Tom was on Live with Kelly today and they talked about this episode, or rather Sinatra, for a minute or two. His comments, in truth and/or laughter: 1) Larry told Tom that Frank wanted to do the show. Larry, of course, was a friend of Frank's. Tom knew him, but not in the same way. Tom called Frank ...

I don't have a lot of faith in reboots or based-on stories of vintage favorites. We're in a different world now in terms of standards and such. Call me a prude, but I don't like all the sex, violence, and profanity that is so commonplace, and this includes watching a past favorite trying to be resur...

I didn't know where to post this (the miscellaneous topic wouldn't let me post there for whatever reason), so I ended up here. There's a new show on the table for a Magnum show that would focus on Lily and her friends in Hawaii. Lily returns to Hawaii and takes over Dad's PI firm. Here's the article...

I watched the Mannix DVDs last year and had a marvelous time. I was sorry that I couldn't find a decent place to discuss those shows at the time. I always watched Mannix during its initial run and learned/noticed so much watching it ll these years later. I loved seeing Mike Connors reprise the role ...

I agree totally that it was not downbeat at all. I normally detest shows that kill off beloved characters, but there was nothing down about this. Thomas was going off to a better place, free of all the worldly crap he'd lived with for a long time. He was going to be free and, in his mind, he was goi...

I haven't ranked the seasons, or the episodes, to be honest, so I'm not sure in retrospect where I would place things. I didn't find this group until after I had recently watched the entire series on DVD. I wish I had.

That's why there is the joy of agreeing to disagree! It's a wonderful art, not used enough in today's world! Veronica Hamel -- just came to me (the actress in HSB). lol I can't say I was crazy about TM going back into the service, but it was an easy, symbolic way of showing he had grown up and was g...

I was never a fan. It rarely appealed to me. I've seen most of the series, but it was mostly just a show to watch to pass the time. I think a big part of it was that I didn't like Travanti (too smug) and I didn't like the affair between his character and whatshername (long black hair is all I rememb...

I think the show should have ended with Limbo, which in my view, was an awesome finale. It really honored the show's history and left on a high note, even if Magnum was dead. It was the send off, walking off into space with John Denver singing. You just can't beat that. While I was happy that Magnum...

The only shows mentioned I hadn't heard of are The Outsider and Dangerous Assignment. All the others I've at least heard of and most of them I've watched to one extent or another. Yes, there were some decent episodes of Hawaiian Eye. Don't ask me which ones because it's been too long since I last sa...

It was the perfect song to accentuate the episode. I've always liked the song.

TV movie, yes, theatrical, no. I'm not sure why fans would be after that. Not only is Selleck not a bankable theatrical star, but the premise of the show itself is outside the theatrical scope for the most part. I shudder to think what a studio would insist on inserting into the Magnum story for the...

There are always possibilities. I thought of the Lily angle, too, and how that could be used. I still believe that without Higgens, the show would pale. Some kind of banter needs to be there or it's not Magnum. It would have to be different, though, and more the type of behavior that folks fall into...

I remember the 9/11 thing as well where the towers were edited out of movies and TV shows. I didn't object to the movie (can't recall which it was) that hadn't actually been released yet, but on those already out in the mainstream, I thought it was an overreaction. Still, I give the powers that be m...

Yep! I say that all the time to others. It was a different world!