The executive producers are Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci, who wrote the recent Star Trek film.
HAWAII FIVE-O Sisko's rank error
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hahaha. Quite opposite actually. Though I believe TNG is their Trek of choice.
Another thought about the 'rank error' -- by the attendee identifying himself as "Commander Sisko," it leads right into the next line where McGarrett presses him for information: "Well, I'm a commander, too. Where can we find so-and-so" (paraphrasing).
I'm the actor in question who played that role and my sister just sent me the link to this site. First, as an actor, I was pretty stoked to kill two birds with one stone. To wear the Star Trek uniform even if not on the actual DS9 show and be on Hawaii Five 0 even if it isn't the original was pretty cool to have been a part of. Second, I'm glad you guys liked the cameo even if it wasn't the real Captain Sisko (Avery Brooks).
I knew the discrepancy between uniform,rank and dialog would be picked up by Star Trek fans and in as friendly and fan oriented a manner as I could, I said as much to wardrobe when I was getting fitted a day or so before the shoot and again to the writer on set. He actually looked mildly alarmed but by then however, it was too late and I'm not a big enough name to have all the lines flipped around to have me, a day player outranking their lead, Commander Steve McGarrett. No one wants to hear anything except dialog out of a day player.
They needed Steve McGarrett (Alex) and this character to both be commanders for the buddy banter to work. My take on it is something was lost in the communication when they asked for licensing permission from Paramount. A script was probably sent but not read and an authentic and may I say HIGHLY uncomfortable uniform was sent out and that was that. Also, due to licensing there was a set number of minutes my character could be on screen. An AD tried to throw me in later talking to some other con attendees and a producer walked (ran) over and nixed that pretty quickly.
I knew the discrepancy between uniform,rank and dialog would be picked up by Star Trek fans and in as friendly and fan oriented a manner as I could, I said as much to wardrobe when I was getting fitted a day or so before the shoot and again to the writer on set. He actually looked mildly alarmed but by then however, it was too late and I'm not a big enough name to have all the lines flipped around to have me, a day player outranking their lead, Commander Steve McGarrett. No one wants to hear anything except dialog out of a day player.
They needed Steve McGarrett (Alex) and this character to both be commanders for the buddy banter to work. My take on it is something was lost in the communication when they asked for licensing permission from Paramount. A script was probably sent but not read and an authentic and may I say HIGHLY uncomfortable uniform was sent out and that was that. Also, due to licensing there was a set number of minutes my character could be on screen. An AD tried to throw me in later talking to some other con attendees and a producer walked (ran) over and nixed that pretty quickly.
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Very interesting. I pretty much figured it was a production error, so this basically confirms it. Essentially, it was easier to get a hold of a later DS9 uniform (since it's also a movie uniform). By the time the error was spotted, it was too late anyway. I suppose they could have taken off a pip, but that would have just added confusion, not reduced it.
Ahhhh... that makes sense! Yes, thanks for clearing that up, and your cameo rocked.
Count me as another one psyched to see a DS9 shout out! TOS and TNG aren't all that uncommon, but DS9? That was awesome.
Hawaii 5-0 is also my new favorite show this year, so that made me doubly happy. Steve and Danno at Comic Con was made of win.
That's the sort of asshattery that's always annoyed me about the industry. Sigh.
Well, I appreciate the fact that you (1) know what was what on the ranks, and (2) cared enough to raise the issue. A lot of folks would have kept their mouths shut and not risked the check.
Bravo, sir. Bravo!
Thanks you guys and much appreciated.
Thanks for taking the time to post, Belfunk! Cool story. 
Of course, Sisko was already a full Commander when DS9 started, and McGarrett was only a Lieutenant Commander, so technically you still outranked the lead.
Thanks for sharing your story, Belfunk. I loved your scene with McGarrett and Danno, definitely the highlight of the episode for me. Best of luck with your career; I'm sure we'll be seeing you again on TV and in the movies.
But of course McGarrett didn't know that. Although by custom he is supposed to assume itThanks for taking the time to post, Belfunk! Cool story.Of course, Sisko was already a full Commander when DS9 started, and McGarrett was only a Lieutenant Commander, so technically you still outranked the lead.
