The Woman on the Beach (2.3)

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N1095A · #16 Post by **N1095A** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 2:34 am

Looks like our old friend Judith Chapman is feeling nostalgic for her time on MPI.

#17 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:24 pm

Higgy_baby wrote:Instead we got Carol and Agatha. What were they thinking?

Them's fightin' words partner! Tomorrow, town square, high noon... be there!

N1095A wrote:Looks like our old friend Judith Chapman is feeling nostalgic for her time on MPI.

Wow, that IS odd! It's VERY similar to the outfit she wore in this episode!

Higgy_baby · #18 Post by **Higgy_baby** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:37 pm

James J. Walters wrote:
Higgy_baby wrote:Instead we got Carol and Agatha. What were they thinking?
Them's fightin' words partner! Tomorrow, town square, high noon... be there!

OK James. The series starts off with two awesome Swedish stewardesses who like to skinny dip. We don't even care who played the part or what their names are! The early years are full of hotties such as the librarian mentioned above and Judith Chapman pictured above (man she is well preserved in that recent photo). Once Agatha and Carol show up the babe factor seems to be in decline.

If you really prefer Agatha and Carol to the Swedish tag team and still want to defend their honour, I suppose duty requires that I meet you at high noon tomorrow. Since you challenged, it's my choice of weapon. How about blank fire 9mm Gov't model lookalikes at 20 paces?

#19 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:55 pm

Surely there's room for great characters (Carol, Agatha, etc.) AND hot babes? Kathleen Lloyd fills both of those roles, if you ask me.

Also, I think the later seasons had just as many "beauties" as the early seasons. I offer up the following as evidence - Talia Balsam, Cindy Pickett, Sharon Stone, Jenny Agutter, Marilyn Tokuda, Francesca Annis, Lee Purcell, Candy Clark, Phyllis Davis, Nancy Stafford, Julia Montgomery, Stella Stevens, Dana Delany, Patrice Martinez, Margaret Colin, the "beach bar" extras, and others.

robspace54 · #20 Post by **robspace54** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 4:25 am

This is a great episode, and seeing Kenneth Mars as the caretaker was a stitch. He has played many characters on film, including the police chief in "Young Frankenstein" and the off-the-wall playwright in "The Producers" just to mention a couple.

wilko · #21 Post by **wilko** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:22 am

Here's a flub......

Ellison shoots Rick and is in turn shot by Magnum. Magnum goes over to check on Rick. Look closely and you will notice that Rick is lying on what appears to be some sort of carpet that has been placed upside down on the grass. Rick is lying on his back with his right leg pulled up under his left leg so that his right foot is under his left knee. After Magnum makes sure Rick is OK he moves on to check on Ellison. Now Rick is lying on dirt and there are dry brown leaves around him.......no green grass......and his right leg is no longer under his left but instead pointed away.

zebra3 · #22 Post by **zebra3** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 1:17 am

Doc Ibold wrote:
grundle wrote:The Pittsburgh RTN station played the complete original broadcast version of "The Woman On The Beach" yesterday. It had the opening teaser and the season 2 opening. There were only 3 commercial breaks.

I see that "Vulgarian Visigoth" is a ranking that posters here get after a certain number of posts. That's from this episode.

They never did an official Halloween episode, but in terms of the spirit of what the episode is about, I think this one was the closest. I know that "Of Sound Mind" had a costume party, but storywise, "The Woman On The Beach" is more Halloween themed.

I really love the weather in this episode too. More than any other episdoe, this one does the best job of consistently showing how great the weather in Hawaii is, in every single outside scene. I guess part of that is due to the fact that so many scenes that take place in the garden.
Hey grundle,

It's not necessarily a rank that you can attain through a certain number of posts (technically). When I reached Admiral, and noticed IH's "Master Flub Spotter" rank, I asked how he got it, James got generous, and then all of us Admirals had the choice to get a custom rank. My offbeat sense of humor chose "Vulgarian Visigoth", right after I saw that episode.

I kinda think it fits, given my posting style

I don't see any multi post button so I'll have to split this into two posts.

When exactly do you "hit admiral?"

I have only seen seasons 1-3 so far. Are there any holiday themed episodes at all? Most shows these days happen to be on during holidays and have one every year. The problem is, in re-runs, no one wants to see Christmas happening in the summer. I like what they did with psych, where they have a "Christmas Special" right before Christmas, and before the new season starts.

zebra3 · #23 Post by **zebra3** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 1:21 am

wilko wrote:One of my favorite episodes.....and Judith Chapman really is a looker!

Boy is(was?) she ever. I gotta admit, there were a couple times while I was watching this episode where my eyes went wide and I forgot how to blink.

I didn't know if I was going to like this one going in, the preview didn't do it justice even though the description on the DVD menu screen sounded intriguing. I can't wait to get to that two-parter coming up in a few episodes. Death be to anyone who ruins what happens in regards to the dead wife plot thing I read about on the preview screen.

StarchedUndershirts · Mon Jan 03, 2011 2:08 am

zebra3 wrote: I have only seen seasons 1-3 so far. Are there any holiday themed episodes at all? Most shows these days happen to be on during holidays and have one every year. The problem is, in re-runs, no one wants to see Christmas happening in the summer. I like what they did with psych, where they have a "Christmas Special" right before Christmas, and before the new season starts.

Thank Heaven For Little Girls (and big ones too) in Season 1 is a Christmas ep. I know there are others, but that's the only one I can think of.

grambax · #25 Post by **grambax** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:00 am

First, I've got to say that, while I've been aware of this site for a while and consulted it occassionally (and working our way through Magnum chronologically after not seeing it for many years (and my other half seldom having seen it at all) it would have been perfect to be posting here from the start) this is my first post. So, sorry for that, and "Hello All".

Anyway, I liked the enigmatic portrayal of the supernatural here, something that would play an important role in the series later on, but I can only rate this episode an 8.00/8.5. Its very good, but is compromised by the only sense of mystery being the supernatural theme - given that there really is only one suspect, the whodunit aspect doesn't work at all - and by Kenneth Mars' somewhat over the top, and irrelevant, guest spot. I like Mars, but he seems out of place here. His character would have fitted if the story had a slightly more camp or tounge in cheek aspect, but it really doesn't.

I agree with others that the "hot librarian" character would have been good for an occassional guest spot. Her remark about Magnum, to me referring to the fact that he does look somewhat like a sterotypical 70's gay clone, is both funny and unexpected.

#26 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:12 am

Welcome Grambax!

Higgins: "I am hurt. A plague a' both your houses! I am sped. Is he gone and hath nothing?"
Magnum: Higgins, what are you doing?
Higgins: Was your American education so lacking? That's Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 1.

grambax · #27 Post by **grambax** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 2:23 am

Thank You, J.J.

Glad to be here.

IKnowWhatYoureThinking · Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:50 pm

Welcome aboard grambax!

Honolulu Lulu · #29 Post by **Honolulu Lulu** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:23 am

The best part of this episode was the "digging" scene. It's my son's favorite and a great moment for Magnum, T.C. and Rick!

P.S. This is one of my first posts, too!

grambax · #30 Post by **grambax** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:01 am

Honolulu Lulu wrote: P.S. This is one of my first posts, too!

Hello to a fellow newbie!

And Thank You IKnow!

No Magnum for me this week; Murder She Wrote this Thursday (Hope them ain't fightin'words!).

Should be back to Magnum next week, with the "From Moscow..." episode.

The Woman on the Beach (2.3)

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