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This article is about the 2010 TV show. For the original TV series, see Hawaii Five-O.
Hawaii Five-0
File:Hawaii five-o.png
Hawaii Five-0's intertitle
GenreCrime drama
Created byLeonard Freeman
Developed byPeter M. Lenkov
Alex Kurtzman
Roberto Orci
Starring
Theme music composerMorton Stevens
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes15 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Production locationHawaii
Running time42 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 20, 2010 (2010-09-20) –
present
Related
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-0 is an American police crime drama television series and a re-imagining of the original 1968–1980 television series. The series is produced by K/O Paper Products and 101st Street Television in association with CBS Productions.

Hawaii Five-0 debuted on CBS, the same network that aired the original version. Like the original version, it follows an elite state police unit/task force set up to fight crime in the state of Hawaii. It premiered on Monday, September 20, 2010, 42 years to the date from the premiere of the original show, September 20, 1968. On October 21, 2010, CBS announced that Hawaii Five-0 had been given a 22 episode full season order.[1]

On January 23, 2011 the series picked up its highest ratings to date, with the fifteenth episode of the first season drawing 19.34 million viewers and a 5.6 Adults 18-49 rating.[2]

Episodes

Main article: List of Hawaii Five-0 episodes

The series covers the actions of a small special state police unit created by the governor of Hawaii to investigate serious crimes on the islands. The team is headed by Steve McGarrett as it investigates crimes ranging from terrorism to kidnapping. McGarrett chooses as his partner Honolulu PD Detective Danny Williams. He fills out the team by selecting a friend from high school, Chin Ho Kelly, and Chin's cousin, a rookie cop nicknamed Kono.

Each episode begins with a crime or a body, followed by the assignment of the crime to the unit by either the governor herself or her representative. The task force uses the authority of the governor's office to gain access to crime scenes and investigations involving the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) when they cross paths.

As the series progresses, it's discovered Chin was kicked off the force after being accused of police corruption where he detailed to Danno and McGarrett that he took payoffs and denies ever doing so. This prompted McGarrett to offer him a second chance to become a full-time police officer again with Five-0; he once crossed paths with his estranged cousin who is an HPD Gang Task Force officer working undercover. One episode had a revelation to a case he was working on involving the asset forfeiture inventory stashed in an HPD locker that no one knows about which led to Chin's resignation from HPD. Delving into these charges, his accusations lead the team to true corruption in the HPD, including a mole that nearly had Chin killed (who was later implicated in the murder of Danny Williams' best friend and later Identified by Sang Min (the human trafficker who was seen in the pilot episode), and suspicious cases Steve's father was looking into - involving the Yakuza. After the terrorist responsible for his father's murder is apprehended, a mysterious criminal interrogates him about Steve looking into his father's old cases. This figure is later revealed to be "Wo Fat", a criminal with ties to the Yakuza, and is possibly responsible for the carbomb murder of Steve's mother. When his father looked into this (as a member of the HPD Organized Crime Task Force), he began to dig too far into the corruption, forcing him to lay off the investigation. He saved everything he uncovered in a toolbox, which he left to Steve in the hopes of picking up where he left off.

The HPD mole, however, learned that his sister was looking into her mother's murder and the cases in the toolbox as well. The Yazuka crimeboss had Steve's sister abducted, then attacked Steve in his home and destroyed all the evidence against him. After going after this crimelord, whose ties include even the governor, McGarrett first meets Wo Fat.

Cast

File:Hawaii Five 0 Cast.jpg
From left to right: Danny, Chin Ho, Steve and Kono.

Main cast

Recurring cast

Production

History

The idea to bring Hawaii Five-O back to television had been under consideration well before the 2010 version was announced. The first attempt was a one-hour pilot for a new series that was made in 1996 but never aired, although a few clips were found years later and are available online. Produced and written by Stephen J. Cannell, it was intended to star Gary Busey and Russell Wong as the new Five-0 team. Two versions of why the 1996 pilot was not aired - Five-O cast member Kam Fong was seen in the episode although he was killed off during the final episode of the 10th season and Gary Busey was diagnosed with a tumor which was successfully removed. Original cast member James MacArthur briefly returned as Dan Williams, this time as governor of Hawaii, with cameos made by other former Five-O regulars. Another attempt was made to turn the project into a film by Warner Bros. but that also was scrapped.[3]

On August 12, 2008, CBS announced that it would bring Hawaii Five-O back to the network schedule for the 2009–2010 television season. The new version would be an updated present-day sequel, this time centering around Steve McGarrett, who succeeds his late father Steve (Jack Lord's character in the original series) as the head of the unit. Ed Bernero, executive producer and showrunner of Criminal Minds, was to helm the new take, which he described as "Hawaii Five-O, version 2.0". It was also to incorporate most of the iconic elements from the original, including the "Book 'em, Danno" catchphrase, into the remake. Bernero, who was a fan of the original, and had a ring tone of the series' theme song on his cell phone, had always wanted to bring the series back to TV.[4] This version did not go beyond the script stage.

In October 2009, it was announced that Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci had signed on to script a pilot episode, and that Peter M. Lenkov would serve as the series showrunner.[5] Kurtzman and Orci decided to reboot the original concept similar to their work on the 2009 Star Trek film, rather than a sequel to the original series. Production on the pilot was shot in and around Honolulu from February to April 2010.

On May 17, 2010, the Hawaii Five-O remake was picked up by CBS, which scheduled it for Monday nights in the 10–11 pm timeslot.[6][7] The news was good for the state of Hawaii, which hopes that the remake will pump new life into the economy. Production of the remainder of the first season started in June 2010.[8][9] On June 24, 2010, the producers announced that it will use the warehouse at the former Honolulu Advertiser building as the official soundstage studio for the series starting in July 2010.[10]

Casting

In February 2010, it was announced that Daniel Dae Kim had been cast to play Chin Ho Kelly, an ex-cop trained by Steve McGarrett's father. He was the first actor cast for the remake.[11] Several days later, Alex O'Loughlin was cast as Steve McGarrett, the son of ex-cop Jack McGarrett (portrayed by William Sadler) after the producers decided to reboot the series and make the junior McGarrett a Navy SEAL and chose to name Steve's father Jack in honor of Jack Lord, the star of the original series. The producers pay homage to the original series by making one of Steve's hobbies restoring his father's 1974 Mercury Marquis—as this actually is the last car original star Jack Lord used in the original series.[12] Actress Grace Park was later cast as rookie detective Kona "Kono" Kalakaua,[13] and Scott Caan was cast as Danny "Danno" Williams. In the recurring cast are Jean Smart as Governor Pat Jameson and Masi Oka as the coroner Max Bergman.[14] TVGuide.com reported that CBS plans to add a new regular character, currently being cast, who will first appear in episode 17.[15]

Of note, recurring appearances are being cast by surviving members of the original cast; Al Harrington plays a friend of McGarrett, Mamo Kahike. Dennis Chun, who had different guest roles in the original series and is the son of Kam Fong, also is a recurring role as HPD Sgt. Duke Lukela.

Music

Hawaii Five-0 uses the original show theme song composed by Morton Stevens. Critics received an early copy of the pilot with a synthesizer and guitar-based version of the theme. After negative reaction to the reworked song spread quickly online, Kurtzman said he and others realized that changing the music was a mistake, and arranged for studio musicians,[16] including three who had worked on the original from 1968,[17] to rerecord the theme "exactly as it was", except shortened to 30 seconds[16] from its original length of about 60 seconds.[18] Original instrumental music is composed by Brian Tyler and Keith Power.[19]

Reception

On May 19, 2010, The Honolulu Advertiser offered an opinion about the new version: "A smart script, slick production values and maybe a splash of nostalgia got the remake of Hawaii Five-O placed on the CBS prime-time lineup this fall, but it will take more than beefcake and a remixed theme song to keep the show on the air." The piece also pointed out that times have changed since the original left the air, citing other shows that were set in Hawaii which have come and gone. It expressed a hope that the producers will succeed in bringing a new life to the title with this remake.[20]

The premiere was watched by 14.20 million viewers in the United States and received a 3.9 rating among adults 18–49.[21] The show has received mostly positive reviews, scoring a 65 out of 100 on Metacritic as of 12 October 2010.

Series star Scott Caan was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Danny on Hawaii Five-O.

Hawaii Five-0 also won the "Favorite New TV Drama" at the 37th People's Choice Awards on January 5, 2011.

Broadcast

The series premiered in the U.S. on CBS on September 20, 2010. Canada's Global TV and NTV premiered the show at the same time as the United States premiere.[22] Australia's Network Ten premiered the show on January 30, 2011. The original version aired on Nine.[23]The series premiered in Poland on Universal Channel Polska on January 22, 2011 at 9 p.m. The series is due to premiere in the United Kingdom on Sunday 6th February 2011 on Sky1, launching with a double bill.

References

  1. ^ "Hawaii Five-0: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  2. ^ Seidman, Robert (January 25, 2011). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'American Dad' Adjusted Up; 'The Simpsons,' 'Cleveland Show' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  3. ^ From www.movieinsider.com
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 12, 2008). ""Hawaii Five-O" 2.0 set up at CBS". Reuters. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  5. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (October 8, 2009). "Trio to Reboot "Hawaii Five-O"". Variety. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  6. ^ Nguyen, Hanh (May 17, 2010). "CBS Picks up "Hawaii Five-0" Remake, More". Zap2it. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  7. ^ CBS Adds "Five-0" to Fall Schedule, The Honolulu Advertiser, May 17, 2010
  8. ^ "'Hawaii Five-0' redux receives green light from network" from The Honolulu Advertiser (May 18, 2010)
  9. ^ "Be There. Aloha." from Honolulu Star-Bulletin (May 19, 2010)
  10. ^ "Hawaii Five-0 to use Honolulu Advertiser building" from Honolulu Star-Advertiser (June 24, 2010)
  11. ^ French, Dan (February 8, 2010). "'Lost' star cast in 'Hawaii Five-O'". Digital Spy. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  12. ^ Abrams, Natalie (February 10, 2010). "Alex O'Laughlin Booked for "Hawaii Five-O"". TV Guide. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  13. ^ Truitt, Brian (March 1, 2010). ""Battlestar" actress Grace Park to hit beaches of "Hawaii Five-O"". USA Weekend. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  14. ^ Keck, William (August 12, 2010). "Heroes' Masi Oka to Play Hawaii Five-0 Coroner". TVGuide.com. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  15. ^ "Hawaii Five-0 Adding a New Series Regular — Cast It!". TVGuide.com. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  16. ^ a b Sepinwall, Alan (July 23, 2010). "Comic-Con: 'Hawaii Five-0' cashes in on its 'Lost' & 'Battlestar Galactica' nerd-cred". HitFix. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  17. ^ Fernandez, Maria Elena (July 23, 2010). "Music video: 'Hawaii-Five-0' theme song recording session". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  18. ^ "Hawaii Five 0 Intro". YouTube. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  19. ^ "Interview Brian Tyler". Filmmusicsite.com. Filmmuziek.be. August 5, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  20. ^ "Make sure 'Hawaii Five-0' isn't 'Hawaii'". The Honolulu Advertiser. May 19, 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  21. ^ "'Hawaii Five-0' and 'Mike & Molly' Are the Top Two New Programs in Viewers and Adults 18-49 on Highly Competitive Premiere Monday". CBS. September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  22. ^ "Fall 2010 schedule". Global TV. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
  23. ^ "Hawaii Five-0 - About". Ten Network. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
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