New promo: Four Reasons to Watch Five-0

We have to wait a while longer for a new Hawaii Five-0 episode but in the meantime, CBS has released a new promo to keep us happy.

The Five-0 Redux’s Wendie Joy offers insight on Hawaii Five-0 “Mai ka wā kahiko”

For some reason, the CBS PR department has released promo photos for Hawaii Five-0 episode 2.15, but not the press release.  As E!online teased earlier in the season, this episode finds Danno’s former partner showing up to seek revenge for some transgression.  Based on the images that have been released, “Rick” may very well be frequent bad-guy, Peter Greene.  Presumably, the title “Mai ka wā kahiko” used for the promo photos references the previous partner.  Big thanks to our friend Wendie Joy of The Five-0 Redux for sharing the translation of the title:

mai=from, ka wā=the time, kahiko=old, ancient.  This gives us “From the old time,” or more colloquially, “A blast from the past.”

Phillies outfielder catches Hawaiian wave

Hawaii Five-0 executive producer and Phillies fan, Peter Lenkov has been teasing for awhile that outfielder Shane Victorino might make an appearance the show.  He finally confirmed it on Thursday with a tweet and a photo of himself with Victorino.  The island native nicknamed “The Flyin’ Hawaiian” is just the latest Philly to try out the acting field.

photo posted by Peter Lenkov

Tweet from @PLenkov: Guess who’s doing a cameo in episode 217?

Photo by E-PR/CBS

Hawaii Five-0 episode 2.14 topples Castle

Castle brought in a much smaller audience than usual, giving the timeslot win over to Hawaii Five-o.  Maybe viewers were more interested in finding out who Shelburne was, or wanted to see how Danno would perform as midwife to his ex-wife.  Whatever the reason, Hawaii Five-0 came out ahead in both overall viewers and the 18-49 demo.

Danno delivers

From tvbythenumbers

Broadcast primetime final TV ratings for Monday:

Time	Net	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers Live+SD (million)
8:00PM	CBS	How I Met Your Mother	4.4	11	10.080
	FOX	Alcatraz (premiere, 8-10p)	3.3	8	10.050
	NBC	Betty White’s 90th Birthday (8-9:30p)	2.7	7	13.860
	ABC	The Bachelor (8-10p)	2.4	6	7.430
	CW	Gossip Girl	0.6	2	1.290
8:30PM	CBS	2 Broke Girls	4.6	11	11.400
9:00PM	CBS	Two and a Half Men	4.6	11	13.020
	CW	Hart Of Dixie -R	0.3	1	0.790
9:30PM	CBS	Mike & Molly	3.8	9	11.090
	NBC	Betty White’s Off Their Rocker (premiere)	2.6	6	12.260
10:00PM	CBS	Hawaii Five-0	2.8	7	10.730
	ABC	Castle	2.2	6	9.410
	NBC	Rock Center With Brian Williams	1.3	3	5.570

And the winner of the “Who do you think Shelbourne is” contest is…

I have a confession.  The contest was purely made up by me and Terry to throw our competitors off into thinking we actually had awesome stuff to give away, and it was meant to protect all of you Undercover Special Agents from the truth.

Just kidding.

Thanks all for sometimes hilarious and sometimes serious entries into the contest!  There were over a hundred entries, and it took me some time to read through them all.  This was an exercise in fun and creativity and the ones that made me spat coffee and/or Diet Coke were the ones that got my notice.  So the winner that I chose was the cleverest answer, which of course will probably *not* be the answer revealed in “Pu’olo”.

Here’s some of the stand out answers.

In the Most Creative Serious Answer category, Radiant and Jim win a Pat On The Back for their  following responses:

Radiant says:

I believe that Steve’s mother, Doris McGarrett, is Shelburne because she and Hiro Noshimuri may be the parents of Wo Fat and that is why Wo Fat is afraid of Shelburne. Steve McGarrett may be a half brother of Wo Fat, sharing the same mother. Joe White helped John McGarrett faked Doris McGarrett’s death and also helped Hiro Noshimuri faked his death. Both Doris McGarrett and Hiro Noshimuri are alive and living in Japan. That is why Joe White went to Japan twice, according to episode 213.

Jim says:

I agree with a previous poster that Shelbourne will be Steve McGarrett’s grandfather who will obviously NOT have been killed in Pearl Harbor attack, He will have been a CIA agent with knowledge of Wo Fat’s family and background over 70 years that is a threat to Wo Fat and he will be played be Ed Asner whose H50 appearance was reported either here or on another site recently….special guest star as OLD Steve McGarrett’s current wife…MARY TYLER MOORE!!

In the I Can’t Believe How Close You Were category (based on the episode), the following win a Hip Hip Hooray:

Mariqco says:

no one
ghost in the wind

Dee- hedwig says:

I think Shelbourne is Joe, because he is the “anonymous” helper that faked the death of Steve’s mom,(which somehow involves another family member like another sister ) faked Makoto death and also is the “secret keeper” of WoFat’s evils. And the that is why WoFat is afraid of Shelbourne.
Jays says:

I think a variety of people are/have been Shelbourne because they hold some key of evidence Wo Fat doesn’t want to get out. This could mean Joe is Shelburne now. Steve’s father was Shelburne before. And Steve will be Shelburne next. And that’s why Wo Fat is afraid of Shelbourne.

Monique says:

I think Joe White is Shelbourne and that He is Steve McGarretts real Dad. Why did the supposedly Senior Mcgarrett mention Shelbourne and Joe gets ambushed by Wo Fat. Me thinks, Shelbourne (Joe) knows everyones secrets that is why Wo Fat fears him.

Monique says:

I think Joe White is Shelbourne and that He is Steve McGarretts real Dad. Why did the supposedly Senior Mcgarrett mention Shelbourne and Joe gets ambushed by Wo Fat. Me thinks, Shelbourne (Joe) knows everyones secrets that is why Wo Fat fears him.

ga_unicorn says:

Shelbourne used to be John McGarrett, but the duty fell to Joe White after John’s death. Steve doesn’t know it yet, but he’s next in line. Shelbourne never ends, and that’s why Wo Fat is afraid of Shelbourne.

Joyce T says:

I don’t think it was said that Shelbourne was one person or even a person. I may be wrong. It could be the code name for the investigation John McGarrett was doing for Makoto. Makoto did say to Steve that he looked like his father. Maybe John, Doris and Makoto are all still alive.

And before I give you the winner of the “Who Do You Think Shelbourne Is” contest winner, I present to you the honorable mentions.

westcosta79 says:

I think the ghost of Jack Lord is Shelbourne because he can still pack a mean snap of his fingers and the CFCs in all the hair products he continues to use in the afterlife distributes so many toxins in the air that it can suffocate anyone who comes near him, even if he is a ghost. And that’s why Wo Fat is afraid of Shelbourne.

Christine says:

I think Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli are members of a secret elite force, code named Shelbourne. This elite force has a hand in the fates of the strong, powerful, and well known influential people they come up against. No one is immune from the will of this team. And that is why Wo Fat is afraid of Shelbourne.

Benita Lee says:

I think the Chairman of Kitchen Stadium is Shelbourne because only he knows tonight’s secret ingredient and he has an army of Iron Chefs to help him do battle against upstart challengers. And that’s why Wo Fat is afraid of Shelbourne.

LisaLisa98 says:

I think a Can of SPAM is Shelbourne because it could kill McGarrett (or so he might think). Also Kamekona’s already hawkin’ it like there’s a hurricane in Hawaii and Kamekona’s got all the inside tips. Plus I have yet to hear that the Chairman made it a Secret Ingredient.
And that’s why Wo Fat is afraid of Shelbourne.

Steph says:

I think Dr. Gabrielle Asano is Shelbourne because she’s actually buried all the secrets to Steve’s past at the Shelburne Museum, scattered over 1400 acres of historic ground in Vermont. The secrets are safe because Wo Fat is allergic to maple syrup. And that’s why Wo Fat is afraid of Shelbourne.

Henry says:

I think Wo Fat’s mom is Shelbourne because Wo Fat goes holoholo [traveling] all ovah da world an leevs her at home. And that’s why Wo Fat is afraid of Shelbourne.

lahagela says:

Mama McG…….and Woooo Fat is a scared cos she was Daddy Woooo fats luva and she knows the secret ingredient. And that’s why Wo Fat is scared of Shelbourne.

mickmcgarrett says:

I think Officer 808 is Shelbourne because he lives in an underground bunker and has spies everywhere. And that’s why Wo Fat is afraid of Shelbourne.

mickmcgarrett says:

I think Peter Lenkov is Shelbourne because he can kill off WoFat w/ the stroke of his pen. And that’s why Wo Fat is afraid of Shelbourne

Tesse23 says:

I think a spider is Shelbourne because spiders are ugly and have long legs. And that is why Wo Fat is afraid of Shelbourne.

…and the winner of the GQ Magazine with Alex O’Loughlin is… (drum roll)

Caroline loves McGarrett says:

I think the six fingered man is Shelbourne because he is an evil daddy killer and that’s why Wo Fat is afraid of Shelbourne.
“My name is Indigo Montoya (Wo Fat’s alias) You killed my father, prepare to die!”

According to Joe (call sign “Shelburne”), he killed Wo Fat’s father.  Combine that with “The Princess Bride” reference, and you got a winner!  Congratulations Caroline, your magazine will be sent to you.  But first my Nigerian business manager requires you to send me $1000 processing fee (totally refundable) via Western Union before I can ship your magazine (kidding!).

Thanks all for participating, look for the next contest down the road!

Vidcap courtesy of @H50Germany at mycoven.de.

The Shelburne mystery continues on Hawaii Five-0

Those of you who suspected that we haven’t seen the end of the Shelburne mystery are absolutely right!  Read on for a teaser.

Steve wishes he'd never heard the name "Shelborne" (credit CBS)

From tvline.com

Question: I was wondering if you had any scoops on Hawaii Five-0? —Samantha
Ausiello: Is it too early to start teasing the season finale? No? Splendid. The ongoing Shelburne mystery that seemingly concluded in this Monday’s episode will rear its ugly head again in May. “It’s not over yet,” reveals exec producer Peter Lenkov. “It’s going to wrap up at the end of [the season] and it’s a pretty significant turn in our show.”

The Shelbourne mystery

For half of the second of season of Hawaii Five-0, fans have been speculating on who or what the mysterious “Shelbourne” is.   In anticipation for the big reveal of Shelbourne (as promised by show runner Peter Lenkov on twitter), I’ve written this little piece based on what I think and largely putting together what the rest of you awesome Undercover Special Agents are theorizing in the contest post (you can still enter if you haven’t yet).

From the beginning

We first learn of Shelbourne in episode 206, “Ka Hakaka Maika’i”, when Agent Kensi, lip reading specialist from NCIS:LA,  dropped in to help Joe with understanding what John McGarrett, Wo Fat and Governor Jameson were discussing on the surveillance video surreptitiously placed by John.

Who’s side was John on?  Early on, Wo Fat warned Steve not to dig too deeply in his family’s past, or he wouldn’t like what he found.  Was this a warning from Wo Fat thinking he was working with a crooked cop in John McGarrett?  Or did his warning stretch deeper into the McGarrett past, and go to Steve’s grandfather, who was killed at Pearl Harbor?

We find out in the season 2 premiere, “Ha’i’ole”, that former Japanese pilot Makoto gifted the medal (in John’s Champ box) to John, and tasked him with rooting out corruption in the HPD.

Wo Fat eventually confronted Joe, trying to intimidate Joe into stopping their snooping into “men who are no longer with us”.  Of course when Joe finally pulls a pistol on Wo Fat to get some answers out of him, Wo Fat is gone.

Hiro Noshimuri (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) finally revealed to McGarrett that Shelbourne is a “who”, not a “what”, so now at least Steve knows he’s looking for a person.  The most baffling part of that episode was that Joe picked up his cell phone, to advise someone that he had to be “moved, because Steve’s getting close”.  Who’s needs to be moved?  Shelbourne?  Someone else?!?

And finally in “Ka Ho’oponopono” we learned that Joe faked Hiro’s death in order to protect him.

What’s in a name

The first mystery for the fans is the actual spelling of the name “Shelbourne”.  I’ve consistently spelled it with an Irish twist.   I’ve seen some people stick to the more English “Shelborne”, whereas others go for an Americanized “Shelburn”.  No matter what one’s preference is, googling any iteration of the spelling will lead you to a few curious places.

The Shelborne Hotel in Miami is apparently one of the more swanky resorts in which to stay.  If the beach isn’t your scene, you may want to hop across the pond and stay at the The Shelbourne Dublin, a hotel in Dublin.  You might also want to catch a football (as in soccer) game on the tele (TV) cheering on the Shelbourne Football Club.  When your Irish vacation is over, hop back over to Shelburne Farms in Vermont.  I heard the petting zoo is nice.

Hawaii Five-0 Ambassador and CBS contest winner Christina Kerwick shared a page from the episode 206 script (one of her souvenirs) on twitter with us last week, showing that the actual spelling is “Shelburne”, so at least that mystery is solved!

Still undead?

In last week’s contest post, a lot of people were speculating that the mysterious Shelburne is someone who was previously thought dead.  If Joe can fake Hiro’s death, he (or John) could certainly have faked Doris McGarrett’s death as well.   Some of you awesome Undercover Special Agents were speculating that both John McGarrett, Governor Jameson and even Mokoto’s deaths could also have been faked.  Read on for my thoughts on that.

The line-up

William Sadler as John McGarrett, Hawaii Five-0.

John McGarrett – While John would be a dramatic reveal as Shelbourne, I think this character returning from the dead would be highly unlikely.  The writers vested a lot of interest in building Joe as Steve’s surrogate father since John’s  murder.  Another reason for John not being Shelburne is that there were too many people around (CSI, police officers, the medical examiner, etc.) to have seen John dead- it wasn’t as if he was lost at sea, or his car went over a cliff and the body was never recovered.

Allan Okubo as Makoto, Hawaii Five-0.

Makoto – I think it’s very plausible that Makoto could be Shelburne, only out of convenience.  We only know that Makoto is dead because Joe said so.  Like Hiro, Joe could have easily hidden Makoto away to protect him.  The reason why I don’t think Makoto is Shelburne is that we really don’t know enough about him or were given enough information about him to make this potential reveal to be earth shattering.

Guess who?

Doris McGarrett – Hands down, the biggest suspect for Shelburne is Doris McGarrett.  For those wondering who Doris is, executive producer Peter Lenkov tweeted a teaser that Doris was Steve’s mother’s name.  Her death could have easily been faked by John and Joe, and any further evidence of the murder investigation was conveniently erased when the file went missing from the evidence locker (revealed in season 1).  If John knowingly faked her death, what he knew was so significant that he was willing to lose contact with her and his children in order to protect them.  A bigger twist to the story would be if Doris was complicit in faking her death without John’s knowledge.  One other thought that crossed my mind was that “Shelburne” sounds a lot like “she’ll burn”, in reference to Doris’ fate in the fiery explosion.

Terry O'Quinn as Joe White, Hawaii Five-0.

Joe White – If there’s one person who knows everything, but ain’t telling, it’s Joe.  Joe could very well be Shelburne, but if he is, who was he talking to on the phone that had to be moved?  I guessed it could have been Hiro in the trunk, but most think that Joe was talking to Shelburne himself.  Joe being Shelburne is somewhat unlikely due to his conversation and fight with Wo Fat in “Ka Hakaka Maika’i” in which Joe asked Wo Fat about Shelburne.  A huge twist would be that Joe as Shelburne was just trying to find out exactly how much Wo Fat knew about him!

Jacob, as Shelbourne. Yeah, right. (Photo ABC)

Someone unrevealed - Someone suggested in the contest post that Shelburne may not be a specific person, but rather a title that someone holds, tasked with protecting something great or something mysterious, much like Jacob in Lost.  If that’s the case, John Locke Joe  would be the prime candidate for that, and perhaps Doris or John McGarrett bore the duty before him.  Another one of you awesome Agents suggested Steve’s grandfather, who allegedly died at Pearl Harbor may be Shelburne, which is absolutely intriguing.  But I think it would be greatly anti-climactic if Shelburne was someone as of yet totally unrevealed.

No Ricky, I said "Shelburne", not "She Bang"...

So who will it be?  Probably not Ricky Martin.  But stay tuned tonight and find out!  And the winner for the “Who do you think Shelbourne is” contest for the GQ mag with Alex will be announced tonight after the Hawaii airing!

Vidcaps courtesy of aithine.org.

Up Next On Hawaii Five-0: “Pu’olo”

“Pu’olo” is a highly anticipated episode for so many reasons. Foremost, executive producer Peter Lenkov has said that we’ll finally learn who or what Shelburne is. Surely this is related to whatever bomb Chin Ho drops on Steve regarding his mentor, Joe White. I’m just hoping the emotional fallout from this information isn’t the straw that finally breaks our team leader’s back, and that Shelburne doesn’t lead us back to the Smoke Monster.

Another reason viewers are awaiting this episode is that the story flashes back to McGarrett’s teen years, where we’re introduced to Will Carlson as the youthful Steve. I hope fans give young Carlson a warm welcome as the latest member of the Five-0 ohana and don’t get too caught up in dissecting whether or not he looks enough like Alex O’Loughlin. But will this be zitty, awkward Steve getting picked on by Biff Tannen? Or will he be Smooth Dog quarterback Steve, who threw for five touchdowns in a single game against the Ala Moana Academy Tigers? An insecure dork who can’t get up the nerve to ask a girl out, or a teen-age Casanova? Judging by the headshots we’ve seen of young Will, we’re probably gonna see Smooth Dog. But a young Steve in headgear may be a scene stealer (ok, it won’t).

I’m not sure how many emotional moments we can bear in one 43 minute show, but Danno delivering Rachel’s baby (the “Package”?) is bound to be one of the most heart-wrenching. Will there be any new revelations? I know that fans have been speculating as to whose baby it really is, so will we get a definitive answer now? Although I’m an advocate of showing our Five-0 team having personal lives, I don’t want the show to become “Grey’s Anatomy: Honolulu,” so truthfully, I’m hoping the baby isn’t Danno’s. The resulting melodrama would be just too much for this fan. Of course if the baby comes out wearing cargo pants, all bets are off.

Six Degrees of  Alex O’Loughlin: “Pu’olo” is directed by Christine Moore, who not only has a diverse repertoire (procedurals such as “CSI:NY” to gritty dramas such as “The Wire) but also directed Alex in two episodes of the CBS drama “Three Rivers.”

(Special thanks to Officer 808 for some inspiration in this preview.)

Photo: Norman Shapiro/CBS

“Pu’olo*” – McGarrett is rocked to his core when Chin Ho tells him some shocking news about Joe White.  Meanwhile, Danny plays mid-wife for his ex-wife when she goes into early labor, on HAWAIIFIVE-0, Monday, Jan. 16 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

*Pu’olo is Hawaiian for “The Package”

SERIES REGULARS:

Alex O’Loughlin     (Steve McGarrett)

Scott Caan     (Danny “Danno” Williams)

Daniel Dae Kim     (Chin Ho Kelly)

Grace Park     (Kono Kalakaua)

Masi Oka     (Dr. Max Bergman)

Lauren German     (Officer Lori Weston)

 RECURRING CAST:

Terry O’Quinn     (Joe White)

GUEST CAST:    

William Sadler     (John McGarrett)

Claire van der Boom     (Rachel Edwards)

Teilor Grubbs     (Grace Williams)

Will Yun Lee     (Sang Min)

Ian Anthony Dale     (Adam Noshimuri)

Will Carlson     (Young Steve McGarrett)

Lopaka Kapanui     (Carol Hodge)

Dean Kaneshiro     (Lee Dolan)

Dante Basco     (Nicky Chang)

Mericia Palma     (Nurse)

William Makozak     (Richard Detweiller)

WRITTEN BY:     Executive Producer Peter Lenkov and David Wolkove

DIRECTED BY:     Christine Moore

 

 

 

Three Rivers (starring Alex O’Loughlin) available on Amazon pre-order; Hawaii Five-0 Bluray general release

Alex O'Loughlin in "Three Rivers".

Alex O’Loughlin’s CBS drama “Three Rivers” is currently available for pre-order on Amazon!  The release date is as of yet unannounced, but that doesn’t mean you can’t pre-order and start counting down the days to an as of yet undetermined date.

“Three Rivers” chronicles the daily life of Dr. Cole Hans (played by Alex O’Loughlin), who’s a charming, talented and handsome gynecologist working in Seattle Grace Hospital.  Despite his talent and good looks, he doesn’t realize that because of his low metabolism, his hands are unnaturally ice cold, which literally sends shivers up his patients’ spine.  Will Dr. Hans realize his shortcoming and find love?  Tune in to find out.

Ok, I kid.  I really have no idea what “Three Rivers” is about other than the fact that 1) it’s the stadium where the Pittsburgh Steelers play and 2) the show is about organ transplants.

So all you Alex fans, pre-order it now before supplies run out!

In other news, you may recall my quest to find Hawaii Five-0 Season 1 on Bluray last year.   After finding that Best Buy had run out, I checked Costco, and three other places before someone finally tweeted me that it was only a Best Buy exclusive on the release date.  DOH!  CBS Home Entertainment is finally making the Season 1 Bluray set available for general release on February 7th, according to tvshowsondvd.com.

New NCIS: Los Angeles/Hawaii Five-0 crossover promised

Some of us were just speculating recently as to whether we would ever get to see more of a Hawaii Five-0/NCIS:Los Angeles crossover than Kensi’s split-second visit to Oahu earlier this season. It looks like the producers of both shows do have more in store, so let’s hope the visiting actors get more air time in this round.

From TVguide:

 

Alex O’Loughlin, LL Cool J, Chris O’Donnell

Chris O’Donnell and LL Cool J are about to get NCIS: L-lei’d. The stars of NCIS: Los Angeles will say ‘aloha’ to the sexy actors of fellow CBS series Hawaii Five-0 as part of an exciting May sweeps two-night crossover event. The ambitious case involves the outbreak of a deadly virus that is quite possibly being used as a murder weapon. Yikes!

The sweeps stunt will begin on a Monday episode of Hawaii Five-0, with special appearances by O’Donnell’s Callen and LL Cool J’s Sam Hanna, and then picks up the following Tuesday evening on NCIS: LA, with Alex O’Loughlin’s Steve McGarrett and Scott Caan’s Danny Williams paying a visit to the west coast.

This is not the first time a NCIS: LA character has crossed over into the Five-0 world. Back in October, Daniela Ruah’s character, Kensi Blye, helped McGarrett and Joe (Terry O’Quinn) crack a case with her lip reading services.

“It was great fun earlier this season to see Danni soaking up the sun on Hawaii Five-0, so when CBS asked if we were interested in doing a double episode crossover, we jumped at the idea,” says Shane Brennan, the mastermind behind both NCIS series. “What we’ve come up with is an enormously entertaining, high octane story that showcases the very best of both shows. It’s going to be a fun ride.”

Adds Five-0 showrunner Peter Lenkov, “Besides the obvious excitement of teaming up with an incredible show, expanding Hawaii Five-0′s universe [and] teaming with NCIS: LA on a case with huge stakes, we’re interested in exploring the relationship between McGarrett and Hanna, both SEALs with a little history.”

Excited to see Callen hang 10 with Danno? How about hearing McGarrett bark, “Book ‘em, Hanna”? Sound off in comments section.