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Hawaii Five-O (1968)

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Hawaii Five-O (1968)

Overview

Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to "Book 'em, Danno!", sometimes specifying a charge such as "murder one".


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.3

Overview

Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to "Book 'em, Danno!", sometimes specifying a charge such as "murder one".


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Hawaii Five-O consistently champions strong law enforcement and individual accountability as the primary solutions to crime, aligning with conservative values of order and authority.

The original Hawaii Five-O series featured a visibly diverse main cast, reflecting its Hawaiian setting, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. Its narrative consistently portrayed traditional identities in a positive light, focusing on law enforcement rather than explicit DEI critiques.

Secondary

The original Hawaii Five-O series, a police procedural from the late 1960s to early 1980s, did not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. This absence reflects the general lack of LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream television during that historical period, resulting in no net impact on such portrayals.

The 1968 television series 'Hawaii Five-O' does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or explore related themes. The show's focus remains on police procedural elements and crime-solving in Hawaii, without engaging with gender identity topics.

The original Hawaii Five-O series primarily focused on male characters in physical combat and action sequences. Female characters were not typically depicted engaging in or winning close-quarters physical fights against male opponents.

As the original series, Hawaii Five-O (1968) introduced its characters for the first time. There were no prior canonical versions of these characters established with a different gender to be swapped.

As the 1968 "Hawaii Five-O" is the original series, its characters were created for this production. There is no prior source material or previous screen installment from which a character's race could have been established and subsequently changed.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

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7.4
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7.1

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N/A
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N/A

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