Hawaii Five-O: Season 6

Background to review..... 6th Season repeated from other season's review We have found that if you can't be in Hawaii, 50 is the next best thing. We have been to Hawaii 4 times in the last 9 years. We love it and can't get enough of it. Last Christmas my sister-in-law gave me a gift card. I had purchased all the Magnum PI seasons that I could so I decided to give H50 a try as my late mother was a faithful 50 fan. I was pleasantly surprised by H50 Season 1. Now besides Magnum PI and could get my Hawaiian fix between trips with H50. Well we developed a craving for H50 so that I have purchased and viewed all 7 seasons and 3/4 the way through season 8. I have found that all the H50 seasons are great 1 through 8. They seem to get better and better with scripts and settings. The only thing that could have been better is if they had more local actors to mix the blend of them from episode to episode. What I mean by that is in this week's episode you will have one actor playing a really bad guy and next week he or she is back as a good guy. This is a similar pattern that started with The 60's in "Wild Wild West" where that used the same group of bit actors over and over again. Robert Conrad commented that this made them a winning team because of the relationships formed. However this process in any series can be a little monotonous as in "West" or in Hawaii 50. The other question came to me: Why wasn't a movie made of H50? If it was good enough for older TV series like the Lone Ranger why not a movie of Hawaii 50? Finally, since I am running out of H50 episodes, I hope that fellow fans like all of you will look at a predecessor of H50 namely "Hawaiian Eye" DVDs which are currently Out of Stock by Amazon. If enough of you put yourselves on the "Wait List" it would make it available with large requests. In conclusion I recommend all Hawaii 50 seasons 1-8. I haven't gotten to "9" yet. Mahalo, Aloha Phil

After completing five powerful seasons, "Hawaii 5-0" had set a precedent with a great lead in the form of Jack Lord, fine supporting actors and outstanding guest stars, great writing, outstanding cinematography, and award-worthy scores. The sixth season, which ran from 1973-74 was no different, featuring some of the best stories in the show's twelve-year run. The best and their merits are: "Hookman" - the season premier with an engaging story about an assassin with hooks for hands. Jay J. Armes, an actual "handicapped" actor is fine in the part with no dialogue, "speaking" by his actions. The installment won an Emmy for composer Morton Stevens. "Draw Me a Killer" - a thriller with Elliott Street as a disturbed young man with a fixation for a comic book character who he perceives to be constantly in danger. He eliminates those who he feels is a threat to her. The installment features another fine score from Stevens. "One Big Happy Family" - Slim Pickens heads a murderous quintet who when down on funds resorts to deceit and murder. Stevens scores again, in more ways than one. "Murder is a Taxing Affair" - Don Porter is a tax man who resorts to murder to get his "return." "The Finishing Touch" - George Voskovec as police ally who hides the fact the he is behind the forging of some bank certificates. The episode has a great score from Bruce Broughton. "Bonzai Pipeline" - A tale of being in the wrong place at the wrong time and the ensuing tragedy that befalls the innocent, the episode stars future "Riptide" star Perry King and future TV Spiderman Nicholas Hammond as brothers. "Secret Witness" - Similar in theme as "Bonzai," Mark Jenkins witnesses a mob hit, placing him and his family in jeopardy with the criminals. A pre-"Laverne and Shirley" Cindy Williams plays the wife. "One Born Every Minute" - Ed Flanders is a con man with no sympathy for his victims and Michael Stong guests as one the "marks." "Nightmare in Blue" - Future "Dallas" star John Beck is a former cop with serious mental issues, resorting to rape and murder. "Death with Father" - A young Peter Strauss plays the criminal son of police veteran Andrew Duggan. This show demonstrates to what lengths a "good" man will go to protect his "bad" son. These ten and eight others demonstrate why the show was so popular in its heyday. The season is 3/4 strong with the following six being the weakest: "Tricks Are Not Treats" - a really dated episode and an embarrassment to guests Glynn Turman, Gregory Sierra, Ron Glass, and Pat Morita, all playing blatant stereotypes "Anybody Can Build a Bomb" - slow-moving and uneventful story with former screen "Dr. Kildare" Lew Ayers as the guest. "Try to Die on Time" - Good thing guest star Jack Carter left this one early. It goes nowhere fast. "The Flip Side of Death" and "Killer at Sea" are possibly two of the weakest in the series history at this point. Not even the usually good William Devane can save the latter. The compilation has no extras other than promos for each episode.

I watched every episode of season six within 5 days after receiving it - I couldn't stop until I'd seen them all. This season is every bit as good as the previous five. Some absolutely outstanding episodes - and even the "weaker" ones were still pretty good. Picture quality, for the most part, is excellent. Hawaii Five-O is my favorite TV show - I'm only 22, so of course I missed out on its original TV run, but thank God for DVD releases! tight story lines, excellent acting for the most part (particularly Jack Lord - he IS Steve McGarrett!) and of course the beautiful Hawaiian scenery makes for one awesome show. Some of my favorite episodes from this season are "Nightmare in Blue", "Draw Me A Killer", "Hookman", "Bonzai Pipeline" and the shockingly-ended "Death With Father" (which is also the first episode directed by Jack Lord.) Excellent show, highly recommended. Can't wait for season 7!

I have tried to take advantage of getting the 12 seasons of this legendary series at the best prices like anyone else. I realized I didn't have a favorite episode of mine...and I had no idea which season it appeared in. I checked the IMDb and found my episode "Hookman" was telecast in Season 6. IMDb can be most helpful for many searches. Aside from that most wanted episode, I can only say that Jack Lord's perseverance, tenacity with CBS and his hands-on care in making this an iconic crime series paid off. I can't distinguish Season 6 as being among the best, but "Hookman" (about a psychotic sniper with no hands but having remarkable dexterity with hooks with a grudge against cops) is a superb example of why I agreed to "be there...Aloha!" for 12 years. P.S...the man with hooks was a real-life Hawaiian private detective who could assemble and handle a rifle with a Marksman's skill. He did not speak a single word (except as overheard briefly on a phone) throughout the episode.

Love the old shows like this, looking so forward to watching it.

Hawaii-Five-O has stood the test of time and still resonates after 40 years. The producers decided to film it at what was considered a much faster pace than the other shows of the time. As a result, we can watch it without losing interest. The writing and acting were always good, if not great. As to police reality, no show reflects that work because (don't tell anyone) it's mostly legwork and boring research. Very few gunfights and car chases result from investigations, Hollywood and CSI notwithstanding. So, forgive McGarrett(Jack Lord) for wearing immaculate Brooks Brothers' suits in 90F weather and at a policeman's salary. It's television. This, the 6th season, was arguably the best one and my recommendation for your 1st experience of the show if you never watched. The variety and quality of this season (see another reviewer for a show-by-show description)was the zenith of the series. Like most shows, the middle season/seasons are the best and this one was right in the middle of the twelve year run.

Hawaii Five O Seasons 1-5 are simply superb. There aren't too many people in my generation who were not glued to the family TV at 7:30pm on Tuesdays of regular season TV. It's hard to describe what this show did in Hawaii; however at 7:30pm each Tuesday the city of Honolulu stopped and people were glued to their sets at home, shopping, or in a retail store with a TV. The show was shot on location, used many local walkons and featured local actors/personalities/celebs. The first 5 seasons were especially good in that the show was written by innovators and not imitators. It lasted an amazing 12 seasons in a highly competitive and forever changing market. The actors were all immortalized and idolized after the show was taken off the air. The Jack Lord family gave their $40 million estate to the state of Hawaii for philanthropic use. Guaranteed to keep you guessing, laughing and booking your next flight to Hawaii. Remember Che Fong was doing science 30 years before CSI, Cold Case Files, Forensic Files, etc! The phrase "Book'em Dano" is used fluidly in most Police Departments throughout this country.

I’m binge watching old school Hawaii 5-0. Great dvd. Pleased with the purchase.

One of the best police series ever. Really put Hawaii on the map. Solid actors and acting and generally good plots and scripts. Jack Lord was allegedly a bit of a perfectionist and it shows. The music is excellent. A great pleasure to have series six, though I am aware of the view that Hawaii Five-0 drops off after series eight. We will see.

Encantado con este volumen de esta conocida serie para los que tenemos unos años y disfrutamos en el mejor momento de la televisión, con el doblaje de la época. Muy satisfecho con la compra

GREAT

Ho seguito tutta la serie e l'ho rivista Molto bella.

Diese Serie ist wirklich besonders gut und nicht im Geringsten mit der neueren Version vergleichbar. Eine gute, klare Krimiserie der sechziger Jahre mit tollen Schauspielern! Und natürlich in einer damals noch traumhaften Umgebung! Das Bild, der Sound, alles erstaunlich gut für das Alter. Mein einziger Wehrmutstropfen ist, dass die Folgen nicht alle auf einmal angeschubst werden können, sondern jede einzeln. Das nervt ein bisschen. Naja... kein Grund, diese tolle Staffeln nicht zu kaufen. Besonders freut es mich, dass schon fast alle Staffeln auf Deutsch erschienen sind und es nicht, wie so oft nach 2-3 Staffeln kein Weiterkommen gibt. Absolut Empfehlenswert!