Original series....The ones with Hume Cronyn as Filer master of disguise.
Any Wo Fat episode.
Any Wo Fat episode.
OT: Best Hawaii 5-0's.
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Huge fan of the first two seasons when writing was really good … show was edgy 
any with Chin Ho Kelly/ Kam Fong Chun, especially doing the surveillance with the news paper
The one where the original McGarrett (i.e., Jack Lord) says "Book 'em, Danno." 
Surprisingly NOT written by Mike Post. Was recorded by The Ventures.
Help me remember. Was Hawaii 5 0 on the same night as The Wild Wild West? Those two programs were by far my favorites.
Wo Fat episodes were always fun. I am glad others remember how good he was. Khigh Dhiegh is a name long forgotten, but it should be remembered.
As for Wild, Wild, West, my favorite character actor of all time, Michael Dunn, was another great evil recurring character. He died far too young.
Wo Fat episodes were always fun. I am glad others remember how good he was. Khigh Dhiegh is a name long forgotten, but it should be remembered.
As for Wild, Wild, West, my favorite character actor of all time, Michael Dunn, was another great evil recurring character. He died far too young.
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Dr. Miguelito Loveless.
Wild Wild West... Victor Buono as Wing Fat and Count Manzeppi.
He died far too young. He was a great talent.
Read his Wiki profile. He had an incredible family background.
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Same with Zulu as Kono.
I not only loved the opening song but loved the opening credits as they showed Hawaii and had a real feel.
I was not in Hawaii when Hawaii 50 was on the air but was there when Magnum PI was being filmed. I was amazed how little was filmed in Hawaii. The crew would show up in early Aug. and film a lot of location shots and some outdoors shots with stand-ins on distance shots. Then the stars would come in for about a month in late Aug and early Sep and film outside shots with the actors. The majority of the indoor scenes were filmed back in LA.
As we got to know the roads on Oahu we could tell that the show would show someone driving on one road and then to another and knew the roads did not link. Also Magnum would never be caught in traffic.
While I was in Hawaii both Jack Lord and James MacArthur lived in Hawaii. I got to meet Jack Lord.
I was not in Hawaii when Hawaii 50 was on the air but was there when Magnum PI was being filmed. I was amazed how little was filmed in Hawaii. The crew would show up in early Aug. and film a lot of location shots and some outdoors shots with stand-ins on distance shots. Then the stars would come in for about a month in late Aug and early Sep and film outside shots with the actors. The majority of the indoor scenes were filmed back in LA.
As we got to know the roads on Oahu we could tell that the show would show someone driving on one road and then to another and knew the roads did not link. Also Magnum would never be caught in traffic.
While I was in Hawaii both Jack Lord and James MacArthur lived in Hawaii. I got to meet Jack Lord.
Magnum is another show that had a great theme song along with The Rockford Files. Mike Post was a musical genius; he was able to capture the ethos of a show in a few minutes.
The opening credits of both Magnum and Miami Vice just ooze what the 80s were about; I'm glad that I was a teenager during that decade for a lot of reasons.
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Buono is great as a Mama's boy strangler in The Strangler. Great ending.
The 5-0 reboot I felt was quite good as well, better than most dreck on TV while offering visual porn of paradise.
I was a little young for the original, but saw many in reruns. Obviously the Wo Fat episodes and storylines were top notch, but I also remember several episodes where the villains were a mob family named Vashon. McGarrett took out the son, then the father (played by Harold Gould), then the grandfather in three consecutive episodes. The fourth episode was either later the same season or perhaps the next season when the jailed father (Gould) tried framing McGarrett for something or other in hopes he could be jailed and then revenge would be taken.
I was a little young for the original, but saw many in reruns. Obviously the Wo Fat episodes and storylines were top notch, but I also remember several episodes where the villains were a mob family named Vashon. McGarrett took out the son, then the father (played by Harold Gould), then the grandfather in three consecutive episodes. The fourth episode was either later the same season or perhaps the next season when the jailed father (Gould) tried framing McGarrett for something or other in hopes he could be jailed and then revenge would be taken.
I agree about the reboot; I thought that it was pretty good, and the scenery was unmatched.
Is this ‘69’ in the room with you now, Chumblelowski? How about James Franklin? Eee-eeeeee-ee..69, go ride your pedal car.
Don't know which was best but I rember an episode with Andy Griffith as a con man.
Also an episode where mcgarret took on the Vashon crime family.
Christopher Walken was in one episode. Maybe a surfer.
Also an episode where mcgarret took on the Vashon crime family.
Christopher Walken was in one episode. Maybe a surfer.
Judas Shuttlesworth the Pitiot makes up a name from Seinfeld.
The trilogy of the Vashon crime family, Chris (the son), Honore (the father), and Dominc (the grandfather) was the best.
I was in a Ha-why-er (a little Gomer Pyle pronunciation there) in January 1970 for my brother's R&R from Veet-nam (a little LBJ pronunciation there). Was on the lookout for any 5-0 filming but didn't see any.
I was in a Ha-why-er (a little Gomer Pyle pronunciation there) in January 1970 for my brother's R&R from Veet-nam (a little LBJ pronunciation there). Was on the lookout for any 5-0 filming but didn't see any.
Don’t leave out Mike Tomlin… the moron posted that he should be drug to the top of the tallest building in Pittsburgh and tossed off… that post was deleted by Tom. He was JohnJumba at that time! Nic hijacking’s loser
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LMAO.., Pitiot and GrandmasterBJ. Maybe you can tell us why Ian gave you guys a ticket.
Appears to me that you have suffered some sort of traumatic brain injury.
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