Classic Back Again
Old School Hawaii 5-0
I know I’ve heard of Hawaii 5-0, but I’ve never seen it. I’ve never had the urge! Something about technicolor old school tv doesn’t do it for me. I just read that this show was on from 1968 -1980. That’s incredible! Anyway, CBS is bringing this classic back. Ed Bernero, CM exec producer, is working on this project, as well as two others. One is called Washington Field, which is being done with collaboration from the FBI, and a drama about apprehending a fugitive. Here’s a quote from THR.com:
Like the original series, it is a procedural chronicling the workings of the fictional Hawaiian state police department. In the original, the unit was headed by Steve McGarrett, played by Jack Lord. In the new series, McGarrett’s son Chris will be the top cop.
While the characters, storytelling and pacing will be updated, “we will try to keep as much of the original show as possible,” Bernero said. “I’m not trying to reinvent it.”
The other show, Washington Field, is being helped out by Jim Clemente. He is a former FBI profiler and terrorism expert, and also a consultant for Criminal Minds. I believe he wrote or cowrote “Lessons Learned,” which was the episode where Gideon, Prentiss, and Reid go to Guantanomo Bay.
Washington Field is named after the elite Washington Field Office’s National Capital Response Squad (of which Clemente was a member). “If the police need help, they call them,” said Bernero, who is penning the project with brothers Jim and Tim Clemente. “It’s almost like ‘The A-Team,’ but it’s real.”
Sounds good. Is anyone a fan of Hawaii 5-0 from way back? Are you excited about the remake?
August 12th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Ack! I always thought it was a dumb show when it was on originally. I wish there were NEW ideas these days; the talking car show is being revived, Hawaii 5-0 a hundred clones of CSI and L&O.
Since I came from Florida and Miami Beach and Key West, the Hawaiian locale didn’t do much, I saw palm trees, the ocean and sunshine every day anyway. Jack Lord wasn’t my idea of handsome either.
It was a regular police show, Jack Lord’s character knew all the ins and outs of the Hawaiian dark side and had lots of people who respected him and owed him favors, which he collected when on a case.
Everyone wore bright shirts and drank tall frosted drinks with umbrellas and stupid tourists from the mainland were always getting in trouble.
Blah, I am not excited about this one.
Lociloco