Season 1 General Discussion

[J.J. Walters]

Please post any general comments regarding Season 1 here. For episode-specific posts, please use the correct episode thread.

Thanks

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Higgins: It's not a scratch! It's a bloody gouge!

[Magnum T.]

It is hard to comment on a Season, since the quality of the single episodes may vary a lot.
As a first season I think this is pretty good.
Sure they were still developing some aspects but the basics (settings, characters, backgrounds) are there.
There are very good episodes (Pilot, China Doll, Lest we forget), good episodes (Thank heaven... (yes, I like that one!), Missing in Action, J. "Digger" Doyle), not-so-good episodes (Skin Deep, No need to know, Adelaide) but all in all there is something interesting or funny or touching in each of these first 18 episodes.
A good starting point for what was going to be one of the best and most iconic tv-show ever!

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[Styles Bitchley]

While this may not be the best season, I think it is my favourite...

Does that make sense???

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"How fiendishly deceptive of you Magnum. I could have sworn I was hearing the emasculation of a large rodent."

- J.Q.H.

[Coops]

I think it's a very strong season. It's pretty amazing how, right out of the chute, the show had all of its little nuances already in place. There are a lot of subtle things in this season.

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[Seaver41]

watching the DVD now after getting it for Christmas.........it is cool for me to see the development of the characters from my now older perspective. I was 13-14 when this premiered and there is something to be said about what gets lost in a weekly series and then a summer hiatus. Watching episodes back to back and/or over consecutive nights really ties in the nuances and subtle changes in production. The most obvious one is when they switch to the more familiar opening theme song, but I've been paying attention to other details. I'm about 7-8 shows in and I've already seen multiple production changes such as closing credit theme song switching to the popular overall theme. also, Thomas' little voice isn't as polished yet in usage and sound quality. Another is background music during the episode. It really kicks in with the Never Again....Never Again episode. Now we have more updated backgropund music that takes it from its' 70's feel and gives it its' own identity. By this episode, you can clearly see a more polished production that really doesn't change much going forward except when they adopt the popular Mike Post opening........but it is used here in snippets during the episode and closing credits. It's fun to see the evolution.

I'm amazed of what I CAN see now.......watching all these years later.

[Seaver41]

getting to the end of season 1 now and it seems light years ahead now from the early episodes in terms of production quality and flow. Series is hitting its' stride. All in all a very good group of episodes save 1 or 2. I agree Digger Doyle would be a better finale for season, but oh well.