{"id":18901,"date":"2010-10-12T23:03:20","date_gmt":"2010-10-13T05:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=18901"},"modified":"2010-10-12T23:03:20","modified_gmt":"2010-10-13T05:03:20","slug":"hawaii-five-0-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2010\/10\/12\/hawaii-five-0-2-0.html","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii Five-0 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I’ve watched a few episodes of the new Hawaii Five-0<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It’s not bad. It’s not particularly good, and, despite naming all the characters the same names and being set in Hawaii, it’s definitely not the old classic. Nor is it a “smart” reboot a la Battlestar Galactica<\/em>. It’s … a pretty straightforward modern quasi-edgy cop drama\/procedural, with some pretty tropical scenery, some soap opera personal arcs, and enough “Hey, we have unlimited immunity to bust crime” to feel a bit squidgy. I wouldn’t turn it off, but I won’t be obsessive about watching it any more, either.<\/p>\n

The coolest thing? The updated main titles, a decent refresh of the best title sequences in TV history.<\/p>\n

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(Interestingly, CBS floated the following earlier variation, which apparently drew enough protests to force them to redo to the above.)<\/p>\n

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So I’ve watched a few episodes of the new Hawaii Five-0. It’s not bad. It’s not particularly good, and, despite naming all the characters the same names and being set in Hawaii, it’s definitely not the old classic. Nor is it a “smart” reboot a la Battlestar Galactica. 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