Hawaii-series premiere 9/01
09-01-04 | 12:37 PM
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Hawaii-series premiere 9/01
PILOT- "HAWAIIAN JUSTICE"
This show's been getting beaten up badly by critics, but their's nothing else on tonight so I'll check it out. Though the title of the pilot makes it sound even more cheesy then it looks.
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This show's been getting beaten up badly by critics, but their's nothing else on tonight so I'll check it out. Though the title of the pilot makes it sound even more cheesy then it looks.
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09-01-04 | 01:19 PM
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I hope it doesn't suck too badly that it can't be saved by some better writing that will actually figure out, "Hey! We're in Hawaii!" Sure, Hawaii has crime like anywhere else, but it's the local people that make it unique. Plus there have been interesting stories like that of Lisa Au. No relation to me.
Please NBC, don't turn this into North Shore, which should be titled "Any hotel resort on the beach with white chicks who bitch and moan." If anything, look at what CSI has done using Vegas as a backdrop. Vegas is a main character, as well as it's people & patrons.
Anyways, it can't be any worse than Hawaiian Heat.
Please NBC, don't turn this into North Shore, which should be titled "Any hotel resort on the beach with white chicks who bitch and moan." If anything, look at what CSI has done using Vegas as a backdrop. Vegas is a main character, as well as it's people & patrons.
Anyways, it can't be any worse than Hawaiian Heat.
09-01-04 | 02:36 PM
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Hawaii Five-o showed that a cop show could be well done using lots of local talent. Magnum to a lesser degree, he was always conning his friends. Here's hoping that Hawaii can fall into the Five-o mode.
09-01-04 | 09:18 PM
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At least the uniformed female officer was hot, but how can they only have one lady on the cast?
09-01-04 | 10:19 PM
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Then they need to spruce up the show by going to the beach a little more. There has to be some form of crime on the beach.
09-01-04 | 10:56 PM
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Ok.. have no feeling towards any of the characters. Nice to see Andy Bumatai get some work
It's hard for me to watch because the story isn't hooking me and i just keep waiting for shots around the island that remind me of home.
Too much in the first episode, they need to spread it out.
Nice. Make the female officer a slut already.
It's hard for me to watch because the story isn't hooking me and i just keep waiting for shots around the island that remind me of home.
Too much in the first episode, they need to spread it out.
Nice. Make the female officer a slut already.
09-01-04 | 11:17 PM
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I liked it. But I do agree that they tried to put too much into the first episode. We need to meet the characters. This seemed like a mid-season episode where you know the characters and are thrust right into the action.
All I learned about the characters:
token fat samoan loves donuts, check.
female cop = slut, check.
loose cannon, check.
careful partner afraid of losing job, check.
main character that could go either way, check.
older wiser partner that doesn't want to share experience, check.
nary a name to be remembered.
I usually don't check out new shows until season 2 because all the ones I end up liking get canned. I checked this out anyway. I will watch again to see where it goes.
All I learned about the characters:
token fat samoan loves donuts, check.
female cop = slut, check.
loose cannon, check.
careful partner afraid of losing job, check.
main character that could go either way, check.
older wiser partner that doesn't want to share experience, check.
nary a name to be remembered.
I usually don't check out new shows until season 2 because all the ones I end up liking get canned. I checked this out anyway. I will watch again to see where it goes.
09-01-04 | 11:33 PM
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Originally posted by Michael Corvin
I liked it. But I do agree that they tried to put too much into the first episode.
I liked it. But I do agree that they tried to put too much into the first episode.
The writing was a little cliché with stuff like "...but we get the job done." and same for the characters but then again after sooooo many cop shows over the years I'm not sure it's that easy to come up with new characters.
I did like the setting a ton with a lot of outside location shots that really showed off Hawaii.. I'll keep watching it.. Not a great show but for an action cop show it was ok IMO.. Should make it a season I would think..
09-02-04 | 12:25 AM
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Originally posted by MrX
Yikes! That was bad
Yikes! That was bad
09-02-04 | 06:38 AM
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Originally posted by DeadLamb
The writing was a little cliché with stuff like "...but we get the job done." and same for the characters but then again after sooooo many cop shows over the years I'm not sure it's that easy to come up with new characters.
The writing was a little cliché with stuff like "...but we get the job done." and same for the characters but then again after sooooo many cop shows over the years I'm not sure it's that easy to come up with new characters.
09-02-04 | 07:34 AM
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"Hey I'm from Chicago. We don't have sharks in Chicago." - Det. John Decain (Sharif Atkins)
Was there any other less obvious way to link to him ER?
While I liked the show last night, I did feel that it was rushed and a little too much for one episode. I'll give it a few more eps.
Was there any other less obvious way to link to him ER?
While I liked the show last night, I did feel that it was rushed and a little too much for one episode. I'll give it a few more eps.
09-02-04 | 08:28 AM
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Originally posted by B.A.
Then they need to spruce up the show by going to the beach a little more. There has to be some form of crime on the beach.
Then they need to spruce up the show by going to the beach a little more. There has to be some form of crime on the beach.
Yep.
This was bad. They cancel Boomtown and put this nonsense on.
Even something didn't seem right about that uniformed officer. She had the body and the tan but her face was just off. Slightly butterish.
I also love how you can show severed heads during the so-called family hour, but heaven forbid there are nipples at any time on network television.
09-02-04 | 09:56 AM
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On Monday, Jay Mohr said that Last Comic Standing 3 would be on the for the next eight weeks, which is a little longer than most of the new shows on NBC.
Was that a premonition for Hawaii and Father of the Pride?
Was that a premonition for Hawaii and Father of the Pride?