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#1 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:01 pm

A Magnum fan (who wishes to remain anonymous) recently sent me a bunch of scanned (PDF) Magnum-related articles, all from 1980-1988. The sources are magazines (Variety, TV Guide, People) and newspapers (mostly NY-based - NY Daily News, NY Post). Very interesting reads. 25 articles are available, but more will be added later.

http://magnum-mania.com/Articles/Print_Media.html

Be sure to check out the following articles:

"He's Hawaii's Magnum Force, But Selleck Is Far From Pacific" - People
"What could possibly be bothering Tom Selleck?" - TV Guide

- Tom's background, MPI filming, High Road to China, Divorce Wars: A Love Story, Tom's parents, family pictures.

"Higgins - not Hamlet - will be fine, thank you" - TV Guide

- Great info on Hillerman.

"One foot in the ghetto, one in his Rolls Royce" - TV Guide

- w/ Mosley driving around Watts in a Rolls!

"Camera Adventures with Magnum P.I." - American Cinematographer

- D.P. John C. Flinn III and a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the filming of MPI.

Sam · #2 Post by **Sam** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:39 pm

Good stuff James.FYI...Number 13..copter pilot is a broken link.

IKnowWhatYoureThinking · Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:04 pm

This is great! More Magnum to read!

IKnowWhatYoureThinking · Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:12 pm

James,

I couldn't open Article 11 about Manetti.

Sam · #5 Post by **Sam** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:13 pm

Same here...also numbers 18,20 and 21

Sparkle & Fizz · #6 Post by **Sparkle & Fizz** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:11 pm

Thanks for this great archive!

Frodoleader · #7 Post by **Frodoleader** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:38 pm

These are great! Thanks for posting them.
It's interesting to read the very first one, written prior to MPI's premiere. There are a couple of "flubs". The first refers to "Robert" Masters. Second, in mentioning the team ring, the writer states it has a "T" on it (not the Cross of Lorraine).
Regardless, these are great. Some of the links don't work though.

#8 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:48 am

Ahh, sorry about the broken links. I've corrected them.

rubber chicken · #9 Post by **rubber chicken** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:23 am

This should be interesting, a trip in the wayback machine. Thank you to whomever sent them in!

IKnowWhatYoureThinking · Thu Nov 06, 2008 5:06 pm

They work now. Thanks again for providing these links for us!

Steve · #11 Post by **Steve** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 6:23 pm

Great reading, definitely brings back memories as I remember reading a couple of those articles when they came out. I found it fascinating that Bellisario was going to pull the production away from Hawaii if a lease agreement couldn't be reached with The State and Diamondhead Studios. What a different show it would have been if it had been shot in Hollywood and only exterior second unit shots done in Hawaii.........

IKnowWhatYoureThinking · Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:29 pm

I agree Steve. I thik the dynamic would have been entirely different. Thank goodness they reached the settlement and filmed in the islands as planned.

#13 Post by **Doc Ibold** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 2:18 am

Suh weet!

MPS · #14 Post by **MPS** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 4:57 am

These are great! I've only read 2 articles and am anxious to get to the rest . Thanks for posting them.

VM02 · #15 Post by **VM02** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 1:11 pm

Does anyone know which episode is the two hour Western salute episode that brings back memories of Gunsmoke referred to in the American Cinematographer?