Magnum, P.I.
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| Name: | Magnum P.I. |
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| Creator: | Donald P. Bellisario, Glen A. Larson |
| Date(s): | 1980 – 1988 |
| Medium: | Television |
| Country of Origin: | USA |
| External Links: | at IMDb at Wikipedia |
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Magnum, P.I. was a 1980s detective series set in Hawaii and starred Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a Vietnam vet who'd set himself up as a private investigator.
A remake series was produced on May 11, 2018.[1][2]
Canon Overview
Characters
- Thomas Magnum (Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV)
- Jonathan Higgins (Jonathan Quayle Higgins III)
- T.C. (Theodore Calvin)
- Rick Wright (Orville Wilbur Richard "Rick" Wright)
- Robin Masters (who may or may not be the same person as Higgins)
Canonical Crossovers
The show featured two-part crossover episodes with other crime shows of the day, including Simon & Simon and Murder She Wrote.[citation needed]
There were also nods to Hawaii 5-0, such as when Higgins calls Five-O to report a theft in Season 1, Episode 5, "Thank Heavens for Little Girls, and Big Ones Too." Or Magnum gets on the radio pretending he's with the police and asks: "Billy, this is McGarrett of Five-O. Is David Norman armed?" In in Season 1, Episode 6, "Skin Deep"[3]
Robin Master's Identity
Like Charlie on Charlie's Angels, Robin Masters' face was never shown. As the series went on, there were increasing numbers of hints that Higgins, not "Robin", is the real author and owner of the estate. In the series finale, Higgins finally admits this but then later claims to have been lying. No definitive proof is ever given in canon.
Original Series Fandom Overview
The original series' fandom is relatively small, with only 134 works on AO3.
The majority of the early sharing of fanworks took place in print zines, either Magnum focused ones or multi-media zines.
Print zines with a focus of Magnum P.I. are Robin's Nest (fiction), and the letterzines How to Be a World Class Private Investigator, I Know What You're Thinking, and Little Voices.
Slash Pairings
Slash ships vary between Higgins/Magnum (33 works), TC/Magnum (7 Works) and TC/Rick. This might be expected considering the majority of the fandom took place before the world wide web was introduced. Although, it did have some small popularity in online spaces because there was a slash focused mailing list at one point.
In Crossovers
- Homeward Bound by Alyjude (crossover with Sentinel in which Magnum is Blair Sandburg's father)
- Love Knots by Pam Rose (crossover with Starsky & Hutch, from Best Little Valentine Zine in Texas)
- The Last Chapter by Gina Martin (crossover with Hawaii 5-0, from Anything Goes #4)
- When Brass Turned to Gold is a crossover novel with Tales of the Gold Monkey
- Busman's Holiday by Brenda Callagher (crossover with Knight Rider from Knight 2000)
- Brilliant Disguise by Dovya Blaque (crossover with Indiana Jones from Hungry Hearts)
- Hawaiian Sunshine by Teresa Sarick (crossover with Doctor Who from Grip)
- Return to Paradise (crossover with Simon and Simon in Something to Love)
![from The Silken Thread That Binds Us: "Another interesting thing in this zine is an illustration of a bar, where Kirk, McCoy and Scotty are having a drink, and if you notice the other patrons, you will find Battlestar Galactica folk, Magnum P.I., I think someone is from Blake's Seven (not sure though) and the bartender is Sam from Cheers. There is no mention of these characters that I saw, just added to the background of the illustration."[note 1]](/w/images/thumb/e/e8/Silken4.jpg/120px-Silken4.jpg)
from The Silken Thread That Binds Us: "Another interesting thing in this zine is an illustration of a bar, where Kirk, McCoy and Scotty are having a drink, and if you notice the other patrons, you will find Battlestar Galactica folk, Magnum P.I., I think someone is from Blake's Seven (not sure though) and the bartender is Sam from Cheers. There is no mention of these characters that I saw, just added to the background of the illustration."[note 1]
![from The Silken Thread That Binds Us: "Another interesting thing in this zine is an illustration of a bar, where Kirk, McCoy and Scotty are having a drink, and if you notice the other patrons, you will find Battlestar Galactica folk, Magnum P.I., I think someone is from Blake's Seven (not sure though) and the bartender is Sam from Cheers. There is no mention of these characters that I saw, just added to the background of the illustration."[note 1]](/wiki/File:Silken4.jpg)
Original Series Fanworks in Multimedia Zines
Alternate Dimensions of Reality | Bellisario's Boys | Brothers 'n Blues | Compadres | Cops and Robbers and Spies...Oh, My! | Dial S | The Eyes Have It! | Frisky Business | Fruit Cocktail | Guardian | Heat | The Karenina Continuity Chronicles | Lions and Tigers and Zines, Oh My! | Of Dreams and Schemes | One Way or Another | Our Favorite Things | The Osiris Files | Ouch! | Panning for Pyrites | Remote Control | Rerun Scenario | | Southern Lights | Subject: Adventure | Suffering Heroes | Sweet Justice | Wild Cards | The Yule Tide
Sample Online Fanworks
- Eine delikate Angelegenheit(txt version) by T'Len, Higgins needs help with a delicate matter and turns to Magnum - with surprising consequences. (Higgins/Magnum, 23 Feb 2006)
- I'm Sixty-Four (Or Perhaps Somewhat Older) by Lady_Ganesh, Magnum's not sure he's ready to admit that they're both getting older. (Higgins/Magnum, 02 May 2012)
Sample Fanart
Anne Batterby, from Our Favorite Things #2 (1985)
Laura Virgil (1985)
Laura Virgil (1985)
Christine Myers from Vault of Tomorrow, this Star Trek: TOS character appears to be a bit of Magnum P.I. fan casting
Laura Virgil, from Southern Lights #2
Laura Virgil, from Southern Lights #2
Laura Virgil, from Southern Lights #4
T'Pyr, from Alternate Dimensions of Reality
Ann Shelby, from Rerun #2
Angi Towski, from Wild Cards #3 (1995)
Kate Soehnien?, from Osiris Files #2
from Little Voices
from The Eyes Have It! #6
Tracy Christensen, from Our Favorite Things #3 (1984)
Bonnie Reitz portrays Higgins and The Lads (Dobermans named Zeus and Apollo), from Our Favorite Things #3 (1984)
Tracy Christensen, from Our Favorite Things #3 (1984)
Fanvids
- All For I and I For All (or That’s How It’s Gonna Be) by California Crew
- Bye Bye So Long Farewell by California Crew
- Yogi Bear by California Crew
- Hungarian Rhapsody
- Living Years
Mailing Lists
- Magnumslash - focused on the Magnum/Rick pairing
Archives, Communities & Resources
- Magnum, P.I., A Compendium of Facts by Jude Wilson (from Rerun #1)
- Fun Facts About Every Episode of Magnum, p.i.
- Magnum PI (1980) tag at AO3
2018 Reboot Fandom Overview
The 2018 series reboot focuses fiction on the Higgins/Magnum pairing. On AO3, there are 1858 works.
Notes
- ^ Text extracted from a 2015 eBay seller
References
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 11, 2018). "Magnum P.I., God Friended Me & The Red Line Dramas Get CBS Series Orders". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Pedersen, Erik (July 9, 2018). "CBS Fall 2018 Premiere Dates: Big Bang & Young Sheldon To Help Launch Magnum PI & Murphy Brown Revival". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ "Original Series, Season I, Episode 6". IMDb. January 15, 1981.