Posted on 09/23/2016 1:09:37 AM PDT by Ciaphas Cain
EXCLUSIVE: A famous 1980s title is eyeing a comeback. ABC has nabbed Magnum, a sequel to the classic series Magnum P.I. that starred Tom Selleck, with a script commitment plus substantial penalty. The project, from Leverage creator John Rogers and Eva Longoria’s UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, will keep the fun, action-packed style of the original as it follows Magnum’s daughter, Lily “Tommy” Magnum, who returns to Hawaii to take up the mantle of her father’s PI firm. She and her tribe of friends mix tropical beaches with the seedy underbelly of international crime and modern espionage, even as she tries to unravel the mystery of the blown spy operation that ended her career in Navy Intelligence.
Rogers will write the script and executive produce through his Kung Fu Monkey banner alongside UnbeliEVAble’s Longoria and Ben Spector and Kung Fu Monkey’s Jennifer Court. Universal TV, which owns rights to the original series and where UnbeliEVAble is based, is the studio.
Longoria and Spector, whose UnbeliEVAble is under an overall deal at Universal TV, looked at the studio’s catalog for titles that could be suited for reboot. They identified Magnum P.I. as particularly viable and relevant, and then Rogers unlocked a way in with Thomas Magnum’s daughter that he took custody of in the show’s finale. While the trio felt that rebooting the series with another Thomas Magnum would be daunting, focusing on his daughter was an organic way to update the franchise.
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Why can’t we have another 6’ male?
Because alpha males are out of style in pop culture.
But we all know women still love them....:)
another woman replacing the man..it’s getting ridiculous
{{{rolls eyes}}}
Magnum’s daughter? Really? Ick. Boring.
Automatic failure without Donald Bellisario.
It might not be the Mangum, P.I. you are hoping for considering it is Eva Longoria, committed and outspoken Lefty.
every friggin move now has a woman replacing ..Star Wars, ghostbusters,etc..
I’m getting sick of it and the agenda is obvious.
The concept is interesting, but knowing how skruwed-up TV is these days I also shudder at the thought.
I miss old TV shows/movies with men like Tom Selleck and Robert Mitchum. Don’t watch too much TV lately since I got rid of my cable TV. I only have Amazon Prime now.
this is the main reason why I won’t see it. these leftists who openly get into politics need to learn to stfu.one day the money will stop
This has ‘PC Bullsh*t’ written all over it.
Is she going to live in the mansion of and work for Robin Masters’ daughter?
Eva, if that is her real name, is a sanctimonious and liberal fashionista. Don’t believe I will watch.
She used to be cute, she ain’t anymore. Being an ignorant, racist, bitchy Commie harridan tends to age you and make you ugly real fast.
“I miss old TV shows/movies with men like Tom Selleck and Robert Mitchum. Don’t watch too much TV lately since I got rid of my cable TV. I only have Amazon Prime now.”
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Try -
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tom+selleck+movies+full+length
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=robert+mitchum+movies+full+length
Higgins’ daughter will be running the place, and will have a mustache.
And the Doberman “lads” will become the “ladies.”
Thanks so much! Foreign Intrigue looks good. Can’t believe I missed that one.
Maybe she can find Obama’s real birth cetificate?
Yer welcome, there’s some good movies to be found on Youtube.
If you’re using a device that has Divx Web Player, obtainable here:
Divx Web Player
http://www.divx.com/en/software/web-player/features
You can search out better quality video, e.g.:
http://stagevu.com/search?x=0&y=0&for=selleck&in=Videos
What next, Jane West, daughter of James West!
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