I'm very glad MPI is back on the channel. DVRd and watched "Death And Taxes" last night; never get tired of that one. Esquire's weekday morning line-up is pretty good. I can't remember what's scheduled on Mondays currently, but Miami Vice, MPI, Airwolf, and Quantum Leap the rest of the week? I dig it!

Kwai Bridge wrote:The "Maui Mystery" costs $495 both on B&N and Amazon. Couldn't find anything on eBay.

Is it really worth so much?

I refuse to believe it's worth anywhere near that. Then again, the LJN MPI action figure regularly brings in exorbitant amounts of money on Ebay, so...?

So where are we at regarding MPI novels? The first Bowdler book, which was written in English and translated in several different languages, a second Bowdler book that may or may not have an English counterpart, and the apparently mega-rare Plot-It-Yourself Maui Mystery ? Kinda surprising that a sho...

I'm with you Lar! My singular largest complaint was that, after having 5 chapters of almost needless backstory, the rushed ending was just awful. I had the exact same thought as you as I approached the end: what's going to be cut out with only three or four pages to go. There was no suspense built ...

Just finished the book myself today. It's...interesting. Caution: a few spoilers ahead, though I think we're all familiar with the pilot, so they should be minor. The writing the whole way through is often very adult, sometimes needlessly so. It seems that every time things are rolling along as expe...

Just finished the first chapter myself. I was expecting something tailored a bit more to younger fans, but boy, so far the writing is pretty adult. That's to say, the first chapter involves Magnum (as an Ensign in the Navy) investigating a rape case, and some of the language is pretty crude, even a ...

Look forward to hearing what Lar has to say when his book arrives. It finally arrived just the other day. I thought for sure that I ordered from a US seller, but it turns out it had to come from the UK. Not sure what exactly happened there, but it's here now. Haven't had time to really crack into i...

MagnumsGMTMaster wrote:There's this:

http://www.amazon.com/Magnum-P-I-novel- ... 0583135161

Magnum P.I., a Novel by Roger Bowdler, published 1981.

Ordered one of these today; looks interesting!

J.J. Walters wrote:Great job Lar!

Thank you!

Thanks for the compliments everyone! It was great talking with Mr. Manetti, even if only via email. He's a great guy; seems like all of the MPI cast members were great folks. I grew up in Lorain, and used to watch Hoolihan and Big Chuck, and Ghoulardi before that, probably before your time, but I'm ...

Hey everyone. I recently had the good fortune to have an interview with Larry Manetti for my blog. I thought you all might like to check it out:

http://neovideohunter.wordpress.com/201 ... y-manetti/

Guys: That TV Land Crime Stoppers CD came today, and it does indeed have the full MPI theme on it! The set seems like it's a mixture of 'full' themes and ones that are as-aired-on-TV. I was a bit disappointed to see that Cannon 's track was simply ripped from an actual episode, but given that it's a...

How about this? http://www.amazon.com/Theme-Magnum-P-I-Version/dp/B00122A0RI/ref=sr_1_28?ie=UTF8&qid=1406235454&sr=8-28&keywords=magnum+PI Yep, I think that's the full version! It sure sounds like it from the sample Amazon provides! I've looked at original copies that record on Ebay; doesn't look l...

Hi Lar! Is this what you're looking for? http://www.amazon.com/All-Time-Top-100-TV-Themes/dp/B000AOENJK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406217174&sr=8-1&keywords=all+time+top+100+tv+themes That is indeed a really good comp, but that's actually the one I have the TV version of the MPI theme on. The whole se...

Hey everyone, Time to consult you experts. Is/was Mike Post & Pete Carpenter's complete MPI theme (the one released as a 45 single back in the day) available on any TV theme compilations? I don't mean the standard edited version seen at the start of every episode post-first half or so of season one,...