Each week, Next TV writers Daniel Frankel and David Bloom discuss the latest happenings in technology, media and telecom.
DAVID BLOOM: Well, Dan-O, another week of way more news than you’d expect here in August's absolute Dog Days. By the way, I always loved when McGarrett called James MacArthur’s character that on the original Hawaii Five-O. Fun facts about the original: It lasted 12 seasons and a rather insane 281 episodes, and won two Emmys (for music, naturally). It was one of prime time’s most violent shows, routinely perforating the bad guys with bullets back when that was still controversial with critics, Congress and the FCC. But Five-O was also a pioneer, with a far more diverse cast than usual back then, especially of Asian/Pacific Islanders. Harry Endo, Kam Hong, Zulu, Danny Kamekona, Kwan Hi Lim, Tommy Fujiwara and Seth Sakai all booked at least 20 episodes. That more closely mirrored the diverse Honolulu population but wildly contrasted with most Hollywood output back then, when witches, Martians and talking horses were more likely to be featured than people of color,. So, modest progress, then and now. And if you’re a little slow waking up, put that theme song on:
