Hawaii Five-O, one of television's iconic cop shows, is being remade more than 40 years after it first aired in the US.
Set in the 50th state, the police drama starring Jack Lord as Detective Steve McGarrett ran from 1968-1980.
It featured an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police force and was perhaps best known for McGarrett's catchphrase, "Book 'em, Danno", and the show's memorable theme tune.
The new show pays homage to the original, although it is a 21st Century take on the classic series.
"We're trying to retain the integrity of the original ideas, characters and stories in a new contemporary, aggressive kind of way," says Alex O'Loughlin, the Australian actor who plays McGarrett.
"The sense of humour is different. If you look at the original show it was a long time ago, it came off the air 30 years ago and the humour was very different.
"We can do a lot more, we're pushing a lot of boundaries," he says. "It's a really modern reboot."
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, the ongoing dearth of creativity lands us with yet another "re-imaging" of an old show.
What's at the movies now? The fucking "A team"!
Give me a fucking break here..
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
They are recasting for Rockford too - although if by some miracle they cast who I really would like them to cast then it could be very watchable indeed - they had already cast Dermot Mulroney but for some reason thats fallen through so they are looking anew.
As for the A Team movie - I was and still am a fan of the original show, it was sooooo cheesy I just love it however what I have seen of the remake looks absolutely abysmal it's just bad whereas the original was so bad it was good lol
If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you may have misjudged the situation.
