I thought it was quite good indeed (and I was a big fan of the original). Yes, they took quite a few liberties with police protocol and that kind of stretched credulity. But the characters were all interesting and fully realized, and the acting was fine. The scenery was beautiful, the action was kick-ass, and the music (especially the theme song) was great.
I especially liked Dano’s ring-tone for whenever his psycho ex-wife called him!
Don’t you mean Dirty Haoles?
Do you think there’s one EP whose entire role is thinking up ways to get Grace Park in her underwear/bikini twice per episode, or was that just a treat for the premiere?
Yes, but most of the state’s population, as well as the capital city (and, I presume, the governor’s office) is on Oahu, the third-largest island by area. Trying to find a hidden terrorist wouldn’t just be a matter of car chasing, there’d likely be some boat/seaplane/helicopter action, too.
Heck, given the bad guy’s demonstrated resources (arranging a helicopter jailbreak and such) why is he still in Hawaii? Didn’t he have a plan for his own escape to meet up somewhere with his busted-out brother?
Not a storyline that can stand a lot of analysis, but heck, it’s a first episode and that’s to be expected.
But the series presumedly isn’t set on the island of Hawaii. Presumedly it’s set in and around Honolulu, which is on the island of Oahu.
One thing that was alluded to in the show was that Hawaii is actually a relatively small place. It has a smaller population than Idaho. But you don’t see them forming a special police task force to deal with all the organized crime outfits and terrorist cells based in Boise.
Indeed. If they put away one murderer a week for 22 episodes a season, they’ll solve all of Hawaii’s murders!
Actually, the cops themselves killed more people in this first episode than Hawaiian criminals do in six months. But it was, uh, self-defense… yeah, self-defense.
Grace Park is already uniquely typecast in TV history - as the hot babe in a remake series whose role was originally played by a man of a different age and race.
The skin scenes in the pilot weren’t entirely gratuitous, either. Well done!
I liked it - there was some good humour and good chemistry there, which is critical for me to watch yet another cop show at this point.
And yes, Alex O’Loughlin is THAT good-looking. 
Based on the locations I recognized in the premiere from visiting Hawaii a few months ago, that does seem to be the case.
I only watched it b/c Alex O’Loughlin was on The Shield. I’m sitting here trying to remember anything about it at all, and failing.
Oh, the big dude from Forgetting Sarah Marshall was in it. That’s all I got.
I enjoyed it. My dad was a fan of the original, Sis and I knew when the music started our mouths closed. It did seem disjointed, but I attribute that to being the premier episode and there was a lot to introduce.
As far as Alex O’Laughlin fan club? No. Now, Daniel Dae Kim…
Daniel Dae Kim reminds me of a Korean Matthew McConaughey.
And you’re complaining WHY? 
I think they’re both totally hawt. In fact, I think they should both go swimming and lay around on the beach for a while in the next episode. 
As long as it’s a nekkid beach…
The version in your link sounds good, although it seems like they sped up the tempo just a smidge.
On the actual show, they shortened it. Totally lost that great counterpoint with the horns. Marginal fail.
(I may cut them some slack if there’s a longer version over the closing credits. I haven’t got that far yet.)
I could see the godless Canadians using the state as a base for their nefarious antics, but who wants to watch something called Idaho 4-3?
Yeah, that key change is when the original theme song really kicks into gear.
Cute show, in a ridiculous sorta way. Opposite Castle, it’s a definite also-ran, though I may drop in once in a while.
I enjoyed it. The only trouble is Alex O’Laughlin needs to grow his hair out if he wants me to take him seriously as Steve McGarrett. As it is right now, he’s no Jack Lord.