Black on White (3.6)
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watched this one again last night and my husband noticed 2 "maybe-flubs" 1. Where did Higgins get that black tuxedo. He was dressed different when running into the guesthouse and wasn`t allowed to go out again, cause of the Quarantine sign.
2. When Higgins opens the refridgerator it is filled up with beer, later when Magnum opens again to get a glass of milk it is filled completely different (yeah, I know - but I don`t want to believe he drank it all *G*)
oh and somethink funny to add, Higgins tells Magnum he ate too much different things, like Hotdogs, Popcorn Pretzels and "God knows how many Fig Newtons" - in German they translated Fig Newtons with "Newton Feigen" which just means the figs (botanical) and not the cookie.
2. When Higgins opens the refridgerator it is filled up with beer, later when Magnum opens again to get a glass of milk it is filled completely different (yeah, I know - but I don`t want to believe he drank it all *G*)
oh and somethink funny to add, Higgins tells Magnum he ate too much different things, like Hotdogs, Popcorn Pretzels and "God knows how many Fig Newtons" - in German they translated Fig Newtons with "Newton Feigen" which just means the figs (botanical) and not the cookie.
Sometimes I get so lucky, even I don`t believe it (TSM)
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I watched this last night. Great episode. Some of the best Higgins/Magnum moments here.
In the scene toward the end with TM talking about paradise, he alludes he specifically came to Hawaii to get away from the horrors of war.
Is this flub:
When Clutterbuck arrived at the estate to tell Magnum that Higgins life was in danger, (A scene we have described, but don't see) How did he get his spear in? Did he have a really long guitar case with him? Theres a good chance Magnum or Rick helped him with his luggage. Did they not notice a 6' long tubular package and ask "What is this?"
In the scene toward the end with TM talking about paradise, he alludes he specifically came to Hawaii to get away from the horrors of war.
Is this flub:
When Clutterbuck arrived at the estate to tell Magnum that Higgins life was in danger, (A scene we have described, but don't see) How did he get his spear in? Did he have a really long guitar case with him? Theres a good chance Magnum or Rick helped him with his luggage. Did they not notice a 6' long tubular package and ask "What is this?"
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I just watched this episode. I think it’s excellent. It has most of the features I enjoy about MPI (good plot, relationships, humor, Higgins’ history, scenery, etc.)
It’s a minor detail, but the title seems a little strange. I assume that it refers to race. If so, the purpose was to mislead viewers. That is, the story line had us believe that a Mau Mau (black) was after the Brits (white). The title helped set us up for that distortion.
Is there more to the title than that?
It’s a minor detail, but the title seems a little strange. I assume that it refers to race. If so, the purpose was to mislead viewers. That is, the story line had us believe that a Mau Mau (black) was after the Brits (white). The title helped set us up for that distortion.
Is there more to the title than that?
TM: Well, it's not that we're old; it's just that we're not young anymore.
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Autumn Warrior wrote:
I obtained the above information on Wikipedia.
Perhaps knowing a little history will help explain the title. The Mau Mau Uprising of 1952 to 1960 was an insurgency by Kenyan rebels against the British colonialist rule. The core of the resistance was formed by members of the Kikuyu ethnic group, along with smaller numbers of Embu and Meru. The uprising failed militarily, though it may have hastened Kenyan independence. It created a rift between the white colonial community in Kenya and the Home Office in London that set the stage for Kenyan independence in 1963. It is sometimes called the Mau Mau Rebellion or the Mau Mau Revolt, and, in official documents, the Kenya Emergency.Is there more to the title than that?
I obtained the above information on Wikipedia.
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SelleckLover, thank you for the brief history of the Mau Mau Uprising. I intended to look into it, but you saved me the trouble. Unlike my “namesake”, I wasn’t there.
Do you agree with my conclusion that the title is an attempt to mislead viewers about the situation in 1982 (i.e., three former British soldiers have been killed by methods reminiscent of the Mau Maus)? As it turns out, it was not black on white, it was white on white.[/i]
Do you agree with my conclusion that the title is an attempt to mislead viewers about the situation in 1982 (i.e., three former British soldiers have been killed by methods reminiscent of the Mau Maus)? As it turns out, it was not black on white, it was white on white.[/i]
TM: Well, it's not that we're old; it's just that we're not young anymore.