Post #401022 by tikiyaki on Wed, Aug 13, 2008 10:14 AM

Erichtroudt and Mongoloid, I'm in total agreement with you both.

I love seeing the the stuff on DVD and seeing the parts of Oahu that I recognize, 40 years earlier.

In season 1, there is even a scene where McGarrett goes to Burbank to find someone and I can see what is now the Chandler Bike path, only back then it was still train tracks.

The real appeal is indeed, the Hawaii of the 60's and 70's.

Also great is how the youth "counter culture" was almost always the bad guys in the old series. Hearing Gavin McCleod (Capt Stubing from the Love Boat) as a jive talkin, drug pushin thug (Big Chicken) in 5-0 is just Too funny. Plus that opening sequence is C L A S S I C !!!

It was the golden age of Hawaii, the Hawaii we celebrate at our tiki events. So this new version will probably not appeal to us.

I still like seeing Hawaii on TV tho, so it may still be cool to check out.