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Smash (2012)
Just not my thing
I tried to like this I really did. I'd heard great word of mouth. I'd heard that it was meant to be great but when I watched it I was so underwhelmed.
I honestly think NBC fans are doing clever campaigns on their shows to try and get the ratings. First of all The Playboy Club was gonna be huge. That was the top rated show on Facebook, whatever. Turned out it wasn't the case.
Now we have a review on here saying that only Awake beats Smash this season, funnily enough another NBC show.
Let me just say I'm a huge fan of 30 Rock. The Office and SVU so no NBC hater. But Smash is just too all singing and all dancing for me. In fact I just really wanted it to end. I do believe it will be a critical darling though as it is well acted. It's just the actual show left me not only not wanting more but wanting it to stop!
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
Great entertainment
This show is just so much fun. It's great entertainment and really, really beautiful. The scenery is gorgeous and so are the cast.
The cast have great chemistry together and Alex O'Loughlin and Scott Caan really shine. Their banter and friendship is the best since Starsky and Hutch.
The action is movie caliber and the production values excellent. The pilot set the bar high for ongoing weeks but they've lived up to it with only a couple of less than exciting episodes. Rare indeed for a procedural show. The show can be dipped in and out of like most cop procedurals but you're missing out if you do that. The character arcs are what are really interesting and their background stories. McGarretts especially.
Alex O'Loughlin is great here. He plays the stoic hero dealing with lots of problems in his life really well and as the show progresses we see him warm up and show more emotions as slowly he gets to know and trust his team.
Scott Caan is great as Danno, funny and warm you can't help but laugh at some of his lines. And Grace Parks and DDK just blend in so well with the team too. I love Grace in this and she is much stronger than in Battelstar Galactica. It's no surprise that Daniel is great as he was fantastic in Lost.
This show gets better and better too and the latest eps have been awesome. Give it a go. Don't expect the original, expect a cross between 24 and Starsky and Hutch.