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will you watch new magnum pi
Posted on 5/14/18 at 7:37 am
Posted on 5/14/18 at 7:37 am
Don't think I'm ready for a Hispanic Thomas Magnum. Think I would rather see reruns of original show.
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Posted on 5/14/18 at 7:39 am to L1C4
based on the wealth of information provided by the OP you can mark me down as a hard "maybe".
Posted on 5/14/18 at 7:39 am to L1C4
Never heard of it.
And ... NO.
There is only one Thomas Magnum ... and that is Tom Selleck.
And ... NO.
There is only one Thomas Magnum ... and that is Tom Selleck.
Posted on 5/14/18 at 7:42 am to L1C4
Is Tom Selleck in it as Magnum? If not, then put me down as a no.
What's with all the reboots of 80s shows anyways? Granted, most of the new original stuff sucks, but still...
What's with all the reboots of 80s shows anyways? Granted, most of the new original stuff sucks, but still...
This post was edited on 5/14/18 at 7:45 am
Posted on 5/14/18 at 7:50 am to L1C4
No.
Posted on 5/14/18 at 8:03 am to L1C4
I have heard they are going to heavily “diversify” the cast but I haven’t seen any casting info yet. I will wait and see but fail to see how they can compete with the original. Why can’t they just do an update version with old cast handing off things to a new generation?
Posted on 5/14/18 at 8:16 am to navy
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Think I would rather see reruns of original show.
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There is only one Thomas Magnum ... and that is Tom Selleck.
Posted on 5/14/18 at 8:16 am to jbgleason
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I have heard they are going to heavily “diversify” the cast but I haven’t seen any casting info yet. I will wait and see but fail to see how they can compete with the original. Why can’t they just do an update version with old cast handing off things to a new generation?
Or... you know... just do a different show altogether.
Posted on 5/14/18 at 8:33 am to L1C4
Selleck should play Higgins
Posted on 5/14/18 at 8:34 am to jbgleason
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I have heard they are going to heavily “diversify” the cast
The original cast included a black guy and a bunch of Asians and Polynesians, so a diverse cast wouldn't be anything new.
Posted on 5/14/18 at 8:34 am to udtiger
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Selleck should play Higgins
Or at least the voice of Robin Masters.
Posted on 5/14/18 at 8:57 am to Fewer Kilometers
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Selleck should play Higgins
Or at least the voice of Robin Masters.
Ummm....
Posted on 5/14/18 at 9:20 am to SSpaniel
Higgins should be a hologram!
Posted on 5/14/18 at 10:12 am to SSpaniel
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I have heard they are going to heavily “diversify” the cast
I keep seeing instances of this. Why don't they have original shows and movies with diverse casts? Why is that not good enough? Is there an agenda at play or were there really other races and ethnicities sitting around watching these shows in the eighties wishing someone like Thomas Magnum was a black chick or latino?
Posted on 5/14/18 at 10:35 am to wareaglepete
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I keep seeing instances of this. Why don't they have original shows and movies with diverse casts? Why is that not good enough? Is there an agenda at play or were there really other races and ethnicities sitting around watching these shows in the eighties wishing someone like Thomas Magnum was a black chick or latino?
And if you are doing that, then make that show. Make a show about a PI in Hawaii working for a billionaire. Make the PI a hispanic black transvestite muslim whose had two sex changes and is now married to himself. Just don't remake Magnum and make THAT thing the main character. Make it it's own dang show.
Posted on 5/14/18 at 11:02 am to wareaglepete
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I keep seeing instances of this. Why don't they have original shows and movies with diverse casts? Why is that not good enough? Is there an agenda at play or were there really other races and ethnicities sitting around watching these shows in the eighties wishing someone like Thomas Magnum was a black chick or latino?
No agenda.
Basing a program on a previously successful show gives you instant name recognition and a leg-up on the competition.
Today, programs are expected to have reasonably diverse casts. The days of all white, predominantly male casts are gone (with the exception of some historical vehicles).
Recognizable name + diverse cast = broad audience appeal.
Since Magnum already had a semi-diverse cast, I'd guess that the "big change" would be the addition of a woman or two to the previously all-male regulars.
Posted on 5/14/18 at 11:30 am to navy
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There is only one Thomas Magnum ... and that is Tom Selleck.
to these shitty 'reboots'Posted on 5/14/18 at 11:39 am to CAD703X
New one will probably have him driving a Prius or one of these:
Posted on 5/14/18 at 12:16 pm to SSpaniel
i'm shocked its not a woman playing the lead and them reaching out to Tom Selleck to play a bumbling Robin that she has to constantly bail out of trouble.
Posted on 5/14/18 at 12:18 pm to L1C4
Nope, no, uh-huh
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