Magnum Mania!

About the Website

Magnum Mania! is an unofficial Magnum P.I. fan site that was launched on October 13th, 2006. The site is owned and maintained by James J. Walters.

Magnum Mania! is entirely fan-based. No one from Universal Studios or Universal Studios Home Entertainment participated in the construction of this site. MM is not made or endorsed by Universal Studios or Universal Studios Home Entertainment. MM is done in goodwill to help promote and share information and media about Magnum P.I.. MM is strictly nonprofit, noncommercial, and ad free with no membership requirements. All DVD images, audio, video, and character names are copyright of Universal Studios. All original written content is copyrighted © James J. Walters 2008.

Fair Use Notice: This site is operated under the assumption that its not-for-profit policy constitutes a "fair use" of the copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. All photos, audio/video clips and information taken from selected videos, books, magazines and internet resources are for entertainment and educational purposes only. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond the interpretation of fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

The majority of the images used on this site come directly from the Magnum P.I. DVDs.

MM has an active community forum with many friendly, knowledgeable and helpful fans. Fan submitted site content corrections/suggestions/updates are encouraged.

Specs

The site uses static content delivery. It is "marked up" with HTML 4.01 and "styled" with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Client-side Javascript is used in small amounts. The layout of the site is based on a sweet template provided by Eric Tribou. It is a source-ordered (middle column first), three-column design that does not rely on tables. The layout is fluid in nature, with the dimensions (typically the width) based on the dimensions of the browser and display resolution. So, if your browser is maximized on a 1280x1024 resolution, the layout will expand to use up all 1280 pixels across the screen! This type of design is especially good for people who use a large desktop resolution setting. Having said that, the optimal display resolution for MM is 1024x768. The layout of the middle column text and images just look better at this resolution, in my humble opinion. Both the left and right columns are fluid as well, with their widths defined in percentage values using the negative-margins approach.

Other Site Highlights:

• The horizontal and vertical navigational elements are based on unordered lists.
• Quick loading - No ads, no banners, minimal use of images, client-side code optimization and effective cache control.
• Ability to change font size (small, medium, large) via Javascript - font icons located at bottom left of every page.
• Indexed site search capability via the FreeFind search engine - 'Search' link at bottom left of every page. The site is indexed on a weekly basis.
• Degrades cleanly in older browsers such as NN4 and IE4.
• The background colors are derived from CSS and do not rely on any background images.

MM relies heavily on Wikipedia and the IMDB for deep linking to relevant contextual information. A conscious effort has been made to avoid "overlinking".

Note: By design, links to off-site content do not open a new browser window. Use the 'Back' button to navigate back to the site. Links to internal media files (images, audio and video) will open a new browser window, however.

Tools of the Trade: (all freeware or open-source)

• Source Code Editor - Notepad++ 4.7.5
• Image Editor - IrfanView 4.0
• Audio Editors/Encoders - WavePad 3.05
• Video Editors/Encoders - VLC 0.8.6c, Riva FLV Encoder 2.0
• Media Player - VLC 0.8.6c

Acknowledgements (listed in alphabetical order)

• Amazon - a man among boys.
• AmericasBest.com - for providing a link.
• Mike Barnes - for writing the excellent original Magnum P.I. episode guide!
• Carol the Dabbler (MM Forum Member) - for providing excellent Magnum-related info!
• Classic Telly - for providing a link.
• DavidandMaddie.com - for the link, by far the best Moonlighting site on the net. Simply fantastic!
• Doc Ibold (MM Forum Member) - for the "Forbidden Island" synopsis & excellent Magnum-related info!
• Driko Land - for the link, the best 80s site on the net.
• eegorr (MM Forum Member) - for providing excellent episode info & reviews.
• Film-Makers.com - for providing a link.
• FreeFind Search Engine - for providing a great, free search engine.
• goldmonkey.com - a Tales of the Gold Monkey fan site.
• golfmobile (MM Forum Member) - for the "Gypsy's Curse" synopsis & Magnum-related insight
• grapeshot (MM Forum Member) - for Magnum-related insight
• grundle (MM Forum Member) - for the Amazon MPI DVD reviews & excellent Magnum-related info!
• Hawaii Five-O Fan Club - a fantastic resource for all things Hawaii Five-O.
• Thomas Herter - for sharing his awesome high-def pics of Robin's Nest @ both ground & aerial level.
• HostMonster - for hosting the website. Best affordable web host on the net!
• IslandHopper (MM Forum Member) - for providing excellent Magnum-related info & flub spotting!
• IMDB - the #1 movie & tv show database.
• lasvegas-theseries.com - the best Las Vegas fan site out there.
• Leo's Icon Archive - for providing the best selection of free icons on the net!
• lutherhgillis (MM Forum Member) - for providing excellent Magnum-related info!
• magnumpi.extra.hu - a Hungarian Magnum P.I. fan site.
• magnumpi.it - an Italian Magnum P.I. fan site.
• magnumpi.nl - a Dutch Magnum P.I. fan site.
• Mahalo - for providing a link.
• Larry Manetti's Magnum P.I. Memories (Book) - great book, thank you Larry!
• Museum of Broadcast Communications - a very nice Magnum P.I. write-up.
• N1095A (MM Forum Member) - for providing excellent Magnum-related info!
• Dan North (MM Forum Member) - for designing the fantastic site logo, forum banner & avatars!
• ourotherstore.com - for making the wonderful sterling silver Cross of Lorraine "Team Ring".
• Regular Links Directory - for providing a link.
• Dave Romas - the Magnum P.I. guru of guru's and owner of Magnum Memorabilia.
• Roaming Magnum, G.I. - the adventures of a G.I. Joe converted into a Magnum (by golfmobile)
• rubber chicken (MM Forum Member) - for providing Magnum-related info & finding filming locations!
• Sam (MM Forum Member) - for providing excellent Magnum-related info!
• SelleckLover (MM Forum Member) - for the "Cheapshot" synopsis, and all things Selleck!
• SerialTV - for providing a link.
• Shermy (MM Forum Member) - for providing excellent Magnum-related info!
• Simon & Simon Info - for running the best Simon & Simon site on the net.
• The Sleuth Channel - for airing Magnum P.I. syndicated episodes nationally (multiple times daily).
• sophia (MM Forum Member) - for providing excellent Magnum-related info!
• Starpulse - for providing a link.
• Television: The Critical View (Book) - for providing MPI info.
• Eric Tribou - for providing the fanstastic template this web site uses.
• TimVP - a MPI fan site & for providing a link.
• Thrilling Detective - a nice Magnum P.I. write-up.
• Total Format - for providing a link.
• Tralfaz (MM Forum Member) - for providing the MAD Magazine Parody & excellent Magnum-related info!
• TV.com - a great tv show reference site.
• TV Guide.com - a great tv show reference site.
• TV Guide - Fifty Years of Television (Book) - excellent tv show reference book.
• TV Show Directory - for providing a link.
• Universal Studios - the film studio that launched this great, classic show. Thanks!
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment - for creating the DVDs. Thanks!
• VM02 Da Nang Forum - an excellent MPI forum populated by many die-hard Magnum fans.
• Wikipedia - the massive free content encyclopedia project.
• Fabricio Zuardi - for providing the fantastic, free, flash-based XSPF Web Music Player.

And to every single person involved in the production of Magnum P.I. - from the student intern to Donald P. Bellisario - thank you for creating one of the best, and most beloved, TV shows of all time! A true one-of-a-kind classic that brings joy and happiness to many, many people!


James J. Walters
jjwalters@magnum-mania.com
USA
October 2006

"Now, I know what you're thinking, and you're right .... "

Got a suggestion for the site? A correction? Shoot me an email.

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