Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck) is in for a lot of fun this week, as he has to face off against a curse, and then try to help a friend who is in way too much trouble! First up, is The Curse of the King Kamehameha Club, which was written by Babs Greyhosky and aired 19…
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Magnum, P.I. (1981) – Missing In Action & Lest We Forget
Thomas (Tom Selleck) takes on lost loves, broken hearts, and the military in this week’s two episodes. And while the theme isn’t in place yet (it doesn’t take over from the current them until Season 1 Episode 12 (next week)), it is woven throughout the episodes at this point. The first episode Missing In…
Magnum, P.I. (1981) – Never Again… Never Again & The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii
Thomas (Tom Selleck) finds his way into more trouble this week, with this double dose of the Hawaii detective (sorry, investigator). The first episode, Never Again… Never Again, hit televisions on 22 January, 1981. It was written for the series by Babs Greyhosky, based on a story by Jim Carlson and Terrence McDonnell. It was directed…
Magnum, P.I. (1981) – No Need to Know & Skin Deep
The new year starts off with a bang for Thomas (Tom Selleck). First off, he ends up tangling with the IRA in No Need to Know. This episode originally aired 8 January, 1981, and was written by Frank Lupo. It seems Robin has offered the estate to be used by one of Higgins’ (John…
Magnum, P.I. (1980) – China Doll & Thank Heaven for Little Girls and Big Ones Too
Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck) closes out the year, 1980, with these two episodes. The first episode, China Doll, aired 18 December, 1980 and was written by Bellisario. Thomas is rather taken with a young woman, Mai Ling (Susie Elene) on one of the islands, so much so that he’s flown to Oahu with T.C….
Magnum, P.I. (1980) – Don’t Eat the Snow in Hawaii (Parts I & II)
I’m jumping ahead to the next Bellisario title, Magnum, P.I., while I fight with my computer and try to get more Airwolf to watch. That’s not a bad thing though, because this is my second favorite Bellisario show ever, and I am so looking forward to revisiting this one! I can’t even begin to…
What’s Up, Doc? (1972) – Peter Bogdanovich
The next recommendation from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book for Some Like It Hot is this zany madcap comedy set in San Francisco and starring Barbara Streisand and Ryan O’Neal. Hanging the slightest of story threads on the concept of four identical overnight bags, and four adjoining hotel rooms, this one…
Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982) – Pilot
The next Bellisario series that came along after Battlestar Galactica that caught my attention (despite the fact that Magnum, P.I. started first, I came to it a little later) was this 1930s high adventure series starring Stephen Collins as ex-Flying Tiger Jake Cutter in his Grumman Goose, and his one-eyed dog Jack. Bellisario wrote the two-hour pilot…
Blazing Saddles (1974) – Mel Brooks
The Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book ‘s next recommendation for Monsieur Hulot, is Mel Brook’s comedic take on the western genre, that works on sight gags, physical comedy, and lots of great lines. However, there is also a slew of stereotypes and some less than acceptable language, although it’s very evident…
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982. The year after Raiders of the Lost Ark came out, a couple of television series tried to cash in on the action period piece serial vibe, there was Bring Em Back Alive with Bruce Boxleitner, and then there was Donald Bellisario who has gave me two of my favorite television shows Quantum Leap and Magnum P.I. and…
The Mind Reels 