tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post5313506364459650920..comments2023-08-18T04:37:47.001-04:00Comments on Byzantium's Shores: chronicling the misadventures of an overalls-clad hippie: I know what you're thinking, and you're right.Kelly Sedingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-8917316216724549082008-04-16T09:37:00.000-04:002008-04-16T09:37:00.000-04:00The time might be right for a movie to be made, ba...The time might be right for a movie to be made, based on the forerunner of shows like Magnum and Rockford Files. I refer, of course to the inimitable Joe Mannix of Mannix. I used to like that show. I think that means I'm an old guy now. <BR/>There have been many private eye shows. It'd be kind of interesting to trace the lineage of these types of shows. I'm sure its been done. there could be a whole family tree or a rundown like they have in the bible wherein Mannix begot Rockford, who begat Magnum, etc..<BR/><BR/>Eric P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-68019411492499709972008-04-16T09:26:00.000-04:002008-04-16T09:26:00.000-04:00I'll (not) be waiting for other important shows fr...I'll (not) be waiting for other important shows from the 80's to hit the big screen. Charles in Charge, Punky Brewster and Who's the Boss come to mind.<BR/>Actually, Magnum, P.I. was enjoyable to watch. It had a similar feel (& formula) to The Rockford Files with James Garner. I wonder if some of the same people were involved in these two shows. I watched a lot of the Rockford Files episodes together with my Grandpa.<BR/><BR/>Eric P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-17170879368996452642008-04-15T20:16:00.000-04:002008-04-15T20:16:00.000-04:00Well, that's half of the answer....Well, that's <I>half</I> of the answer....Kelly Sedingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-82867229874928761242008-04-15T14:17:00.000-04:002008-04-15T14:17:00.000-04:00Old Douseldorf was his beer, naturally.Old Douseldorf was his beer, naturally.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02002882836281762310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-10184822345169898482008-04-15T12:27:00.000-04:002008-04-15T12:27:00.000-04:00Funny how Magnum has come back with such nostalgia...Funny how Magnum has come back with such nostalgia. I had the great opportunity to go to Oahu about 4 years ago and we went to the house (it's a private house) that served as Robin Master's estate. It was almost a religous experience for me. I need to get the DVDs. It was an outstanding show and brings me back to great Thursday evenings.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636781213526526761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-58712008579242936712008-04-15T06:21:00.000-04:002008-04-15T06:21:00.000-04:00It helps that for a number of years the show was i...It helps that for a number of years the show was in syndicated re-runs in the Buffalo area, so for a time I was watching old Magnum's on a daily basis. Perfect way to unwind after school, it was...sigh....Kelly Sedingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-43798702065301302802008-04-14T22:56:00.000-04:002008-04-14T22:56:00.000-04:00You know, it's funny -- I was probably as big a fa...You know, it's funny -- I was probably as big a fan of this show as you, but I honestly can't remember many individual episodes.(I've seen Seasons 1 and 3 recently on DVD, but not most of the show, probably, since the '80s...) Instead, I just kind of have this overall sense of "Magnumness," if that makes sense. <BR/><BR/>I do recall "Home from the Sea" very vividly, as well as a similar ep where Thomas is hiking on a mountainside somewhere and ends up trapped under an old Japanese Zero that rolls on top of him.<BR/><BR/>Great series, though; I really need to pick up the rest of the DVDs, and <I>Simon and Simon</I> as well...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com