Live stream of consciousness reboot thoughts as I watch

[Reef monkey]

(Spoilers ahead if you’re dvring to watch later)

Man, the new guys’s Surf ski is a far barge compared to TS’s Hayden spec ski. Of course TS was an accomplished surfskier in real life. New guy is likely a surfski newbie who needs all the primary stability he can get.

[Reef monkey]

Pilot opens with an old navy buddy getting killed, just like Don’t Eat Th Snow in Hawai.

[Reef monkey]

James Remar was a good choice as Buck Greene.

[Reef monkey]

Ah, the female medical examiner from Hawaii 5-0 reboot crosses over.

[Reef monkey]

New Higgins is hot and a badass.

Cool they used Malasadas for the doughnuts TM uses to bribe people.

[Levidale]

This is horrible! I’ve almost turned it off 3 times!

[Vxc961]

No! I think it’s decent so far!

[T.Q.]

Horrible.

They’re trying to jam 8 years of classic established beloved character development into the first hour.

#NotMyMagnum

[Reef monkey]

That was a sloppy giant stride entry, and he didn’t have his instruments secured.

[T.Q.]

Boy, fake Higgins and fake Magnum sure became besties pretty quickly!

[Reef monkey]

Totaling two Ferraris, one a classic 308 GTi, should be considered a hate crime.

[Reef monkey]

Final thoughts: has my love of the original series clouded my objectivity - ie, if I had never heard of the series, would I have a better view of this episode? Actually, I’d probably find it an inferior clone of the Hawaii 5-0 reboot. Even if there were no Hawaii 5-0 reboot, I’d find this to be inferior to the likes of Burn Notice.
I watched it i I gave it a chance, it sucked, don’t need to watch any more episodes.

[eagle]

Final thoughts: has my love of the original series clouded my objectivity - ie, if I had never heard of the series, would I have a better view of this episode? Actually, I’d probably find it an inferior clone of the Hawaii 5-0 reboot. Even if there were no Hawaii 5-0 reboot, I’d find this to be inferior to the likes of Burn Notice.
I watched it i I gave it a chance, it sucked, don’t need to watch any more episodes.

I saw this as a H50 reboot clone as well.

Here are my thoughts, some of which others have stated:
- Fake Magnum and Fake Higgins were way too friendly way too quickly
- This show is a product of its era; I don't like most modern TV
- The wrecking of a classic 308 ... ugh
- They tried to cram way too much into this first hour
- They absolutely destroyed the theme song

My granddaddy had a saying. Whenever we went to a sub-par restaurant, he'd say "Son, that was two in one." I once asked him what he meant, and his reply: "Son, that was the first, and the last." This episode was 2-in-1 for me.

[shaun082]

I thought Higgie baby had a better accent then shiggins, and Hillerman was from Texas.

[eagle]

The original series had much more gravitas.