Hawaii Five-O 2.0 - General Tiki

J JackLord Tiki Socialite Washington, DC Joined: Jan 18, 2006 Posts: 175	J JackLord Posted posted on Wed, May 19, 2010 12:49 PM Agreed. I love the original and am slowly gathering the entire series on DVD. In a way, the cops are all portrayed as they are in Dragnet- stoic, fearless, all-business, and uncorruptible. The department is a smooth machine that methodically gets the perp with little, if any, infighting, self-doubt, violations, or major mistakes. All the while, the rest of society is flawed, clueless, and in perpetual need of fatherly guidance. It probably was not until Police Story that cops started to be shown as more human. Anyway, the show was an over the top classic. Great plots and supporting characters.

Agreed. I love the original and am slowly gathering the entire series on DVD.

In a way, the cops are all portrayed as they are in Dragnet- stoic, fearless, all-business, and uncorruptible. The department is a smooth machine that methodically gets the perp with little, if any, infighting, self-doubt, violations, or major mistakes. All the while, the rest of society is flawed, clueless, and in perpetual need of fatherly guidance. It probably was not until Police Story that cops started to be shown as more human.

Anyway, the show was an over the top classic. Great plots and supporting characters.

Post #531195 by JackLord on Wed, May 19, 2010 12:49 PM