A.A.P.I. (7.5)

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9.5 (One of the Best)
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20%
8.5 (Very Good)
28
33%
8.0 (Pretty Good)
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23%
7.5 (Decent)
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Re: A.A.P.I. (7.5)

#46 Post by MaximRecoil »

Robert Kelley wrote: I did notice a couple of flubs not otherwise posted here: during the shootout Magnum’s second gunshot at the 30:45 has no muzzle flash.
He fired the gun. If you watch frame-by-frame with the picture brightened, you can see him pull the trigger and just make out the motion blur of the slide starting to cycle:

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Film runs at 24 frames per second, and sometimes muzzle flash (which is very brief) happens between frames, thus not appearing on the film.
Then, at 45:01 Det. Katsumoto says “just a flesh wound” and his mouth is not moving.
I think it was supposed to be Luther who said that. Katsumoto, Higgins, and Carol all look over at him when that line is spoken.

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#47 Post by brianw »

I rated this ep pretty low, way too cheesy, and not a big fan of Gillis or the other John Wayne imitator. I did like the look alike characters, the SJC cameo, and Annie Potts was always a hottie. The shootout at the end was horrible though. I had to laugh when all the cops were questioning TC and Rick outside the van, then when they heard shooting, TC said that's what we are trying to tell you, and he and Rick run to the van, GRAB THEIR GUNS and then lead the police into the hotel. Haha, they would have been shot down so quick for grabbing their guns out of the van like that. Anyway, it had its funny moments but overall a pretty bad ep for me.

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#48 Post by Luther's nephew Dobie »

brianw wrote:I rated this ep pretty low, way too cheesy, and not a big fan of Gillis or the other John Wayne imitator. I did like the look alike characters, the SJC cameo, and Annie Potts was always a hottie. The shootout at the end was horrible though. I had to laugh when all the cops were questioning TC and Rick outside the van, then when they heard shooting, TC said that's what we are trying to tell you, and he and Rick run to the van, GRAB THEIR GUNS and then lead the police into the hotel. Haha, they would have been shot down so quick for grabbing their guns out of the van like that. Anyway, it had its funny moments but overall a pretty bad ep for me.
Brianw,
It wasn't supposed to be taken seriously, they threw everything in but the kitchen sink. There was homages and inside jokes all over the place. The best was
Elisha Cook as Wilmer in the Maltese Falcon take off. The episode's premise was from the Rockford Files episode with Lance White(Selleck) at a PI awards dinner
with Rockford where Rockford(like Magnum in A.A.P.I) disparages getting an award he actually values. The shootout at the end was mocking PI shows where a ton of lead
is flying about but nobody gets killed. The end scene in the hospital ward is a direct steal from Mad, Mad, Mad World. This episode was written for movie buffs and lovers of
detective shows especially. However I do think they might have polished up the script a bit more, in my humble opinion. Maybe everyone was having too good a time
during filming and the slapstick element came over too strong.

Higgins: You're simply to be his "legman" as he describes it.
Luther Gillis: Yeah, yeah. The day I'm Tom Magnum's "legman" is the day I sit on the street corner selling pencils and drinking cheap pink out of a paper bag.
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Re: A.A.P.I. (7.5)

#49 Post by brianw »

Luther's nephew Dobie wrote:
brianw wrote:I rated this ep pretty low, way too cheesy, and not a big fan of Gillis or the other John Wayne imitator. I did like the look alike characters, the SJC cameo, and Annie Potts was always a hottie. The shootout at the end was horrible though. I had to laugh when all the cops were questioning TC and Rick outside the van, then when they heard shooting, TC said that's what we are trying to tell you, and he and Rick run to the van, GRAB THEIR GUNS and then lead the police into the hotel. Haha, they would have been shot down so quick for grabbing their guns out of the van like that. Anyway, it had its funny moments but overall a pretty bad ep for me.
Brianw,
It wasn't supposed to be taken seriously, they threw everything in but the kitchen sink. There was homages and inside jokes all over the place. The best was
Elisha Cook as Ice Pick/Wilmer in the Maltese Falcon take off. The episode's premise was from the Rockford Files episode with Lance White(Selleck) at a PI awards dinner
with Rockford where Rockford(like Magnum in A.A.P.I) disparages getting an award he actually values. The shootout at the end was mocking PI shows where a ton of lead
is flying about but nobody gets killed. The end scene in the hospital ward is a direct steal from Mad, Mad, Mad World. This episode was written for movie buffs and lovers of
detective shows especially. However I do think they might have polished up the script a bit more, in my humble opinion. Maybe everyone was having too good a time
during filming and the slapstick element came over too strong.

Higgins: You're simply to be his "legman" as he describes it.
Luther Gillis: Yeah, yeah. The day I'm Tom Magnum's "legman" is the day I sit on the street corner selling pencils and drinking cheap pink out of a paper bag.

Yea, I get all that. I guess it was just too silly for me. I definitely like the comedic elements of the show, in small doses, but I prefer the more serious plots.

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#50 Post by 80s Big Hair »

One little thing that I found interesting involved Magnum's day dreams. At the beginning his office door read, Thomas Magnum Private Eye." That I found odd since Magnum is always telling people it is investigator, not eye. In a later day dream he is seen painting his door to read "private investigator."

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#51 Post by 80s Big Hair »

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Missing apostrophe in Magnum's daydream.

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#52 Post by ENSHealy »

EPISODE: 7.5 A.A.P.I

Famous guest stars:
Hawaiian shirts: 1
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Tigers Cap: 1
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Island Hopper shirts:
Shirtless Magnum:
OMG:
Higgins Organizations:
Higgins musings:
Negotiations:
Gun Play: 3
Bullet wounds:
Body Count (by Magnum):
Little Voice:
I know what you’re thinking: 3
When I write HTBAWCPI:
Investigator corrections: 1
4th wall breaks: 2
Magnumometer: 11
Magnumometer Moments: https://vimeo.com/652944217

Wouldn’t strychnine have acted faster? It looked like they’d were already into the after dinner coffee portion of the awards ceremony. If the poison had been in his soup, would he even have made it to the podium?
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