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Magnum P.I. on Netflix
4/17/2012 - Good news for Magnum fans! Seasons One, Two, Three and Six are now available through Netflix's "Watch Instantly" video streaming service (free to Netflix subscribers). Previously, only Season One has been available consistently. According to Netflix's website, all of the first six seasons should be available through their service, but I'm not seeing Season Four and Five on my end at this time. This is not unusual for Netflix, as show and season available are constantly changing due to the nature of the studio contracts. Hopefully the other seasons will be added back in at some point in the future. Anyway, enjoy it while you can!

Update: All eight seasons of Magnum P.I. are now available via Netflix! Hooray! Magnum Emoticon


Tom Selleck, 2011Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
3/28/2012 - The eighth Jesse Stone television movie, Benefit of the Doubt, is set to air Sunday, May 20th on CBS (9:00PM EST). This installment continues the storyline of 2011's Innocents Lost, with Stone fighting to get his job back as the Paradise police chief while at the same time attempting to solve a mob-related double homicide. Tom Selleck again co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Brandman and again is the executive producer. William Sadler, William Devane, Kathy Baker, Stephen McHattie, Gloria Reuben, Kohl Sudduth (Suitcase), and Joe the Dog all return in their recurring roles. Benefit of the Doubt was filmed last summer in Halifax, Nova Scotia.


Den of Geek!Magnum in the Den of Geek!
3/12/2012 - Magnum has been spotted in the den... No, not in Higgins' den, rather the Den of Geek! The UK-based cult television, movies, games and comics site has recently put up a nice little article on our beloved show written by Neil McNally: Looking back at Magnum P.I. ("...the closest thing to a sanitized male fantasy that was ever broadcast on television."). It's well worth the read! Comments can be posted at the end of the article. Thanks guys!


Lego MagnumFan Creation: The Magnum Lego Project!
2/3/2012 - As if we needed more proof that Magnum appeals to all generations. Magnum Mania! forum member Amanda (mandolabar) started watching the show on DVD last September, and her children started getting interested. Her youngest son, Michael, a Lego enthusiast, naturally started to want Magnum P.I Lego sets. Since there are none, he decided to make some—minifigures, plus accessories, of Magnum, Higgins, Rick, and T.C.. The project took on a life of its own—they kept getting ideas for new items to add—but it’s finally finished! Check out the “brochure” and pictures of the sets here. Great job Amanda and Michael!


Hawaii Five-O Title CardHawaii Five-O DVD set completed!
1/20/2012 - CBS DVD (distributed by Paramount) has released the Region 1 DVD set for Hawaii Five-O's twelfth and final season (Hawaii Five-O: The 12th and Final Season), which finishes the official release of the complete series on DVD in Region 1 that started back in March of 2007 (minus the Season Two episode "Bored, She Hung Herself"). Regions 2 and 4 have had the first seven seasons released on DVD so far. Great to see that all twelve seasons have been officially released in Region 1! Hawaii Five-O has a lot of ties to Magnum P.I. (same television "universe", Oahu filming locations, Hawaii Film Studio soundstage, shared sets and props, etc.). The "Big Two" Hawaii-based television shows teamed up to provide an unbroken string of twenty straight years of Hawaiian adventures (1968-1988). McGarrett was mentioned several times in Magnum episodes. It's a shame that Jack Lord never made a guest star appearance on the show (as Zulu, Al Harrington, Kam Fong and Herman Wedemeyer did). Also, be sure to check out the new, re-imagined Hawaii Five-0 Mondays at 10 EST on CBS. Although much different from the original, it's quite good in its own right!


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