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J79 Since: Jan, 2015
#1: Oct 13th 2018 at 12:26:33 PM

So has anyone watched this yet? I saw the first 3 episodes and thought it was entertaining enough. It seems to have the same feel as the 80s show, only modernized for the 2010s (of course). The female Higgins is just as entertaining as John Hillerman was as the male Higgins.

HeraldAlberich from Ohio (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
#2: Oct 16th 2018 at 7:39:58 PM

Good entertainment for a Monday evening. I'm having a hard time understanding why Magnum is eking out a living as a PI when he's capable of doing the high-end security consulting work we see in the latest episode. Maybe there's just not enough of those kinds of jobs on a Hawaiian island...

RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#3: Oct 16th 2018 at 8:56:00 PM

Magnum's Perpetual Poverty didn't really make sense in the original series, either. Since Robin Masters provided him with a free car and a free place to live, his living expenses had to have been incredibly low, and since he didn't maintain an office or even a separate phone line for his PI work, his overhead would be virtually nil. Yet, despite taking quite a few cases which paid very well, he was always hard up for cash.

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