Hawaii Five-O: Any Fans?

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golfmobile · #16 Post by **golfmobile** » Fri May 02, 2008 2:22 pm

Back to H50 for a minute, I watched "A Thousand Pardons--You're Dead" last night. Very interesting to see Hot Lips Hoolihan (Loretta Swit) in a bit part in the first scene where she got killed off (obviously pre-"M*A*S*H*"). And just before that scene, as the credits were running for the show opening, it showed "Directed by Nicholas Colasanto" -- wasn't that "Coach" from the first "Cheers" season????

How interesting to see familiar names in unexpected places in these old shows that we never would have paid any attention to at the time.

Anybody else seen any things like this in his/her viewing of old H50s?

golf

#17 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Fri May 02, 2008 5:15 pm

Hey, cool story about the HFO filming Carol!

golfmobile wrote:"Hawaiian Eye"

Wow, now that's a show I havn't heard of in FOREVER! Never seen an episode, but I sure would like to at some point. 1959-1963, a young Robert Conrad, Connie Stevens, and Doug Mossman (who has also been in Hawaii Five-O and MPI).

How strange it must have been for Mossman, a native Hawaiian, to go to L.A. to film a series set in Hawaii.

He must have been relieved when he started making appearances in HFO, IN HAWAII.

golfmobile · #18 Post by **golfmobile** » Sat May 03, 2008 12:11 am

James,

PM me your address and I'll send you a couple of DVDs of episodes from "Hawaiian Eye." I bought the entire set. There are four episodes per DVD. Trust me, eight episodes, if you watch that many, will be enough to satisfy your curiosity (and I doubt you will need to watch more than two or three). I'm not going to bother to copy them -- just send 'em back when you're through with them. I'll send one from the first season and one from later on in the show when Anthony Eisley had left. He was pretty much the lead early on, before Robert Conrad "caught on" with the teeny-bopper crowd, I assume. Later shows highlighted RC more.

golf

Little Garwood · #19 Post by **Little Garwood** » Sun May 11, 2008 6:13 pm

BTW, "Paniolo" is the only episode title shared by both Hawaii Five-O and MPI. However, IMO, Five-O's "Paniolo" is a fine season three episode, while MPI's is one to watch once and forget about...

grundle · #20 Post by **grundle** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:14 am

The Pittsburgh RTN affiliate played the last episode, called "Woe to Wo Fat," on Friday.

"Wo Fat, I'm giving myself the unique pleasure of BOOKING YOU MYSELF!"

Heh heh heh.

Little Garwood · #21 Post by **Little Garwood** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:41 pm

Just a reminder that the sixth season of Hawaii Five-O is due next tuesday, April 21st! Who knows how many more scenes the estate will get?

Italian Ice · #22 Post by **Italian Ice** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:15 pm

I saw this show a few times when I was a kid, but don't remember many of them. I just downloaded the first season and went through most of it. The show is a lot more darker than MPI and more disturbing as well, but a very good show for it's time.

Italian Ice · #23 Post by **Italian Ice** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:37 pm

Oh, and Nancy Kwan from the Pilot would have made a great Magnum babe!

Little Garwood · #24 Post by **Little Garwood** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:07 am

I'm staked out by the mailbox in my replica blue gabardine McGarrett suit awaiting the arrival of my sixth season DVDs...

Italian Ice · #25 Post by **Italian Ice** » Fri May 01, 2009 7:16 am

Have to admit, the acting was a little cheesy at times, so were the effects. It makes you laugh today, but still, this show was a classic.

Little Garwood · #26 Post by **Little Garwood** » Fri May 01, 2009 11:31 am

Italian Ice wrote:Have to admit, the acting was a little cheesy at times, so were the effects. It makes you laugh today, but still, this show was a classic.

Yeah, Magnum sure could be...oh, wait, you meant Five-O!!!

Steve · #27 Post by **Steve** » Fri May 01, 2009 1:57 pm

I try and watch it as (until a schedule change today) H-50 was on back to back with Magnum, PI. I normally just have it on to catch a glimpse of any locations used in both episodes. I will say this, the acting by the main characters was very dry to the point where I am wondering if it ws trying to be Dragnet in Paradise. The guest stars are incredible, however and I can see how it was a hit series.......

Little Garwood · #28 Post by **Little Garwood** » Sat May 02, 2009 12:37 pm

I agree about some of the regulars, but McGarrett could be quite emotional and Danno had his moments, too. Jack Lord had worked with many Hollywood heavyweights before landing Five-O and he had the acting chops to prove it. Watch him in the 1958 movie Man of the West opposite Gary Cooper. You'll never see Lord as far removed from Steve McGarrett as in that role. And to be fair, many of the Hawaiians obviously weren't actors but there was no "acting infrastructure" on the islands back then; Five-O was truly the first of its kind in that it was filmed there. MPI benefitted from this, and it was a class act move to have Magnum reference H5O with regularity. CBS knew that the older show had a devoted following and they were smart to link the two programs. I would have loved to have seen a Danny Williams appearance on MPI, if only on a cameo or "wink wink" basis.

Steve · #29 Post by **Steve** » Sat May 02, 2009 2:19 pm

Right you are, Little G. I have watched some episodes where Jack Lord was amazing. I think I just imagine it dry because he is in those awful Botany 500 suits that so many TV actors wore back then......LOL.......I shouldn't compare it to Magnum as they are two different animals but I would have loved to have seen a crossover episode as well where McGarrett and Magnum take out Wo Fat once and for all (I'm assuming he got away after being locked away in the very last Hawaii Five-O)

Italian Ice · #30 Post by **Italian Ice** » Mon May 04, 2009 4:41 am

Well, one effect was in "Yesterday Died and Tomorrow won't be born"
Just watched this one for the 1st time. McGarrett gets shot a few times, no blood or holes in his clothes. Maybe TV had to censor this stuff in those days. This was also the 1st Season by the way.