News Archive: October 2018

There were no updates until Oct. 7 since I was on vacation in Hawaii where I also attended the big 50th anniversary celebration of H50 incl. the screening of the Season 9 premiere and the series premiere of "Magnum P.I."
My summary with videos and photos of the event (posted on Oct. 14) can be found here:
www.alex-the-best.de/sotb9page.htm

October 7, 2018:
I'm back and currently wondering what to do about the fansites I've run and helped to run over the last years. I'm a bit demotivated for a number of reasons, as you will know if you've read my not-so-positive update on Facebook a couple of days ago that I shared on the Five-0 Redux page. On top of the things that did not go well in Hawaii regarding H50, I'm also sad about fans who've recently written negatively about me on Twitter (partly behind my back), and spread the lie that I cursed  other fans last year in Hawaii (because they got to talk to Alex and got photos with him), which is simply not true. Those of you who do know me and have followed my fansite for years, know very well that I have always been happy for fellow fans who get photos with Alex because I know how much it means to many of them. This does not apply to greedy, commercial autograph and photo "hunters" who in rare cases even use their kids to get photos and autographs of as many stars as possible (I don't even share the photos by this kind of people since I don't want to promote their pages) - but, if the persons getting photos are actual fans of H50 and its cast, I have always been genuinely happy for them.
As a long-time fansite admin, I've been getting quite a few very personal messages and emails from fans who've told me details about their private lives and personal problems - reaching from depressions to attempted suicides to cancer and much more - Trust me, I know how much they enjoy the show, as it gives them relief and distraction, and I know how much getting a photo with the beloved cast means to them. Therefore, I love seeing happy fans in photos with Alex and his colleagues. Admittedly, I did curse about bad, frustrating circumstances after standing in the heat for 10 hours last year trying to get good photos of Alex and his colleagues but I did not curse at fans, especially not since the respective fans tried to help me get to talk to Alex at that time last year. Anyway - one fan who spread the lie about me is one of a few who commented negatively about my frustrated post this week which you can read here if you missed it.
https://www.facebook.com/angela.gerstner.7/posts/1665883423566480

Well, frankly I don't think any fan has the right to make a judgement about other fans based on a single frustrated, negative social media post - especially not if the one who judges other fans has been fortunate enough to travel to Hawaii repeatedly and, most of all, got photos with Alex and even talked to him, and has been lucky enough to catch filming repeatedly and get good cast photos. The one a.m. fan does not know me personally (although she did take a photo of me with my friends, probably to share on Twitter behind our backs since she wasn't even participating in the charity event my friends and I participated in on that day) - neither does this woman know the fans I spent time with in Hawaii who were hoping to get photos of the cast or with Alex, too. The German fan whom I was with the day on which I posted the frustrated update has been struggling with quite a few problems in life, too, and I would have loved for her to get a photo with our favorite actor Alex the day before she had to go back, although she was quite happy about the photo I took of her with the always kind Dennis Chun.

It's just not o.k. and fair to criticize fans of the show who primarily travel to Hawaii in hope of seeing their favorite cast - often after saving money for the trip for many years. Also, my own hopes were quite justified - I had good reasons to even hope for a couple of chances to actually speak to Alex (whom I primarily wanted to ask about organ donation and fundraiser stuff and if he got the huge anniversary book from me and liked it) and for getting good cast photos - thanks to people working for the show and friends who know and trust me. The fact that these hopes were not fulfilled was even more frustrating, as I had originally considered cancelling the expensive, long trip due to back pains but decided against cancelling it due to the great opportunities offered that I wanted to seize (of which none worked out very well or not at all) in order to get good material to share with fans on my fansites and with press friends who could not make it to Hawaii this fall.
You just do not know which sacrifices some of us make to travel to Hawaii from the other end of the world and how much passion, time, efforts and money some of us fans and fansite admins invest in the show and its cast. It's easy to criticize us for frustrated posts but if you don't know us and our personal backgrounds, you should not judge us and just keep your mouths shut and enjoy the fact that you were lucky to get good photos and talk to Alex yourself. Enough said.
And, yes, we definitely love, appreciate and enjoy Hawaii, but there are other attractive travel destinations closer to our homes that are easier and more affordable to go to.

I'm not sure if and when I'll get around to updating any of the pages again but the chances are good for updates to come soon when I've recovered from the long trip home and being awake for several days in a row. After all, I do love the show and its cast - and I did get some material to share. In particular, I want to thank Meaghan, Dennis, Jorge and Kimee who were so sweet and fun to talk to.
 

October 8, 2018:

I'll be back with updates soon but I've been busy downloading and sorting vacation videos and photos incl. material from the SOTB9 and from the bit of H50 filming I got to see. I'm also suffering from the worst jet-lag ever (only 4-5 hours of sleep within four days) and have to go back to my full-time job this morning. There's also a lot to update not just about the SOTB but also on the pages about the current seasons of H50, Magnum etc. - So please be patient...
 

October 9, 2018:

Still quite busy with preparing updates and my regular full-time job, of course, but I have managed to update a few things on the H50 Season 9 page and the Magnum P.I. page last night.
I also have news regarding my Hawaiian friend Wendie's Magnum Reloaded Facebook page dedicated to her new blog about Magnum P.I. - She just made me an admin on the FB page, so I can occasionally post and share stuff on it, too. It won't be as frequently as on her Five-0 Redux FB page because H50 and its cast (most of all Alex) will always be my top priority and top-favorites but I do love Magnum P.I. and its cast, too, and often come across news about the show that I can now share on Wendie's Magnum Reloaded FB page. And, of course, I want to promote my friend's new blog with occasional collages. I also have a few pictures related to Magnum P.I. from my trip to Hawaii that I want to share with Wendie and her readers. It just makes sense to do a little promotion for Magnum P.I., too, as some of my favorite recurring actors from H50 are making appearances on the new show, too. In the first two episodes, we saw Kimee Balmilero (Dr. Noelani Cunha), Taylor Wily (Kamekona) and Kala Alexander. I might stop updating the MacGyver pages on my fansite though because the two Hawaii-based shows have priority to me - and I do have limited time and energy, after all. More coming up over the next few days... - You still need to be patient.
 

October 10, 2018:

Enjoy my 22-minute video of the stage program at the SOTB9 & 50th anniversary of H50 & Magnum P.I. premiere!
Since it took forever to upload this to Facebook last night, I couldn't post it here, anymore, so I'm sharing it now before work. I will sooner or later compile a page about the SOTB event but, for now, you can enjoy this footage:
- 50th anniversary retrospective video (Mix of original H50 and the reboot)
- Boss Peter's speech who is so grateful and happy
- H50 cast coming up on stage
- Meaghan's awesome speech (I love it!)
- Beulah's great speech
- Introduction of the Magnum cast
- Good speech by Jay Hernandez (The new Magnum)
I have just a short separate clip of Cyndi Lauper singing on stage which I'll share later - and, of course, I could never record and share the actual premiere episodes, as they have not aired in various countries. The lucky CBS viewers have, of course, seen those episodes in the meantime.
My own video of the stage program (Speeches etc.)

An update by my friend Dennis Chun (Duke Lukela) related to the filming for the 200th ep. 9.07:
Probably due to delays caused by the hurricanes before the SOTB9 premiere (The 200th episode was mainly filmed in the SOTB week), the team was still catching up and filming for ep. 9.07 last week - sometimes on the same day as they were filming for ep. 9.09 that they were primarily working on last week. The 200th episode is set in the year 1941 and looks like it will be a very special one.
https://www.facebook.com/dennischunfanpage/posts/2000801256649608

Don't miss Wendie's latest Magnum Reloaded blog about ep. 1.03 of Magnum P.I.:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/10/09/features/magnum-reloaded/magnum-reloaded-old-school-detective-work-sets-magnum-on-the-right-course/

If you are on Facebook, follow the Magnum Reloaded FB page of which I'm an admin now, too, to help out my friend Wendie:
https://www.facebook.com/MPIReloaded/

No time for more posts before work but I'll be back...

Posts about the "CarnEVILofScreams" haunted house by H50's Jorge Garcia - the man who loves Halloween :-)
My friend Cheryl looks forward to visit there this weekend...
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bow0OY5gZLx/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BopGCuygy21/

News about Laura Mellows' work as an artist - and, of course, H50 fans know her as Nalani Lukela
https://www.instagram.com/p/BoveIp-ged1/

H50 fans in L.A. - Seize your chance to see the awesome Meaghan Rath live on Oct. 20! Check out this post:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bot_zQyga4Q/
Here's where you can get the tickets and more info:
https://franklin.ucbtheatre.com/performance/65168

The cast of Magnum P.I. (incl. H50's Kimee Balmilero!) explains why H50 and Magnum P.I. live in the same universe:
https://twitter.com/MagnumPICBS/status/1049343675581571074

The H50 cast having fun in the makeup trailer with hair-stylist Tena Parker:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bow2FRQgIch/

Nice photo with Alex on the set of H50 - Thanks to Apryl Stephenson:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156915335689379&set=pcb.10156915342874379&type=3&theater

Missed this sweet photo with Alex earlier this week but this smile must be shared - Thanks to Norman Nakanishi!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BomeCYrHfhM/

A collage with pics from last Friday's H50 ep. 9.02 - Don't miss the latest Five-0 Redux blog about the episode:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/10/06/features/five-0-redux/five-0-redux-fondness-compatibility-of-five-0-characters-save-the-day/

The sneak peeks for H50 ep. 9.03 which airs on CBS this Friday were added on this info page:
https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/09/hawaii-five-0-episode-903-mimiki-ke-kai.html
 

OCTOBER 11, 2018:

Another collage with pics from the very enjoyable H50 ep. 9.02 :-)
By the way - the hotel you can see between Steve and Diamond Head might be the one I stayed in during my Hawaii vacation - at least, I enjoyed the direct, perfect view of Diamond Head and of Queen's Beach from my room and the balcony on the 14th floor of the Queen Kapi'olani Hotel on Kapahulu Avenue. I will share videos and photos of the view soon. It was the best!

And just because I love the "new kids on the block" aka ReyRei a lot, too, here's another collage from H50 ep. 9.02

I love this post by H50 Boss Peter:
Sure enough all the fans (incl. myself) would love to see an H50 movie. After watching the season premiere on the big screen at the SOTB9 event in Waikiki in September, I can assure you that the show has everything it takes to air in movie theaters - but let's not forget that the cast & crew are working hard to bring us up to 25 episodes every season. I'm afraid that doing a movie would be a bit too stressful for them. Well, maybe they'll do it when the show ends some day...
https://www.instagram.com/p/Box5hNJn0SI/

Off to work...

Hot promo trailer for H50 ep. 9.03 which airs this Friday on CBS:
https://twitter.com/HawaiiFive0CBS/status/1050385535737450496

Tomorrow night's hotness in H50 ep. 9.03 - posted in pictures by H50 Boss Peter:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bozgszxn0AY/
 

OCTOBER 12, 2018:

Happy H50 Friday with the new ep. 9.03 on CBS at 9/8c!
Here's a collage to get you ready and a repost of the info page about the episode:
https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/09/hawaii-five-0-episode-903-mimiki-ke-kai.html
Also don't forget to tune in an hour earlier if you want to enjoy H50 Boss Peter's other show MacGyver.

Off to work...

Another collage for today's new H50 ep. 9.03 with pics of ReyRei - Tune in and enjoy on CBS!

Do NOT miss my favorite H50 cast photos from Hawaii: Meaghan with her dog Bug!
Meaghan is the best. She took time for these photos during her short lunch break and she totally made my day. I had been frustrated because our little interview from the SOTB9 premiere had not recorded.
https://www.facebook.com/angela.gerstner.7/posts/1673477006140455
 

OCTOBER 13, 2018: Happy Weekend :-)

Happy H50 Night to the German fans with the old but good H50 ep. 3.11 on Kabel Eins at 9:15 p.m.!
For more info, please view my Season 3 page:
www.alex-the-best.de/aolhaw3.htm
Info in German can be found on the Kabel Eins website:
https://www.kabeleins.de/tv/hawaii-five-0/episoden/steve-junior

Great article about H50 Jorge Garcia's "CarnEVILofscreams" haunted house project and his passion for Halloween:
Star Advertiser article about Jorge's haunted house project

Promo trailer for next Friday's H50 ep. 9.04:
https://twitter.com/PromosTVNetwork/status/1050962455269175296

Don't miss the new Five-0 Redux blog about H50 ep. 9.03 which aired last night on CBS:
Here's where you'll find it soon:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/category/five-0-redux/

OCTOBER 14, 2018:

Fun BTS-photo from H50 ep. 9.03 with Chi and guest-actor Andrew Fuente who played Lou's caddie at the golf-course
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo4nfiahane/

Some BTS-posts from H50 by stunt-coordinator and Alex's stunt-double Paul Lacovara:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo609c_nEoA/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo4XhF7nj93/

The promo trailer has been added to this info page about H50 ep. 9.04 which airs next Friday on CBS:
https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/10/hawaii-five-0-episode-904-aohe-kio.html

My page about the 50th anniversary and SOTB9 premiere of H50, as well as the "Magnum P.I." premiere (celebrated together on Sept. 16), is finally complete and online.
The page also includes a small section about the celebration of the 200th episode of the reboot.
Have fun taking a look back at two very special events!
www.alex-the-best.de/sotb9page.htm

OCTOBER 15, 2018:

Happy H50 Night to the German fans with the "new" ep. 8.14 on Sat.1 at 10:15 p.m.!
Not only can fans in Germany watch this episode but also a repeat of ep. 7.19 after midnight (0:05 a.m.).
For more info about Season 8, please view this page:
www.alex-the-best.de/aolhaw8.htm
For info about ep. 8.14 in German, please view:
https://www.sat1.de/tv/hawaii-five-0/episoden/ausgegraben

So adorable! H50 dog Eddie and his best friend - Thanks to Momma Sue for the  post!
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo8FlI5HX4U/

H50 Boss Peter is doing a countdown to the 200th episode with old pictures related to H50 - I love this one!
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo8FwHTH4be/

Happy Magnum P.I. Monday to the CBS viewers with the new ep. 1.04 of H50 Boss Peter's third reboot!
Don't forget to look for actors from H50 who do make occasional appearances on "Magnum P.I.", too :-)
For more info about "Magnum P.I.", please view my page about it:
www.alex-the-best.de/magnum/magnum.htm
If you like the new show, please make sure to follow this page, too, for which I'm also an admin:
https://www.facebook.com/MPIReloaded/

Off to work...

Congrats to H50 Boss Peter on his newest project as an Executive Producer:
https://deadline.com/2018/10/cbs-ranger-drama-texas-ranger-james-patterson-novel-peter-lenkov-1202482886/
 

OCTOBER 16, 2018:

Alex looked great at the SOTB9 premiere and 50th anniversary of H50 on Sept. 16, as you can see in my photos from the event!
If you haven't seen these photos of Alex yet, you must have missed my page about the anniversary celebration.
Enjoy browsing through the photo albums, watching the videos & more. Here's the link to the page again:
www.alex-the-best.de/sotb9page.htm

H50's Kimee Balmilero promoting the "Hawaii Sketch Comedy Festival" which she has brought to life!
If you are in Honolulu, make sure to get your tickets and enjoy the festival this week.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo9_w6SgjQ5/
More info can be found here:
https://hisketchfest.com/schedule/

I love these BTS-photos from the beginning of H50 - posted by Peter in his countdown to the 200th episode!
The 200th episode is ep. 9.07 and it will in November. Just saying because fans asked.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo-QzMCn5Nu/

Some of my top-favorite people working on H50 - Thanks to birthday boy Justin for sharing this great pic!
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo-gfEwA6DS/

Thanks to "Hawaii Isla 808" for these great H50 BTS-photos of Alex filming on Monday:
https://twitter.com/hawaii_isla808/status/1052006101900701697
https://twitter.com/hawaii_isla808/status/1052021567146811392
https://twitter.com/hawaii_isla808/status/1052076217107509248 (video)
https://twitter.com/hawaii_isla808/status/1052079800435662849

Off to work...

Cool photo with Alex at the Honolulu airport - Thanks to 'infin8realm'!
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo_DedJBRH-/

Don't miss this great post with and about Alex by H50 hair-stylist Tena:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo-_LbWg3G4/

View these H50 BTS-photos by hair-stylist Tena to find out how she made Alex/Steve look older in ep. 8.07:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo_5k4lAYnQ/

A collage with pics from H50 ep. 9.03, as a reminder of the Five-0 Redux blog about it
- If you missed the blog on the weekend, enjoy the read now:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/10/13/features/five-0-redux/five-0-redux-hawaii-five-0-turns-up-heat-to-beat-spike-in-crime/

OCTOBER 17, 2018:

FINALLY!!! - Peter got his 50th anniversary of H50 book from me and loves it!
I guess there's hope that the other boys got theirs, too (I got books printed for Dennis, Alex and Scotty, too). A big sigh of relief cause I spent a lot of time and money on making these books and getting them printed. Here are two photos of the book - posted by Peter on Instagram!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpAtZv6Hq5-/

Here's the view on the inside of the H50 anniversary book:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpAtRpwHnh9/

I need to rush out for an early work meeting but Peter's posts made my day!

So glad to see that the mystery of the missing H50 anniversary books was solved, as Dennis put it when he emailed this photo to me as proof that he got his book from me, too :-)

Great memories from H50 back in 2010 - Pictures posted by "the Boss" Peter:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpCdSroHed7/

Great BTS-photos from H50 Season 6 posted by hair-stylist Tena Parker who joined the team back then:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpAdULNgPGC/

The original photo of H50's Scotty that I saw in the Trim book in my hotel room - now posted by the photographer!
If you looked at the photo album with my H50-related photos from my trip to Hawaii, you saw this photo of Scotty. It was in a book that was in my hotel room, and I took a photo of the photo in the book. Well, it's better to see the original photo, so here it is from photographer Joni Sternbach:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpCymnHDt_i/
 

OCTOBER 18, 2018:

Happy Throwback Thursday with McDanno in an old collage!
I had no time for new collages last night since I met with a friend for dinner but old collages are always a good choice for "Throwback Thursday", especially if they are with this fan-favorite duo :-)

Enjoy the great photos in this update by Dennis about Duke Lukela and his family in Season 9 of H50:
https://www.facebook.com/dennischunfanpage/posts/2012853582111042

A little reminder that H50 fans (in the U.S.) can stream the latest episode of our favorite show on CBS All Access:
https://twitter.com/HawaiiFive0CBS/status/1052778388862066688

Off to work...

Wow! These first pictures from the 200th episode of H50 definitely look awesome and very promising! I can't wait!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpFXx_inzsI/

Meaghan looks beautiful in this BTS-photo from the 200th episode of H50! Photo taken by Scotty!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BosAksoB705/

A BTS-photo from H50 with a camera crew member getting "milked" by Jorge - Thanks to Kurt D. Jones for the pic!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpFi10IHDST/

The promo trailer for tomorrow night's new H50 ep. 9.04 on CBS:
https://twitter.com/HawaiiFive0CBS/status/1053010079916556289
 

OCTOBER 19, 2018:

Happy H50 & MacGyver Friday to the CBS viewers with new episodes of both of Peter's shows!
The fun starts with MacGyver ep. 3.04 at 8/7c, followed by H50 ep. 9.04. Here are some info pages and a first collage for tonight's H50 episode.
https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/10/macgyver-episode-304-guts-fuel-hope.html
https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/10/hawaii-five-0-episode-904-aohe-kio.html (incl. 4 great sneak peeks!)

This week's H50 ep. 9.04 is a very special one according to Boss Peter and I have no doubt about that - View his post!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpGeCjsAWen/

A little reminder (Photo) of the Hawaii Sketch Comedy Festival by H50's Kimee Balmilero - for fans in Hawaii:
The festival runs until Sunday and I'm sure it's a lot of fun! Get your tickets now!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpFdthaARwG/

Off to work! I might be back late because I'm meeting Silke (German AOL Fan Club) for dinner to finally give her the 50th Anniversary shirt I brought for her from Hawaii. She's one of those fans who can't afford to travel to Hawaii because her family has priority, so she should at least get the special shirt ;-)

Cool photo of Alex with Kala Alexander who congratulates H50 on its 200th episode which will air in November
https://www.instagram.com/kala_dacaptain/p/BpH-9EelvEr/

The promo pics and press release for H50 ep. 9.06 are out and it sounds exciting - There's trouble ahead for Steve!
https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/10/hawaii-five-0-episode-906-aia-i-hiikua.html

The promo pics and press release for the 200th episode of H50 (9.07) are out, too - Don't miss them!
https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/10/hawaii-five-0-episode-907-pua-ae-la-ka.html

Get your tissues ready for tonight's new H50 ep. 9.04 because you'll need them according to Boss Peter:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpIECXMAm0m/

I love this sneak peek for tonight's new H50 ep. 9.04 with two of my favorites - Steve & Duke:
https://twitter.com/HawaiiFive0CBS/status/1053349191861329921

Another collage with pics from H50 ep. 9.04 to remind fans to tune in to CBS tonight for a new episode of the show...

OCTOBER 20, 2018: Happy Weekend :-)

Happy H50 Night to the German fans with a repeat of H50 ep. 3.12 on Kabel Eins at 9:15 p.m.!
For more info about the episode, please view my Season 3 page:
www.alex-the-best.de/aolhaw3.htm
For info in German about ep. 3.12, please view:
https://www.kabeleins.de/tv/hawaii-five-0/episoden/schatten-und-licht2

Some impressions (videos / photos) from the set of H50 - Thanks to gripper Shane!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpIpqNbgr_Z/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpH5IQmgg9w/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpEVRlbgCwU/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpESuCogTl1/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpDLUpDgbuU/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo7wZOcga6h/

Some H50 memories and BTS goodies shared by hair-stylist Tena. Thanks for the pics and clips!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpFusKQAgtt/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpGS6XLAhYJ/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpIddHuAU0C/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpIoknFgGnJ/
And Scotty in action as a hair-stylist for one the PAs:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpIsIiEAua6/

Looks like Alex met a new furry friend on the set of H50 - Thanks to dog Mondo for the two photos!
Let's hope that Eddie does not get jealous when he sees these pictures - but Mondo is not part of the cast :-)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpJOVYUDzkg/

The promo trailer for next week's new H50 ep. 9.05 is out - and it's easy to tell that it's the Halloween episode!
This looks like another creepy, scary episode, of which I'm not as much of a fan as Jorge Garcia with whom I talked about Halloween and this episode at the SOTB9 premiere where he told me that writing a Halloween episode would be fun :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKTLqttLW-E
If you missed my short SOTB interview with Jorge, here's the video link again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL8W8adchQU

Guess what happens if you post a sneak peek for H50 with two of my favorites in it?!
Yes, I get totally lost rewatching the scene and making screencaps and collages from it.
It's what happened when I made this collage today - and several more which I'll post later.
Don't forget that a new Five-0 Redux blog is coming out later on Saturday and it will be about last night's H50 ep. 9.04. Here's where you'll find it but I think my next update will get posted before the blog:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/category/five-0-redux/

Another scene from H50 ep. 9.04 - This time it's a moving, sad one with Junior and Jerry:
https://www.facebook.com/HawaiiFive0CBS/videos/1908485122540749/

While you are waiting for the new Five-0 Redux blog, here's another new collage with pics from H50 ep. 9.04...
Cidni as Akela with uncle Steve is so adorable. Dennis told me that Cidni is a pleasure to work with.

OCTOBER 21, 2018: Have a Sunny Sunday!

The Five-0 Redux blog about H50 ep. 9.04 is out - Here's the link and my next McDuke collage (More coming up!)
As I haven't had a chance to watch yet since I got the video late last night (German time) and went to bed too early to know that it was there, I can't comment on the episode yet - but something tells me that it was a very good one - just like this blog:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/10/20/features/five-0-redux/five-0-redux-secrets-have-no-place-to-hide-when-five-0-dredges-up-past/

My friend Silke of the German Alex O'Loughlin Fan Club got a short interview with H50 extra and guest-actor Sascha Schindler!
Sascha has repeatedly made small appearances on the show and shared some of his experiences and BTS-photos with his Facebook friend Silke. They did the interview in German (Sascha is German) and I translated it into English for her page.
Here's the link to the interview - the German and English text are on the same page:
https://www.german-alex-oloughlin-fanclub.de/Interview-mit-Sascha-Schindler.htm

BTS-photos from H50 with Alex - Thanks to Charing Layugan Adriance:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=736807736668139

Back with a long overdue update for our Alex O'Loughlin Fans for Organ Donation page:
As you know I didn't update the page due to my recent vacation in Hawaii but even after my return I was a bit too busy and a bit demotivated, too, to be honest. With regard to Alex, you could call my vacation an absolute failure. I was lucky enough to be in the press row for the 50th anniversary celebration and season premiere of "Hawaii Five-0" in September. I had also received an informal invitation to the set by someone working for the show, and I was in Hawaii for a record length of three weeks. Due to these "opportunities", I thought that I'd have a chance to talk to Alex (at least as a press representative at the premiere event) about organ donation since a major storyline on the show was dedicated to it, after all, and the press info I received from CBS prior to the event also stated that Alex is an ambassador for organ donation. I was hoping to get a short video message from him about his fans' fundraising efforts and about organ donation, as motivation for his fans to participate in future fundraisers - especially since participation in our birthday fundraiser this August was noticeably lower than in previous years. But none of my hopes were fulfilled because Alex simply overlooked me at the overcrowded press line, and the set visit didn't happen either. And whenever I came across filming, I got nowhere near Alex. Partly, the vacation even felt like a waste of time and money (which also had to do with personal reasons though).
But irrespective of my own disappointment, our group will, of course, continue to promote organ donation and to raise funds for related charities. We just hope that you will keep up the support and will participate in upcoming fundraisers even though, in the recent past, Alex himself has rarely posted on Facebook or talked about organ donation, let alone about the fundraisers organized and supported by his fans. Please remember that organ donation is about saving lives - not about Alex. If you support organ donation and our group's fundraisers, don't do so because of him but because you want to help save lives. Thank you for your continued support! Oh, and I promise that our next update will not be about me or our group but about organ donation.

OCTOBER 22, 2018:

Happy "Magnum P.I." Monday to the CBS viewers with a new episode of H50 Boss Peter's newest show at 9/8c!
For more information, please view my page about "Magnum P.I." which includes info links and collages:
www.alex-the-best.de/magnum/magnum.htm

Happy H50 Night to the German fans with the "new" H50 ep. 8.15 on Sat.1 at 10:15 p.m.!
The night-owls among you can not only watch ep. 8.15 but also a repeat of ep. 7.20 at 12:05 a.m.
For more info about ep. 8.15 which introduces Danno's uncle Vito (cif. collage), please view my page about Season 8:
www.alex-the-best.de/aolhaw8.htm
For info about ep. 8.15 in German, please go to:
https://www.sat1.de/tv/hawaii-five-0/episoden/hawaiianische-holzrose

I hope you didn't miss the new Five-0 Redux blog about H50 ep. 9.04 this weekend - Just in case, here's the blog again - and another McDuke collage!
If you haven't noticed by now - I loved this McDuke scene with two of my favorites. This collage is not my last one either. But there was a lot more to love about this episode, like the touching scenes with Junior and Jerry escorting home a fallen soldier. There was a lot of excellent writing and acting in that episode! Well, here's Wendie's blog about it:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/10/20/features/five-0-redux/five-0-redux-secrets-have-no-place-to-hide-when-five-0-dredges-up-past/

Off to work...

A cool and fun photo of H50's Kimee Balmilero with hair-stylist Tena - Thanks to Tena for the post!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpPsy8dAvFN/

News from Alex's buddy Egan Inoue about his gym - incl. a photo of Alex and Egan that is not new but worth reposting:
If you are into sports and happen to be in Hawaii, make sure to attend one of the classes at Egan's gyms. I have never met him in person but I can tell you that he's a super-nice guy. He did something very sweet for an Australian friend recently. I'm not going to say what he did because it might lead to other fans asking for similar favors - just know that he made my dear friend in a wheelchair very happy.
https://www.instagram.com/p/fwK3PYFQOc/

Another goodie aka BTS-photo from H50 posted by hair-stylist Tena: Alex ageing for ep. 8.10
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpQBHcrAZCz/
 

OCTOBER 23, 2018:

Happy Tuesday with another look back at H50 ep. 9.04 with McDuke :-)
I guess you can tell by now that I couldn't decide which screencaps to use, so I ended up with six collages from the same scene. I got one more McDuke collage to share later...

Photo of H50's Kimee Balmilero who is back at work for Magnum P.I. - It's awesome to see her on both shows as Dr. Noelani Cunha!
The fact that you get to see well-known faces from H50 is just one of many reasons why you should also tune in to Magnum P.I. on Mondays. And also don't miss the Magnum Reloaded blogs by my friend Wendie which always get published on Tuesday, so you can look forward to a new blog later today. It will be about the latest ep. 1.05.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpQfI9IAJ_1/

Off to work...

My last McDuke collage from H50 ep. 9.04 - It's also a "gentle reminder" of the Five-0 Redux blog about the episode :-)

OCTOBER 24, 2018:

Happy Hump Day with three of my favorites: Steve, Danno and Tani in H50 ep. 9.04!

The new Magnum Reloaded blog about the "Magnum P.I." ep. 1.05 is out - Enjoy the read!
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/10/23/features/magnum-reloaded/magnum-reloaded-murder-case-leaves-magnum-facing-sudden-death/
Also make sure to follow the Magnum Reloaded Facebook page and my own page about "Magnum P.I.":
https://www.facebook.com/MPIReloaded/
www.alex-the-best.de/magnum/magnum.htm

A little BTS impression from H50 - Photo posted by cinematographer Kurt Jones:
I wonder if we'll get to see Alex riding a horse in that new episode. He seems to enjoy filming with horses - like back in ep. 2.02 and 4.08. I remember an interview from the SOTB4 in which he talked about filming the horseback riding scenes for ep. 4.08 with Chi at the North Shore earlier on that day.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpSxyQXH-Ql/

I got just the perfect collage with Alex and horses (from H50 and the WATCH! Magazine) to fit in with my previous post :-)

Off to work...

Who else can't wait for the 200th episode of H50?! Here's a picture from it, posted by Peter, the boss:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpU6O_CAyxM/

BTS-photo of Alex with a colleague - Thanks to Gabriel Beristein!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpVBUCnn60b/
 

OCTOBER 25, 2018:

Fans asked for it and here it is (sort of, anyway): My H50 50th anniversary book (posted late last night)!
This album contains pictures of the 230 pages of the book I made. Feel free to view the pictures as often as you like but please don't download them. It's a personal gift full of "memories" from my personal show, both on and off camera - and it's only for the awesome cast and crew etc. working for H50. There are personal photos in there, too (not just my own) that are not for further use and distribution by third parties.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1688832957938193

H50's Terry O'Quinn (Joe White) is back - Here's a great BTS-photo with him thanks to hair-stylist Tena!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpVuOORg1d2/

Check out this talented guy working behind the camera of H50 - Thanks to hair-stylist Tena for the clip!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpVSTpsAeRX/

Great photo of H50's Meaghan and Beulah - Thanks to Meaghan for the post!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpVk3dChTAf/

Off to work...

Happy Birthday to Christopher Sean (remembered by H50 fans as Gabriel Waincroft)!
Here's a picture he posted with a message to the fans:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpWiXp3F3zp/

Sounds like H50 fans can look forward to ep. 9.11 - PA Rosesita has huge praise for Gabriel Beristain!
I'm not sure if he directed the episode but I assume he did. He's better known as a cinematographer though. And he even worked with Alex before on the movie "Invisible".
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpWOkDtHWtg/

H50's "sexy doctor" Noelani Cunha played by Kimee Balmilero - Read her text, too ;-)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpVmciegyez/

H50's Meaghan is the best! Such a great shot of her promoting Jorge's haunted house "CarnEVILOfscreams"!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpXdGGxAC11/

H50 fans need to vote for McDanno in this poll - They are definitely the best duo!!!
https://cartermatt.com/333975/shiptober-2018-lucifer-lucifer-chloe-vs-hawaii-five-0-steve-danny/

Happy Birthday to H50's Beulah for Oct. 26 - It's already Friday in his home New Zealand :-)
Since I have two more collages from H50 ep. 9.04 with Beulah as Junior, I've decided to post these instead of a new birthday collage (which I didn't have time to make).

OCTOBER 26, 2018:

Happy H50 & MacGyver Friday to the CBS viewers with new episodes of both shows to enjoy!
This week's H50 episode is all about Halloween and the promo trailer and pic look quite scary and creepy again. Oh, and it's a good one according to Jorge with whom I talked about Halloween episodes at the SOTB9.
Here's an info page about H50 ep. 9.05:
https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/10/hawaii-five-0-episode-905-aohe-mea-imi.html
Here's an info page about MacGyver ep. 3.05:
https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/10/macgyver-episode-305-dia-de-muertos.html

Great photo with H50's Dennis Chun incl. info about an upcoming art exhibition with artwork by his partner Laura!
Fans in Hawaii can enjoy and buy Laura's artwork in the Christmas exhibition at the Hawai'i State Art Museum's gallery shop.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpYPgqbAvLq/

Kimee Balmilero in a fun photo of herself as Dr. Noelani Cunha on this week's new H50 Halloween episode :-)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpYGkk1Aok6/

Meaghan promoting her H50 colleague Jorge's haunted house - bigger version of one of the 2 photos he posted:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpXiJm-B_BL/

A big Thanks to Michelle Borth and photographer Scotty for this awesome photo of Alex - saved by Michelle for a special occasion which has come now: Congratulations to H50 on 200 episodes!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpYhsCZFSBJ/

Off to work...

Another collage with pics from tonight's new H50 ep. 9.05 - Don't forget to tune in to CBS!

Cute clip of Beulah, Scotty and his dog Dot - Thanks to fan Lisa and to Suwannee William!
https://twitter.com/alohaspaceman/status/1055908667474800641

Happy Birthday wishes to Beulah from CBS :-)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpaTQi6hFUD/

TVLine has posted an exclusive clip from tonight's new H50 ep. 9.05:
https://tvline.com/2018/10/26/hawaii-five-0-season-9-halloween-episode-jerry-childhood-flashbacks/
 

OCTOBER 27, 2018: Have a Relaxed Weekend!

Happy Birthday to Teilor Grubbs whom fans will see return as Grace Williams in an upcoming H50 episode!
In a few weeks, Gracie and Danno will finally be seen together again when Daddy Danno and his teenage daughter are looking for a college for Grace. Since Teilor moved to L.A. a while ago, we haven't seen her on the show for a rather long time, and many fans are missing her, so it's good to know that an upcoming episode includes the college storyline with her.
I'm using an old collage because these two photos of Teilor with Scotty and Alex have always been top-favorite pics - but she's definitely grown up since those pics were taken!

Happy H50 Night to the German fans with a repeat of H50 ep. 3.13 on Kabel Eins at 9:15 p.m.!
For more info about Season 3, please view:
www.alex-the-best.de/aolhaw3.htm
For info in German about ep. 3.13, please view:
https://www.kabeleins.de/tv/hawaii-five-0/episoden/block-a

Poor Steve gets into trouble in this promo trailer for next week's new H50 ep. 9.06
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld5LqamrBak

Don't miss the new Five-0 Redux blog about H50 ep. 9.05 - It's coming out later on Saturday!
You'll find the blog on this page:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/category/five-0-redux/

Cute photo of H50's Ian Anthony Dale (Adam) with PA Rosesita and a furry friend :-)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpbTaH0hn2x/

A cool pic of H50's stunt expert Paul and his gang "shooting" a rainbow :-)
That reminds me of all the Hawaii vacation photos I still haven't uploaded - I got some amazing photos of rainbows this time.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpcbjqVgAWz/

While you are still waiting for the Five-0 Redux blog, enjoy another collage with pics from H50 ep. 9.05
The adorable girl playing Molly is former H50 stunt-coordinator Jeff Cadiente's daughter Jaycee, by the way.

OCTOBER 28, 2018:

Happy Birthday to Brian Yang!
German H50 fans saw him as Charlie Fong last night with Kono in a repeat of episode 3.13.

Here's the new Five-0 Redux blog about this Friday's H50 Halloween episode 9.05
As opposed to Jerry aka Jorge I'm not into scary, creepy stuff, and there was a lot of it in this episode - but I did love the fact that Jerry's persistence in solving the murder from 30 years ago ultimately paid off. He was great in this episode. I also loved little Molly and the scene with her at Steve's office. So despite quite a few scary moments during which I covered my eyes (which I hate to do while I'm watching my favorite show), there were some enjoyable moments towards the end of the episode. Well, here's the blog now - Wendie obviously enjoys scary stories much more than I do :-)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/10/27/features/five-0-redux/five-0-redux-local-urban-legend-creates-spooky-halloween-case-for-hawaii-five-0/

An update by the Alex O'Loughlin Fans for Organ Donation:
Today we take a look at organ donation and transplantation in Hawaii, as we might support a local Hawaiian charity, organisation or hospital in a future fundraiser. No decision has been made though and we would first have to get in touch with whatever organisation we would take into consideration as a beneficiary. But it makes sense to, at least, consider the option of supporting the transplant community in Hawaii - a place that so many of us fans have fallen in love with through "Hawaii Five-0".
In 2012, the Queen's Transplant Center opened in Honolulu and has been the only transplant hospital in Hawaii since then. Before then, there had been an organ transplantation program at two hospitals run by the Hawaii Medical Center but those hospitals were shut down.
Organisations helping transplant patients and organ donors have existed in Hawaii for years but while these charities have provided great support, it is certainly so much better to have a transplant hospital on the islands, too. The Queen's Transplant Center does not perform all types of transplantations though. The Center is focusing on kidney, liver and pancreas transplantations but this group makes up the highest percentage of transplantations, anyway.
If you are interested in finding out more about organ transplantations in Hawaii and about Hawaii-based charities and organisations providing help to organ recipients and to donor families - especially if you are affected by organ donation yourself and live in Hawaii . please view the following links:
www.queenstransplantcenter.org
http://www.legacyoflifehawaii.org/ (Legacy of Life Hawaii)
https://kidneyhi.org/ (Kidney Foundation of Hawaii incl. the Hawaii Donor Family Council)
http://www.bbh.org/ (Blood Bank of Hawaii)

OCTOBER 29, 2018:

Happy "Magnum P.I." Monday to the CBS viewers with the new ep. 1.06 of H50 Boss Peter's second Hawaii-based show!
If you just can't get enough of Hawaii, and if you love action, crime and comedy, you should definitely tune in to "Magnum P.I.". It has a lot of the ingredients that fans love about H50. The sneak peeks for this week's episode are a lot of fun!
View my page about "Magnum P.I." for collages and links to various pages about the show - and also make sure to follow the "Magnum Reloaded" Facebook page where more collages and the blog about the episode will get posted over the next few days.
www.alex-the-best.de/magnum/magnum.htm
https://www.facebook.com/MPIReloaded/

Happy H50 Night to the German fans with the "new" H50 ep. 8.16 on Sat.1 at 10:15 p.m.!
Fans cannot only enjoy the "new" episode 8.16 but also a late-night repeat of ep. 7.21 at 0:05 a.m.
For info about the episodes, please view my pages about season 7 and 8:
www.alex-the-best.de/aolhaw7.htm (Season 7)
www.alex-the-best.de/aolhaw8.htm (Season 8)
For info in German about ep. 8.16, please view:
https://www.sat1.de/tv/hawaii-five-0/episoden/die-spur-des-geldes

The next round has started in this fan poll: H50 fans need to vote for McDanno!
https://cartermatt.com/334601/shiptober-2018-hawaii-five-0-steve-danny-vs-greys-anatomy-owen-amelia/

Thanks to Chi's wife Julissa for this first look at the H50 Thanksgiving episode written by her hubby!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpfnQgSAato/

Off to work...

A BTS-look at the H50 Halloween episode - Thanks to hair-stylist Tena!
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bph749eBijo/
 

OCTOBER 30, 2018:

Happy Tuesday with another collage from the H50 Halloween episode!
And if you've missed the Five-0 Redux blog about ep. 9.05, make sure to take a look at it now.
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/10/27/features/five-0-redux/five-0-redux-local-urban-legend-creates-spooky-halloween-case-for-hawaii-five-0/

BTS-photo of Jay Hernandez (Magnum) with Kimee Balmilero who's doing "double duty" as Dr. Cunha on H50 and "Magnum P.I." :-)
Oh, and, of course, the fans love to see her on both shows!
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpirmasg4Cq/

Off to work...

If you love Halloween and are in Oahu, go check out H50 Jorge Garcia's "CarnEVILofscreams" haunted house!
You have only two more nights (Today and Wednesday) to enjoy it.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpjjrAggO8s/

The press release for the H50 Thanksgiving episode 9.08 is out!
The episode was written by Chi McBride and has two cool guest-stars playing Lou's parents - Gladys Knight and Louis Gossett Jr.! The episode airs Nov. 16 on CBS.
https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/10/hawaii-five-0-episode-908-lele-pu-na.html

CBS has posted a clip from last Friday's H50 Halloween episode!
Take a look back and, if you missed it, always remember that you can watch the episode on CBS All Access (in the U.S.):
https://twitter.com/HawaiiFive0CBS/status/1057360386054336512

Alex with fans whose house served as a filming location for H50 - Lots of happy smiles :-)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpkcTlMnVlj/
 

OCTOBER 31, 2018:

Happy Halloween with H50 :-)

Article about H50 Jorge Garcia's haunted house in Kailua - It closes after Halloween!
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kzjm5a/hurley-from-lost-builds-an-insane-haunted-house-in-hawaii-every-halloween

Actors from H50 and Magnum P.I. enjoying a night out - Thanks to Stephen Hill for the photo!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpleGxDD0HG/

A great BTS-photo with Alex, Taylor and Kimee - Thanks to Taylor for the fun photo :-)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BplJOPjDvCS/

Off to work...

The promo pics for the H50 Thanksgiving episode (9.08) are out:
https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/10/hawaii-five-0-episode-908-lele-pu-na.html

Video with H50's Jorge Garcia talking about Halloween:
https://twitter.com/HawaiiFive0CBS/status/1057618190656851968

Back again after yummy dinner with friends and looking forward to sleeping late on Thursday - There's nothing like holidays in the middle of the week :-)

Funny Halloween greetings from H50's Jinkies Balasario aka Kimee Balmilero :-)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpm4cY6gjWf/

The H50 cast enjoying some grindz - Thanks to Taylor for the post!
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpm1a7PjmiZ/
 

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