The show begins with a silly hit. You hear the contractor tell his henchman 'make this one quiet'--and then the killers blow the guy up! Talk about a ridiculously complex and messy plan! Why didn't they just shoot the guy?! The next scene has McGarrett investigating. Apparently, the guy who had the man killed is a sleazy land swindler and the dead man was a reporter who dug too deep for a story. Here is where it gets unique...in the next scene, McGarrett goes to do his usual psych-out confrontation with the boss-man and ends up meeting him AND a guy who walked on the moon! Yes, a former astronaut down on his luck is helping his hawk property! And, McGarrett tries to appeal to this ex-spaceman to turn evidence on his evil boss. What's next? Well, the plot gets a lot more complicated, that's for sure. And, you get to see the astronaut's incredibly cute girlfriend (Christina Hart).
The best thing about this show is the uniqueness of the concept of the down-and-out ex-astronaut. Weird, but also pretty interesting. You wonder if this guy was actually based on any of the old astronauts. Were any of them in this much trouble in their personal lives after leaving the program? All I know is that this is a pretty good show--one worth seeing and almost meriting an 8.
The best thing about this show is the uniqueness of the concept of the down-and-out ex-astronaut. Weird, but also pretty interesting. You wonder if this guy was actually based on any of the old astronauts. Were any of them in this much trouble in their personal lives after leaving the program? All I know is that this is a pretty good show--one worth seeing and almost meriting an 8.