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'Five-0' exec: 'Show is not a remake'
Published Friday, Jul 30 2010, 12:32 BST | By Catriona Wightman
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According to E! Online, Scott Caan explained that he has avoided watching the original version because he does not want his portrayal of Dano to be affected by it.
Meanwhile, Kurtzman explained that he wanted to take Hawaii Five-0 in a new direction.
"For me, the word 'remake' suggests we're doing exactly the same thing," he said. "And in our experience in Star Trek, we felt like you have to find the spirit of what that original franchise was about, and you have to really be true to it, then you have to expand on it and bring it into the modern time with whatever rules will govern it."
Hawaii Five-0 will premiere on September 20 on CBS.
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