'Hawaii Five-O' 2.0 set up at CBS

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CBS Booking HAWAII FIVE-0 Sequel!! Be There!! Aloha!!
Published 8/12/2008 by Hercules at Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
... “Criminal Minds” showrunner Ed Bernero is developing for CBS a new version of nework’s 1968-1980 drama “Hawaii Five-0,” about a fictional state police agency charged with protecting the citizens of the nation’s 50th state. The new series will center on Steve McGarrett’s son, who has exactly the same job as his dad did. CBS, which is also developing a remake of "The Streets of San Francisco," loves cop shows! Find all of the Hollywood Reporter’s story on the matter here . [image] ...

TV News: Witches of Eastwick, Hawaii Five-O 2.0, and Seth Green And Breckin Meyer Join Heroes
Published 8/12/2008 by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) at /Film
... CBS has teamed with Criminal Minds executive producer Ed Bernero to develop a new version of Hawaii Five-O. The new series will focus of Chris McGarrett, a Hawaiian cop and son of Steve McGarrett, a character played in the original series by Jack Lord. The show will be updated (as will the clasic opening theme song) but Bernero insists that it won’t be a reinvention. [THR] ...

Book 'em, Danno! Hawaii Five-0 2.0 on the way
Published 8/12/2008 by Jane Boursaw at TV Squad
... According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new version will feature McGarrett's son as top cop. Bernero says he won't try and re-invent the series, and will "keep as much of the original show as possible." ...

Channel Surfing: "Witches," "Heroes," Surfing Cops, Joss on Batman, and More
Published 8/12/2008 by Jace (noreply@blogger.com) at Televisionary
... Criminal Minds executive producer/showrunner Ed Bernero attached to write. Updated version of Hawaii Five-O will follow the exploits of Chris McGarrett, the chief of the fictional Hawaiian state police department and son of the original's Steve McGarrett (Jack Lord). (Aside: Bernero is also working on another CBS project, Washington Field , following the agents and experts at the FBI's Washington Field Office who travel around the globe reponding to events that concern the US.) ( Hollywood Reporter ) Speaking of remakes, ABC has issued a put pilot order to a series based ...

With Zulu as Kono!
Published 8/12/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Alan Sepinwall) at What's Alan Watching?
After the jump, quick thoughts on some recent developments in that thar land of TV... • For reasons passing understanding, CBS has decided to remake "Hawaii Five-O." Yes, the show has one of the coolest theme songs of all time(*), and the phrase "Five-O" has passed into the popular vernacular as slang for cops, but once you get past that, it's just another cop show set in Hawaii, and NBC failed with one of those (starring Fienberg's favorite actor) a few years back. At least "Knight Rider" is recent ...

My Emmy hope, 'Shield' and 'Sunny' videos and Olympics shenanigans
Published 8/13/2008 by Tempo at The Watcher
... Really? CBS is remaking "Hawaii 5-0"? Is that because its remake of "Viva Laughlin" went so well? Then again, NBC's "Knight Rider" has shown that, even when it comes to remakes, great art is possible. ...