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4 September 23 - 29, 2018 cover story
By Kenneth Andeel
TV Media
Name the most famous mustache to ever grace a TV screen. You have 10 seconds to deduce the answer, and should you fail, a shadowy cabal of
Back to the well
‘Magnum P.I.’ returns to television with CBS reboot
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was something of a boilerplate avatar of American heroism — the strapping, broad-chested former quarterback
that audiences would have recognized from countless other stories. Hernandez earned the role in a culture that has made strides in offering a variety of representation.The Mexican-American actor would have probably been rel- egated to supporting character status in the original series, but in 2018, a major network is happy to have him as thelead.
drug-dealing, bank-robbing, helicopter- hijacking racketeers will forever escape justice, in possession of a priceless crys- tal figurine and a dossier of fantastically important government secrets.
With stakes so high, I’m confident that you’ll provide the correct informa-
tion without breaking a sweat and declare that the single, indisputable answer is that of Thomas Sullivan Mag- num, the now-iconic namesake of the 1980s hit, “Magnum, P.I.” This fall, CBS is counting on the enduring recognition of that iconic character when it reboots the classic series with Jay Hernandez (“Suicide Squad,” 2016) as the in- heritor of the Magnum mojo. Catch the premiere when it airs Monday, Sept. 24, on CBS.
HernandezisbackedupbyWelsh actressPerditaWeeks(“ReadyPlayer One,” 2018) in the role of Higgins, the straight woman to Magnum’s wild card, and fellow Americans Zachary Knighton (“Happy Endings”) and Ste- phen Hill (“Boardwalk Empire”) as Rick and TC, close friends of Magnum’s from his military past.
The pilot for the new series was greenlit in February of this year, and
a polished trailer for the show was dropped in May.The person behind the controls is Peter M. Lenkov, a self-pro- fessed fan of the ‘80s “Magnum” and a writer/producer on CBS’s first Hawaiian crime-fest reboot, “Hawaii Five-0.” Len- kov’s secret weapon for the pilot was director Justin Lin. Lin is best known for thrilling audiences with his dynamic and outrageous action sequences in the immensely popular Fast and the Furious franchise, and his skill at creating high- energy setpieces is bringing Magnum back with a bang.
The original “Magnum, P.I.” first aired in 1980, but for many critics and fans, the show holds up in significant ways. It still receives praise for being an early depiction of a Vietnam War veteran character, and the charisma of its star, Tom Selleck (“Blue Bloods”), has cemented the titular character as a memorable part of TV history.
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The modern sensibilities of figure-
heads such as Lin and Lenkov heavily
inform the reboot, and the differences
betweentheold“Magnum,P.I.”and
thenew“MagnumP.I.”gowellbeyond ThecastingofWeeksintheroleof that missing comma. For starters, the
mustache is MIA. The first teaser photo
of Hernandez in his new role made it
clear that the show wasn’t interested
in being a 1:1 remake of its predecessor
and was willing to take big, potentially
clumsy risks that could attract the ire of
diehard Magnum-heads.
Magnum’s second most essential possession (after the mustache) was his red Ferrari, and it turns out that that ride wasn’t so sacred, either. The Ferrari appears in the trailer for the show, but after a good-natured meta taunt, the trailer sends the poor vehicle to explode into smithereens at the wrong end of
a speeding, multi-ton transport truck. And then the pulverized pieces fall off a cliff. So much for tradition.
Juliet Higgins was a deliberate decision meant to erode some of the “Boys’ Club” atmosphere of the original series, in which Higgins was a male character. Some commentators have expressed concern that the grudging friendship between Higgins and Magnum — a big part of the original show’s charm — might be replaced by an overused dependence on sexual tension in the new formula. That will ultimately come down to the skill and restraint of the writing staff, however, and there’s no inherent reason the new dynamic can’t be as engrossing as its prototype was.
There will be other notable cameos, though. Supporting characters from “Hawaii Five-0” will pop up during the first two episodes of “Magnum P.I.,” and more involved crossovers featur- ing lead characters will occur later in the season. Hawaii’s not that big, so it’s perfectly logical that all of these tropical crime-fighters would find their paths crossing.
These sorts of changes seem like a
declaration of intent and a statement
that the show isn’t interested in superfi-
cial fan service. Beyond these examples,
however, are other alterations that
seem to come from a more thoughtful
place.TheoriginalThomasMagnum Theinitialannouncementand
gradual reveal of the “Magnum P.I.” reboot has drawn mixed reactions, and a fair amount of skepticism, but perhaps the increased
scrutiny will lead to more in- terested eyeballs when the series debuts. The network
is hoping that the recent success of other rebooted
properties across the televi- sion world (including its own “Hawaii Five-0”) bode
well for the latest example of
this trend. This fall will give us an idea as to whether “Magnum P.I.”
can recapture some of the lasting pop culture penetration and abiding
critical acclaim of the original, or if it will end up swept out to
sea. Catch the premiere on Monday, Sept. 24, on CBS.
Perdita Weeks stars in “Magnum P.I.”
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