Jorge Garcia as seen in “Hawaii Five-0”

Fun in the sun: Reboots of classics are always risky, but when they're done right, they can pay off big time.

Case in point: CBS' "Hawaii Five-0." The police procedural was a big hit back in the 1970s (when it was "Hawaii Five-O" -- notice the letter "O" instead of the new series' number "0"), and the reboot has rather effortlessly found its own audience on the Big Eye. With a fifth season confirmed for 2014-15, a fan favorite guest star who's popped up on the "Five-0's" screen three times before is signing on as a full-time cast member.

Jorge Garcia is heading back to the Hawaiian islands, reprising his role as conspiracy theorist Jerry Ortega.

This marks a return to Hawaii for Garcia, who spent six seasons there filming ABC's supernatural thriller "Lost."

Since "Lost" wrapped up in 2010, Garcia's seemingly been popping up everywhere. He's had guest starring roles in "Californication," "Once Upon a Time" and "How I Met Your Mother," and starred in Fox's short-lived TV series "Alcatraz" in 2012.

"Hawaii Five-0's" had a bit of a history of bringing "Lost" actors back to the Aloha State. In its four seasons, it's had Tania Raymonde ("Malcolm in the Middle"), Henry Ian Cusick ("Scandal"), Terry O'Quinn ("666 Park Avenue"), Cynthia Watros ("The Drew Carey Show") and Sam Anderson ("ER") showing up on screen.

Things are heating up in Hawaii, but as always the Five-0 team is on the job. Watch for the acclaimed procedural's fifth season -- now with Jorge Garcia a full-time presence -- next fall.

Dig deep: Miniseries are big right now, whatever they're being called. Limited series, event series: it can feel like everyone's getting on board with the limited-run format that's all the rage with the networks.

Amidst this sea of series, a big-name actor can be just the ticket a show needs to stand out and bring in the viewers -- and the advertising dollars needed to pay for it.

It's hard to get a name much bigger than Anne Heche, ("Save Me") and she's signed on for USA's upcoming six-episode event series "DIG," due to premiere late this year.

As the head of the Jerusalem FBI office, Heche will be starring alongside another big name. Jason Isaacs ("Awake") will star as her subordinate, her friend and (of course) her sometimes lover.

Heche's list of film and TV credits is long, dating all the way back to the 1980s. She starred in the daytime soap "Another World," a role that earned her a Daytime Emmy. Since then, some of her other TV highlights have included "Ally McBeal," "Everwood," "Nip/Tuck," "Men In Trees," "Hung" and "The Michael J. Fox Show."

In the cinemas, she's starred in "The Adventures of Huck Finn" (1993), "I Know What You Did Last Summer" (1997), "Six Days Seven Nights" (1998), "Psycho" (1998), "What Love Is" (2007) and "Nothing Left to Fear" (2013).

"DIG" will center around Isaacs' character, an FBI agent based in Jerusalem who winds up in a race to find a religious artifact that could change the course of civilization. With a sensational murder also in the mix, "DIG" has the makings of an exciting, adrenalin-charged romp. "DIG" is due to premiere on USA late in 2014.

A Texas history lesson: The team that brought us "Hatfields & McCoys," 2012's critically acclaimed miniseries, is at it again, this time bringing to the screen a pivotal event in the Lone Star State's history.

Due to premiere on History in 2015, "Texas Rising" will explore the pivotal Texas Revolution against Mexico and witness the rise of North America's oldest law enforcement group, the legendary Texas Rangers.

It was an exciting time in Texas, and History has assembled an exciting team of actors worthy of the task of bringing this revolutionary event to the screen.

Bill Paxton will star as Sam Houston, the "father" of Texas. Paxton's credits include "Big Love" and "U-571" (2000); he'll be joined by Brendan Fraser as a Texas Ranger with some Comanche Indian ties.

Fraser's better known for his big-screen work than his TV appearances. He starred in the enormously popular "The Mummy" (1999) and its sequel "The Mummy Returns" (2001), headlined "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (2008) and lent his voice talents to the animated feature "Escape From Planet Earth" (2013).

With Jeffrey Dean Morgan ("Grey's Anatomy"), Ray Liotta ("Smith"), Olivier Martinez ("Revenge"), Thomas Jane ("Hung") and Chad Michael Murray ("One Tree Hill") all on board, and Oscar nominee Roland Joffe directing, the eight-episode miniseries is definitely one to keep an eye on. Watch for it next year on History.