Book ‘em, Danno! Hawaii Five-0 2.0 on the way
Ed Bernero is such a big Hawaii Five-0 fan, he has the show’s theme song as his ringtone. But that’s not all.
The Criminal Minds exec producer is also creating a new version of the classic show that starred Jack Lord as Steve McGarrett, head of an elite branch of the fictional Hawaii State Police. The show won two Primetime Emmys and ran on CBS from 1968 to 1980 (Really?! It ran that long?!).
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.”
Okay, let’s think about this. Who looks enough like Jack Lord to play his son? (Of course, he’ll have to have the same immovable, thick mane.) Jake Gyllenhaal? Kyle MacLachlan? How about Peter Krause? Dirty Sexy Money can’t last much longer, can it?
And do you think they’ll bring Wo Fat back? As I recall, McGarrett finally nabbed him in the final episode, but at the end, you could see Wo Fat digging into his boot and retrieving a file or something. Hmmm…
Bernero says the famous opening theme music will likely be back with a face-lift, as will some version of the classic “Book ‘em, Danno” closing line. Bernero is calling the new show Hawaii Five-0 2.0. There’s been some interest in a feature film adaptation of the TV series, but the project has been dormant at Warner Bros. for some time.
I’m kind of geeked about this news!
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