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Magnum, the 7th season, was written to tie up all loose ends in the series and was purposed to be the final season. The 8th season was a big "thank you" present from the actors to the fans, who just could not get enough and were screaming for an encore. Rightfully so. There have been few shows to match Magnum's appeal. There has been some mention about the picture quality on the 7th season. There is an explanation which has nothing to do with bitrates or how dvds are authored in general. At the end of the 6th season, some bean-counter network executive decided that in order to save money, the network would no longer use film in shooting episodes. They would instead "film" and edit shows entirely on videotape and the viewing audience would supposedly never know the difference, since everyone watched these shows on small, square boxes. What a nitwit. Even after the lessons learned about residuals from syndication, this numbskull could not imagine future earning potential. [At least some bright bulb decided to not record over the tape "to save money!"] And even though the consumer videotape and dvd markets were far away, first time viewers of these episodes (and all other series across the board) were disappointed in the drop in picture quality which COULD be seen on our little square boxes with vaccuum-tube technology. Nevertheless, the Magnum stories and acting are top notch. Oh how I wish the original cast members would come together for another season. Maybe Thomas has finished writing his detective manual and is more of a novelist than private eye now. Of course Higgins is gone now, but the doberman's are everpresent through their descendants. T.C. probably has a fleet of tour 'copters and flies more for fun than necessity. Rick is fully "retired" but operating something semi-legitimately of course... probably owns a private security firm or such like. Bring them all back or at least pay a hack writer to do a paperback book series. Even the 8th season encore left us all wanting more.Read full review
Season 7 is a wonderful blend of action and levity. The episode with Frank Sinatra ranks as one of the top segments. The character development is outstanding and each episode has its own individual degree of introspection.
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Magnum P.I., made famous with the antics of Tom Selleck & the fast way he handle's his guns. He really is a expert in weaponds. This is both suspence & comedy as he taunts his fellow actors into his cases. This is a great viewing for the whole family. Don't forget the dobermans too. They always give a lively performance....for all dog lovers!!! I Like Tom Selleck, for how he lives his life off screen too. He seems to be the same person both on & off. Very honerable. Wish more actors could be like him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was perfect. I had already watched the first few episodes of season 7 so it was okay that a disc was missing. It works perfectly.
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A great TV series from the 1980's. Action, Adventure, Drama, and humor. You get all of these elements when watching Magnum P.I.
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