‘Hawaii Five-O’ Adds Christine Lahti

COMMENTS (12)

• The “mythology” is my least favorite part of this show. Keep it light/fun. It should almost be like the USANetwork shows.

  Comment by DFT — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 11:53am PDT  Reply to this post

  • The original Hawaii Five O was a dark and sometimes violent story set amidst a land of color and sunshine. That was part of the appeal when I was a kid. This version has not lived up to its predecessor, but I imagine CBS cries all the way to the bank.

    Comment by swthompson — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 1:21pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Love her!!! They better bring back his sister taryn Manning as well!!

  Comment by h50fan — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 1:20pm PDT  Reply to this post

• So sad,,,this is what she’s resorted to?? A brilliant actress that results to this…,a re-tread of an old series?

  Comment by paul — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 5:44pm PDT  Reply to this post

• “The mythology of our show”? Get over yourselves. The show sucks.

  Comment by monique — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 5:47pm PDT  Reply to this post

• This show is a bizarre joke.
  When they set that episode in North Korea, breaking McGarrett out of a NK prison, it went into the realm of cloud cookoo land!

  Comment by Becca — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 6:10pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Now I will stop watching. Do not get her

  Comment by Maria Curtis — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 6:12pm PDT  Reply to this post

• This show went off track this year in part due to Alex’s problems and they can’t seem to decide the direction for the show. I have always considered this version to be a mashup of H50 and Magnum wrapped in a typical CBS procedural formula. The reality is it is not working. I think they should ditch the procedural formula and explore these characters more. I think they have good characters, and I know some of you don’t, but I like when they went into NK as part of Wo Fat storyline. More like Magnum in that regard. I know they are not going to drop the procedural aspect, but I wish they would. As to Lahti, I could have gone all summer without knowing she joined the cast. Maybe she will surprise me. I also agree they could learn from a show like Burn Notice.

  Comment by Doug — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 7:26pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Like Christine Lahti, but do we really need her? Don’t get what’s going on with this show (i’m a fan). I agree the episode set in North Korea was a “jumping the shark” moment. The shows does not use its greatest asset – Hawaii/Oahu. All the great scenery, arts and talent and it is not used. So many scenes shot on the stage/Five-0 HQ set. Enough of that! Get out on the beach for cryin’ out loud – you’re in Hawaii !! — use it !! And how about having McGarrett wear some type of a Hawaiian shirt occasionally? Or Kono in some type of Hawaiian/traditional clothing. And speaking of Kono — Grace Park, she is hardly being used. Such a beauty, and all she usually does is stand over a computer screen. And — there’s more: enough with the whole McGarrett as a super bad-ass SEAL taking on the world. That’s his past, stick with local crime stories/police work. Producers should watch and or hire Magnum P.I. crew/creatives to breathe some new blood into this show. Magnum is a good example of a on-location show using its location the right way.

  Comment by jon — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 7:39pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • And speaking of Grace, what’s her status for year 3? An inquiry to the under-utilized regular’s agent will quickly confirm if her deal’s “all shows produced,” “10 out of 13,” or “her option wasn’t renewed” or “she isn’t returning — her choice.” When writing about a significant, female cast addition to “Hawaii Five-0″ like Lahti, with all the questions/speculation about Grace, specifics about her year 3 participation are in order.

    Comment by SC Vandy — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 9:50pm PDT  Reply to this post

• One more sad demonstration of how the folks and the network behind the show Just. Dont. Get. It. And likely never will. Meaning the show likely never will be more than the moderately rated time-filler it’s been since episode one. (Although come to think of it, this casting addition will likely make it even less than that now.) There’s your mythology.

  Comment by Jim — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 8:48pm PDT  Reply to this post

• I think the show is great and never miss an eposide. Especially like Dano and Cohno is sweet. Love watching it being filmed where we spend our vacation every year from about Dec 26 to mid January. So many familiar places and we even was privileged to watch them filming. Would love to get a stand-in on one while there next year!

  Comment by Susan Dunphy — Tuesday April 30, 2013 @ 5:41pm PDT  Reply to this post