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CBS has shelled out a big pilot production commitment to Magnum P.I., an update of the classic 1980s Tom Selleck series set in Hawaii. It hails from Peter Lenkov, CBS/CBS Studios’ go-to writer for rebooting iconic procedurals who has successfully revived Hawaii Five-0 and MacGyver, and Davis Entertainment (The Blacklist).
Co-written by Lenkov and fellow Hawaii Five-0 executive producer/co-showrunner Eric Guggenheim, Magnum P.I. will feature the same central quartet of characters as the original but, instead of four guys, it will consist of three men and a woman, with Higgins (played by John Hillerman) reconceived as Juliet Higgins. CBS/CBS Studios took a similar approach with Sherlock Holmes’ sidekick Watson on Elementary, who became Joan Watson.
The new Magnum P.I. follows Thomas Magnum, a decorated ex-Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator. With help from fellow vets Theodore “TC” Calvin and Orville “Rick” Wright, as well as that of disavowed former MI:6 agent Juliet Higgins, Magnum takes on the cases no one else will, helping those who have no one else to turn to. Action, adventure and comedy aside, Magnum P.I. will also explore a brotherhood forged by the trauma of combat, what it means to return home an ex-soldier, and a commitment to continuing to serve while in the private sector.
Lenkov and Guggenheim executive produce with John Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment. CBS TV Studios co-produces with rights holder Universal TV.
Tom Selleck, who played Magnum P.I. in the original series in one of his signature roles, is on CBS as the star/executive producer of long-running cop family drama Blue Bloods and, as part of that, he has a deal at CBS TV Studios. There were discussions about him getting involved in the reboot. I hear he opted not to get formally on board but gave the project his blessing.
I hear Lenkov originally had the idea for a new take on Magnum P.I., with Davis Entertainment spearheading the effort to bring all parties together. Magnum P.I. falls outside of Davis’ overall deal at Sony Pictures TV Studios.
Last year, ABC developed Magnum, a sequel to Magnum P.I., from Leverage creator John Rogers and Eva Longoria’s UnbeliEVAble Entertainment. It followed Magnum’s daughter, Lily “Tommy” Magnum, who returns to Hawaii to take up the mantle of her father’s PI firm.
Lenkov is an executive producer on three CBS/CBS Studios series — Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver and summer drama Salvation, which was just renewed for a second season. He is repped by CAA and Del Shaw.
Guggenheim joined Hawaii Five-0 as a co-producer in Season 4 and was elevated to co-showrunner at the start of Season 7. Prior to that he was a writer on the first four seasons of the NBC/Uni TV drama Parenthood. Guggenheim is repped by ICM Partners and ZIffren Brittenham.
Davis Entertainment also has legal drama The Partner, based on the John Grisham novel, in development at Fox.
..is the world ready for a revival of the Hawaiian shirt ?!
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The new Magnum P.I. follows Thomas Magnum, a decorated ex-Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator. With help from fellow vets Theodore “TC” Calvin and Orville “Rick” Wright, as well as that of disavowed former MI:6 agent Juliet Higgins, Magnum takes on the cases no one else will, helping those who have no one else to turn to. Action, adventure and comedy aside, Magnum P.I. will also explore a brotherhood forged by the trauma of combat, what it means to return home an ex-soldier, and a commitment to continuing to serve while in the private sector.
Magnum PI was the reason Selleck didn't take.accept the Indiana Jones role right ?
Least we got "Runaway" still, a film I will go to the wire for ...
... with the possible exception of Gene Simmon's performance
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
Necros wrote: Can't Hollywood just come up with, like, new ideas and stuff?
People say that about as much as "Hollywood" remakes things. If people backed up original IP with their wallets as much as they do older material we indeed get more original material but instead what we get are people complaining about wanting original work while original work gets hardly any business. If one wants to see change one has to target the consumers not "Hollywood".
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
So, people who didn't pay to see Chappie, Valerian or Jupiter Ascending have no right to complain about Hollywood avoiding the costly mistake of originality?
Automatically Appended Next Post: Originality advocates need to start with the man in the mirror, take a look at themselves and make the change?
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BobtheInquisitor wrote: So, people who didn't pay to see Chappie, Valerian or Jupiter Ascending have no right to complain about Hollywood avoiding the costly mistake of originality
To be fair these movies ranged from "you got some ideas here" to "holy feth people put money into funding this"
I'm actually just going to start harping on it now cause it's gotten kind of annoying. Almost nothing gets made in Hollywood anymore. The place is like a bunch of old theater houses, tourist traps, office buildings and flipped houses. The people living there are already struggling with gentrification people stop blaming them for gak that ain't really their fault. CBS is headquartered in New York for crying out loud. The only business they own that still in LA is CBS Film and they're in Brentwood!
BobtheInquisitor wrote: So, people who didn't pay to see Chappie, Valerian or Jupiter Ascending have no right to complain about Hollywood avoiding the costly mistake of originality?
At no point did anyone say no one could complain about it, just that what was presented was an extremely common complaint. Being common doesn't make it wrong but it also doesn't really make a difference either. Those three movies listed were not very good either, and on top of that Valerian is an adaptation of a previous work so doesn't really fit the mold of being an original story.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
CBS has shelled out a big pilot production commitment to Magnum P.I., an update of the classic 1980s Tom Selleck series set in Hawaii. It hails from Peter Lenkov, CBS/CBS Studios’ go-to writer for rebooting iconic procedurals who has successfully revived Hawaii Five-0 and MacGyver, and Davis Entertainment (The Blacklist).
Co-written by Lenkov and fellow Hawaii Five-0 executive producer/co-showrunner Eric Guggenheim, Magnum P.I. will feature the same central quartet of characters as the original but, instead of four guys, it will consist of three men and a woman, with Higgins (played by John Hillerman) reconceived as Juliet Higgins. CBS/CBS Studios took a similar approach with Sherlock Holmes’ sidekick Watson on Elementary, who became Joan Watson.
The new Magnum P.I. follows Thomas Magnum, a decorated ex-Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator. With help from fellow vets Theodore “TC” Calvin and Orville “Rick” Wright, as well as that of disavowed former MI:6 agent Juliet Higgins, Magnum takes on the cases no one else will, helping those who have no one else to turn to. Action, adventure and comedy aside, Magnum P.I. will also explore a brotherhood forged by the trauma of combat, what it means to return home an ex-soldier, and a commitment to continuing to serve while in the private sector.
Lenkov and Guggenheim executive produce with John Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment. CBS TV Studios co-produces with rights holder Universal TV.
Tom Selleck, who played Magnum P.I. in the original series in one of his signature roles, is on CBS as the star/executive producer of long-running cop family drama Blue Bloods and, as part of that, he has a deal at CBS TV Studios. There were discussions about him getting involved in the reboot. I hear he opted not to get formally on board but gave the project his blessing.
I hear Lenkov originally had the idea for a new take on Magnum P.I., with Davis Entertainment spearheading the effort to bring all parties together. Magnum P.I. falls outside of Davis’ overall deal at Sony Pictures TV Studios.
Last year, ABC developed Magnum, a sequel to Magnum P.I., from Leverage creator John Rogers and Eva Longoria’s UnbeliEVAble Entertainment. It followed Magnum’s daughter, Lily “Tommy” Magnum, who returns to Hawaii to take up the mantle of her father’s PI firm.
Lenkov is an executive producer on three CBS/CBS Studios series — Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver and summer drama Salvation, which was just renewed for a second season. He is repped by CAA and Del Shaw.
Guggenheim joined Hawaii Five-0 as a co-producer in Season 4 and was elevated to co-showrunner at the start of Season 7. Prior to that he was a writer on the first four seasons of the NBC/Uni TV drama Parenthood. Guggenheim is repped by ICM Partners and ZIffren Brittenham.
Davis Entertainment also has legal drama The Partner, based on the John Grisham novel, in development at Fox.
..is the world ready for a revival of the Hawaiian shirt ?!
In response to your observations...
1. When it comes to televison, yes, horribly.
2. It is incorrect to say "revival" when referencing a timeless classic.
Higgins as a female? Hmmmm...John Hillerman is Higgins.
Thats the problem. As another poster noted, it wasn't about the plot, the actors made that episode.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
If they are really good, they will want to forge their own path instead of living in Selleck's shadow, and they'll David Caruso out just as the show really takes off.
I am more disturbed that we have more cop/PI shows. What's next shows about Lawyers and Doctors?
We need some shows about other jobs. I know those seem to have the highest level of stakes, but how about some shows about soldiers, archeologists, professional agitators, high steel construction workers, Oil Rig workers, etc? I don't mean Reality TV either, I mean like fictional/dramatized TV shows.
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Easy E wrote: I am more disturbed that we have more cop/PI shows. What's next shows about Lawyers and Doctors?
We need some shows about other jobs. I know those seem to have the highest level of stakes, but how about some shows about soldiers, archeologists, professional agitators, high steel construction workers, Oil Rig workers, etc? I don't mean Reality TV either, I mean like fictional/dramatized TV shows.
A friend of mine and I talked about this years ago when we were working for the park service. We eventually settled on the idea that 'our boring jobs' don't make for good TV.
But this sounds like dogcrap. Magnum was Tom Selleck, the Show. Without the smarm and 'stache, there isn't any point. A show needs to be strong enough to sell on its own merits.
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Voss wrote: A friend of mine and I talked about this years ago when we were working for the park service. We eventually settled on the idea that 'our boring jobs' don't make for good TV.
It'll blow your socks off that there is a show called Parks and Rec that is about people working in a parks department.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
2018/05/18 07:19:13
Subject: Re:‘Magnum P.I.’ Reboot In the Works At CBS
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
