In the case of Five-O, I believe it was a combination of many ingredients - timing, chemistry, Hawaii.
I thought even if the show only lasted a year, it would be fun.
It was an hour of sanity with the good guys winning, a situation where the world was right side up.
For years I have played the twenty-something lover.
I got into the acting business very young.
I had accumulated some capital and was at an age at which I was interested in generating income. But even though I was risk averse, I was interested in growth stocks.