Hawaii Five-0 and The Witches of Eastwick are set to be destroyed, I mean be redone for TV.
The showrunner of Criminal Minds is looking to book Hawaii Five-0 on CBS according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Like the original series, it is a procedural chronicling the workings of the fictional Hawaiian state police department. In the original, the unit was headed by Steve McGarrett, played by Jack Lord. In the new series, McGarrett’s son Chris will be the top cop.
While the characters, storytelling and pacing will be updated, “we will try to keep as much of the original show as possible,” Bernero said. “I’m not trying to reinvent it.”
The famous opening music will be back but may also get a face-lift, much in the vein of the theme from the 1966-73 series “Mission: Impossible,” which was rearranged for the 1990s movie franchise.
As for the staple “Book ’em, Danno” closing line, there will be a version of it in the new installment, Bernero said.
Over on ABC they are working their potion to bring The Witches of Eastwick on to the small screen according to Sci Fi Wire. Not much more is known about the project except that ABC ordered a pilot for the possible show.
Hey network executives, what happened to coming up with original programming? I mean did you guys really need to bring back or import shows like Knight Rider, Kath & Kim and 90210? Well 90210 is OK, but the rest could have remained where they were. Please try to come up with something new and original and not remake what had already been done!
