The Magnum pi thread

HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
Being a Bond Fan for the best part of my life, I am also a Magnum pi fan and thought that there must be someone here who shares my passion.

If I had to choose for the "remote island", if I want to take the 007 movies or the MPI episodes with me, it will be the later.

They always cheer me up and there is barely a week, that I have not seen at least 3 episodes.

I have been twice to Oahu already, visiting Robin's nest and this:

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is my computer wallpaper.

You can see rabbit island on the right and TC's helipda in the background.
Following that road, you reach Robin's nest.

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This morning I came across with these news:

http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=850402

"'Magnum P.I.' Hawaiian mansion up for sale


The Hawaiian house where Tom Selleck's iconic TV series "Magnum P.I." was set has been put on the market for $15 million.

The sprawling Oahu, Hawaii, beachfront mansion served as the setting for Robin's Nest, the fictional estate Selleck's character, Thomas Magnum, called home for all nine seasons of the hit crime drama.

Located on the southeast coast of the island, the private residence covers three acres, and the sprawling main house includes five bedrooms and five baths, as well as a boat house, bath house and tennis courts."
President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

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Comments

  • always shakenalways shaken LondonPosts: 6,287MI6 Agent
    wow ,that looks fantastic, no wonder you've been there twice,i would love to go to the islands
    im sure le samouri man has a comment or two to add :)
    By the way, did I tell you, I was "Mad"?
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Beautiful place, always watched Magnum P.I and loved it, although I was more an A-Team man. ;)
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  • minigeffminigeff EnglandPosts: 7,884MI6 Agent
    Jack Regan could kick Tom Magnum's arse :p
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  • ACACIA_AVENUEACACIA_AVENUE UKPosts: 1,775MI6 Agent
    minigeff wrote:
    Jack Regan could kick Tom Magnum's arse :p

    One keystroke to the right on the word 'kick' and that statement would have taken on a new meaning :#
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    From Fr Ted:
    " Now, get out there and let's lick some arse!, ............. Kick some arse ! :))
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  • always shakenalways shaken LondonPosts: 6,287MI6 Agent
    minigeff wrote:
    Jack Regan could kick Tom Magnum's arse :p

    Jack Regan now theres a real mans man , only he could say
    "we are the Sweeney son ,and we havnt had our dinner ,your nicked"
    RIP John Thaw
    By the way, did I tell you, I was "Mad"?
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    " Put your trousers on son, you're nicked " :)) The Sweeney, loved it. :x
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • minigeffminigeff EnglandPosts: 7,884MI6 Agent
    minigeff wrote:
    Jack Regan could kick Tom Magnum's arse :p

    Jack Regan now theres a real mans man , only he could say
    "we are the Sweeney son ,and we havnt had our dinner ,your nicked"
    RIP John Thaw

    Indeed, magnum pi's for poofs :o
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oWjWSHIw_g&feature=youtube_gdata_player

    Speaking of detectives with a fine moustache, anyone rememder this guy ? Matt Huston.
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  • thesecretagentthesecretagent CornwallPosts: 2,151MI6 Agent
    Great thread! I saw the pilot of the series when I was about 8 or 9 and have probably seen every episode since. Sadly they seem to play only the first six seasons or so on Sky. There were some seriously rubbish ones, and a few silly ones, but largely it would be my favourite programme.

    I actually once fell off a small ferry at night. I was being sick over the side, and the rail gave way. Travelling alone, nobody missed me to sound the alarm. I treaded water all night. I thought of the episode where he got knocked off a surf ski and treaded water for over 24 hrs. I think it got me through. I found myself shouting at god, my dead grandfather, praying out loud that sharks would stay away... At dawn when i could make out land I swam what I estimated to be 2 miles to shore. It took 3 hours. I was in the water just under 8 hours. Not quite Magnum's record, but still...
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    -{ wow, great story TSA.
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  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    wow what a story, TSA!

    How old have you been when this happened and where was it?
    Would you mind that I share your story with the guys on Magnum Mania?
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  • thesecretagentthesecretagent CornwallPosts: 2,151MI6 Agent
    It was in 2001 and I was thirty. It was a passenger ferry between Lombok and Sumbawa in Indonesia. On the way to Sumbawa in the daylight all the passengers watched the sharks follow the boat. I think the propellers stirred up or stunned smaller fish. I had been surfing in Sumbawa and had already had a run in with a 12ft plus tiger shark that cruised so close I thought it would bite my arm. The Aussies joked about how lucky I'd been and bought me a few beers. I stayed out the water after this for the three days before catching the ferry. Falling in was a nightmare especially knowing what was in the water. I'd only just come out of the army and had kind of made a pact that if I was ok and got through I'd be a better person... Well god got a bloody good earful that night! I love swimming, but couldn't be comfortable in the sea until 2006 when I got married and we went to the Maldives. There were very tiny sharks there, but I got over the fear for the sake of the honeymoon and what it had cost us! I've been ok ever since swimming off France, the canaries and Italy.
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  • thesecretagentthesecretagent CornwallPosts: 2,151MI6 Agent
    Bondtoys wrote:
    wow what a story, TSA!

    How old have you been when this happened and where was it?
    Would you mind that I share your story with the guys on Magnum Mania?

    Feel free to share, that's fine.
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  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    Bondtoys wrote:
    wow what a story, TSA!

    How old have you been when this happened and where was it?
    Would you mind that I share your story with the guys on Magnum Mania?

    Don't you try it on your boat crossings ffs :D
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    It's an OCEAN LINER and not a boat! 8-)
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  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    You can tart it up with what ever words you like, it's still a boat :D
  • Le SamouraiLe Samourai Honolulu, HIPosts: 573MI6 Agent
    Great story, TSA.

    I'm a big Magnum fan. Though the series had some bad episodes and the lack of continuity was frustrating (T.C. has no kids… wait, he does have kids!), the characters and the chemistry between the actors made it worth watching. And I consider 'Did You See the Sunrise?' one of the best things ever shown on TV. (So does the creator of 'Archer': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gdj62aqx-w )

    Thomas Magnum is also just a great character: Tough but sensitive, loyal to his friends, good sense of humor, smart and well-read but not pretentious, takes what he does seriously but doesn't take himself too seriously.

    Incidentally, I've lived in Hawaii for 30+ years and go past Magnum filming locations virtually every day. It's about a 10 minute walk from my house to the Wai'alae Beach Park, which is the location of the pavilion that served as the King Kamehameha Club's outdoor bar.
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  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    {[] {[] Le Samourai

    Wai'alae Beach Park is such a nice place. They shot a lot around the Kahala resort and we can also see that long beach where Magnum is often jogging at the beginning of the episodes.

    That outdoor bar pic is great! Whenever I am there and try to snap a pic, there are plenty of peoplle!

    I assume that life is good on Oahu?

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  • Le SamouraiLe Samourai Honolulu, HIPosts: 573MI6 Agent
    Bondtoys wrote:
    {[] {[] Le Samourai

    Wai'alae Beach Park is such a nice place. They shot a lot around the Kahala resort and we can also see that long beach where Magnum is often jogging at the beginning of the episodes.

    That outdoor bar pic is great! Whenever I am there and try to snap a pic, there are plenty of peoplle!

    I assume that life is good on Oahu?

    {[] {[] {[]

    Life on Oahu is GREAT... It just happens to be mind-crushinlgy expensive. Price of paradise, as they say.
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