In keeping up with their previous releases of the last five Five-O seasons, CBS/Paramount’s six-disc set of Hawaii Five-O: The Sixth Season brings us all 24 episodes from the series’ 1973-1974 run, each of which has been digitally remastered and looks better than ever! Even the English mono stereo soundtrack sounds like it has received a makeover — but the secondary Spanish mono stereo audio track still sounds like shit like it originally did on TeleMundo back in the '70s and '80s. English, Spanish, and Portuguese subtitles are available for each episode.
Since CBS/Paramount still have not bothered to call James MacArthur or Al Harrington (the only two remaining cast members of the original series — we only recently lost the lovable Harry Endo in February ‘09: rest in peace, Che) for interviews regarding their time spent on one of television’s most well-known police dramas, we are forced (once again) to be content with original episodic promos as the set’s only special features. The promos can be accessed individually before each episode or you can opt to play them all from the main menu — which continues to baffle me, since there still isn’t a ‘Play All’ option for the episodes themselves.
No matter how hokey the show can get and no matter how hammy Jack Lord can truly be sometimes (but hey, he’s still the shit), Hawaii Five-O remains a perennial favorite amongst vintage television lovers, fans of tasteful police dramas, and anyone who loves to see the beauty of Hawai’i in general — for all of you, Hawaii Five-O: The Sixth Season is a must-have.
Book 'em (oh, damn — I promised myself I wouldn't say that!).
Article comments
1 - Martin
HAWAII FIVE-O was the BEST police type show made so far. It makes 80% of the current police look like scuz. The show was premium grade not full of arrogant airheads like I said 80% of the cuurent. I have not seen a good police show since CBS's the District and Walker went off. Today's show operators and networks should take time to sit down and watch a 1972 Five-o or a 1974 Mannix.