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Larry Manetti Interview

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Larry talks about his Blue Bloods appearance and a little about his stroke.

https://www.tvinsider.com/1089753/blue- ... heelchair/
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Sad about the stroke...I saw an interview on YouTube not too long ago and the way he spoke looked like he might have had a stroke, but he said nothing of it and you couldn't tell on his appearances in the reboot. I agree with his comment regarding the new show...it is completely different except for the names and the helicopter. I am looking forward to seeing Blue Bloods tonight...too bad the two do not have any scenes together.
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T’anks Paddy!
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Fr. Paddy McGuinness wrote: Fri Apr 21, 2023 4:15 pm Larry talks about his Blue Bloods appearance and a little about his stroke.

https://www.tvinsider.com/1089753/blue- ... heelchair/
Good article. Thanks.

Another one from yesterday.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/magnum- ... 00355.html
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T.Q. wrote: Sat Apr 22, 2023 8:04 pm
Fr. Paddy McGuinness wrote: Fri Apr 21, 2023 4:15 pm Larry talks about his Blue Bloods appearance and a little about his stroke.

https://www.tvinsider.com/1089753/blue- ... heelchair/
Good article. Thanks.

Another one from yesterday.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/magnum- ... 00355.html
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Thanks for posting this. I really like Larry, and I enjoyed his book. Unfortunately I never heard back from my request to have my book autographed.

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Thanks for posting this interview.

Regarding "aloha magnum". I bought it on Larry's website and it came to me autographed. Which was a surprising touch. It was also much less expensive than Amazon at the time, which was odd to me.

I was hoping that I could use that autograph as a jumping off point for the others, but that didn't happen.
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Great interview! Had no idea Manetti suffered a stroke but glad that he's doing well enough to still work. I still can't believe that they don't have Tom and Larry in scenes together in the Blue Bloods episode but hey, better than nothing. I won't ever watch the reboot but It's good that while he wasn't thrilled with it either that he and Roger were able to get some easy paychecks. He should get something out of it.

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I read somewhere, it was Tom Selleck's decision that he and Larry would not appear on screen together in Blue Bloods. He was concerned a scene together might effect the credability of his Frank Reagan character. If I can find the article again I'll post it.
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terryfromkerry wrote: Sat May 13, 2023 10:36 am I read somewhere, it was Tom Selleck's decision that he and Larry would not appear on screen together in Blue Bloods. He was concerned a scene together might effect the credability of his Frank Reagan character. If I can find the article again I'll post it.
I just don't get that logic. What credibility? :roll: Frank Reagan is a fictional character. Does anyone actually think he's a real-life police commissioner? And Manetti is not playing Rick from MPI but a different character altogether. I don't see this as a cheap gimmick or anything like that. Just 2 actors doing a scene together. Does that mean Selleck can't share screen time with ANY actor that he once co-starred with in any other production? So we can't have Margaret Colin do a guest spot because she once played his girlfriend in Three Men and a Baby? The same could apply for numerous other actors from his past projects. So I just don't see what the big deal is.

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terryfromkerry wrote: Sat May 13, 2023 10:36 am I read somewhere, it was Tom Selleck's decision that he and Larry would not appear on screen together in Blue Bloods. He was concerned a scene together might effect the credability of his Frank Reagan character. If I can find the article again I'll post it.
https://www.looper.com/1273628/blue-blo ... tar-first/

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waverly2211 wrote: Tue May 16, 2023 3:01 pm
terryfromkerry wrote: Sat May 13, 2023 10:36 am I read somewhere, it was Tom Selleck's decision that he and Larry would not appear on screen together in Blue Bloods. He was concerned a scene together might effect the credability of his Frank Reagan character. If I can find the article again I'll post it.
https://www.looper.com/1273628/blue-blo ... tar-first/
I'm really bugged by Selleck's comment that having Manetti on the show and especially the two of them sharing a scene together would "confuse the audience". :shock: :roll: Really, Tom? What are we? 5 years old??? It's called acting, Tom. Get over it. You play one character and Larry plays another character (not Rick). What's confusing about that? If anything we'll get a smile seeing the 2 of you together but there's nothing to be confused by. If I was Larry I might be offended, thinking there's another reason Tom didn't want me on the show. At first he didn't want Larry on the show at all. Then when he finally caved in he stipulated that they can't share a scene together. Weird. :?

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ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan) wrote: Tue May 16, 2023 4:14 pm
waverly2211 wrote: Tue May 16, 2023 3:01 pm
terryfromkerry wrote: Sat May 13, 2023 10:36 am I read somewhere, it was Tom Selleck's decision that he and Larry would not appear on screen together in Blue Bloods. He was concerned a scene together might effect the credability of his Frank Reagan character. If I can find the article again I'll post it.
https://www.looper.com/1273628/blue-blo ... tar-first/
I'm really bugged by Selleck's comment that having Manetti on the show and especially the two of them sharing a scene together would "confuse the audience". :shock: :roll: Really, Tom? What are we? 5 years old??? It's called acting, Tom. Get over it. You play one character and Larry plays another character (not Rick). What's confusing about that? If anything we'll get a smile seeing the 2 of you together but there's nothing to be confused by. If I was Larry I might be offended, thinking there's another reason Tom didn't want me on the show. At first he didn't want Larry on the show at all. Then when he finally caved in he stipulated that they can't share a scene together. Weird. :?
You put it perfectly. It makes no sense. Rockford Files had James Garner's Maverick co-star Jack Kelly on at least twice, plus many of the same guest stars.
Is it possible having Larry on was the producers idea, and that unknown to them Tom was harboring some grudge? It all seems so out of character for Selleck
to behave in a petty way, but what else could it be seeing as how his "confuse the audience" gambit is, as you say, crappola.

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Luther's nephew Dobie wrote: Wed May 17, 2023 3:27 am
ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan) wrote: Tue May 16, 2023 4:14 pm
waverly2211 wrote: Tue May 16, 2023 3:01 pm
terryfromkerry wrote: Sat May 13, 2023 10:36 am I read somewhere, it was Tom Selleck's decision that he and Larry would not appear on screen together in Blue Bloods. He was concerned a scene together might effect the credability of his Frank Reagan character. If I can find the article again I'll post it.
https://www.looper.com/1273628/blue-blo ... tar-first/
I'm really bugged by Selleck's comment that having Manetti on the show and especially the two of them sharing a scene together would "confuse the audience". :shock: :roll: Really, Tom? What are we? 5 years old??? It's called acting, Tom. Get over it. You play one character and Larry plays another character (not Rick). What's confusing about that? If anything we'll get a smile seeing the 2 of you together but there's nothing to be confused by. If I was Larry I might be offended, thinking there's another reason Tom didn't want me on the show. At first he didn't want Larry on the show at all. Then when he finally caved in he stipulated that they can't share a scene together. Weird. :?
You put it perfectly. It makes no sense. Rockford Files had James Garner's Maverick co-star Jack Kelly on at least twice, plus many of the same guest stars.
Is it possible having Larry on was the producers idea, and that unknown to them Tom was harboring some grudge? It all seems so out of character for Selleck
to behave in a petty way, but what else could it be seeing as how his "confuse the audience" gambit is, as you say, crappola.
Yep, Jack Kelly was on ROCKFORD twice and he shared screen time with Garner, even trying to punch his lights out in the classic "Beamer's Last Case" because he thought Rockford was having a fling with his wife. :lol: Selleck himself was in numerous projects with James Whitmore, Jr. (from ROCKFORD to MAGNUM to a number of failed TV-pilots) and that didn't confuse the audience, did it? Now, 40+ years later we the audience are so stupid that we'll be scratching our heads as to why elderly Rick from Magnum, PI is in the Big Apple talking to this elderly Police Commish who looks like an older version of Thomas Sullivan Magnum??? :? Dang, soooo confusing!!! Dis ting be making my head hurtz!! :x

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I agree with you guys...kind of weird. Donnie Walberg did post a picture of them together with others in the cast in an Instagram post or was it a tweet...either way I was so confused.
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