NCIS: Hawai'i

What made the original NCIS so great in the beginning was the PLOT. Twists, turns, suspense , intrigue and great acting. What you find here is none of that. The characters are so flat and childlike that you wonder how they ever made it to be anything other than baggers at a local supermarket, because actual NCIS agents would hopefully have more common sense and intellect... There is mostly filler in this show...endless chase scenes, gun violence, running after people, that finally you realize there is no plot. Nothing substantial or believable or watchable really. Bring back intellect into these supposed crime thriller shows or just stop making them.

Bad casting, bad plot and feels more like a cheap private detective show. The cast members look and act like those who didn't make the casting for other shows based in Hawaii. Prognosis - not good!

I tuned in because I'm a huge Hawaii buff! I loved Hawaii Five-O! I like Magnum quite a bit. This show didn't gel at all. They didn't even show a lot of Hawaiian landmarks or scenery to make it worth it. It's supposed to be in Pearl Harbor, I believe which I would have been great to really feature. None of the characters has any chemistry, romantic or otherwise. The acting was passable at best. I would have given this a lower score but like I said, I love the state of Hawaii!

The show does not portray the Hawaiian culture accurately but assumes the way Hawaiians would talk and act.

Now for the show, first of all what is a Merit medal?? The Dept of the Navy of does not have merit medals. There are 3 medals within the DON, Superior Civilian Service; Distinguished Civilian Service and Meritorious Civilian Service.

Since when does the Defense Intelligence Agency investigate espionage? Would def be the FBI working jointly with NCIS. Really???

NTSB at a crash site?? That would be the Navy Safety Center.

Why didn't the writers/producers hire someone who is familiar with NCIS, the Navy and the Hawaiian Islands??

Will not be tuning in for Episode 2!!

I wanted to like this show but I was disappointed.

What I liked - 1) a minority female lead and 2) the diversity of the cast - people looked like locals.

What I didn't like - 1) the acting was stiff and unimpressive 2) the story line seemed disjointed 3) the writers tried to introduce too much too soon.

I'll give it a few more episodes and hope it gets better.