Mannix vs Hawaii 5-0
I did not watch the first run being I was born in 1971. I was wondering which show was the better one. Both have really great theme songs.
shareBoth are great shows and I wouldn't compare them. One show is about cops and the other is about a private investigator. Mannix would be better compared to a show like the Rockford Files or Magnum PI.
Yea...Mannix is more character-driven; H 5-0 more plot-driven. Mannix more "personal"; H 5-0 more impersonal. My own preference is H 5-0...I actually find it more entertaining--but that's probably just my taste. I've had both up-to-date on DVD; waiting for season 11 of H 5-0. Seems to take forever.
I watch alotta TV...but that doesn't mean I don't have a job.
Mannix will return after station identification.
shareStrictly speaking on a musical level, both Mannix and Five-O could boast tremendous themes but also amazing musical underscore. Whether it was jazzy rhythms, "Mod" organs and early electronic dissonances, both programs had a stable of composers that was truly remarkable. Mannix had Lalo Schifrin; Jerry Fielding; George Duning; Richard Markowitz; and Robert Drasinin. Hawaii Five-O had Morton Stevens; Richard Shores; Bruce Broughton; and Don B. Ray all of whom combined to create a musical soundscape that made the late '60s and early '70s so interesting.
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Personal and impersonal? Most definitely these 2 shows are what you described to a tee. But if you want both of these qualities in a 1960's TV show watch Ironside with Raymond Burr. I liked all three of these shoes at age 12-13. They have not lost their watch-ability over time. I still enjoy them 40 years later. And Hawaii Five-O has the number one song hands down. Mannix is a close second. #3 is Mission Impossible. #4 Their creepy and their kooky The Addams Family!!!
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