tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post2140909389926751251..comments2024-03-17T18:19:49.076-04:00Comments on It's About TV: "Book 'em, Danno!" Why Hawaii Five-O 's Danny Williams is the perfect sidekick for Steve McGarrettMitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-71753021608006874402017-02-27T08:20:36.036-05:002017-02-27T08:20:36.036-05:00MacArthur stated that he left the show to do other...MacArthur stated that he left the show to do other things. William Smith,who replaced him (playing Jim 'Kimo' Carew) said in an interview in Filmfax that MacArthur left the show because they wouldn't give him his own trailer like Jack Lord had.Mark Speckhttp://www.facebook.com/mspeck1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-86342590319816506972016-04-23T15:16:37.267-04:002016-04-23T15:16:37.267-04:00McGarrett was not inhuman and without human flaws ...McGarrett was not inhuman and without human flaws or traits. He was not a machine. He has his sensitivities and vulnerabilities. I found McGarrett to be relatable. I noticed his softer side early on, when watching this show as a child, and even as an adult, that observation didn't change. The time he cries when his nephew dies, when an old girlfriend rejects him again, when another is murdered, when a suspect or witness dies, when he talks about his father's death ... How did you all miss that? Maybe, Mitch, you should examine that in a future blog. Vrindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00352173647389854057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-43084487464468355422016-04-23T15:13:11.187-04:002016-04-23T15:13:11.187-04:00Hawaii Five-O didn't end because there was no ...Hawaii Five-O didn't end because there was no Danno. Jack Lord agreed to do one more season, provided it would be the last one. It was decided before Season 12 began that the show would end at the end of that season.Vrindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00352173647389854057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-19911540720493799992016-03-13T19:42:41.660-04:002016-03-13T19:42:41.660-04:00Thanks, Joanna! Coming from you, that's high p...Thanks, Joanna! Coming from you, that's high praise indeed! :)Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-45177769479436771252016-03-10T22:00:11.905-05:002016-03-10T22:00:11.905-05:00Great essay here. You made me laugh out loud with ...Great essay here. You made me laugh out loud with the "All About Eve" reference. Danno always stood out to me--he seemed more relatable than his boss. Now I think I know why. Thanks for sharing about this series.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332977249074073942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-81786872754894449002016-03-10T17:04:03.462-05:002016-03-10T17:04:03.462-05:00I think you're right, Hal. It's always dif...I think you're right, Hal. It's always difficult when you upset the chemistry of a successful show, and McGarrett without Danno - well, as one might say, it's like a pencil without lead: pointless.Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-75929968973981780952016-03-10T07:17:36.167-05:002016-03-10T07:17:36.167-05:00Great choice, MacArthur was essential to the seri...Great choice, MacArthur was essential to the series. I don't think it is a coincidence that HAWAII FIVE-0 ended one season after he left. As others mentioned, not having Danno upset the show's balance.Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291930694234773688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-1388490114822145412016-03-08T22:15:41.475-05:002016-03-08T22:15:41.475-05:00Thanks as always, David! I think you might be on t...Thanks as always, David! I think you might be on to something there - the fact that Danno doesn't draw that kind of attention to himself is itself a testimony to his competence, his willingness to accept the role he's given within the Five-O structure. And, of course, to James MacArthur's performance!Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-15170068289628789762016-03-08T22:14:33.757-05:002016-03-08T22:14:33.757-05:00Thanks, Kurt - appreciate the kind words!Thanks, Kurt - appreciate the kind words!Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-13741216649655083272016-03-08T22:14:11.445-05:002016-03-08T22:14:11.445-05:00Welcome to the real Five-O, Amanda! Thanks for the...Welcome to the real Five-O, Amanda! Thanks for the kind words - Danny, unlike so many sidekicks (though none of them from our Blogathon!) is someone who doesn't grate on your nerves. Always steady, always reliable.Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-497675298759814732016-03-08T22:12:26.362-05:002016-03-08T22:12:26.362-05:00You're right, Rick - the two of them balance e...You're right, Rick - the two of them balance each other so well. And what's great about the show is how both the writers and Jack Lord's own performance make it clear how much McGarrett values Danny not only as a colleague but as a policeman.Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-25743091224031836652016-03-08T22:10:04.109-05:002016-03-08T22:10:04.109-05:00Thanks, Jaina! You're never going to see one o...Thanks, Jaina! You're never going to see one of Danny's arrests get thrown out of court on a technicality!Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-4811554751152040212016-03-08T22:09:17.088-05:002016-03-08T22:09:17.088-05:00You're absolutely right. I think having watchi...You're absolutely right. I think having watching it on DVD the last couple of years, I've gotten an appreciation for how difficult that must have been, particularly when you see how many actors were not able to do that on other series.Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-46453254695965754992016-03-08T22:08:25.838-05:002016-03-08T22:08:25.838-05:00Thanks, Lisa! I think what makes Danno so credible...Thanks, Lisa! I think what makes Danno so credible, besides James MacArthur's performance, is that you always take him seriously. He doesn't function as comic relief, or someone who needs to be corrected - he's just a good cop who does a good job.Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-60490122452607056582016-03-07T21:36:16.174-05:002016-03-07T21:36:16.174-05:00I confess that with all my years of on-and-off Fiv...I confess that with all my years of on-and-off Five-O viewing I never gave this much thought to Danno, outside of his reassuring support and consistent competence. That will change the next time I revisit the series! Another great contribution to what has been a most enjoyable blogathon. David Hofstedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288510542472710879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-38408389503559248502016-03-07T21:13:00.501-05:002016-03-07T21:13:00.501-05:00Very well done and another great sidekick choice!Very well done and another great sidekick choice!Kurt Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17248344333475047502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-37382292415518758572016-03-07T19:43:33.198-05:002016-03-07T19:43:33.198-05:00Great article! I'm sort of a newbie when it co...Great article! I'm sort of a newbie when it comes to Hawaii 5-0 but obviously am well aware of Danno and MacArthur's role in the show's success. I always liked him, probably for that famous line, and because he seemed so genuine in the role. I agree, he was the human face behind the metaphor, which is just a wonderful way to look at the series. Amanda By Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910620012465381103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-63084344818577156762016-03-07T18:31:56.734-05:002016-03-07T18:31:56.734-05:00"He doesn't eat much and doesn't take..."He doesn't eat much and doesn't take up much room"--that's priceless. The importance of Danny Williams (and James MacArthur) to HAWAII FIVE-O cannot be underestimated. As much as I love Jack Lord, I think watching him was McGarrett without a fallible, but smart and sensitive sidekick would have been too much. This was a marvelous ode to Danno! By the way, I think Danny would have been human enough to admit he liked quiche--like me.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-67791558669860039012016-03-07T18:13:39.389-05:002016-03-07T18:13:39.389-05:00Danno is a prince among sidekicks. You're so r...Danno is a prince among sidekicks. You're so right about balancing out the mythical McGarrett with the humble (and human) Danny. Steve can take all the gas in the face that suspension of disbelief will allow, but it's Danny's paperwork that keeps the crooks off the streets.Jainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05879349858546218212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-84873243102991411912016-03-07T15:52:38.787-05:002016-03-07T15:52:38.787-05:00Fond though I was/am of "Hawaii Five O",...Fond though I was/am of "Hawaii Five O", I would often get frustrated by MacArthur's status of number two man. He could do so much more, but it is a sign of how good he was that he kept Danny so steady through those years.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-14124764733016709462016-03-07T13:04:44.757-05:002016-03-07T13:04:44.757-05:00As part of that iconic catchphrase, Danno is TV ro...As part of that iconic catchphrase, Danno is TV royalty for sure! Likable but far from a buffoon or comic relief, Danno is, as you detail, the perfect right-hand man. What a great profile and the series wouldn't have lasted so many years without relying on James MacArthur's solid support of McGarrett. What a great profile!! Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345830456539347899noreply@blogger.com