NCIS: Hawai’i Season 1 DVD review

Sep 07, 2022- Permalink

NCIS: Hawai’i Season 1 has just been released on DVD by Paramount. It’s the fourth series in the NCIS universe which includes NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans. This series follows the work of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service in the tropical state. The cast is led by Vanessa Lachey as Jane Tennant, the first female Special Agent-in-Charge of the NCIS: Hawaiʻi Field Office. Other cast members include Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Tori Anderson, and Kian Talan. The DVD set includes all 22 episodes, including the crossovers with the “mothership” series NCIS.

The beautiful scenery and lush colours of Hawai’i scream out for the better image quality of a Blu-ray, but those looking to see this series in HD have to depend on either the broadcasts or streaming. Not many TV shows get the Blu-ray treatment and when they do, they’re usually shows whose demographics are screaming out for the latest and greatest. Still the video quality on this six DVD set is very good and gives you colours and detail near the top end of the DVD format’s capabilities.

As far as sound goes, the discs come with an English 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack and English SDH subtitles. As with many shows on DVD, the soundtrack is rather front-heavy, with the surrounds sparingly used for the odd effect or ambient noise. Dialogue is clear, centred and well-prioritized.

As mentioned, the six-disc set comes with all 22 episodes. The discs also feature some extended and deleted scenes, a gag reel, and four featurettes that look at the production, the costumes, the sets and additional info on the crossover episodes.

If you’re a fan of the newest entry in the franchise and want a permanent copy in your home, then you’ll enjoy the NCIS: Hawai’i Season 1 DVD.