by Larry Brody
Sorry, kids, but there’s no other way to put it: CBS’s new version of Magnum, P.I. isn’t your father’s Magnum…and it shouldn’t be yours either.
THE GOOD:
- Hawaii’s a very good looking place. (At least it was pre the last hurricane to come close to the islands.) Just like in the original.
- There’s a guy named Thomas Magnum in most of the scenes of the show and he lives on some other guy’s big estate and drives that other guy’s Ferrari. Just like in the original.
- There’s a character named Higgins running the estate and keeping track of Magnum. Just like in the original.
- Magnum’s old friends hang out with him and provide the kind of help he needs whenever he needs it. Just like in the original.
- Lots of repartee. Just like in the original.
THE NOT SO GOOD: