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#1 Post by **Styles Bitchley** » Mon May 17, 2021 4:08 pm

Well, I’m an old school kinda guys and I’m averse to some changes. I’m well on my way to being a curmudgeon as I head into the back nine of my forties. It’s taken me some time to watch some of the episodes of the new show (it’s on Amazon Prime and we just got access to that).

I’ve just hit episode three of the first season and...I’m actually starting to like it! The casting isn’t bothering me and the little nods to the original series (Coops, Luther, etc) feel like a wink from the producers. They’re talking to me on another level. Sort of like the animated kids movies that have some jokes that kids would never get but they keep the adults interested.

Maybe it’s because I watched the latest episode with my eleven year old, and he really liked it...

Just thought I’d pop in to say I’m coming around. This is made for today and like it or not, it’s not 1982 anymore...lol

Laohu · #2 Post by **Laohu** » Sun May 30, 2021 8:02 pm

Hi Styles ,
Glad you are enjoying season 1 there are a lot Easter eggs in the show so have fun trying to spot them . I think the show gets better after season one .It took awhile for the writers to figure it all out it seemed that they tried to write it like Hawaii 50 to start with . They really have a great cast it is enjoyable watching them grow into the roles .

#3 Post by **ConchRepublican** » Mon May 31, 2021 7:36 pm

Styles Bitchley wrote: ↑Mon May 17, 2021 4:08 pm Well, I’m an old school kinda guys and I’m averse to some changes. I’m well on my way to being a curmudgeon as I head into the back nine of my forties. It’s taken me some time to watch some of the episodes of the new show (it’s on Amazon Prime and we just got access to that).

I’ve just hit episode three of the first season and...I’m actually starting to like it! The casting isn’t bothering me and the little nods to the original series (Coops, Luther, etc) feel like a wink from the producers. They’re talking to me on another level. Sort of like the animated kids movies that have some jokes that kids would never get but they keep the adults interested.

Maybe it’s because I watched the latest episode with my eleven year old, and he really liked it...

Just thought I’d pop in to say I’m coming around. This is made for today and like it or not, it’s not 1982 anymore...lol

Hey now!

#4 Post by **Styles Bitchley** » Mon May 31, 2021 8:55 pm

ConchRepublican wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 7:36 pm
Hey now!

Haha. Not that I actually believe it. But sometimes I have to get with the times.

#5 Post by **ConchRepublican** » Tue Jun 01, 2021 11:59 pm

Styles Bitchley wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 8:55 pm
ConchRepublican wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 7:36 pm
Hey now!
Haha. Not that I actually believe it. But sometimes I have to get with the times.

T.Q. · #6 Post by **T.Q.** » Wed Jun 02, 2021 8:51 pm

ConchRepublican wrote: ↑Tue Jun 01, 2021 11:59 pm
Styles Bitchley wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 8:55 pm
ConchRepublican wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 7:36 pm
Hey now!
Haha. Not that I actually believe it. But sometimes I have to get with the times.

I tried to revoke his Magnum PI fan card but met resistance.

Perhaps a permanent ban?

DOH! Just saw you deputized him. Kinda hard to ban him now.

ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan) · Thu Jun 03, 2021 7:29 pm

Can I put him in my bamboo cage?? Huh? Huh?? Can I? Can I?

T.Q. · #8 Post by **T.Q.** » Sat Jun 05, 2021 4:01 pm

IvanTheTerrible wrote: ↑Thu Jun 03, 2021 7:29 pm Can I put him in my bamboo cage?? Huh? Huh?? Can I? Can I?

Be careful.

What do we really know about Bitchley?

Might be dangerous.

#9 Post by **Styles Bitchley** » Tue Jun 08, 2021 3:27 pm

Well...I'm up to Episode 6 of Season 1 and I'm still liking it. Sure, it's not a show that is going to capture my soul like the original series, but it's fun watching someone have fun with a premise that I know so well. It follows a normal process for me, which is to reject change at first, but remain open to changing my mind. I think it's a good way to live life. Sometimes I change, sometimes I don't. In this case, it's only adding to my Magnum fan experience. Again, it may have more to do with my kid enjoying it. Watching him makes me rethink my stick-in-the-mud attitude.

ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan) · Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:04 pm

The only good that comes out of watching Mini-MAGpi is it hastens the building of my bamboo cages.

#11 Post by **Styles Bitchley** » Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:50 pm

All jokes aside, is there a general understanding that trolling this section of the forum is acceptable behaviour? I'm not sure it accomplishes anything other than discouraging people from participating...

#12 Post by **ConchRepublican** » Tue Jun 08, 2021 8:59 pm

Styles Bitchley wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:50 pm All jokes aside, is there a general understanding that trolling this section of the forum is acceptable behaviour? I'm not sure it accomplishes anything other than discouraging people from participating...

Hey, we've been good for a while!

But I understand, which Is why I usually give it a wide berth . . .

Pahonu · #13 Post by **Pahonu** » Tue Jun 08, 2021 11:01 pm

Trolls should tread carefully, now that Styles has been deputized. He has the POWER!

To The Regiment · #14 Post by **To The Regiment** » Wed Jun 09, 2021 2:30 pm

Styles Bitchley wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:50 pm All jokes aside, is there a general understanding that trolling this section of the forum is acceptable behaviour? I'm not sure it accomplishes anything other than discouraging people from participating...

I'm curious about the level of participation on this site from "newer" fans of the Magnum reboot. I spend far too much time scrolling through Instagram (don't we all?) and follow several Magnum hashtags and fan accounts on there. It seems there is a huge divide between fans who actively post Magnum-related content on social media. Diehard fans of the original Magnum, PI seem to skew more male and middle age. Not surprisingly, many of them post a lot of gun content and several are military veterans. @jackcarrusa and @thevintage1911 are just two examples (Give them a look). On the other hand, most of the content I see posted related to the Magnum reboot comes from younger females. A good deal of that content is devoted to the "love story" between Juliet Higgins and Magnum, or "Miggy" as they're now called by these fans. For example: @magnumandhiggypi2018 , @you2higgybaby and @magxhiggy, and on and on. So I wonder, how many of these new, active fans of the reboot are participating on Magnum Mania?

Best,
To The Regiment

ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan) · Wed Jun 09, 2021 3:48 pm

To The Regiment wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 2:30 pm
Styles Bitchley wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:50 pm All jokes aside, is there a general understanding that trolling this section of the forum is acceptable behaviour? I'm not sure it accomplishes anything other than discouraging people from participating...
I'm curious about the level of participation on this site from "newer" fans of the Magnum reboot. I spend far too much time scrolling through Instagram (don't we all?) and follow several Magnum hashtags and fan accounts on there. It seems there is a huge divide between fans who actively post Magnum-related content on social media. Diehard fans of the original Magnum, PI seem to skew more male and middle age. Not surprisingly, many of them post a lot of gun content and several are military veterans. @jackcarrusa and @thevintage1911 are just two examples (Give them a look). On the other hand, most of the content I see posted related to the Magnum reboot comes from younger females. A good deal of that content is devoted to the "love story" between Juliet Higgins and Magnum, or "Miggy" as they're now called by these fans. For example: @magnumandhiggypi2018 , @you2higgybaby and @magxhiggy, and on and on. So I wonder, how many of these new, active fans of the reboot are participating on Magnum Mania?

Best,
To The Regiment

I'm sure the female fans are fawning over Jay Hernandez. I bet it's the same women (mostly middle aged) that were obsessed with Alex O'Loughlin on the fake Five-0. Some of them were downright rabid - they got jealous of any woman who his character dated on the show. Seriously! Like they couldn't separate reality from make-believe. As if they had a realistic chance of being with him in real life. Totally weird. Probably those same women are now fawning over MiniMag. For them it was never about the show or the stories. It was just obsessing over the lead actor. I think that's what separates the fans of these shallow reboots from those of the original show.

Seriously... if you ask me about episodes of the MPI reboot all I can say is there was the one with Carl Weathers, there was one with Ben Vereen, there was the one with Cindi Lauper. Aside from that I don't remember anything else about those episodes. Compare this to the original show. You'll never hear me say "oh that's the one with Robert Loggia" or "the one with the Ferrers and the Lockharts" or "the one with Erin Gray" or "the one with Ted Danson". Why? Because the guest stars were just one aspect of the episodes. There was much more there than that. Each episode was its own identifiable entity with a distinct flavor and feel and story. When I think of "Skin Deep" I don't think "oh yeah the one with Ian McShane". First and foremost I think of Erin Wolfe and her apparently blowing her head off, then the great reveal that she's alive on an island - shades of the film noir classic LAURA. Also Magnum's Vietnam flashbacks. McShane is just another part of this fascinating tale. You don't get this with the reboot. It all feels generic, PC, all gloss and no character, each one indistinguishable from the next. All you remember is Carl Weathers popped up. That's not the sign of a good show.

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