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Mister-Mike · 07-28-2007, 10:33 AM

If there are edits in the season two shows, it won't be the first time this has happened. There were also some edits in the Columbia House VHS tapes, as outlined on my WWW site:

http://www.hawaiifiveo.info/columbia-house.htm

In the pilot episode ... McGarrett is being "conditioned," submerged underwater while Wo Fat and others look on. A scene that's cut out of the Columbia House version [same as the version in the season one DVD box set] has McGarrett cursing out Wo Fat, and fantasizing about other things. McGarrett speaks (after he's been in the cocoon for about 7 hours) to Wo Fat, saying that "Mr. Wo Fat goofed" and that he can hear; then Wo Fat confirms this to the technician. That whole sequence is missing. On the other hand, this original pilot has a completely different beginning and end titles than the two-hour movie (or two-part episode) usually broadcast as well as scenes near the beginning where McGarrett enters the Iolani Palace and where Chin Ho makes his first appearance. These, and the exceptional colour of the print make this a must-have item for all Five-O fans.

Another cut occurs in the beginning of "Over 50? Steal!", when Filer has hit the small jeweler, and has set up the binoculars for McGarrett to see him at the phone booth across the street, Che finds a "big fat thumbprint" on the lens of the binoculars. McGarrett says, "All this junk and we got one thumbprint?" but that line is cut out of the Columbia House version. Che says his line, and they cut to another scene.

In "Highest Castle, Deepest Grave", the conversation in Hawaiian between Mondrago and Akea is omitted.

"Nine Dragons," my favorite episode, suffers from a mediocre print in the Columbia House edition. There are scratches throughout, and some major damage like in the scene where McGarrett bids farewell to the Chinese girl Suzie and at the end where Wo Fat is watching his handiwork on the TV monitors. I don't understand why this print is so bad, when Viacom distributes a version of this show to TV stations which seems to have "Family Channel"-style revamped color and doesn't have these flaws.

07-28-2007, 10:33 AM	#310 of 417
Mister-Mike *Mike Quigley* Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Local Time: 05:26 AM Local Date: 10-12-2008 Posts: 27	Re: Hawaii Five-O - Any Interest Out There? If there are edits in the season two shows, it won't be the first time this has happened. There were also some edits in the Columbia House VHS tapes, as outlined on my WWW site: http://www.hawaiifiveo.info/columbia-house.htm In the pilot episode ... McGarrett is being "conditioned," submerged underwater while Wo Fat and others look on. A scene that's cut out of the Columbia House version [same as the version in the season one DVD box set] has McGarrett cursing out Wo Fat, and fantasizing about other things. McGarrett speaks (after he's been in the cocoon for about 7 hours) to Wo Fat, saying that "Mr. Wo Fat goofed" and that he can hear; then Wo Fat confirms this to the technician. That whole sequence is missing. On the other hand, this original pilot has a completely different beginning and end titles than the two-hour movie (or two-part episode) usually broadcast as well as scenes near the beginning where McGarrett enters the Iolani Palace and where Chin Ho makes his first appearance. These, and the exceptional colour of the print make this a must-have item for all Five-O fans. Another cut occurs in the beginning of "Over 50? Steal!", when Filer has hit the small jeweler, and has set up the binoculars for McGarrett to see him at the phone booth across the street, Che finds a "big fat thumbprint" on the lens of the binoculars. McGarrett says, "All this junk and we got one thumbprint?" but that line is cut out of the Columbia House version. Che says his line, and they cut to another scene. In "Highest Castle, Deepest Grave", the conversation in Hawaiian between Mondrago and Akea is omitted. "Nine Dragons," my favorite episode, suffers from a mediocre print in the Columbia House edition. There are scratches throughout, and some major damage like in the scene where McGarrett bids farewell to the Chinese girl Suzie and at the end where Wo Fat is watching his handiwork on the TV monitors. I don't understand why this print is so bad, when Viacom distributes a version of this show to TV stations which seems to have "Family Channel"-style revamped color and doesn't have these flaws.