Tikis on NBC Wednesday night... The new cop show

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sat, Sep 4, 2004 3:30 AM On 2004-09-02 22:58, dogbytes wrote: . yeah, the show hits every stereotype ~ the characters are pretty much like what all cop shows are made of.. Ha, and to fulfill the stereotype of what looks MOST like a HAWAIIAN bar they had to go to the only authentic Tiki spot left in Hawaii, La Marianas, (which is itself pieced together of remnants from the long gone Tiki Bars of Waikiki.) How ironic... "Hawaii 5-0" mostly avoided Tiki bars because in the 70s they were already regarded as tacky, maybe "HAWAII" will make up for that...Someone should propose an episode with a Tiki carver....Gecko perhaps?

On 2004-09-02 22:58, dogbytes wrote:
. yeah, the show hits every stereotype ~ the characters are pretty much like what all cop shows are made of..

Ha, and to fulfill the stereotype of what looks MOST like a HAWAIIAN bar they had to go to the only authentic Tiki spot left in Hawaii, La Marianas, (which is itself pieced together of remnants from the long gone Tiki Bars of Waikiki.) How ironic...

"Hawaii 5-0" mostly avoided Tiki bars because in the 70s they were already regarded as tacky, maybe "HAWAII" will make up for that...Someone should propose an episode with a Tiki carver....Gecko perhaps?

Post #112356 by bigbrotiki on Sat, Sep 4, 2004 3:30 AM