User Reviews

The first 2 episodes seem to be trying so hard to work in the original series but it comes off as very watered down and without a spark. Nice touch with the VM02 baseball cap Carl Weathers was wearing.

As good as some other action/adventure stuff. I would have been happier to see more leisurely character and interpersonal development, to give the return viewers a better chance to update their perspectives. I hope to see TM reveal his almost impish (immature?) sense of humor, and TC reveal his not so slight frustration at being put-upon. Such nuances need time to develop, and I have the nagging feeling that too much was crowded in in too short a time. And I feel the same way when I encounter devilish details, like the destruction of the Ferrari in trailers which were aired even before the series started; the delicious long-running tension over the condition of the car in TOS (the original series) was doomed forever by the utter destruction of two of them, followed by TM promising to pay for the repairs! Who wasn't watching? REPAIRS?!?! But maybe we'll see the black one from now on? A less dramatic flub involved a gold ingot retrieved by TM from a shipwreck while scuba diving. A brick sized ingot, plainly marked 1 KG, handled as though it weighed just that, instead of the 40 plus pounds it would weigh. I am not sure a solo diver could even retrieve one of these without assistance or apparatus. And I won't mention the violation of safety rules in diving solo. (OK, I did.) And fastidious Higgins (gender irrelevant) would never put his/her hand to such an abysmally bad ship model. I suppose such fussiness won't matter if the producers are simply trying I to snag a whole new generation of viewers inured to endless near-impossible pulse pounding action, but if they hope to satisfy perceptive, thoughtful (returning) viewers, the shadow of hasty, sloppy craftsmanship taints every level of the production. But we all can name our favorite series that had a shaky start before finding its own focus and voice; this one is pleasant enough for now, and I hope it succeeds.

Enjoyable fun. Seems true to the original series so far.

Family Show its so good ! Mystery, Action, Great lines and Cute guys! Plus Higgians is epic !

The only car Magnum should drive - a Ferrari 308! This show seems like a Hawaii 5-0 lite episode.

Jay who plays Magnum, is the worst. Why did they pick someone without emotion and dead fish eyes to play Magnum. On top of that he can't act.

Still waiting for the irresponsible adolescent behavior of the Original Magnum P.I. as opposed to the "Stuff Shirt" always Accountable and Responsible Original British Gentleman Higgins.

This "Fish Story" is more like the Original Magnum P.I..

FYI to all that don't live here at Hawaii, Hawaiian "Poke" (pronounced poo kee) is raw fish (the Ahi (Tuna) of this Episode), cut into 1 inch squares, usually mixed with soyu, green onions and chopped sweet Maui onions, limu (specific type of raw seaweed usually soaked in vinegar).

Japanese Sashimi is also raw fish from Ahi (tuna). Sushi is NOT raw fish, sushi is the special sushi rice.

Will give writer Joe Gazzam a chance as upcoming Episode 3. So far Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim scripts of this Episode 2 and previous Episode 1 are Hollywood templates for Generation Y and Generation Z.