By now we all know the end is near for the re-pop of the Magnum franchise. Many viewers, my wife and I included, started with the original format, similar to this except with a male Higgins. For all we know, the same guy plays Robin.
When I first heard from a friend about the new version, we were already nearly finished with season one. I told him it was ludicrous to have a woman playing Higgins. Can't be, I told him; some things are sacred and don't mess with my past. Well, I asked my wife if she would like to watch the show and she, while having the same resistance as I did, said maybe we should give it a try.
So, I added the series to our TiVo OTA DVR and started recording with season two. Well, it wasn't bad. Not spectacular, except for the scenery (sometimes in the flesh), but it was entertaining. We missed season one, but when reruns were available, we recorded and viewed them to catch up.
Tonight we had an episode with a young Amish fellow who is missing his sister. The plot is not new; it's been done before, and our recently recovered helicopter pilot, TC needs a date to the ball, with ever helpful barkeep Rick offering to help fix the problem.
The kid and his sister are reunited, the Marines go to the ball, with Rick reunited with his wife and TC gets the hot chick surfer. All in all, some fine entertainment. Only a few episodes left of season five and it will be the end of the new Magnum... or will it?
When I first heard from a friend about the new version, we were already nearly finished with season one. I told him it was ludicrous to have a woman playing Higgins. Can't be, I told him; some things are sacred and don't mess with my past. Well, I asked my wife if she would like to watch the show and she, while having the same resistance as I did, said maybe we should give it a try.
So, I added the series to our TiVo OTA DVR and started recording with season two. Well, it wasn't bad. Not spectacular, except for the scenery (sometimes in the flesh), but it was entertaining. We missed season one, but when reruns were available, we recorded and viewed them to catch up.
Tonight we had an episode with a young Amish fellow who is missing his sister. The plot is not new; it's been done before, and our recently recovered helicopter pilot, TC needs a date to the ball, with ever helpful barkeep Rick offering to help fix the problem.
The kid and his sister are reunited, the Marines go to the ball, with Rick reunited with his wife and TC gets the hot chick surfer. All in all, some fine entertainment. Only a few episodes left of season five and it will be the end of the new Magnum... or will it?
