While “Five-O” may have found a place in slang, its found no place in Tarantino’s heart. Apparently thinking the “Grindhouse” director would jump at the chance to do anything remotely vintage, studio execs offered Quentin Tarantino the chance to remake the tropical cop TV show “Hawaii Five-O” – and were immediately shot down.

In his own words, “My producing partner at the time Lawrence Bender was hanging out with some dude from Fox or Warners or whatever, and they said I should stop working on what I was doing, because I’d be so into this. I tried to watch the old TV show, but it sucks. I don’t even like Hawaii.”

What makes the story even more surreal is the fact that Tarantino can’t even remember what studio was. But the fact does show an important precendent for the endless stream of television show remakes – talent isn’t lining up to take the bait.

With the June strike locking up plenty of big names, Tarantino’s refusal definitely striles a blow to the remake production – though I doubt “Hawaii Five-O” would make for a much-awaited remake anyway.