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C-Dawg wrote:Here's Selleck's take on the movie...
"Actor Tom Selleck has ruled out a cameo role in a planned big screen version of his 1980s TV hit Magnum P.I. - because he refuses to trivialize the show. Selleck is against compromising the memory of a television show he is proud to have starred in by appearing in a big-budget movie making fun of it. He says, "I tell you what worries me - because I love Magnum and we have loyal fans - is they take these TV show titles, and they buy them and they spend $100 million on special effects, and then they make fun of them and trivialize it. Then they try and get the actor who used to be in it to do some ridiculous cameo to prove to the audience that it's OK. And I will not do that."

I agree with him 100%, and respect him for not taking the easy money that a cameo would pay him.

C-Dawg wrote:Here's Selleck's take on the movie...
"Actor Tom Selleck has ruled out a cameo role in a planned big screen version of his 1980s TV hit Magnum P.I. - because he refuses to trivialize the show. Selleck is against compromising the memory of a television show he is proud to have starred in by appearing in a big-budget movie making fun of it. He says, "I tell you what worries me - because I love Magnum and we have loyal fans - is they take these TV show titles, and they buy them and they spend $100 million on special effects, and then they make fun of them and trivialize it. Then they try and get the actor who used to be in it to do some ridiculous cameo to prove to the audience that it's OK. And I will not do that."

I agree with him 100%, and respect him for not taking the easy money that a cameo would pay him.

diverg wrote:

C-Dawg wrote:Here's Selleck's take on the movie...
"Actor Tom Selleck has ruled out a cameo role in a planned big screen version of his 1980s TV hit Magnum P.I. - because he refuses to trivialize the show. Selleck is against compromising the memory of a television show he is proud to have starred in by appearing in a big-budget movie making fun of it. He says, "I tell you what worries me - because I love Magnum and we have loyal fans - is they take these TV show titles, and they buy them and they spend $100 million on special effects, and then they make fun of them and trivialize it. Then they try and get the actor who used to be in it to do some ridiculous cameo to prove to the audience that it's OK. And I will not do that."

I agree with him 100%, and respect him for not taking the easy money that a cameo would pay him.

I wonder if he would reconsider if the script was a bonafide attempt at a real movie true to the tv series instead of a spoof of it.

I don't know if I would go see it even if they made a serious attempt at the movie. I just can't imagine anyone else playing the parts of the original cast.

Tom Selleck wrote:Regardless of who they hire, assuming it’s not me, I think a lot of Magnum fans will be very upset. And I’ll be glad to hear it.

C-Dawg wrote:Doesn't matter....without the original cast, I wouldn't go to see it.

sonofabeach wrote:I don't think the original cast should do it nor a new cast.
I'm not sure I'd wanna see an old Magnum.
I prefer to think of Magnum as a freeloading slam hound in paradise. Well.....maybe that's what I wanna be

I read where he wanted to do a movie years ago but they passed on it so I think it's best to let it be.

I don't like what they did to Miami Vice. Totally miscast imo.
Still a good movie, but maybe they should have called it Bad Boys 3.

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:

sonofabeach wrote:I don't think the original cast should do it nor a new cast.
I'm not sure I'd wanna see an old Magnum.
I prefer to think of Magnum as a freeloading slam hound in paradise. Well.....maybe that's what I wanna be

I read where he wanted to do a movie years ago but they passed on it so I think it's best to let it be.

I don't like what they did to Miami Vice. Totally miscast imo.
Still a good movie, but maybe they should have called it Bad Boys 3.

I think it could be done well with the original cast.

As far as an "old" Magnum, I guess it's not such a shock to me because I've followed all of TS's movies and watched him age.

I'm afraid they're going to do the same thing they did to Miami Vice.... blech....

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:

sonofabeach wrote:I don't think the original cast should do it nor a new cast.
I'm not sure I'd wanna see an old Magnum.
I prefer to think of Magnum as a freeloading slam hound in paradise. Well.....maybe that's what I wanna be

I read where he wanted to do a movie years ago but they passed on it so I think it's best to let it be.

I don't like what they did to Miami Vice. Totally miscast imo.
Still a good movie, but maybe they should have called it Bad Boys 3.

I think it could be done well with the original cast.

As far as an "old" Magnum, I guess it's not such a shock to me because I've followed all of TS's movies and watched him age.

I'm afraid they're going to do the same thing they did to Miami Vice.... blech....

diverg wrote:Not to mentioned you have aged with him, and probably find him sexier now then when he first appeared as Magnum!

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:

diverg wrote:Not to mentioned you have aged with him, and probably find him sexier now then when he first appeared as Magnum!

Best looking 63 year old on the planet.

I've had a crush on the man since I was 20.

diverg wrote:

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:

diverg wrote:Not to mentioned you have aged with him, and probably find him sexier now then when he first appeared as Magnum!

Best looking 63 year old on the planet.

I've had a crush on the man since I was 20.

I know I've asked you this before, but don't remember the answer. Are you going to Hawaii this year if Jimmy plays a concert there?

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:

diverg wrote:

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:

diverg wrote:Not to mentioned you have aged with him, and probably find him sexier now then when he first appeared as Magnum!

Best looking 63 year old on the planet.

I've had a crush on the man since I was 20.

I know I've asked you this before, but don't remember the answer. Are you going to Hawaii this year if Jimmy plays a concert there?

I'll do my best, yes. Depends on work, etc.

(and while I'm there I'll go swimming in the tidal pool. gotta love Hawaii; no private beaches. )

SeattleParrotHead wrote:NO WAY!

SeattleParrotHead wrote:

SeattleParrotHead wrote:NO WAY!

SGH, per our conversation last week . . . .