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Magnum
P.I.
I have this theory about long running shows and their second season -
it's often the best of the series run. By the second season, a show starts
to hit its stride, the characters become more clearly defined and the
formula is set. That's certainly true of two new releases from Universal
- Magnum P.I. and The A-Team.
You know how there are shows you enjoyed when you were younger but you
watch them today and you're disappointed? Well, I'm happy to say I thoroughly
enjoyed watching the A-Team again for the first time in 20 years.
This early-eighties series was and is a genuinely funny show, a breezy
collection of revenge fantasies for the entire family. Seriously, this
is one show the family can enjoy together, the violence is cartoonish
and there's little or no blood, no cursing; just ridiculous, far-fetched
scenarios, fiery explosions, high flying stuntmen and tropical locales.
And as an added bonus, they smash up a dozen ugly cars an hour. I don't
know about you, but that's what I watch TV for.
I
didn't expect the A-Team to be as entertaining as it was, equally
surprising was how bright the second season of Magnum P.I.
was, another series with a hearty mixture of humor and drama from the
eighties.
You get all 22 episodes of what many Magnum PI fans agree was the
best year of the series on this three-disc set.
Magnum will always remind me of being at the beach - not just because
the show is set in Hawaii, but because the only time I ever saw the show
during its run was when I visited my sister who lived at Wrightsville
Beach.
There's something infectious about this show, it washes by you like a
wave of foam, a frothy timewaster that leaves you feeling slightly better
for having watched it.
These two sets also come with bonus episodes - The A-Team contains
an episode of Knight Rider, the Magnum set has one each
of The A-Team and Knight Rider. I look forward to enjoying
these sets over the summer.
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