Magnum P.I. - The Complete Fourth Season

Magnum PI was from the 1980s and I really didn't watch alot of tv back then.....I am so glad I found this series now....Who'd a thunk that this is almost 40 years old and now in 2021 I enjoy this series so much. I'm onto season 4 and plan on watching all the seasons. Wow, I can't believe I did not watch this series all those years ago.....I guess it just goes to show you that better late than never, if that makes any sense. I guess actors and actresses are lucky....they live on through their art....and yes, I think this is art....for what is art really, but something that is creative, imaginative, and sharing and making someone feel emotions. Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Larry Manetti, and Roger Mosley are great and have a good chemistry considering how different they are. I know some think I may be weird for calling tv shows art, but I don't care...I think even shows like this are 'art'....I am admittedly somewhat perplexed, but this may be included in one of my top 10 favorite tv series of all time. Maybe my tastes are too common and silly, but these shows are FANTASTIC....(btw, I wrote this review after a few beers LOL). Furthermore, whatever happened to guys like Tom Selleck's Magnum and Rick and TC and Higgins.....they may be different, but familiar at the same time. I miss people like that.

For those of you who didn't grow up in the 80s, it's probably difficult to understand the grip that MAGNUM, P.I. had on an entire generation of American youth. It was "must-see TV" long before that term had been coined, MAGNUM's fourth season begins by putting the viewer on notice that, though the show had more than sixty epsiodes under its belt by this point, it still had plenty to say.MAGNUM is the story of Thomas Sullivan Magnum III (Tom Selleck), a decorated Vietnam vet who walked away from a promising career as a Naval officer to become a private investigator in Hawaii. His motive? "I turned 33 and realized I'd never been 23." Of course it doesn't hurt that Magnum has befriended the mysterious novelist Robin Masters (never seen but voiced by Orson Welles until his death), who allows TM to live in the guest house of his massive Oahu estate, Robin's Nest, drive his Ferrari 308 GTS, swim in his private lagoon and basically live the life of Reilly even though he's always broke. Unfortunately for Magnum, paradise comes with a price, in the form of the estate's manager, Johnathan Q. Higgins (John Hillerman). Magnum is fun-loving, irresponsible, hot-tempered, and a slob: Higgins is pompous, tyrannical, disciplined and very much the English gentleman. The two men engage in a constant and amusingly childish conflict with neither gaining the upper hand for long; yet beneath their constant bickering is mutual respect and even friendship...though both would be tortured before they'd admit it.In his investigations, Magnum is often aided (reluctantly) by his former comrades in arms from Vietnam, Theodore "T.C." Calvin (Roger E. Mosley) who owns a chopper service called Island Hoppers, and Orville "Rick" Wright (Larry Manetti), who manages the exclusive beachside King Kahmehameha Club. The hulking T.C. shuttles Magnum around the islands in his chopper, while Rick runs license plates and uses his network of underground contacts, most notably a gangster named Icepick (usually played by Elisha Cook, Jr.) to furnish Magnum with intelligence.If MAGNUM sounds pretty cliched on paper -- broke private eye living above his means, with a gang of conveniently placed friends -- the results on screen were spectacular. While the show made much use of the bristling masculine charisma of Selleck, it deliberately undercut him to prevent the character from being tediously perfect: Magnum gets humiliated by Higgins, mocked by his friends, and not occasionally thumped by various opponents ("My God, you've been beaten up again!" is a constant Higgins refrain). He's generally broke, and any grandiose scheme he concocts is sure to come to ruin. A master of psychological manipulation -- he's constantly conning everyone to help him -- he is also prone to falling victim to the same tactics when used against him. Magnum is a badass, but he's also a chump, and that is the source of his appeal. We can relate to this dude, even though he drives a Ferrari and lives on an estate.MAGNUM was also noteworthy for the edginess of some of its scripts ("Did You See the Sunrise?" has the most shocking ending of any television show in the whole of the 1980s), the perfection of its musical score (the definition of iconic), and the fact that it was among the first TV shows to depict characters who had fought in Vietnam and were coping, each in their own way, with the experience. Magnum was a SEAL long, long before most of America had even heard of the SEALs: in a sense he made Vietnam service "cool" for television characters, something rather long overdue when the show premiered in 1980. The show was also unusual in that the characters sometimes break the fourth wall and look directly at the audience, an effect which is always hilarious. But what sells MAGNUM more than anything else is the is the superiority of its writing, and the chemistry between the actors. The scripts, even in the weaker episodes, are head-and-shoulders above most of what was being written in the 80s, and written by folks who actually understood the characters and how they think, talk and behave. As for the actors, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better comedic or dramatic team than Selleck and Hillerman. Mosley and Minettei, while not necessarily the greatest actors of all time, are also perfectly cast, because of the familiar ease with which they interact with Magnum. You buy the relationship, and you buy it from episode one.OK, that was the background in the unlikely event you needed it. Here are some of the best episodes:"Home from the Sea" -- The season opener is a perennial fan favorite. Magnum, while surf-skiing far from shore, is knocked into the water by a careless speedboater and must tread water for 24 hours to survive. As he struggles to stay alive in shark-infested waters, he draws on the memory of his father to give him strength. It's tough to watch this without weeping."Luther Gillis File #521" -- Magnum must pair up with a blundering gumshoe from St. Louis named Luther Gillis: the story is told from GIllis' perspective and is flat-out hilarious."Distant Relative" -- Rick asks Magnum to look after his supposedly innocent kid sister while she visits Hawaii. When tragedy strikes, Rick blames Magnum, who works to prevent Rick from self-destructing."A Sense of Debt" -- T.C. enters the world of bare-knuckle boxing to repay a debt he owes from his Vietnam days. Donald Richard Gibb guest stars."The Look" -- A radio deejay famous for her sexy voice hires Magnum to protect her from a stalker while she tries to find her missing former flame. This episode is not what you think it is."Operation Silent Night" -- a beautiful Christmas-themed episode finds Magnum, Rick, T.C. and Higgins stranded on an island used for gunnery practice. Hilarity and pathos ensue."Paradise Blues" -- A trouble-prone former flame of T.C.'s arrives in Hawaii, and Magnum tries to control the damage. The ending is a shocker."Home is Where the Heart Is" -- a touching episode in which Higgins remembers a former MI6 comrade who went off the deep and and began to believe he was Sherlock Holmes. Patrick Macnee guest stars."On Face Value" -- During a chase, Magnum's stray bullet causes a possibly crippling car accident, and he must cope with the consequences. Beautiful acting work here by John Hillerman."Dream A Little Dream" -- Magnum recalls, with both pain and nostalgia, his first case as a private investigator, one which ended in a romantic entanglement with a female surfing champion that he wasn't ready for.There are other gems in here too. Carrol Burnett guest stars in "Rembrandt's Girl," most of which takes place in a bank vault. "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime" combines hilarity with some of the most Magnum-esque sequences in the whole series (Magnum, bullied by four goons, elects to meekly throw himself in the ocean rather than fight: name another hero who would do this). "Limited Engagement" sees Magnum, P.I. imitate Quincy, M.E., and tackle injustice at a home for retired thespians while working undercover as a convenience story clerk. "Letter from a Duchess" sees Magnum and Higgins competing for the same woman. There are, of course, some clunkers here and there. "Smaller Than Life" doesn't work, and the season closer, "I Witness" is a modestly funny but largely boring "Rashomon effect" episode in which Rick, T.C. and Higgins recall the same event differently. By and large, however, Season 4 of MAGNUM shows little if any falling-off in quality from the previous three excellent seasons, and the DVD includes a bonus episode from Season 5 ("Mac's Back").MAGNUM was one of the great shows not merely of the 80s but of all time. It was a rare moment in history when the whole of a television show exceeded the sum of its parts and created something that went way beyond mere entertainment, so that even weak or flat-out bad episodes nevertheless retain a characteristic charm and charisma. I will never tire of visiting Robin's Nest, and I bet you won't either. Highly recommended.

More great Magnum right outta the gate! with theseason opener - Home from the Sea:like this episode, this season reveals more about the protagonist’s (Thomas Sullivan Magnum)background. Another highlight of the season is the writers bring in more comedy along withthe sleuthing and drama. Another nice touch is the running theme of Literary books whichMagnum touches on in several episodes during his narrations, something that jogs the olememory, and maybe even encourages the viewers to harken back to those olden days whenbook clubs and reading books were more the mainstream of culture…instead of just turning on the TV, or ploppin’ in the ole DVD.Working class folks/or those of us in school during the 80’s cant miss withpicking up this season, now that we are older and hopefully not nearly so busy,and finally have the time to catch those episodes we always seemed to miss. Or maybeeven reading a few of those books we never had the time or the opportunity to. Treatyourself to another great season, you’ll be the better for it & happy that ya did :)I’d think critics would rate the episodes 4 or 5 stars, or at least thats what Id give.I’m now looking forward to season 5 through 8, most of these I missed,being much too busy myself in the middle/ late 80’s with school & work,Living Life, enjoying sports and the great outdoors, and very little timeleft over for TV.Dick Shawn & Chuck Mangione are the only two guest starsI can recall at this time, but there were others like Luther Gillisand lots of the beautiful famous female stars (like Sheree North).

gostei muito do DVD. Eu via esse seriado qdo era adolescente, assim, puder relembrar bons tempos.A entrega foi feita conforme previsto.

...magnum.Colis arrivé en parfait état, un peu moins rapide que d'habitude, mais nous sommes en période de soldes. De plus, le prix de cette saison était très attractif. Chaque fois qu'il y a une baisse de prix, j'achète une ou deux saisons. Bientôt j'aurai l'intégrale!

mon homme adoresinon pour les moins fans ..................après un épisode, perso je prends un bouquin mais bon magnum n'a pas perdu son attrait pour ses irréductibles fans!

Mon petit homme est comble, il se retrouve 20 ans en arrière, et adore cette série, à ne manquer sous aucun prétexte.

Retour dans le passé pour cette série culte, je recommande vivementpetit prix pour de bon moment souvenirje recommande