A Crazy Magnum Movie Proposal from New Member
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:30 pm
OK, I know what you're thinking: not another thread about a Magnum movie. Don't worry. I've lost all hope that a movie involving any of the original cast will be made.
I'm 38-years-young, I've spent a year of my life in a morgue (long but fascinating story), and I despise reality television. I've witnessed the worst that people can do to each other, and while I'll admit to a certain morbid fascination with some Law and Order clones (NOT CSI!), I long for an action-adventure show like Magnum or Tales of the Golden Monkey--something that doesn't hit me in the face with a cold bucket of reality.
So I return year after year to Magnum like it's an old, reliable friend. I've worked my way though the seasons, and now I'm approaching the final episodes. Desperate for a ninth season that doesn't exist, I was thinking that someone with a lot of time and technical expertise (not me, sadly) could literally piece together a new episode with a new plot from existing scenes. While possible, this would be VERY difficult (and I don't think Universal would appreciate the infringement!). Then all of a sudden, the lightbulb went on.
Someone could make a Magnum movie with the original cast as they appeared in the mid-1980s but with a new plot. How you might wonder? Ever seen Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid? It's a film starring Steve Martin who plays a detective named Riggby Reardon and solves a case. Rob Reiner ingeniously splices pieces of old mystery/suspense films into the plot, so Martin at various times works with Bogart and others. Replace mystery and suspense clips with Magnum clips and there you go. Of course, a new character would have to be added and Magnum and the boys would play supporting roles. But come on, it's better than a Magnum movie with some Selleck-wannabe-but-cantbe.
I've thought about contacting Universal, but even if I did, no one would listen to me. "Not marketable," they'd say. Or "You're crazy," which, of course, I am.
If you've read this far, you're probably as obsessed with the show as I am, and thanks for reading this overly-long post. Long live Magnum!
I'm 38-years-young, I've spent a year of my life in a morgue (long but fascinating story), and I despise reality television. I've witnessed the worst that people can do to each other, and while I'll admit to a certain morbid fascination with some Law and Order clones (NOT CSI!), I long for an action-adventure show like Magnum or Tales of the Golden Monkey--something that doesn't hit me in the face with a cold bucket of reality.
So I return year after year to Magnum like it's an old, reliable friend. I've worked my way though the seasons, and now I'm approaching the final episodes. Desperate for a ninth season that doesn't exist, I was thinking that someone with a lot of time and technical expertise (not me, sadly) could literally piece together a new episode with a new plot from existing scenes. While possible, this would be VERY difficult (and I don't think Universal would appreciate the infringement!). Then all of a sudden, the lightbulb went on.
Someone could make a Magnum movie with the original cast as they appeared in the mid-1980s but with a new plot. How you might wonder? Ever seen Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid? It's a film starring Steve Martin who plays a detective named Riggby Reardon and solves a case. Rob Reiner ingeniously splices pieces of old mystery/suspense films into the plot, so Martin at various times works with Bogart and others. Replace mystery and suspense clips with Magnum clips and there you go. Of course, a new character would have to be added and Magnum and the boys would play supporting roles. But come on, it's better than a Magnum movie with some Selleck-wannabe-but-cantbe.
I've thought about contacting Universal, but even if I did, no one would listen to me. "Not marketable," they'd say. Or "You're crazy," which, of course, I am.
If you've read this far, you're probably as obsessed with the show as I am, and thanks for reading this overly-long post. Long live Magnum!
