Who’s watching tonight?

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Who is watching tonight?

Absolutely, very excited!
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7%
I’m going to give it a chance.
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29%
I’ll watch it with some trepidation.
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I’m going to watch it just so I can knowledgeably gripe about how bad it was in the morning.
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21%
I may tune in for a little bit to see what it’s like.
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No votes
I’m not going to sully my memories of the original series with this abomination.
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25%
 
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Who’s watching tonight?

#1 Post by Reef monkey »

Who’s watching the reboot premiere tonight?
My essay "In Country: Place and Historical Connection in Magnum PI", about the importance of the Honolulu/Vietnam connection in the show:
http://magnum-mania.com/Forum/viewtopic ... 850#p57850

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#2 Post by ConchRepublican »

In my position as Majordomo of this site and sometime radio & TV guest as the Magnum, P.I. Superfan, I feel I have an obligation to watch it so I can tear it apart intelligently.

Were I not the bearer of such heavy burdens I would prefer watching a fish tank. :lol:

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#3 Post by eagle »

I was going to post a similar thread.

I'll watch, maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow via Hulu or cbs.com.

I don't expect much. I expect to hate it. I expect that it's going to be ridiculously overdone, requiring tremendous levels of suspension of disbelief. I expect it to be completely PC.

Hopefully I'm surprised. We'll know before long.

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#4 Post by ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan) »

Of course I will watch!

Have you ever passed a car crash on the road without slowing down to take a look? :shock:

I'm predicting that in spirit it will be very much like Five-Zero. Lenkov will just do lots of copy-and-paste from that show to this show. At least one thing I can count on is some beautiful scenery in HD. That's about the only plus I can think of. That's the only thing Five-Zero has going for it.

So yes, I will watch at least the pilot and then scoff... "Tomas-Hernandez, you are just short schoolboy using schoolboy tricks. I had you pegged as impostor for 3 months and still you crack jokes." :D

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#5 Post by ENSHealy »

I will be watching, hoping against all hope that it is not as bad as I expect it to be. But I am prepared to be disappointed.
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#6 Post by T.Q. »

Still undecided at 6:34pm.

Magnum jumping from orbit in a space suit?

Oh My God! :higgins:
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#7 Post by jeffran »

I'll be watching with low expectations but an open mind.

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#8 Post by JoansMark »

Nope. I am however watching the original (And ONLY) Magnum PI every Thursday night as I have the entire 8 seasons :)

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#9 Post by Teamringcollector »

Im looking forward to it !




Who’s watching the reboot premiere tonight?

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#10 Post by Styles Bitchley »

jeffran wrote:I'll be watching with low expectations but an open mind.
This. :magnum:
"How fiendishly deceptive of you Magnum. I could have sworn I was hearing the emasculation of a large rodent."

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#11 Post by Steve »

5 minutes to the premier and I'm all in........How about a letter grade by everyone when it is done............

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#12 Post by eagle »

Steve wrote:5 minutes to the premier and I'm all in........How about a letter grade by everyone when it is done............
Sounds good to me. T minus 2 minutes and counting.

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#13 Post by Styles Bitchley »

Here we go...
"How fiendishly deceptive of you Magnum. I could have sworn I was hearing the emasculation of a large rodent."

- J.Q.H.

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#14 Post by Rands »

I'm thinking about it. Being on the Left Coast, I was hoping to get the input from the Ultimate Magnum Fan, or the Maniacs further to the east.

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#15 Post by Styles Bitchley »

So far, the vibe I was expecting. Man, Higgins is hot! (Never thought I'd write that)
"How fiendishly deceptive of you Magnum. I could have sworn I was hearing the emasculation of a large rodent."

- J.Q.H.

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