I love seeing Simon Oakland in old TV shows. That's because he almost always played the same sort of bigger than life characters. He ALWAYS was angry, blustery and grouchy--and those were only in his calmer moments!! Oakland was wonderfully campy as a grouchy middle-aged sourpuss--and here in "The Waterfront Steal" he is once again a guest star on "Hawaii Five-O"--and is highly entertaining.
The show begins with a warehouse robbery. It turns out that it's one of MANY recent robberies with the same m.o.--and one of the warehouse owners (Oakland) is hopping mad. He spends much of his time screaming at the governor but occasionally he takes a break and screams at McGarrett! And so there is definite pressure to catch the creeps. But who is responsible for organizing this ring and what is its purpose? And what about Richard Hatch (the cute one from "Battlestar Galactica"-not to be confused with the naked guy from "Survivor" with the same name)--what does he and his very cute girlfriend have to do with all this? Overall, this is an interesting episode but it is not a great one. I would have given it a 7 had it not been for Oakland--a man you can't help but love to hate! See this one--he makes it worth while.
The show begins with a warehouse robbery. It turns out that it's one of MANY recent robberies with the same m.o.--and one of the warehouse owners (Oakland) is hopping mad. He spends much of his time screaming at the governor but occasionally he takes a break and screams at McGarrett! And so there is definite pressure to catch the creeps. But who is responsible for organizing this ring and what is its purpose? And what about Richard Hatch (the cute one from "Battlestar Galactica"-not to be confused with the naked guy from "Survivor" with the same name)--what does he and his very cute girlfriend have to do with all this? Overall, this is an interesting episode but it is not a great one. I would have given it a 7 had it not been for Oakland--a man you can't help but love to hate! See this one--he makes it worth while.