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[Brian Flagg]

Okay, I've finished watching all of the fifth season and here's my (tentative) top ten:


10)Death Wish On Tantalus Mountain
9) Will the Real Mr. Winkler Please Die?
8) The Child Stealers
7) Here Today...Gone Tonight
6) The Listener
5) Engaged to be Buried
4) Journey Out of Limbo
3) V For Vashon (3-parter)
2) The Jinn Who Clears the way
1) You Don't Have to Kill to Get Rich...But it Helps

[Napoleon Solo]

I got season 5 as a Christmas present. One thing I've noticed are episodes I haven't seen in syndication in recent years. In the late '90s, 175 episodes were digitally remastered, which still left more than 100 episodes that weren't.

[Brian Flagg]

I got season 5 as a Christmas present. One thing I've noticed are episodes I haven't seen in syndication in recent years. In the late '90s, 175 episodes were digitally remastered, which still left more than 100 episodes that weren't.

Mike Quigley's site had a list of the Paramount syndication package, if you're interested in what was left out. I noticed that it was updated in July, 2005. Anyway, with the DVD releases, it's comforting to know I can now enjoy "Chain of Events" anytime I wish!

[Brian Flagg]

RE- V For Vashon: The Patriarch

I just had to laugh at McGarrett's pimp/1970s interior decorator outfit when he was "sweating out" his appeal after his conviction for second-degree murder! Jail not good enough for him? Ha! He gets to live (under house arrest, I guess) in a great pad by the beach while dressed in the ugliest clothes available. LOL!

[Napoleon Solo]

RE- V For Vashon: The Patriarch

I just had to laugh at McGarrett's pimp/1970s interior decorator outfit when he was "sweating out" his appeal after his conviction for second-degree murder! Jail not good enough for him? Ha! He gets to live (under house arrest, I guess) in a great pad by the beach while dressed in the ugliest clothes available. LOL!

In 1996, at the Five-O convention in Los Angeles, the original cast (minus JL) were hanging around with fans. At one point, there was this exchange:

FAN: Who selected Jack Lord's clothes? (I forget the precise wording but the context of the question concerned McG's "off-duty" wardrobe).

JAMES MACARTHUR: Jack selected his own clothes.

There were several episodes where McG displayed interesting "off-duty" clothing choices, including "Full Fathom Five" in season 1, "The Ransom" in season 3 and fourth-season opener).

[Brian Flagg]

In 1996, at the Five-O convention in Los Angeles, the original cast (minus JL) were hanging around with fans. At one point, there was this exchange:

FAN: Who selected Jack Lord's clothes? (I forget the precise wording but the context of the question concerned McG's "off-duty" wardrobe).

JAMES MACARTHUR: Jack selected his own clothes.

There were several episodes where McG displayed interesting "off-duty" clothing choices, including "Full Fathom Five" in season 1, "The Ransom" in season 3 and fourth-season opener).

He also wears a wide, zebra-stripe shirt in S11's "Skyline Killer." And let's not forget the navy blue leisure suit from this same period.

In the Vashon scene, I had to rewind to hear what Jack was saying because I was so aghast at his clothes! Oh,and that wide-brimmed hat with the teeth for a hat band!

[Brian Flagg]

I neglected to report the death of Five-O cast member Harry Endo:

Jan 10, 2009 06:21 PM
associated press

NEW YORK–Harry Endo, the actor who played a forensic scientist on the long-running TV show Hawaii Five-0, has died at the age of 87.

Family members say he suffered a stroke and died at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital on Friday afternoon.

Endo played the character "Che Fong" on the popular show. He was one of the original cast members on the crime drama that began in 1968.

Daughter Leslie Baker says her father was born in Colorado but spent much of life in Hawaii, where he worked for a bank. While doing a commercial for the bank, he was approached to play the role of Fong.

After the show ended in 1980, he played a couple of small parts on Magnum P.I. He retired from show business in the late 80s.


http://www.thestar.c.../article/568919

[Napoleon Solo]

One slight correction: he was not a member of the original cast. There were multiple Che Fongs until the production team settled on Harry Endo sometime during the second season.

I neglected to report the death of Five-O cast member Harry Endo:

Jan 10, 2009 06:21 PM
associated press

NEW YORK–Harry Endo, the actor who played a forensic scientist on the long-running TV show Hawaii Five-0, has died at the age of 87.

Family members say he suffered a stroke and died at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital on Friday afternoon.

Endo played the character "Che Fong" on the popular show. He was one of the original cast members on the crime drama that began in 1968.

Daughter Leslie Baker says her father was born in Colorado but spent much of life in Hawaii, where he worked for a bank. While doing a commercial for the bank, he was approached to play the role of Fong.

After the show ended in 1980, he played a couple of small parts on Magnum P.I. He retired from show business in the late 80s.


http://www.thestar.c.../article/568919

[Brian Flagg]

At least they bothered to report his death. I don't even know if the Honolulu Advertiser ran anything.

I always liked that ring with the green stone he wore on the show...

[TheSaint]

It was cool to see Harold Sakata in "I'm a Family Crook-Don't Shoot" but, what a way to go!

[TheSaint]

TVShowsOnDvd reports that a Hawaii 5-0 fan site says Season 6 will be released April 21st. While this date hasn't been confirmed by CBS/Paramount, TVShowsOnDvd mentions that the fan site has been right about this kind of info before.

[Brian Flagg]

Can't wait. As I've no doubt mentioned here before, seasons 6-10 are completely unknown to me, as either the local station didn't get that far in syndication or my interest wandered and picked up back during season 11. It'll be a brand-new experience for me, unless there actually were eps from this period I've seen, but don't remember.

But enough about me; today's my fifth anniversary at CBn...

[Napoleon Solo]

Can't wait. As I've no doubt mentioned here before, seasons 6-10 are completely unknown to me, as either the local station didn't get that far in syndication or my interest wandered and picked up back during season 11. It'll be a brand-new experience for me, unless there actually were eps from this period I've seen, but don't remember.

But enough about me; today's my fifth anniversary at CBn...

Season 6 is a very good season, the last supervised by creator Leonard Freeman. Very good season opener (Morton Stevens may have won an Emmy for his score). No Wo Fat, though, in that season.

[TheSaint]

So I've just watched "Little Girl Blue" and, due to the re-use of much footage from Season 5's "... And I Want Some Candy and a Gun That Shoots ...", it has to be the weakest episode of H 5-0 I've seen so far. I wondered why they would re-use so much footage from that episode so I looked around. This is what was written about the subject in the IMDB...

"This episode is largely a remake of '... And I Want Some Candy and a Gun That Shoots ...' which aired the previous season. The former episode was all too obviously based on the 1966 sniper massacre at the University of Texas in Austin, and the network declined to rebroadcast it because of its violence and the possibility it would encourage imitative behavior. So Leonard Freeman, writing his last episode, changed the motive for the sniper into distracting the cops from another crime (the kidnapping) and had his editors use as much footage from the earlier show as possible. Six years later, NBC used the same technique when it acquired the theatrical film "Two Minute Warning," filming an hour of extra footage about art thieves hiring the sniper to distract attention from a museum robbery (the film bombed)."

[Brian Flagg]

I love how selective people are about "imitative behavior"! There are dozens of violent acts everywhere including on Five-O but somehow they think it would be bad to rebroadcast. If they wanted to prevent such behavior, why not censor the news? Because that equals ratings and the media manipulators can't be sued for showing what really happens, yet a TV show gets all kinds of hell for a fictional version. In the meantime, let's watch the 40th anniversary of the Whitman killings. It was so "tragic", wasn't it? Next up, the 30th anniversary of Jonestown!

Gotta love the hypocrisy. *waves flag with tears in eyes*

Sorry for the sarcasm...(nothing against you, Saint...just railing, you know)

Edited by Brian Flagg, 06 February 2009 - 01:16 PM.

[TheSaint]

No problem-rail away! I still hope that "Bored, She Hung Herself" might be included in a future H 5-0 season release. It bugs me that episode may become a "lost" episode if CBS/Paramount never changes its mind over releasing it.

Funny you should mention the 30th anniversary of Jonestown, which was last year. I remember when it happened but since I was a kid at the time I didn't know the full story. There were 3 documentaries about it on PBS, MSNBC, and CNN, each containing interviews and information that the other one didn't. Watching all 3 painted a pretty complete picture. Fascinating stuff.

[Napoleon Solo]

So I've just watched "Little Girl Blue" and, due to the re-use of much footage from Season 5's "... And I Want Some Candy and a Gun That Shoots ...", it has to be the weakest episode of H 5-0 I've seen so far. I wondered why they would re-use so much footage from that episode so I looked around. This is what was written about the subject in the IMDB...

"This episode is largely a remake of '... And I Want Some Candy and a Gun That Shoots ...' which aired the previous season. The former episode was all too obviously based on the 1966 sniper massacre at the University of Texas in Austin, and the network declined to rebroadcast it because of its violence and the possibility it would encourage imitative behavior. So Leonard Freeman, writing his last episode, changed the motive for the sniper into distracting the cops from another crime (the kidnapping) and had his editors use as much footage from the earlier show as possible. Six years later, NBC used the same technique when it acquired the theatrical film "Two Minute Warning," filming an hour of extra footage about art thieves hiring the sniper to distract attention from a museum robbery (the film bombed)."

At the 1996 Five-O convention that I attended in Los Angeles, Ron Feinberg (the guest star) described how the episode originated. Feinberg had played a "developmentally challenged" character back in season 1. He was summoned by executive producer Leonard Freeman to see if he'd be interested in the season 5 episode. I forget the details but Feinberg was told the story would largely re-use scenes of the season 4 episode described above.

Regard the season 1 episode with Feinberg (Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember), the actor described a meeting he had with Freeman. The producer said something to the effect he did not want "Lenny from 'Of Mice And Men.'" Feinberg said that was exactly what was called for -- just not the Lon Chaney Jr. version from the movie. Feinberg left the meeting and Freeman followed him. The producer told the actor that he was right and he should play the character as he saw fit.

As it turned out, Freeman plotted both episodes in question.

[Brian Flagg]

Season Six due April 21, 2009! It's looking to be a swell month...

http://www.tvshowson...6-Box-Art/11286

[Brian Flagg]

Sixth Season Art (Back):

[Napoleon Solo]

The Ilikai almost closed but apparently got a reprieve

http://hmssweblog.wo...ing-apparently/

[Napoleon Solo]

Here's Al Harrington on the CBS game show To Tell the Truth, sometime between 1956 and 1959. The host is Bud Collyer, the original voice of Superman on radio:

[Brian Flagg]

Wow! That's a good find, Mr. Solo! Hard to believe that almost twenty years later he would finally get his big break on H50. The guy seems ageless. I've really enjoyed his work as Ben and he was a worthy replacement for Kono...too bad Jack Lord didn't think so! What did he have against the Polynesian "bruddahs" on the show, anyway?

[Napoleon Solo]

Wow! That's a good find, Mr. Solo! Hard to believe that almost twenty years later he would finally get his big break on H50. The guy seems ageless. I've really enjoyed his work as Ben and he was a worthy replacement for Kono...too bad Jack Lord didn't think so! What did he have against the Polynesian "bruddahs" on the show, anyway?

On the season 1 Five-O set, there's a copy of a 1996 TV special that aired on Hawaiian television. In it, Harrington says that Jack Lord didn't like the fact that Al was taller. As Harrington tells the anecdote, he expressed concern to Leonard Freeman. The creator/executive producer replies not to worry -- he (Freeman) made the hire and he'll stand behind.

Problem: Freeman dies in early 1974, after production has wrapped on season 6. Harrington says in the special he knew his days were numbered. And, indeed, Harrington gets phased out during season 7.

While it doesn't happen right away, the much shorter Duke (Herman Wedemeyer) gets hired by Five-O from HPD.

[Brian Flagg]

Yeah, I knew that about Harrington. I have all the DVD sets so far released and none watched more than S1. And speaking of Duke, I discovered that he's quite popular with the ladies! Something about his athletic past and quiet demeanor makes him appealing to the femmes who watch Five-O. As we've seen, he's been getting more screen time and even was the focus of the season five opener, "Death is a Company Policy." I really haven't seen too much of him except in seasons 11 and the two episodes that are syndicated in S12, so it'll be interesting to see him as he begins with the team.

[Napoleon Solo]

The main titles of the never-shown 1997 Five-O pilot have surfaced on YouTube:

[Brian Flagg]

Thanks for that. Thank goodness that pilot never sold.

I was just about to bump this thread so that the four or so of us who read it would be reminded that April 21st is right around the corner...

[Napoleon Solo]

Jack Lord outtakes from 1979's Aloha parade:

[TheSaint]

The main titles of the never-shown 1997 Five-O pilot have surfaced on YouTube.

Nice try. I do hope that pilot is included in the final season release as an extra. Even before his motorcycle accident I can't see Gary Busey as the head of 5-0.

Thanks for that. Thank goodness that pilot never sold.

I was just about to bump this thread so that the four or so of us who read it would be reminded that April 21st is right around the corner...

LOL@"the four of us"

[Brian Flagg]

I was just about to bump this thread so that the four or so of us who read it would be reminded that April 21st is right around the corner...

LOL@"the four of us"

I was just scrolling through this thread (which I started in Nov, 2006) and it's primary participants have really only been Napoleon Solo, you, and I with Blofeld's Cat coming in until he announced he wasn't going to buy any more season sets after the first one! So it's really just the three of us! I'll bet that if a remake is announced, that thread would be slammed by many who don't even give this thread a first look. Same goes for the M:I thread; the original as opposed to the Tom Cruise movies--two totally different audiences, I guess.

[Blofeld's Cat]

This is the exact breakdown of contributors to this thread.

I must admit that while I have not posted in here for a while (for the reason detailed above) I still come in every time there's a new post. Which suggests that my defenses might be breaking down and I just might buy a few more boxsets.