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Hawaii Five-O

TV · 1968–1980 · 12 seasons

A steady, sun-soaked cop show with a no-nonsense hero, exotic locales, and tidy resolutions that make it an easy, reassuring watch.

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American police procedural drama series
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TV
Year
1968–1980
Seasons
12
Episodes
284
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • justice
  • power
  • corruption
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • sea
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

Details

Genres
drama, crime, police television drama
Created by
Leonard Freeman
Starring
Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong Chun, Herman Wedemeyer, Harry Endo
Music
Morton Stevens
Length
12 seasons, 284 episodes
Network
CBS
Country
United States
Languages
English

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