Hawaii Five-O: Any Fans?

[Little Garwood]

As someone who was born in 1971, I should have had some kind of contact watching Hawaii Five-O, which seemed to be on in primetime and syndication forever. But I never saw the show as a kid. I knew there was such a show, and I knew the theme song and the catchphrase "Book 'em, Danno!" was also known by me. But I never saw an episode until around 1989, when my grandmother was watching it every afternoon on our local affiliate station. I started tuning in and enjoyed the 1960s-70s atmosphere of the show, the interesting musical scores heard in many episodes and the emphasis on international intrigue-type stories. As a MPI fan, this was know as the "other" show that took place in Hawaii. I've since grown to love the show and have the first three seasons on DVD. I've become obsessed with the era since I gave it little or no thought as a child and I'm fascinated by the fact that Five-O took us through the entire decade of the 1970s and even into 1980, having ended its twelve-year run in April, 1980. If you watch the last couple of seasons, you'll see a MPI-ness creeping in. At least i do. The Estate was featured from almost the beginning, as were many actors and stock players who would later appear on MPI. The show's twelfth season is tantalizingly close to MPI, and one can almost envision the ferrai driving by as McGarrett and team take on the "Syndicate" or Wo Fat.

So, let this be a thread to discuss any and all things related to Hawaii Five-O!

[golfmobile]

I think this is a great idea, Little Garwood. I was not a H50 fan when it was on primetime (mainly because, and I'm REALLY giving away MY age here, I liked Jack Lord in "Stoney Burke" and H50 was very far from the character he played in SB [SelleckLover, do you remember this one?]). However, NOW I am REALLY enjoying getting the H50 DVDs from netflix and watching them, mostly to find scenery that was later used in MPI, plus since I have now fallen in love so much with anything Hawaii-scenery-related, I'll watch virtually ANYTHING about Hawaii (did anyone else watch that cop show that aired right after the Olympics [was it 2004?] -- I think it was just called "Hawaii" and I thought it was really good and was very disappointed when it just disappeared. It had a good "cop buddy" thing going with the leads, plus the real Hawaii actors and scenery, etc., etc.) -- anyway, on the love-anything-Hawaiian philosophy, I was CRUSHED when I bought ALL the old Warner Bros. "Hawaiian Eye" series and found out NONE of it was filmed on location (though I still enjoy the old 1960s WB detective series, of which H.E. was one]).

This post is ENTIRELY too convoluted to be the least bit comprehensible. But I'll vote for a minor H50 thread here, if James will spare us the space.

I think I should just quote Roseanne Roseanna Danna and say, "Never mind. . . . . "

golf

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[SelleckLover]

Yes, golf...I loved Stony Burke too! I love most anything in the Western genre! The Virginian, and Bonanza, Maverick, and was/is a huge Gunsmoke fan! Remember Sugarfoot? The High Chaparral? Paladin/Have Gun Will Travel? Loved them all!

[Little Garwood]

I'm "only" 36 and I LOVE all of those vintage Western shows! The Virginian is among my favorites, as is Bonanza, The Big Valley, Bat Masterson, et al. The Virginian had a great theme by Percy faith, too.

Stoney Burke has a hard-core following, BTW.

The WB shows with the exception of Maverick were pretty disappointing, though Bronco had a very catchy theme!

As for Five-O, I'll get around to posting favorite eps, as well.

[J.J. Walters]

Well said Garwood!

Oh yeah, I love me some HFO! Although, I've only seen a dozen or so episodes sporadically over the years. You gotta love the 70s Hawaiian setting, and Jack Lord is just great. What an iconic figure.

I recently an episode for the first time in years on CBS' web site. It was the second episode "Full Fathom Five" (1968). Kevin McCarthy is running around conning and killing rich widows on his boat (and quoting Shakespeare). There is this great "time capsule" scene on a beach involving McGarrett, a 60s conservative-type lawyer, and a group of hippies. Classic.

[Little Garwood]

My First Season Top Ten--Always subject to change...

10) The Box
9) Six Kilos
…And they Painted Daisies on His Coffin
7) Deathwatch
6) Samurai
5) No Blue Skies
4) The Ways of Love
3) Up Tight
2) Cocoon (Pilot)
1) Once Upon a Time (two parter)

[Sam]

I too am a fan for the reasons mentioned.

[IKnowWhatYoureThinking]

I remember seeing it a few times when I was a kid, but I don't recall seeing it anywhere in syndication. If I could find it I would Tivo a few to see if they peaked my interest.

[Sam]

You can watch some episodes on CBS.

http://www.cbs.com/classics/hawaii_five_0/

[Little Garwood]

Don't know if this varies from store to store, but Target had S1 of Five-O for $19.99 this week. Made me want to buy it again!