Hawaii 5-0

CBS brings back a classic police drama. Alex O’Loughlin stars as Steve McGarrett. After his father is murdered, Steve decides to return home to Oahu in order to catch the killer. The governor offers him the opportunity to run a new task force where he is able to call the shots. Detective SteveMcGarrett brings together his own team, beginning with Chin Ho Kelly (Lost’s Daniel Dae Kim); an ex-Honolulu Police Detective and former protégé of McGarrett’s father. Kelly has been assigned to a federal security patrol after being suspected of corruption. Detective Danny “Danno” Williams (Scott Caan) is a New Jersey cop who recently moved to the island and is raising his 8-year-old daughter. Kono Kalakaua (Battlestar Galactica’s Grace Park) is Kelly’s cousin and a rookie officer, fresh from the academy. McGarrett’s team is given full backing from the governor (24′s Jean Smart) and plays by their own rules. (taken from here)

It’s back and guess what, it’s nice. If you don’t mind the product placement, a thing one should get used to, it works. All in all it took me some time to get into this one but as the characters evolve things work out nice.

In addition to that the cast is just great. Sit back and relax while some of the great series stars appear (a member of the team has been a lead character in Heroes). I think this could be a new long time hit.  Think of it as CSI:Miami meets Burn Notice. A lot of action but also a refreshing sarcastic view on it.

But wait, there is more. Finaly a show where the interaction between detectives has some chemistry again.

And for the product placement there is a solution. Make a game out of it if you can spot any

One thing left to mention. The nwe soundtrack has been modernized quite nicely.

Here is the old Theme Song. One of the best ever:

Here the new Intro:

And here a little impression: