Saturday, October 10, 2009

Today's Re-Imagining Announcement

CBS nabs 'Hawaii Five-O' pilot: "Surf's up for a new 'Hawaii Five-O.'

CBS has given a pilot commitment to an updated version of the classic cop series from hot feature scribes Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and 'CSI: NY' executive producer Peter Lenkov.

There aren't many details on the trio's take on the classic procedural, which chronicled the workings of the fictional Hawaiian state police department led by Steve McGarrett (Jack Lord). The original series, created by Leonard Freeman, ran on CBS from 1968-80. It became famous for its opening music and for its staple 'Book 'em, Danno' closing line."

5 comments:

Benjie said...

Sounds good to me . . . if they don't stray too far afield. I kind of liked the old version.

Benjie said...

Oh, and I quote R.M. "Boss" Napier: "Pum-pum-pum-pum-puuum-pum--pum-pum-pum-pum-pum."

Anonymous said...

Won't they ever learn-"You can't go back"

I'll take 10-1 that it bombs.

Bill Khemski

Toby O'B said...

I don't mind a new version, just so long as it builds on the past - meaning they can make it about the 5-O division in the 21st Century with all new characters. Please don't bring back new versions of McGarrett, Danny, and the others! (Not that they'll ever see this or even if they did, not that they'd listen to my opinion!)

Anonymous said...

The Five-o betrayal. A while ago, i ranted and raved about CBS,because of the way they treated a TV movie version produced by Jack Lord and hence was very cynical about a new version. i was excited when Ed Bernero was spearheading a revival since he was and is a life-long fan of the show and he inferred that he would maintain many of the original elements. Now, CBS is "re-booting" with the guys from Star Trek writing and Lenko producing what right now could be "CSI: Hawaii" complete with the fast-pacing,playing to darker themes and probably a "re-imagining" discrediting the original. By the way, Star Trek was a good movie, but still left a lot to be desired. So, look for the new Five-O to star Chris Pine as a Mcgarrett type character (although i prefer Casper Van Dien or Josh Brolin) and lots of emphasis on effects rather than stories. Note to CBS: please give this project to somebody who is a fan of the show unless you want it to end up like Knight Rider 2.0 NO FOLKS DON'T EXPECT THESE NEW GUYS TO ASK US FOR ANY INPUT; ED IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF PRODUCER, whereas these folks probably only care for a "CSI:Hawaii" series. I sincerely hope that I am proving to be wrong. Anyway, if you agree, please go to
www.petitionspot.com/petitions/hawaiifive0