Thomas Magnum solved 100% of his cases despite his shorts cutting off 100% of blood flow to his testicles.The original Magnum was a spiritual successor to Hawaii 5-0, and was as much about Magnum himself as it was about the cases he worked. It sounds like this new show will be nothing more than yet another female detective show with a couple of trappings from the original thrown in to tie it to Magnum, but with no actual continuity to the original.
The only real over-arching mystery from the original show was the identity of Robin Masters. To my memory there was nothing from Magnum’s case files that could be usdd in the new show to continue the story, and it sounds like they’re focusing on something else for the main character anyway.
Meh.
Thomas Magnum solved 100% of his cases despite his shorts cutting off 100% of blood flow to his testicles.Two words: Mrs Colombo
One of the worst spin offs ever tried
I believe, BTW, that in the last show, we all sort of "assumed" what Magnum knew, ie, Robin Masters was indeed Higgins.
But the they turned the knife a bit to leave us hanging, at least a possibility that he was not.
I think you have a point; there doesn't seem to be much more that could be exploited from the old show, other then a few "twists" on the Higgins-Magnum relationship.
As an aside, I actually have all the shows on DVDs and have really enjoyed it. Like so many series, you can really appreciate how the ensemble started to work together as a team, each falling into their roles and character. A great show for the '80s', and it still entertaining to watch.
Personally, I'd love to see a one-time "mini-movie" that kind of ties it all together, kind of a "30 years later" thing, and then lets it go. I'd watch that!
Another show, actually a precursor to Magnum PI, was ""Tales of the Gold Monkey" 1982-3 I think. It featured a just before WWII ex-Flying Tiger, who flew a Grumman Goose in the South Pacific.
It had a "Indiana Jones" flavor, and actually had a few characters that were featured on Magnum PI.(Marta DuBois-Magnums wife, Jeff MacKay-"Mac", and John Hillerman-Higgins, of course!) I think it was a "one and done" kind of a series with 22 episodes and never went further. Check it out!
A bit of trivia: one reason CBS okayed Magnum is because it was set in Hawaii, and the network had invested a lot of money in production facilities for Hawaii 5-0, which had just finished its 12-year run. Rather than have the soundstages sit empty, the network simply leased them Magnum production team. Of course, the network also had reason to believe the series would be a hit; Tom Selleck was a hot property in those days, and they knew he would bring in a lot of (female) viewers.