When the new Hawaii Five-O series premiered on CBS I wasn’t
sure how I would react. After all I was raised
watching the original series starring Jack Lord as Steve McGarrett.
I decided to take a chance and watch the new show and after
the first episode I was hooked.
The new series maintains the essence and spirit of the old
show but with a new modern twist.
McGarrett is as tough and wily as ever and his fellow officers just as
dedicated and rough. The scenery is even
more gorgeous especially since it is broadcast in HD and the stories all are
edge-of-you-seat thrillers guaranteed to set your heart pounding.
This contemporary reinvention of a classic TV series is
packed with incredible stunts, fast car chases, lots of gunplay and fights and
best of all interesting interactions between the characters and bad guys.
The Second Season ramps up the excitement introduced by the
First Season and it’s easy to see that the actors have got comfortable in their
roles.
A clever use of Hawaiian names for each episode pulls viewers
in. Translated, some of the episodes are
Treasure, Sacred Bones, Gone Forever, Out of the Past and many more. Look for a few surprises this season and some
cool extras in the Blu-ray set including the story of Hawaii Five-O, a look at
Season 2, a crossover episode with NCIS: Los Angeles, a Gag Reel, what it takes
to be a Navy Seal and deleted scenes courtesy of Paramount.