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DigitalMan · #16 Post by **DigitalMan** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 3:28 pm

My guess is that he's remembering things incorrectly. He is probably referring to the one hour, "Paniolo" ( ep. 6.8 ).

#17 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 3:36 pm

VM02, it has to be "Paniolo". For some reason, the writer referenced it as a two-hour episode.

I've added two more articles (with an additional 20+ more coming soon).

One is from 1985 called "Thighs & Whiskers: The Fascination of Magnum P.I.". It was written by Sandy Flitterman, a 'Women's Studies' professor, and appeared in the British publication Screen. It's a long, scholarly piece on Magnum/Selleck as the "magnum opus of masculinity". It also features a nice review/interpretation of "The Woman on the Beach".

The second one is another Hillerman piece that appeared in People ("The Lean Years Are Over For John Hillerman...", 1983). It features a couple of pictures of the inside of his 10-room "apartment" in Honolulu. We also learn a great story from his youth. He fell in love with Opera at 10 and, starting at age 12, he used to take the train (by himself) to Dallas every year to see The Met!

N1095A · #18 Post by **N1095A** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 4:08 pm

James J. Walters wrote:The second one is another Hillerman piece that appeared in People ("The Lean Years Are Over For John Hillerman...", 1983). It features a couple of pictures of the inside of his 10-room "apartment" in Honolulu. We also learn a great story from his youth. He fell in love with Opera at 10 and, starting at age 12, he used to take the train (by himself) to Dallas every year to see The Met!

Good Morning James!
I am fascinated by Hillerman. The rest of the cast were reletively unknown prior to MPI, and Mr. Hillerman seems to be the most mysterious of the ccast. He contributed so much with Higgins. Imagine if there were no Higgins. It would have been a different show entirely. I don't know of any other show past or current that had the chemistry the MPI group had. Tuning in back in the day was like sitting down with old familiar friends. It's the same with putting on the DVDs now. I'm feeling nostalgic for those days. Pre cell phone / internet / homeland security. As complex as the 80s were I view those days as simpler times. John Hillerman is firmly seated in those fond memories.

Sam · #19 Post by **Sam** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 6:55 pm

Welcome to the board DigitalMan.

DigitalMan · #20 Post by **DigitalMan** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 8:28 pm

Hey, thanks Sam. It looks like James has developed a really great site here, full of all kinds of interesting content!

golfmobile · #21 Post by **golfmobile** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 1:54 am

I found these to be so much fun to read. And I really got a kick out of the cameraman's article, particularly when I had seen this:

!!!

Plus, "Michael" had sent me the color version of the B&W picture in that same article of the camera guys fighting high tide to film from the tidal pool:

I love this stuff!!

golf

#22 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:51 pm

That is such a cool picture golf!

I've added an additional 18 articles which brings the final total to 45. Some of these articles were written by some pretty famous writers/critics, like Janet Dailey, Marvin Kitman and Quentin Crisp (who surprisingly likes the show).

One of the articles mentions that The Equalizer was set to do a crossover with Magnum. Man, I really wish that had happened!

Several of the articles cover the syndication success of the show. Magnum was second only to Cosby in terms of profit from syndication runs.

Much thanks again to the person who sent these to me.

N1095A · #23 Post by **N1095A** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:42 pm

James, In a somewhat related note, Back in High School I had a teacher who looked exactly like Edward Woodward. All that was missing was the accent. I wonder if a script was ever written for that crossover.

Steve · #24 Post by **Steve** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:41 pm

Thanks for posting the addtional articles, James. Browsing through the articles by the critics, in my opinion, Marvin Kitman truly "gets it", and Janet Dailey does not. Actually Mr. Kitman summed up exactly my feelings about the series when it came out and why I didn't watch it until a couple of seasons in. And it was just for the reason he was, by being persuaded to give it a chance by a co-worker.........

DigitalMan · #25 Post by **DigitalMan** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:23 pm

Steve, I agree with what you (and Marvin Kitman) just said, completely.

#26 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:16 pm

Sorry, I spoke too soon. I missed a couple. Two more articles have been added. These are both really good ones. One is a Bellisario interview from 1984 ("Bellisario") and one is a show review from Tom Carson in Village Voice from 1982 ("Magnum's America: 'Nam and Apple Pie").

One of the interesting things mentioned in the Bellisario interview is regarding "Flashback". The credited writer of "Flashback" (Lance Madrid III) is actually a pseudonym for Robert Hamilton! Robert Hamilton wrote many great Magnum episodes ("Tropical Madness", "Mad Buck", "The Elmo Ziller Story" to name a few). Now we know he also wrote "Flashback"!