Does the opening credits have him holding a woman in a bikini face down in the water and he stares at her behind and grins at the camera?
Well, I'm out.Nope!
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This is one of the problems I had while watching the episode. Even if he was less charismatic, Tom Selleck is (or was) 6'4" tall and his physical presence alone tends to draw your attention to him. Jay Hernandez is a decent actor, but at just under 5'9" he tends to blend in rather than stand out. Also, Hernandez' Magnum seems like the kind of guy you'd like to hang out with, but he doesn't seem to be the "tough guy" type....Jay Hernandes does not have the charisma and screen presence of Tom Selleck. It's not even a contest...
...The Next Generation.BURN NOTICE... :facepalm
Carl Weathers? Did they air a new episode last night? I saw my DVR had recorded what I thought was a new episode, but 10 seconds in I realized it was the pilot episode again. :confused...Nice touch with Carl Weathers character wearing a VMO2 Da Nang cap...
Perdita Weeks is too thin for my tastes, but I'd be interesting in seeing more of her too. Oh, wait, you meant...never mind....Higgins is the only one I was interested in seeing more of.
Well, the important thing is that you're all caught up now. And just in time to stop watching the show like so many of us.I feel stupid now. I just realized Magnum was El Diablo from Suicide Squad
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The original series didn't have that shot until season two.Does the opening credits have him holding a woman in a bikini face down in the water and he stares at her behind and grins at the camera?
Yeah, that takes a bit of adjustment. I suppose part of the thinking is that when you watch the original -- especially in rapid succession, as I have been doing -- a lot of that begins to feel like wasted time. You know Magnum will get the help he needs, so all the bargaining and begging can feel a little tiresome. They do still have the recurring theme of the other characters calling Magnum out for always needing favors.NuMagnum doesn't get nearly as exacerbated (my big word for the day) with everybody else like we are used to from the original. No, "Come on, ______!" like we are used to.
I figure because Magnum isn't quite as goofy as Selleck's original could get, they have transferred much of that goofiness to Rick. I personally don't find it poorly done, however.NuRick seems to have been turned into poorly done comic relief.
At first, I was a little dismayed that they had apparently wasted Nuzo's storyline (the heart of the original series' best story, "Did You See the Sunrise?" on the pilot episode, with a much less dramatic conclusion than the original, jaw-dropping version. However, I realize they can still do that story or a variation of it later if they wish. The only things the pilot episode had in common with the classic episode were the Nuzo character and the title, so that actual story could still be adapted later with a different catalyst.I also almost fell into the trap of thinking Nuzo is going to be the a replacement for Mac, ghost (or flashback) and all.