CRIT-O-MATIC COOKIE-CUTTER REVIEWS FOR COOKIE-CUTTER TV.Byline: David Kronke ``Hawaii'' (NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. Channel 4; 8 p.m. Wednesdays) Logline: ``Starsky and Hutch'' meets ``Hawaii Five-0'' and ``Magnum, P.I.'' meets yada yada yada in this smirky smirk intr.v. smirked, smirk·ing, smirks To smile in an affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner. n. An affected, often offensively self-satisfied smile. retro cop show about quippy detectives (Michael Biehn, Sharif Atkins, Ivan Sergei, Eric Balfour) and more earnest uniform cops (Aya Sumika, Peter Navy Tuiasosopo) fighting crime and looking for love on the island of Oahu. Pros: Biehn offers some welcome gravity to the general silliness, both intentional and otherwise. A victim of decapitation Decapitation See also Headlessness. Antoinette, Marie (1755–1793) queen of France beheaded by revolutionists. [Fr. Hist.: NCE, 1697] Argos lulled to sleep and beheaded by Hermes. [Gk. Myth. in tonight's episode is named Alfredo Garcia, a wink at the Sam Peckinpah film ``Bring Me the Head of,'' yes, ``Alfredo Garcia.'' And it's sort of funny when a carjacker interrupts his getaway in a motorboat to rescue Chicago transplant Declan (Atkins), the detective pursuing him, from drowning. But, seriously - a cop that can't swim? In Hawaii? Please. Cons: Shooting in a tropical paradise appears to have softened the cerebellum cerebellum (sĕr'əbĕl`əm), portion of the brain that coordinates movements of voluntary (skeletal) muscles. It contains about half of the brain's neurons, but these particular nerve cells are so small that the cerebellum accounts for of creator Jeff Eastin, a guy whose screenwriting credits always come attached with digits (``Rush Hour 3,'' the unproduced ``True Lies 2''). Plotting is mushy and dialogue is teeth-grating; much of the cast seems to think they're playing stand-up stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. comics, not law-enforcement officers. In a nutshell: A generic chief tells hot-headed hot-headed Adjective impetuous, rash, or hot-tempered hot-headedness n hot-headed adjective volatile hotshots Sergei and Balfour, ``We're getting too many complaints about you two!'' Well, consider this another one. Our rating: Two stars CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Michael Biehn, left, and Sharif Atkins are a veteran cop and newcomer, respectively, in ``Hawaii.'' |
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