Double Jeopardy (2.19)

[Kimbosan]

Hi Guys,
Yes the taxi is going the wrong direction but amazingly it turns up at the estate travelling the right way…


Kimbosan

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Kimbosan

[Tuan Vu]

This episode was just okay. But it was so eerie how the shooting incident resembled what happened to Brandon Lee, Bruce Lee's son, in real life about 11 years later, on the set of his movie, where he was shot and killed by a prop gun.

[Steve]

Perhaps I have a thing for Femme fatales, maybe it's a thing for middle aged women that speak the proper King's english, or maybe I am just getting older but, I find Dana Wynter extremely sexy in this episode. When she and Magnum are on the couch reading lines I sense as much chemistry as when J. Digger Doyle was on the same couch. Oh, the stories that couch could tell!

[AmandaByNight]

[MaiTaiMan]

I really like this episode! It has an awesome plot and performances by everyone! Dana Wynter, as always, was superb!

Even though the ending was kind of predictable about half way through, it still was captivating to watch it unfold...and how Magnum came to realize that one of his childhood idols was really made of wood...not gold.

But, I also like this episode because I can relate to Magnum in this one. Even though I do like several actresses the same age as I am, or thereabouts, I also like several that are older than I am--one even old enough to be my grandma! LOL! That's legendary actress Lauren Bacall, by the way. But, I love all the Angels (from "Charlie's Angels"), Lynda Carter, Mitzi Kapture (from "Silk Stalkings"), etc... I would love a chance to meet any of these actresses, and to be able to actually work with them on a movie would be a dream come true!

Anyway, excellent episode and one I enjoy watching from season 2!

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"It was more ironic than a Robin Masters novel--she thought he was dead, he thought she was dead...and only the chauffeur knew the truth! He should have been the butler!" "Lest We Forget"

[grambax]

A pretty decent episode. It has some fun with the filming aspects (perhaps not quite as much as it could have), its nice to see the cre and equipment, and the double bluff twist is just enough to hold the attention. And Tanaka is really could here. The romance/attraction between Magnum and Olivia seemed a bit over-played though. It dragged a little and we just get too many doomed/tragic romances. They are far more effective if used spairingly, and this is the second episode in a row where a woman manipulates Magnum's affections.

A small gripe - there didn't appear to be any camera in a position to film the crucial "film within film" closeup, and even if there was, why would it be filming such a thing? The scene contained no dramatic pulling of the pistol so it seems highly unlikely that such a shot would be covered. Watching the dalies on video doesn't seem quite right to me either, although what do I know? And anyway, it was quicker, and cheaper to film, than I believe the real procedure for watching dailies would have been.

Incidentally, Charlton Heston in his Diaries book discusses the difficulty for an actor to play acting badly (if you see what I mean), something everybody pulls off well. I liked TC referring to Rick as Mickey Rooney.

And always nice to see the late Barry Nelson, the very first screen James Bond, even if he was American agent "Card Sharp" Jimmy Bond!

[Croix de Lorraine]

[Mark R.Y.]

[Seaver41]

decent idea......sloppily done.

The guy playing Jack goes back to the movie Midway......he and Tom shared a scene or two on Wake Island......so i wonder if this guest spot was a bone thrown his way.

[snp389]

I reckon they all would've had fun making this episode.