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CBS Taking To Series HAWAII FIVE-0, SHIT MY DAD SAYS, CRIMINAL MINDS II, 3 More!!
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Thirteen years ago CBS tried to mount a sequel to “Hawaii Five-0” starring Gary Busey, but it didn’t take.
But a new remake of the tropical cop franchise has gone to series. Overseen by writer-producers Peter Lenkov (“CSI: NY”) and Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman (co-creators of “Fringe” and writers of last year’s “Star Trek” movie), the new show will, like the CBS original, follow a fictional Hawaiian police agency. Alex O'Loughlin (“Moonlight,” “Three Rivers”) plays agency boss Steve McGarrett, Taryn Manning (“8 Mile,” “Sons of Anarchy”) plays McGarrett’s kid sister Mary Ann, Scott Caan (the “Ocean’s” movies) plays Danno Williams, Daniel Dae Kim (“Lost”) plays Chin-Ho Kelly, James Marsters (“Caprica”) plays villainous Victor Hesse (who may be the series’ new Wo Fat) and the mountainous Kono Kalakaua has been reimagined as a skinny female detective, Kona Kalakaua, played by Grace Park (“Battlestar Galactica”).
CBS has picked up five other series:
* BLUE BLOODS, from writer-producers Mitchell Burgess & Robin Green (“Northern Exposure,” “The Sopranos”) is an hourlong following several generations of New York cops. It stars “Bunker Hill” vets Bridget Moynahan (“Six Degrees,” “I, Robot”) and Donnie Wahlberg (“Boomtown,” the “Saw” movies) as well as Tom Selleck (“Las Vegas”), Flex Alexander (“One On One,” “Snakes on A Plane”), Len Cariou (“Brotherhood,” “Damages”), Will Estes (“American Dreams,” “Reunion”) and the piping-hot Dylan Moore.
* CRIMINAL MINDS SPIN-OFF, from Chris Mundy (“Line of Fire,” “Cold Case”) and Edward Allen Bernero (“Brooklyn South,” “Third Watch”), looks at a different team of FBI behavioral analysis unit operatives. It stars Forest Whitaker (“The Shield,” “Repo Men”) and Beau Garrett (“Made of Honor,” “Tron Legacy”).
* DEFENDERS, from writer-producers Kevin Kennedy & Niels Mueller (“The Assassination of Richard Nixon”), is an hourlong about Las Vegas defense attorneys. It stars Jerry O’Connell (“Carpoolers,” “Do Not Disturb”), Jim Belushi (“According to Jim”), Gillian Vigman (“Mad TV,” “Sons & Daughters”), Jurnee Smollett (“Eve’s Bayou,” “Friday Night Lights”), Tanya Fischer (“Life On Mars”) and Teddy Sears (“Raising the Bar,” “A Single Man”).
* MIKE & MOLLY, from writers Chuck Lorre and Mark Roberts (“Two And A Half Men”), is a sitcom about a couple of Overeaters Anonymous members. It stars Melissa McCarthy (“Gilmore Girls”), Billy Gardell (“Yes, Dear,” “My Name Is Earl”), Katy Mixon (“Eastbound and Down”), Swoosie Kurtz (“Pushing Daisies”), Reno Wilson (“The Chronicle,” “Blind Justice”) and Tucker Albrizzi (“Big Time Rush”).
* SHIT MY DAD SAYS, from “Will & Grace” creators David Kohan & Max Mutchnick, is a sitcom about an unemployed journalist who moves in with his elderly, opinionated father, a retired surgeon and Vietnam vet. It stars William Shatner (“Star Trek,” “Boston Legal”), Stephanie Lemelin (“Cavemen”), and “Mad TV” vets Will Sasso and Nicole Sullivan.
CBS announces its fall schedule Wednesday.
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Still wanna know what they're really going to call it.
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Most likely. Don't think they can get away with 'Shat'
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Other than the fact that he has some similar head and face characteristics to Lord, it's an odd casting choice.
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For one thing, the theme song arrangement was terrible. This version better have the theme song exactly as it was in the original.
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They should just call it "Dad"
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Lots of genre vets--I hope it's good.
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...actually sounds interesting. I'll check it out, anyway.
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No McGarret, Chin Ho, or Danny. Also, see about getting Tom Selleck for a guest star role as Magnum. That would be one heck of a draw.
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I'd love to see today's Busey try to re-tackle the role. Hell, I'd like a reality show involving Busey trying to recreate scenes from old tv shows in his own Busey-esque fashion.
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How awesome would it be if they went with that title? I know it's not going to happen in a million years, but how awesome would that be?
also I read the book, if they get the chemistry right between the shat and Justin, they'll have in their hands a new Danny Crane. -
And not in an entertaining or interesting way, but in a "holy shit Gary Busey is really fucking nuts!" cringe-worthy way. Don't think he'll be getting much work for like, the rest of his life.
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Beam me up!
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...Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride. This is Gary Busey all the time. He live is his very own Gary Buseyland. http://tinyurl.com/y8dj63v
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If people actually tune in just to see if they use the word "shit"...life will be imitating South Park.
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...."Shit!"
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I assume a Magnum P.I. remake is next.
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Tom Selleck never did nothin' to nobody. ... OK, maybe the Three Men movies. I couldn't argue against that. But dude deserves another tv series. Freaked me out when I read recently that he's done six of those Jesse Stone movies.
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CBS announces a new show that features Tom Selleck, and you decide to use as a representative sample of his television experience Las Vegas? Really? (apologies for using that overplayed SNL "really" bit, but in this case it seemed pretty fitting...) Just how old are you, anyway, Herc?
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...didn't even see Selleck's name in the Blue Blood description the first time I read it. Guess those Jesse Stone movies are paying off.
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I'm 10.
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...changed it because of that "Harry's Law" show. When I first read the title I imagined it was the chick from The Exorcist all grown up and kicking demon ass. I was super excited until I learned it was ANOTHER NY cop show starring a 'New Kid' and some guy from "Las Vegas."
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...changed it because of that "Harry's Law" show. When I first read the title I imagined it was the chick from The Exorcist all grown up and kicking demon ass. I was super excited until I learned it was ANOTHER NY cop show starring a 'New Kid' and some guy from "Las Vegas."
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the obsession with Twitter I guess.
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He thinks he's funny when he does that.
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It also explains why he'll defend SNL to the death.
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May 17, 2010 10:48:17 PM CDT
Is William Shatner on track to having the longest Series TV Act
by arianeb
Though he had some guest roles in the 50's (which makes things too complicated), William Shatner's first job as a series regular was in 77 Sunset Strip in 1963. "Shit My Dad Says" will mean he is still doing series TV 47 years later.The current record holder (as far as I can tell) is James Garner, whose first series TV role was Maverick in 1957. His last was "8 Simple Rules" which got canceled on 2005, giving him a series TV career of 48 years.Unless James Garner, or one of the other early TV pioneers like Carol Burnett or Betty White, get hired on as a series regular, William Shatner is on track to break the record.
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Two more years of Two and a Half Men.
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The FCC will declare CBS... AN OOOOUUUTLAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!
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per MSNBC, Charlie Sheen has said he will return to Two and a Half Men next year after all. Must've got paid.
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...is already older than Russell Crowe, the oldest to ever play Robin Hood in a shit sandwich of a movie. In other words, please stop trying to remind me of that snoozeworthy suckfest.
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and said you need to flush the toilet twice. No, you, YOU specifically need to.
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What in the HELL is going on w/ Eastbound and Down??? It better be coming back . . .
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Pretty sure I remember reading that they were doing another short season of that one.
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Didn't they see the episode with the new 'team'. It was one of the most godawful hours of tv ever produced, horrible acting, atrocious writing.
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I'd've believed 13, Herc, but 10 is pushin' it just a little... :) Seriously, though: CBS, Tom Selleck, some peripheral mention of Hawaii; the dots connect themselves, brutha. Anyway, since we're on the subject, I'll throw out this question I and a few of my dorky friends used to ponder at times back in college, usually when we were drunk: who is the manliest man? Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV, Sam "Mayday" Malone, or James Tiberius Kirk?
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May 17, 2010 11:59:36 PM CDT
Herc was born around the same time Dawn first appeared
by spacechampion
Strangely though, despite not being born until season 5, Herc saw season one in first run syndication.
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Now that would be one to watch.
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May 18, 2010 5:45:35 AM CDT
How many freaking pilots does O'Connell shoot every spring???
by sequitur
He was also listed in "Rex is not your Lawyer"...
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Also remakes and spin-offs! SO DAMN REFRESHING. Thanks, CBS it's like fucking Christmas! I hate having to watch shit that breaks new ground and makes me think. I also hope that new show from "Comedy Genius Chuck Lorre" has a canned laugh track. I NEED that shit to let me know when something is meant to be hilarious. Just think of all the great fat jokes we've got coming. CBS IS NUMBER ONE!!!
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Whoever is in charge of the new Hawaii Five-O, pay attention. This show needs to bring back Kayla Blake, so hot in SportsNight, and would be perfect for this new show.
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an easy change would be stuff or things my dad says, but i can see CBS being stupid and calling it "those crazy things that my dad will say"I say they should just call it shit my dad says, i mean it's just a word, it's 2010 i think society is ready to grow up
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