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How Would You Rate This Episode?
10 (Perfect!)
3%
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9.5 (One of the Best)
25%
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9.0 (Excellent)
16%
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8.5 (Very Good)
28%
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8.0 (Pretty Good)
13%
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7.5 (Decent)
3%
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7.0 (Average at Best)
6%
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6.5 (Not So Good)
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6.0 (Pretty Bad)
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5.0 (Just Awful)
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J.J. Walters
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 3:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
MaiTaiMan wrote:
Gillis sucks! Razz


Them's fightin' words!! Center of town, high noon, be there! Wink



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 4:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
J.J. Walters wrote:
MaiTaiMan wrote:
Gillis sucks! Razz


Them's fightin' words!! Center of town, high noon, be there! Wink


LOL! Laughing This sounds more like Gary Cooper ("High Noon") than Luther Gillis. Wink

Really, though, I'm sure there are many who like Luther Gillis and think he's hilarious...I totally respect their opinions. I just don't happen to share them. Wink

Compared to Bogie and Magnum, I still think Gillis sucked. Razz But, for those who liked his loud-mouthed, slobiness, know-it-all style, I suppose he could've had his own show--set in St. Louis of course. But, I could not have watched it. Shocked

I love the "Magnum" episodes that primarily deal with the regular characters and an action-packed/suspenseful case that Magnum would be working on. Usually the episodes that focus primarily on a recurring, goof-ball, guest-star character (such as Gillis) are not ones I really enjoy that much. Confused They take way too much away from Magnum and the "gang", and the normal style of the show. Mad



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 12:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
MaiTaiMan wrote:
Compared to Bogie and Magnum, I still think Gillis sucked.


Think you are missing the point there buddy. Luther is seen as joke at first but is gradually revealed (to the audience and T.M.) as someone Magnum (or any PI) could potentially end up as. The comic relief is in the fact that Magnum finds him a figure of fun at first but continuously, and uncomfortably, discovers they have many things in common.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lt Tanaka wrote:
MaiTaiMan wrote:
Compared to Bogie and Magnum, I still think Gillis sucked.


Think you are missing the point there buddy. Luther is seen as joke at first but is gradually revealed (to the audience and T.M.) as someone Magnum (or any PI) could potentially end up as. The comic relief is in the fact that Magnum finds him a figure of fun at first but continuously, and uncomfortably, discovers they have many things in common.


I don't really think I'm missing the point...I get it, I just don't particularly care for it. Confused Perhaps Magnum and Gillis both want to do good or help people in their business...but other than that they don't have anything in common. Shocked I agree that at first Gillis is seen a a joke...and later is more serious when it came to his daughter (but not much). However, he's pretty much portrayed as a joke throughout the episode.

I know this is supposed to be a "lighter", more humorous episode...it just goes too far overboard for my taste. Confused



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
MaiTaiMan wrote:

I don't really think I'm missing the point...I get it, I just don't particularly care for it. :


No offense intended. I agree with your opinion on most Magnum points.

Maybe it's just a matter of taste. I like Luther.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lt Tanaka wrote:
MaiTaiMan wrote:

I don't really think I'm missing the point...I get it, I just don't particularly care for it. :


No offense intended. I agree with your opinion on most Magnum points.

Maybe it's just a matter of taste. I like Luther.


No offense taken at all! Smile I sometimes differ with others when it comes to episodes like the Luther Gillis ones--some like 'em and some don't. Wink

Overall most episodes of "Magnum" are pretty awesome...and I wish that somehow the show could've made the 10 year mark--but I'm happy with 8! Smile



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I originally hated Luther in his episodes, now he has grown on me to where he's just annoying. I like his comic relief but he is a little to ridiculous for me to take seriously.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
miltontheripper wrote:
I originally hated Luther in his episodes, now he has grown on me to where he's just annoying. I like his comic relief but he is a little to ridiculous for me to take seriously.


I think the two characters I dislike the most in "Magnum" are Luther and the "fake" Mac! Confused Both annoy the heck out of me and I don't really care for the episodes they're in. Mad



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 2:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
There's one evident flub in this episode:

When they're walking away from the nun, Luther reminisces about his education with the nuns. Now what kind of Catholic calls their child Luther of all names? Confused

*Spoiler*

Also the beginning when Luther talks down this case as your average case, "Feels like I've worked on this case a thousand times before", etc... is intentionally misleading, given how the girl turns out to be his daughter. I think it's a cheap trick.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Croix de Lorraine wrote:
When they're walking away from the nun, Luther reminisces about his education with the nuns. Now what kind of Catholic calls their child Luther of all names? Confused


Haha - one of the fathers of the Reformation. Clever catch!



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