Probably will be better than that damn Miami Vice remake they did. I tried to watch that show once and watched for all of five minutes. Actually, I think I watched for about a minute and did something more exciting (like folding towels or loading the dishwasher) with the show on in the background for the other four. In other words, I just didn't turn it off right away like I should have.
I used to love that show when I was a kid. The guy lived in someone else's huge house on the beach in paradise, no expenses, worked whenever he felt like it, drove a fancy car, always managed to find a hot chick, etc. It's a better male fantasy than James Bond ever was. And I'm not surprised that they're remaking it now - it's appropriate for the times we live in. After all, Thomas Magnum lived a life similar to that of a millennial who has moved back to his parents' house after college.
I think BurlingtonHoFactory just made one of the wisest statements ever made on TUSCL. Now I wanna be Magnum PI. Wait, maybe not, people used to shoot at him all the time and I'm not sure my reflexes are as quick as his were.
I actually always pictured flagooner to look like an old version of Higgins from Magnum PI. But he's probably more like a geriatric version of Captain Kirk from Star Trek. Makes sense because Kirk fucked a green alien that one time, and flagooner married an (illegal) alien and helped her raise an anchor-baby who's about to go off to college.
Seeing the commercials for the new Magnum PI reminded me of how good the old show was. The original was a great show - and I’m not sure if this new version will work for those who loved the original.
BurlingtonHF - Your comments are spot on! Well said!
Hollywood never learns..........There's a reason certain movie remakes never work and it is a simple one--the character's role and the original actor are so ingrained in our minds as being one nobody can ever hope to fill the role and gain the same acceptance.
Magnum is one of those roles with Tom Selleck ---additionally a lot of the plot and backdrop of the show revolved around the war in Southeast Asia ( not just Vietnam to include Higgins) and the special ops Magnum and the characters ( guest stars included ) played.
I don't see anyone successfully getting in Ben Hur's chariot and I don't see anyone getting in Robin Masters red ferrari and peeling out on the coastal highway.
^ That a fair point, but you need to remember there’s a whole new generation out there that have never seen these shows, and therefore the characters are not associated with a particular actor for these folks, that’s the demographic they are actually aiming at.
^--I realize at my age I'm not in anyone's demographic these days unless they are selling Depends or Geritol........still I find Hollywood's lack of originality at times to be mind-boggling.
And if they want to aim at a different group due to age they probably should shy away from using the Magnum P.I. tag altogether. .....still wondering on which show after T.C. calls the new female Higgins "higgy baby" she files a sexual harassment charge..........or if the dobermans will have pink ribbons on to show they are also now female as they take a bite out of Magnum's backside.
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But these days I don't watch much regular TV.
BurlingtonHF - Your comments are spot on! Well said!
I can't even make it through the commercial it's so bad.
Magnum is one of those roles with Tom Selleck ---additionally a lot of the plot and backdrop of the show revolved around the war in Southeast Asia ( not just Vietnam to include Higgins) and the special ops Magnum and the characters ( guest stars included ) played.
I don't see anyone successfully getting in Ben Hur's chariot and I don't see anyone getting in Robin Masters red ferrari and peeling out on the coastal highway.
And if they want to aim at a different group due to age they probably should shy away from using the Magnum P.I. tag altogether. .....still wondering on which show after T.C. calls the new female Higgins "higgy baby" she files a sexual harassment charge..........or if the dobermans will have pink ribbons on to show they are also now female as they take a bite out of Magnum's backside.