North Shore (2004–2005)

Intrigue abounds at the Grand Waimea Hotel, an exclusive Hawaiian escape for the wealthy, powerful and beautiful. Hawaiian-born Jason Matthews runs the hotel as the assistant manager and ... See full summary »

Creator:

Peter Elkoff

Stars:

Kristoffer Polaha, Brooke Burns, Corey Sevier

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Kristoffer Polaha	...	Jason Matthews (21 episodes, 2004-2005)
Brooke Burns	...	Nicole Booth (21 episodes, 2004-2005)
Corey Sevier	...	Gabriel McKay (21 episodes, 2004-2005)
Nikki Deloach	...	Mary Jeanne "M.J." Bevans (21 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jason Momoa	...	Frankie Seau (21 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jay Kenneth Johnson	...	Chris Remsen (21 episodes, 2004-2005)
James Remar	...	Vincent Colville (21 episodes, 2004-2005)
Amanda Righetti	...	Tessa Lewis (20 episodes, 2004-2005)
Shannen Doherty	...	Alexandra Hudson (11 episodes, 2004-2005)
Robert Kekaula	...	Sam (10 episodes, 2004)

Storyline

Intrigue abounds at the Grand Waimea Hotel, an exclusive Hawaiian escape for the wealthy, powerful and beautiful. Hawaiian-born Jason Matthews runs the hotel as the assistant manager and makes sure every guest gets everything they need. But when former flame, Nicole Booth, arrives as the hotel's new Director of Guest Relations, Jason's world is turned upside down. But the Grand Waimea owner, Vincent Colville, is staying on top of him to make sure his past with Nicole won't affect their work life. Just as interesting as the hotel's wild and crazy clientele is its staff, which is filled with friends, thrill-seekers, con artists, and dreamers in paradise. Waitress M.J. Bevans, Jason's surrogate little sister and roommate, is just waiting for her t-shirt design business to blossom into a fashion empire. Chris Remsen runs an adventure company that caters to Waimea guests. Bartender Frankie Seau keeps those guests well-lubricated while trying to hide a mysterious past. Also included is ...

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Plot Keywords:

hotel | staff | lifeguard | seduction | interracial friendship | 

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Taglines:

Meet the staff of the Grand Waimea Hotel.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 June 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aloha Havaiji

Filming Locations:

Hawaii, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Brancato/Salke, Confidential Pictures Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (20 episodes) 60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Jason Matthews is in the Surf Shop, his father states that the especially sturdy surf board he is building is for "Laird". He is referring to Laird Hamilton, one of the premier big wave surfers in the world.

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Quotes

Frankie Seau: Did you have a big bowl of crazy this morning?

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Connections

Referenced in Entourage: An Offer Refused (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Home In Paradise"
(main title theme)
Performed by Unwritten Law

User Reviews

Off to a great start

Although only two episodes of "North Shore" has aired so far, I think it is fair to say that they have been the best two episodes of any show that has aired so far this summer. The pilot episode has certainly been the better of the two episodes that have aired. Pilot episodes for television series are usually kind of lame since the writers have to spend the whole episode establishing the characters and the story of the show, but with "North Shore", the writers couldn't care less about story and character, leaving plenty of room for chicks in bikinis and campy dialogue. I can't wait until next week's episode. Let's hope that Fox doesn't cancel the show before the end of the summer.