Re: CBS orders Magnum PI pilot!
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:14 pm
I was thinking more along the lines of: If you're desperate to relive the 1980s, buy some Magnum PI DVDs.
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It certainly is hard to get any information on that. If they are aiming for the 2018/2019 season they must be in the casting phase if they are going to shoot this spring or summer........Hawaii Winds wrote:I would love to see who they use as Magnum....
I have to agree wholeheartedly with this statement. TS once said that he likes playing roles where the character has a flaw and that was clearly the truth with TM and his financial irresponsibility and juvenile sense of humor. He also plays the role of Jesse Stone real well displaying his battle with alcoholism and the failed marriage. I also do not want any reboot to be so technologically advanced that a computer program solves everything nor do I wish to see the episodes be constantly about international terrorism. I just wonder how they will possibly do any of the lighthearted episodes. Any recurring theme needs to be somewhat muted like the theme of Michelle, the long lost wife or the experiences in Nam. As you can tell, I have serious reservations about this one.☨magnum.t wrote:I just hope who ever they get has a counter-culture vibe to him. They keep putting emphasis on the Ex-Navy SEAL part of his character and I would hate to see this become another action hero, military style, shoot em up type show. If the guy playing Magnum can be somewhat anti establishment with out clearly acting that way it would go along way with most fans.
I would definitely be down with that. I'm glad to have the DVDs, but some of the episode transfers are of horrible quality.Coligion wrote:I, for one, am happy a reboot is happening. Gives us fans of the original the best shot in a long time to get the entire series released stateside on Blu-ray. Studios love their tie-ins for these kinds of releases, so if we can get a wider Blu-ray release out of it, I'll be a happy camper.
I love how Coligion just pops in once every year or two with a comment - for more than ten years! Nice to see an old timer still engaged.Coligion wrote:I, for one, am happy a reboot is happening. Gives us fans of the original the best shot in a long time to get the entire series released stateside on Blu-ray. Studios love their tie-ins for these kinds of releases, so if we can get a wider Blu-ray release out of it, I'll be a happy camper.
Coligion wrote:I, for one, am happy a reboot is happening. Gives us fans of the original the best shot in a long time to get the entire series released stateside on Blu-ray. Studios love their tie-ins for these kinds of releases, so if we can get a wider Blu-ray release out of it, I'll be a happy camper.
Higgins is female in this reboot and butts heads with Magnum over everything, but they work together when a friend's life is on the line. Their relationship thaws as the episode continues but it will still be cantankerous.
Higgins is also ex-MI6, but was disavowed.
There's still 2 dogs like in the original show.
Magnum still drives a 308 GTS Ferrari like the original, although Higgins doesn't want to let him use it.
Magnum has some history with a woman named Hannah. It didn't end well, but she was his CIA contact and girlfriend for a mission in North Korea years ago that Robin uses in his new book. There is a Plot Twist here.
Someone dies and someone is shot in the pilot.
Magnum and Lt. Tanaka of the HPD do not get along - some backstory there.
The pilot mentions FIVE-0, they are both shot in Hawaii, and the showrunners are from Hawaii 5-0, so there may be a crossover here. No way to tell at this early stage.
https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/02/magnu ... ippet.html
And stands out even more than it did back then! I'm not totally against it, however. It never really made sense for a PI to drive around in a flashy car.☨magnum.t wrote:Magnum drives a 30 year old car that would get smoked by some minivans today? Sounds ridiculous.
A character named Hannah..... Selleck's daughters name. Either someone is taking wild guesses or the producers are trying to keep TS happy.Styles Bitchley wrote:And stands out even more than it did back then! I'm not totally against it, however. It never really made sense for a PI to drive around in a flashy car.☨magnum.t wrote:Magnum drives a 30 year old car that would get smoked by some minivans today? Sounds ridiculous.