On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 1:34 PM, David Lynch <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 14:31, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > Oh, and if Ms. Park > > would like to keep appearing scantily clad, the show could have a long > > shelf life. > > As someone on the opposite side of the fence, I'll throw a word in for > keeping any/all of the male leads wearing as little as possible, as > well. > > The show is in Hawaii, so why not keep them all in skin? Actually, the show works best if the two hot Asians walk around in their underwear and they keep the haoles in suits, though I guess they would be in open to charges of exoticizing and sexualizing the locals. I am about 2/3 of the way through watching the episodes from season 1 of the original Hawaii Five-O; I am not sure the details of the plot of those shows are all that memorable either. Kevin notes the danger of this being NCIS: Honolulu. But that is a strange loop - the original Five-O was an uber procedural in its day. It was the first show I remember (though I'm sure there were earlier one's before my time) to rely heavily on forensic evidence, and team rooms with black boards and photos of suspects pinned up. In a typical episode after discovering the crime scene Steve goes back to his office and deploys his troops, giving each a part of the job to research, while he confronts a few likely bad guys and then eventually puts the pieces together supplied by his underlings. I guess it will seem less NCIS-ish when they get further away from the Navy, and focus more on local crime. To me, the point of updating this show is to take advantage of modern photography and loser broadcast standards to show the beautiful locations and people the setting affords, and maybe explore the contrast between controlling law and order on the one hand and nature or self-indulgence on the other. At its best Five-O was never one of the really great dramas in television history, but it was iconic of the popular culture of its time. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
