Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii (2) (1.2)

[ConchRepublican]

Welcome Primbud!!

It's always nice when a "guest viewing the forum" joins the ranks. Thanks for voting and we look forward to more of your Magnum views.

[308GUY]

Welcome Primbud!!

It's always nice when a "guest viewing the forum" joins the ranks. Thanks for voting and we look forward to more of your Magnum views.

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Welcome!

[Primbud]

Thanx for the welcomes.

The lithosphere.

Am going thru the series on the new set and am just kicking it into the middle of the inaugural season.

The community here seems quite knowledgeable about Magnum. I must admit most of what I know about Hawai'i' is because of this show. Does the community here like the first half of '[Please] Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii' or the 2nd? Reading through the threads, I think it's either split due to the setups that are clarified in the 2nd half or leaning towards the first half due the introduction of all those characters.

[Doc Ibold]

Thanx for the welcomes.

The lithosphere.

Am going thru the series on the new set and am just kicking it into the middle of the inaugural season.

The community here seems quite knowledgeable about Magnum. I must admit most of what I know about Hawai'i' is because of this show. Does the community here like the first half of '[Please] Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii' or the 2nd? Reading through the threads, I think it's either split due to the setups that are clarified in the 2nd half or leaning towards the first half due the introduction of all those characters.

Welcome aboard! I myself prefer the first part, but just if I had to pick one. Sets up a few things, even though TC is drinking a beer.



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[Pahonu]

Thanx for the welcomes.

The lithosphere.

Am going thru the series on the new set and am just kicking it into the middle of the inaugural season.

The community here seems quite knowledgeable about Magnum. I must admit most of what I know about Hawai'i' is because of this show. Does the community here like the first half of '[Please] Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii' or the 2nd? Reading through the threads, I think it's either split due to the setups that are clarified in the 2nd half or leaning towards the first half due the introduction of all those characters.

The opening scene alone makes the first part superior for me.

[ConchRepublican]

Thanx for the welcomes.

The lithosphere.

Am going thru the series on the new set and am just kicking it into the middle of the inaugural season.

The community here seems quite knowledgeable about Magnum. I must admit most of what I know about Hawai'i' is because of this show. Does the community here like the first half of '[Please] Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii' or the 2nd? Reading through the threads, I think it's either split due to the setups that are clarified in the 2nd half or leaning towards the first half due the introduction of all those characters.

The opening scene alone makes the first part superior for me.

Same here. It does a great job capturing who TM is.

[Little Garwood]

I voted Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii a 10 (Perfect!). This supersedes whatever I voted for part one.

What makes it so amazing is that it not only sets up so much of what Magnum would become, but also because there's so little that's jettisoned in subsequent episodes. It just sets up nearly everything. This, along with Memories are Forever, Did You See the Sunrise? , and--perhaps shockingly to everyone else here at Magnum-Mania--Ki'is Don't Lie (which I rate a perfect 10 for personal reasons) are all Magnum, P.I. perfection.

[Robert]

I know that is one thing I like about the show is the evolution of the characters. Had they kept the same personalities I don't think the sow would've been as successful.

I'm weird in that I've been watching since the mid-80's but never got to see anything from Season one, including the pilot, until I bought the DVD set.

One thing I constantly heard in regards to the pilot was that it lacked a lot of the personality that the characters developed later. One thing caught my eye as I watched it though: One line was uttered that summed up Magnum's personality better then anything I've ever heard:

Tom, Why'd you leave the Navy?" Magnum: "I woke up one morning and I realized I was 33 and had never been 23."

Puts the shirts, rubber chickens and assorted antics in a middle aged man in a different light when you think about it.

[Robert]

Note: in many tv-series of 70/80s it happens that the same actor is used to play different characters.

Funny you mention this, Last night I was watching an old A-team episode and caught Jack Bing in an episode I hadn't seen before.

This makes a total of three characters he played on there, (So far, I'm only on season 2)

[Dave Anderson]

So, I'm not clear was Rick a drug dealer? Did it just go on in his club and he permitted it? Not clear on this.

[eltonsean]

So, I'm not clear was Rick a drug dealer? Did it just go on in his club and he permitted it? Not clear on this.

you're right, it's not clear, but I'd venture to guess that Rick was not actually a dealer. Just like Bogie's character Rick in "Casablanca", whom MPI's Rick is mimicking, he just owns the club but is also aware that some under-the-table dealings are happening. At least that's my assumption. I don't think TM or TC would be okay with Rick dealing drugs either. That wouldn't fly with them, wouldn't you agree?

[ConchRepublican]

So, I'm not clear was Rick a drug dealer? Did it just go on in his club and he permitted it? Not clear on this.

you're right, it's not clear, but I'd venture to guess that Rick was not actually a dealer. Just like Bogie's character Rick in "Casablanca", whom MPI's Rick is mimicking, he just owns the club but is also aware that some under-the-table dealings are happening. At least that's my assumption. I don't think TM or TC would be okay with Rick dealing drugs either. That wouldn't fly with them, wouldn't you agree?

I agree. I don't think Rick personally dealt, but that he knew things were going on in the place, very much like Bogie. That said, being that blatant that he was running the "Snow Palace" does go against what the guys are about, especially TC.

I assume it was an idea for the pilot that once the series was picked up they scrapped, like TC's drinking later on. They still kept his connections and downplayed the Snow Palace angle without making like it didn't happen.

[eltonsean]

I agree. I don't think Rick personally dealt, but that he knew things were going on in the place, very much like Bogie. That said, being that blatant that he was running the "Snow Palace" does go against what the guys are about, especially TC.

I assume it was an idea for the pilot that once the series was picked up they scrapped, like TC's drinking later on. They still kept his connections and downplayed the Snow Palace angle without making like it didn't happen.

well said, Conch. And I'm so glad they DID scrap that club. The King Kamehameha Club is WAY better! The tropical beach bar theme is so much more "Hawaiian" and beautiful to film at than a dark and dingy nightclub. Good decision by the producers or network or whoever decides those things

[Turkey]

Just re-watched these two and found some things interesting - like, TC being pretty damn horny half the episode? Of course, Rick's drug den is amusing and I'm glad they switched it out. Funny to see Judge Reinhold and odd seeing Mack as 'ski' but overall, awesome stuff.

Hard to top that opening sequence/introduction to Magnum's character.

(Glad they later pulled back on the amount of reverb for the narration too.)

[Turkey]

Also the old theme song struck me as having much more of a Charlie's Angels kinda sound than it usually does.