"Hawaii Five-O" Review

The Fall television season is under way and there is no shortage of new shows this year. And there are some good ones; but the rebooted "Hawaii Five-O" is, I must say, the cream of the crop. It's fresh, it's fun, it's funny, and (perhaps more important than anything, if we're honest with ourselves) it's HOT!
My first impression from the previews this summer was great, and I may have been a little biased, because I've been an Alex O'Laughlin fan since his "Moonlight" days. And Scott Caan is always great as the gruff-with-a-gentle-side, moody-but-really-a-nice-guy sidekick. Add in that guy from "Lost" (aka--Chin Ho Kelly) and a hot asian chick (aka--Grace Park), and it's a can't-miss, right? But with that impression (and the fact that O'Laughlin's tv history is rather bleak), I was a touch dubious, too. It kinda seemed too good to be true...like one of those movies where all the good scenes were shown in the previews and everything else was just sucky.
"Hawaii Five-O" lives up to the hype, though.
Well-cast, well-written, well-shot, well-set...so far, with four episodes under their belt, the show is doing great. The interaction between McGarrett (O'Laughlin) and "Danno"--because no one remembers, much less cares, that his last name is Williams--(Caan) is terrific. The on-going pseudo-feud over the nickname "Danno" is especially entertaining...although it probably shouldn't last more than another couple episodes before it gets old.
Then there's the beautiful setting of Hawaii. Brilliant for a fall show. Remember all those hot summer shows set in Miami, the Hamptons, and other great vacation spots? Yeah, well, it's Fall now. School. Cooler weather. Why not give your viewers some warm, vacationy scenery? Well played, CBS! Well played!
Bottom line..."Hawaii Five-O" is the hottest show this Fall. This is one can't-miss that actually didn't miss.