Re: Magnum P.C.
Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:10 pm
Unless I'm reading BWheelz54 words wrong, he's concerned, like I am, about Political Correctness "making changes for changes sake". Which, going by the Shiggins character, it seems they are doing. That change alone, to me, shows they don't "get" the show.rasgards wrote:Hear! Hear! on using the term Politically Correct. I was disappointed with this entire thread and the shortsightedness of many of my fellow Magnum brethren. Thanks for speaking up.BWheelz54 wrote:I cringe when people start tossing the "politically correct" bomb around. I hate when people use that term to describe anything that's new, and anything that doesn't tie to their expectations or to their norms. I also really hate it when people toss that term around like a crutch to excuse themselves from idiocy. Seems to me, the folks making this Magnum reboot are already using the idea of "inclusiveness" as a crutch with the expectation that people, especially Magnum fans, are just going to shrug at whatever garbage they toss on the screen
As for the choice of actors for the new series, I really don't know much about him or his acting style. My hope is that he and the writers combs thru the episodes and really tries to understand what made the original great. I am keeping my expectations low with the hope that I can at least enjoy the show somewhat.
I had mentioned on another thread there's a tendency for Hollywood now to check boxes when casting as opposed to casting based on the content of character (or talent and abilities in this case). IMO, when casting for the movie came up a few years ago the closest modern actor I could see having the chops to play Magnum like Selleck - the charisma, the seriousness, the goofiness - would be Matthew McConaughey, but if someone would have said Denzel Washington (when he was in his prime) I can see how that would work as well. It has nothing to do with the "check box" it, to me, has to do with how well one can channel the character as we know him.
I'm bracing myself for the rest of the cast . . .