Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The Governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-0). Hawaii doesn't have its own state police force but the Governor has set up a special task force, which becomes known as "Five-0", to investigate serious crimes on the islands. Reserve Naval officer Steve McGarrett heads the team with Danny Williams as his second in command and together they tackle a range of crimes with more far-reaching consequences than those dealt with by HPD, including terrorism and serious organized crime. This Hawaii Five 0, is a lot better then the first one by far. There is a lot more action which makes it great to watch. Iam glad that they found a show that Alex O'Loughlin is not only good in,but that also enjoys being in. This suits him, he seems to be more at home on an island.I really like the whole cast that they picked for this show they work very well together for a group of people that have never worked together before. That is my mom's take on the show, I have never seen the original series. But I can honestly say Iam a huge fan, of this one! It has action, beautiful scenery and a lot of sexy people on it! But putting that aside it is an awesome show! We are really glad it was renewed for the fall season! This show is overall just good. Not fantastic, and it definitely doesn't match up like to the old one any day, but overall, it is a one of the better remakes out there.<br/><br/>Most episode has a complicated case, so you have to be engaged in the entire episode to fully get it. You can't just turn on the TV halfway through the episode and say, "oh, Hawaii five-0 started thirty minutes ago, I guess I will watch the rest of it." The episodes have too many lawyers and twists and turns to fully understand it. That being said, the story lines are creative and make you pay attention.<br/><br/>This show does have a lot of combat scenes. Sometimes you will find 5-6 in an episode, and sometimes you think you are watching an action movie. The combat though is creative, and every take down has its own unique approach, but the results are almost always the same. If it is a normal case, one of the four (usually either Mcgarrett or Kono) will beat the enemy into a bloody pulp. But if you are in a case that is personal to one of them, then the enemy will usually win or get away. It took them almost two and a half seasons to catch Wo Fat, so usually the outcomes of the combat are predictable.<br/><br/>What each episode encompasses is weird. The script for the characters is very good and keeps you interested. However, they make several mistakes as far as realism in case details, which isn't a surprise given this being a TV show. But this make you feel as if there are too many people working on building each episode.<br/><br/>The acting is so-so. Scotty Caan is perfect the role as this version of Danny (you'll see why in a bit). Alex O'loughlin pretty good as McGarrett. Danny Dae Kim and Grace Park are only above average, but their acting isn't what bugs me, it is the supporting cast acting that is awful. It is an adventure finding a good actor for a suspect that is being interrogated or a family member/friend hearing the awful news, and basically all them have been excruciatingly bad.<br/><br/>Compared to the old show, a few things stand. First and foremost, Kono being a girl is weird, but it kinda works when you get used to it. This version adds humor, and the bickering between Danny and Steve is interesting and one of the best parts of the show. Danny has a bit of a sarcastic edge to him, and Scotty Caan does an unbelievable job in my opinion. Another thing about this version is that there is more involvement with personal issues, as they almost always have part of the episode be personal to one of the characters, which is something that keeps me interested, more so than the separate cases themselves. Finally, the old version did a spectacular job of providing basically a vacation trip to Hawaii.This version doesn't come even close to that, as they often hold a shot a landmark for about 3 seconds, and that it.<br/><br/>Overall, this is a solid remake. It has some areas to improve upon, while some areas are excelled in. It could be worse, and seeing that there are very few remakes that are good, this does a good job at being a remake.
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