FOR THE FIRST TIME, A PRIMETIME DRAMA ALLOWS VIEWERS TO CHOOSE THE ENDING OF AN EPISODE IN REAL TIME, ON CBS
“Hawaii Five-0” Viewers Will Be Able to Choose the Culprit by Voting Live on CBS.com or Twitter Monday, Jan. 14
Voting Will Take Place in Real Time during the Broadcasts for Both East/Central and Pacific Time Zones
CHEAT TWEET: #H50 fans! U get 2 choose the ending of the episode LIVE 1/14 #theBoss, #theTA, #theStudent 1/14 10PM ET/PT http://bit.ly/UIPig1
For the first time in television history, a primetime drama will allow viewers to choose the ending of an episode in real time when CBS’s HAWAII FIVE-0 lets fans vote on CBS.com or Twitter during the East and West Coast broadcasts, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
The mystery begins on #H50 when the team must investigate the death of an O’ahu State University professor. His boss, his teaching assistant and a student who he busted for cheating are all viable suspects.
To vote, after each of the suspect’s motives is revealed, viewers will be directed to CBS.com or Twitter to select either #theBoss, #theTA or #theStudent as the culprit, any of whom could have committed the crime. The votes will be tallied immediately and the most popular ending will become part of the broadcast. Separate voting will occur for East/Central and Pacific Time Zone broadcasts. The three different endings will all be available at CBS.com after the broadcasts.
“I've always felt the most fun aspect of watching a mystery is trying to figure out ‘whodunit,’” says Executive Producer Peter Lenkov. “Now the HAWAII FIVE-0 viewers will actually get the chance to tell us who they think committed the crime and we will listen. I love that our dedicated and attentive fans will actually play a part in resolving our story.”
HAWAII FIVE-0 is broadcast Mondays, (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and is a production of CBS Television Studios. Peter Lenkov, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are the executive producers.
Source: CBS
“Hawaii Five-0” Viewers Will Be Able to Choose the Culprit by Voting Live on CBS.com or Twitter Monday, Jan. 14
Voting Will Take Place in Real Time during the Broadcasts for Both East/Central and Pacific Time Zones
CHEAT TWEET: #H50 fans! U get 2 choose the ending of the episode LIVE 1/14 #theBoss, #theTA, #theStudent 1/14 10PM ET/PT http://bit.ly/UIPig1
For the first time in television history, a primetime drama will allow viewers to choose the ending of an episode in real time when CBS’s HAWAII FIVE-0 lets fans vote on CBS.com or Twitter during the East and West Coast broadcasts, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
The mystery begins on #H50 when the team must investigate the death of an O’ahu State University professor. His boss, his teaching assistant and a student who he busted for cheating are all viable suspects.
To vote, after each of the suspect’s motives is revealed, viewers will be directed to CBS.com or Twitter to select either #theBoss, #theTA or #theStudent as the culprit, any of whom could have committed the crime. The votes will be tallied immediately and the most popular ending will become part of the broadcast. Separate voting will occur for East/Central and Pacific Time Zone broadcasts. The three different endings will all be available at CBS.com after the broadcasts.
“I've always felt the most fun aspect of watching a mystery is trying to figure out ‘whodunit,’” says Executive Producer Peter Lenkov. “Now the HAWAII FIVE-0 viewers will actually get the chance to tell us who they think committed the crime and we will listen. I love that our dedicated and attentive fans will actually play a part in resolving our story.”
HAWAII FIVE-0 is broadcast Mondays, (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and is a production of CBS Television Studios. Peter Lenkov, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are the executive producers.
Source: CBS
I wish H50 would stop with the gimmicks and stunt casting and just focus on writing better episodes.
ReplyDeleteI hate to be the bearer of bad news but this was already posted
ReplyDeleteThanks Andy !
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to let people be involved in the show !!!
I love this, even I won't be able to vote :( lol
It was only said in the promo, but we haven't had this post, and it wasn't explain how people will be able to vote ... ;)
ReplyDeleteCouldn't have said it better myself. This season has just been so bland. I want more of the serialized part of the show, but I don't think I can bear to hear the name "Wo Fat" once more. I'm sticking with the show, but it needs to pick up the pace.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree. The charm the first season had to me was lost in season 2, and has yet to come back.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to the gov being more strict with 5-0?
What happened to no more full immunity and means (at times I think McG forgot about that one...).
I would think we'd see more of the gov keeping a hold on his task-force.
As much of a custody war Danny is currently in over Grace, you think we'd see Rachel one of these days too. And when is that gonna be resolved anyways?
As much as I love the show, and will keep watching, I wish it would focus more on the stories and characters...beyond the whole "what's going on with Doris McG" plot, which for me is getting a little old too. :\
Guess I'll have to just wait and see what happens.
The wording might of been different but it was already posted,here
ReplyDeletehttp://www.spoilertv.com/2012/12/hawaii-5-0-episode-312-kapu-live-event.html
It'd be pretty interesting if both coasts had different endings.
ReplyDeleteUgh, how can this be a good thing at all? H50 episodes are pretty hit or miss, depending on who is writing... this can't help that.
ReplyDeleteWorst idea ever.
ReplyDeleteNothing but a shameless attempt to grab (or re-grab) more viewers since the ratings have slid for the last 2 years. Very disappointing that any showrunner with any self-respect would ever do this.
They must be trying whatever they can to grab the viewers that had been watching Revolution,amongst the other shows that are on in that time slot.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that's it too...
ReplyDeleteI just think it is completely the wrong approach! Like others have written here, they need to write and make better episodes. Period. The showrunners or writers have gotten lazy and fallen on formula. Seriosuly, how many times in one episode do we need to hear the McGarrett and Danno buddy music theme as they go into some mindless banter routine?
This "Choose-Your-Own-Adventure" approach to an episode is a travesty What happens if ratings do in fact rise for the episode? Will they have more of them? Will it start a trend for drama series wherein they have the public choose plotlines and culprits weekly? Egad!
My feelings exactly.
ReplyDeleteI personally like the feeling when you get to the end of the episode and the culprit was actually someone other than what you thought. I like being proven wrong and then surprised by some crafty clue that would normally get overlooked.
This whole "vote for the perp" thing is gonna make the bad guy just out of popular vote. I know there's three completely plausible endings, but it sounds like this episode is gonna turn reality-show style. If I wanted that, I'd watch a reality show! :\
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Oh i wasn't defending them,and i'm not keen on the the idea. I think they are just grabbing at straws hoping something will work to being in more viewers..... they could make better use of their time concentrating on writing better scripts..Season one was good,they need to find that 'magic' formula that worked and stick with it,but not that hopeful.Egad is right!
ReplyDeleteIt has been bland but the show all too often veers into the ridiculous as well. My head hurts from all the eye-rolling I've been doing this season. I knew it was a bad omen during the season premiere when I saw a helicopter airlift an armored truck off the road.
ReplyDeleteWhen your police procedural starts pulling crazy Bond villain crap you know it's getting bad. We're talking CSI: Miami bad.
Can we get all 3 endings on Spoiler TV after? Will be watching but won't be able to see on CBS.com (not applicable in UK)
ReplyDeleteWe'll see what we can do.
ReplyDeleteI know I have said this but it bears repeating. I have thought about it and it would be a technological nightmare to
ReplyDeletepull this off. I mean, people can't vote until they see enough of
the show to make a choice. So then what? Millions of people vote and
then they count them in what? 5-10 minutes; and then quickly stick that in
to be shown? Then repeat that process again for the west coast?
YEAH, RIGHT!!!! I say this is a huge fake out. They have three endings and they already know where they will show which ending.