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When you watch these, whether you grew up with the series or are new to it, you really like the concept and the diversity of plots. The first season episodes are great as you got to know the characters, but the second season is more refined with a lot more detective work in my opinion. Each episode takes on a different angle, so you don't expect the "same ol, same ol". I think the quality of this dvd is better than the first season. Can't wait for the third season.
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At last the best cop show ever is on DVD ... We have season 1 and 2 when is the rest on the way........
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First off, for those that have criticized the release for omitting the episode "Bored She Hung Herself," let me remind them that the compilation is billed as "Hawaii 5-0 - The Second Season," not "The COMPLETE season." Whatever reason the particular episode is not included is, perhaps, a tale that we fans are not privy to know.
That said, the second season carries on the trend started by the landmark first one: great use of location, brilliant scores, marvelous guest stars, topical storytelling, and the take-ALL-prisoners-approach style of star Jack Lord.
Contrary to the show's critics, Lord does show emotion and breaks into a smile now and then. However, his "Steve McGarrett" is all business and has little time for levity and little patience for criminals...and there are plenty of them afoot in the island paradise.
Kudos should also be given to the rest of the 5-0 team: James MacArthur as Lord's right-hand man, Danny; Kam Fong as the stalwart Chin Ho Kelly, and Zulu as the big and lovable Kono. Richard Denning begins his second term as "The Governor," a part that he will keep for the entire run of the series. Harry Endo starts his eight-year run as criminal examiner Che Fong.
This season showcases political turmoil overseas ("Leopard on the Rock" and "Savage Sunday"), bio-terrorists ("Three Dead Cows at Makapuu" and "Sweet Terror"), brainwashing techniques ("Killer Bee" and "A Bullet for McGarrett"), racial tension ("The Joker's Wild, Man" and "Run, Johnny, Run"), international intrigue ("Which Way Did They Go?" and "Forty Feet High and It Kills"). These episodes, along with the others, blend adventure with social commentary like no other show of the period.
The writers somehow managed to give Lord a "soliloquy," of sorts to deliver to the criminal or some bureaucratic official. And he zesfully delivers!
The line up of guest stars includes familiar faces from the era, along with many soon-to-be-famous television and motion picture stars. Character actors Tito Vandis, James Gregory, John Randolph, Harry Guardino, Albert Paulsen, Charles Aidman, Ronald Long, Joanne Linville, Marc Lenard, Soon Tek-Oh, Khigh Deigh (the infamous "Wo Fat"), Barbara Luna, William Windom, and H.M. Wynant appear and contribute greatly to several episodes, respectively.
And the list of rising stars includes Martin Sheen, Christopher Walken, Tom Skerritt, Loretta Swit, Ed Flanders, Marj Dusay, Eric Braeden, and "Grandpa Walton" himself Will Geer.
One of the best performances is delivered by character actress Doreen Lang in the aforementioned "Killer Bee". She plays the cold, unfeeling mother of a psychologically tortured Viet Nam vet and she could give Mary Tyler Moore's "Ordinary People" character a lesson in mental abuse of a child. Lang is probably best known as the terrified mother that slaps Tippi Hedren in Hitchcock's "The Birds."
James Hong's deliciously seedy "Tot Kee" elevates a rather routine "The Devil and Mr. Frog" to memorable status.
Even for all its praise, part of the fun of watching the show is seeing how many times certain scenes are repeated, what actors appear in the same season in different roles, and the continuity goofs.
One of the latter involves a little boy seen running outside MacGarrett's office, itself being located on the SECOND floor of the state building.
However, "Hawaii 5-0" remains one of the best of its kind and the flawless execution of the disc, in sound and picture quality, is a worthwhile purchase...even with the omission of one installment.
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The second season gets better and is a prelude to the next several years of the genius of the show before some of the problems associated with the late '70s productions. DVD now offers the original teaser promos for the upcoming episodes---nice touch. This ingenious but simple method of keeping the audience interested in a series will never be this good in this age of commercial inundated television shows.
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I thank God that after 27 years Paramount, CBS & Viacom finally released my favorite TV show. I have enjoyed all of season 1 and have finally received my season 2 discs. To sit back and cry over a deleted episode is a joke. Even CBS in the late 60's realized that they had a problem with an episode and decided to not rerun it. So what! I am happy with the remainder of the episodes I did get. What next complain they didn't drive any Chevy's? Complain about Zulu changing his name to Kono? Some people are never happy no matter how long they waited. Get over it morons.
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