1997: Gov. Danno gets shot in unsold Hawaii Five-O pilot

Posted on April 12, 2010 by The Spy Commander

We’ve mentioned before how there was an unsuccessful attempt to revive Hawaii Five-O.

A clip from that effort has surfaced on YouTube. It shows Gov. Dan “Danno” Williams (James MacArthur) being shot during a public appearance. This event causes retired members of the classic Five-O team to collaborate with new Five-O members to solve the crime. That includes Chin Ho Kelley (Kam Fong). Problem: Chin Ho was killed at the end of season 10 of the original show — something that escaped writer Stephen J. Cannell, who had never written for the original series.

Take a look:

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2 Responses

  1. New Hawaii Five-O makes CBS’s fall schedule « The HMSS Weblog, on May 20, 2010 at 6:23 pm said:

    […] As we’ve written before, CBS produced a 1997 pilot for a revival that was never broadcast. […]

  2. About that 1997 unsold Five-O pilot | The Spy Command, on October 25, 2020 at 1:39 pm said:

    […] ran for 12 years and a reboot ended this year after a 10-year run. In between is a mysterious 1997 unsold and never televised pilot for a […]

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