0]

This version will suck. All recent remakes have sucked.

Without this guy, the show will suck. Always was the best villain on the original.

Khigh_Dheigh (Kenneth Dickerson) aka Wo Fat Yup, the ultimate 5-0 villain. Also lasted the whole run of the series (1968 pilot-1980 final episode).

Wanna bet that the producers will come up with a similar character, but is played by a black person?

 

[OCGuy]

We need to get a list going of all the shitty remakes going on right now.

Hollywood is out of ideas. Even "Avatar" is a damn remake.

 

[preCRT]

Wanna bet that the producers will come up with a similar character, but is played by a black person?

The ultimate baddie will have to be North Korean now. We owe the PRC too much money to use them as the root of all evil. Same as on the old Mission Impossible tv series it was always the evil KGB or other Soviet spies causing trouble. Détente totally ruined that show, no more evil KGB spies.

 

[techs]

Grace Parks from BSG FTW.

Yeah, that's her.