are so full of just wonderful ideas that....wait for it....

they're going to do a remake of Magnum PI

Niiiiiiccccceeee! Just googled that Higgins will be a woman this time??!!

Naaaah. Higgins will be a tranny and Magnum will be played by a female. Mustaches will be banned for all characters as they represent toxic masculinity. The set will be tiny houses with safe spaces and the car will be a Prius. No one can wear Hawaiian shirts as that's cultural appropriation. Each week will be a new adventure promoting social justice and diversity.

Fun for all of your constitutionally protected family.

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Originally posted by Audioholic:
Naaaah. Higgins will be a tranny and Magnum will be played by a female. Mustaches will be banned for all characters as they represent toxic masculinity. The set will be tiny houses with safe spaces and the car will be a Prius. No one can wear Hawaiian shirts as that's cultural appropriation. Each week will be a new adventure promoting social justice and diversity.

Fun for all of your constitutionally protected family.

and not dogs, there will be cats instead, if pets at all,



and not a action/drama type show,

sitcom without the canned laughter

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Originally posted by Audioholic:
Higgins will be a tranny...

Actually, the original Higgins was already in that general neighborhood. Higgy-baby, indeed.

TC will have moments of "levity" where he identifies as a woman and the (now female) Magnum character, feeling the need to console confused TC after being kicked out of the women's restroom, will engage shim in lesbian coitus.

It will be a cross between daytime soap opera and "Will and Grace".

Oh the horror...




Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKcAYMb5uk4

The entertainment industry is out of ideas.

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Originally posted by darthfuster:
The entertainment industry is out of ideas.

They are definitely out of good ideas for sure.

They are also infected and shackled with PC requirements. I read an article a while back that said that every new show must have a gay character or storyline and must have minority lead characters. It's complete and total nonsense.

CBS, with their new Star Trek Discovery which has a homosexual couple sharing an intimate scene together in their quarters and the use of 2 F-bombs by all in one show, what could go wrong with the new Magnum P.I.?

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Originally posted by ftttu:
CBS, with their new Star Trek Discovery which has a homosexual couple sharing an intimate scene together in their quarters and the use of 2 F-bombs by all in one show, what could go wrong with the new Magnum P.I.?

I give that Star Trek thing like a few more weeks and it's done. it's not even on a channel.

I googled this story after reading this thread. Rolling stone is reporting vin diesel is trying to reboot Miami vice at nbc.

I just don’t think Hollywood has anyone who can write these shows anymore. I hope I’m wrong. That’s not to say nothing is worth watching these days - it’s just not on the networks. One of my favorite new shows is “Bosch” on Amazon. And there are some others like “The Wire”, “Deadwood” and a few more.

Hollywood should know by now that the name of the show doesn’t guarantee viewers. Maybe for the first episode or two but after that if the writing isn’t there the viewers will skip it. There are just too many options to waste time on bad shows.

But getting back to Magnum, it will be tough to recreate the feel of the original.

the other question is why Donal Bellisario would ever give anyone the change to besmirch a classic tv show

one hopes that he decides to veto this

The actor John Hillerman, who played Higgins, once said he got fan mail from the UK complementing him for his protryal and commenting what a pleasure it was to see such a fine english gentlemen represent the best qualities of the “English race”.

Hillerman, the son of a gas station owner was born and raised in Denison Texas.

He served in the Air Force maintaining B36s and attained the rank of sergeant. Afterwards he pursued acting. He retired in Texas.

I wonder if this would be another show made to trick viewers into paying for CBS Online.

[quote]Out of new ideas ????/quote]


Most remakes fail. Hawaii 5-0 may be the exception. Will & Grace is a flop. All the current CBS shows are failing.

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I just don’t think Hollywood has anyone who can write these shows anymore.

Well, it's just so much easier to file off the serial numbers and slap a coat of rainbow paint on the old one.

While the original Five-0 had its own the panache, I don't anyone can say the modern version is a cheesy remake that is a dud.

I know someone will slam me for my view. Magnum wasn't really all that good of a show. But, it maintained a solid predictability. The characters were all likable. The plots were so so. But, the combination was magic.

I watched the first episode when it premiered and watched it faithfully every Thursday night at 7. And eventually watched Simon and Simon at 8 when it finally came out. It was the right characters, at the right time, and the right setting. Hell, Magnum was a SEAL before we knew what SEALs did. He lived in a guest house and drove a Ferrari. Played a cheap knock off of Pac Man. Was the ultimate child who refused to grow up.

No way CBS pulls it off again. I doubt that I'll even try to watch it. Without Magnum (Selleck), TC (Mosley), Rick (Manetti) and Higgins (Hillerman) it is not Magnum.

Hollyweird re-made Baywatch this year and if I remember correctly, it fell flat on its face. Hollywood and TV are both completely out of ideas.