![]() ![]() The Higgins character could easily be played by by either a male or female. Moreover, if we consider Magnum a competent protagonist, she cannot bring the element of greater experience to the relationship. By resetting the structure in this way, she becomes an antagonistic partner and an ongoing potential love interest. She is intelligent, attractive, supremely confident and competent in almost all things. In this reboot, Higgins is younger than Magnum. As well, Higgins age and experience allowed the character to be both a hero and a damsel in distress without negative impact. ![]() While almost never a central element of any story, the ongoing subplot enriched the series. Over the course of the series, we saw a grudging growth by both, each gaining respect for the other. Service people came home with the memories of a wet jungle war and were no longer considered heroes. During this time, military service was changing, reflecting the less formal society of the 1960's and 70's. Magnum, the younger, represented the Viet Nam era. As we learned more about him, we discovered that his stiff upper lip concealed an action-packed history of service. Higgins, the elder of the two, represented a warrior of an older, for formal era. In the original series, Magnum and Higgins represented two archetypes. What I miss is the relationship in the original show, a relationship which cannot exist in this reboot of the show. I don't really care about Higgins being cast as a woman. Go back to the drawing board, guys, and come up with something original! These remakes are destined to fail.įor some reason, there are many reviewers here who are upset about Higgins being portrayed by a woman. Has Hollywood really run out of premises on which to base new TV series? Has there been one reboot that actually was worth watching? The new Magnum simply proves that writers cannot depend on nostalgia to bring viewers to the screen. the rebooted Ghostbusters, Oceans 8, what else am I forgetting?!?). Overall, the show may have had some chance of success if it simply was another O'ahu-based cop/detective show but as far as I am concerned this is yet one more in a long list of remakes that shouldn't have been made (i.e. The original 'Magnum P.I.' didn't need Steve McGarrett to bolster its ratings. Lastly, the desperate crossover appearances from the current 'Hawaii Five-0' (another poorly made remake) simply fails. Hill simply doesn't bring to the screen what Roger E. Knighton isn't bad as Rick but it's not a very deep role in the first place. Hernandez simply doesn't have the charm and charisma of Tom Selleck (who does?). Swing and a miss! Unfortunately, Jay Hernandez, Zachary Knighton and Stephen Hill are equally unsuccessful in their roles. Changing the character's gender is only pathetic attempt to draw interest to her. Why? John Hillerman was the quintessential actor for the role, and played it beautifully. And changing Higgins into a woman, that just shows how desperate it is to cater to its audience. The cast isn't bad but they don't come anywhere near the chemistry the original Magnum crew had. Obviously it has to be "updated" with even bigger fake action scenes (courtesy CGI) which distracts as the original never needed such "tricks" to make it interesting. I am a huge Magnum fan since it was originally aired, and used to pay respects at "Robin's Nest" ("Pahonu") every time I was on O'ahu until it was torn down earlier this year (a large emotional hit already for all Magnum fans!). How can I honestly say it's good or bad if I don't even watch it? This show should never have attempted to replicate one of the greatest TV series ever. but it's trying to be, which means it IS that bad! I swore I wasn't going to watch the remake, but ended up doing so purely out of curiosity. ![]()
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