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<blockquote data-quote="Brian Kinney" data-source="post: 265622" data-attributes="member: 3219"><p><em>Baywatch: Hawaii </em>, Seasons 10+11 (1999-2001), are now also available in remastered format (16:9) on Blu-Ray, Hulu and Amazon Prime. In some episodes a few scenes were obviously not available in filmed material but only in video quality. That affects some action scenes on water but none at the beach or interior shots. But this is only evident in a handful of episodes while most looks really good. In general I recommend <em>Baywatch: Hawaii </em>as a relaunch that actually improved a lot on storytelling and delivering new visual ideas to combine the beautiful locations shoots with action elements. Maurice Hurley who was a writer and supervising producer on <em>The Equalizer</em> (1985-86), a co-executive producer on <em>Star Trek- The Next Generation</em> (1987-89) and the ill-fated <em>Baywatch Nights</em> (1996-97) became the co-executive producer for <em>Baywatch: Hawaii</em>'s entire run and I think he injected the right amount of fresh creativity. (Yes, I know he was also an asshole to the beloved Gates McFadden.)</p><p></p><p>The Hoff aka Mitch is only appearing in a few episodes in Season 10 (with one guest appearance of Jeremy Jackson as Hobie) and it's better without him - Mitch has a mid-life crisis and the Hoff started to overact while speaking with a James Coburn voice... Newmie is also recurring in Season 10.</p><p></p><p>Michael Bergin as J.D. is the only lifeguard who transferred from Malibu (he debuted in Season 8) to Hawaii and stays until the end of the series. While Bergin is very athletic and a good swimmer he's also the weakest link as an actor. He's barely able to raise his rather soft voice in dramatic scenes. Brooke Burns as Jessie from Season 9 is in most episodes of Season 10 but only recurring in Season 11 and not in the final two episodes.</p><p></p><p>Simmone Mackinnon who appeared in the Season 9 two-parter filmed in Australia reprises her role as Allie Reese through Season 10 but isn't in Season 11. I really didn't care for the other females... except that I noticed they were better swimmers than the women in the original format.</p><p></p><p>From his first scene on in Episode 1 of Season 10 Jason Momoa is especially charming. For a young guy he has an interesting presence despite the light material. Jason Brooks plays Sean Monroe, the head of the Baywatch lifeguard training center in Oahu and I prefer him over The Hoff. Guest-actors include Catherine Oxenberg (<em>Dynasty</em>), Tom Arnold (<em>True Lies</em>), Anson Williams (<em>Happy Days</em>), Corbin Bernsen (<em>L.A. Law</em>), Scott Gurney (<em>The Fluffer</em>), William Gregory Lee (<em>Dante's Cove</em>) and the late Pat Morita (<em>Karate Kid</em>).</p><h3></h3></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brian Kinney, post: 265622, member: 3219"] [I]Baywatch: Hawaii [/I], Seasons 10+11 (1999-2001), are now also available in remastered format (16:9) on Blu-Ray, Hulu and Amazon Prime. In some episodes a few scenes were obviously not available in filmed material but only in video quality. That affects some action scenes on water but none at the beach or interior shots. But this is only evident in a handful of episodes while most looks really good. In general I recommend [I]Baywatch: Hawaii [/I]as a relaunch that actually improved a lot on storytelling and delivering new visual ideas to combine the beautiful locations shoots with action elements. Maurice Hurley who was a writer and supervising producer on [I]The Equalizer[/I] (1985-86), a co-executive producer on [I]Star Trek- The Next Generation[/I] (1987-89) and the ill-fated [I]Baywatch Nights[/I] (1996-97) became the co-executive producer for [I]Baywatch: Hawaii[/I]'s entire run and I think he injected the right amount of fresh creativity. (Yes, I know he was also an asshole to the beloved Gates McFadden.) The Hoff aka Mitch is only appearing in a few episodes in Season 10 (with one guest appearance of Jeremy Jackson as Hobie) and it's better without him - Mitch has a mid-life crisis and the Hoff started to overact while speaking with a James Coburn voice... Newmie is also recurring in Season 10. Michael Bergin as J.D. is the only lifeguard who transferred from Malibu (he debuted in Season 8) to Hawaii and stays until the end of the series. While Bergin is very athletic and a good swimmer he's also the weakest link as an actor. He's barely able to raise his rather soft voice in dramatic scenes. Brooke Burns as Jessie from Season 9 is in most episodes of Season 10 but only recurring in Season 11 and not in the final two episodes. Simmone Mackinnon who appeared in the Season 9 two-parter filmed in Australia reprises her role as Allie Reese through Season 10 but isn't in Season 11. I really didn't care for the other females... except that I noticed they were better swimmers than the women in the original format. From his first scene on in Episode 1 of Season 10 Jason Momoa is especially charming. For a young guy he has an interesting presence despite the light material. Jason Brooks plays Sean Monroe, the head of the Baywatch lifeguard training center in Oahu and I prefer him over The Hoff. Guest-actors include Catherine Oxenberg ([I]Dynasty[/I]), Tom Arnold ([I]True Lies[/I]), Anson Williams ([I]Happy Days[/I]), Corbin Bernsen ([I]L.A. Law[/I]), Scott Gurney ([I]The Fluffer[/I]), William Gregory Lee ([I]Dante's Cove[/I]) and the late Pat Morita ([I]Karate Kid[/I]). [HEADING=2][/HEADING] [/QUOTE]
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