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(978) 774-2474 FAX (978) 750-4663 Open 7 Days Mon.-Fri. 8-7, Sat. 8-6, Sun. 8-4 ** Gift Certificates Available ** Save Money $ - Super Service & FREE REGISTRY John Doyle INSURANCEDoyle Insurance AGENCY Voted #1 1 x 3 Insurance Agency Private investigator Thomas Magnum returns to TV screens on Monday, Sept. 24, when CBS doubles down on the reboot trend and reintroduces another fondly remembered franchise of yore with “Magnum P.I.” Jay Hernandez (“Suicide Squad,” 2016) takes on Magnum 2.0 Auto • Homeowners the titular role in the reboot, while the character of Higgins is now female, played by Business • Life Insurance Welsh actress Perdita Weeks (“Ready Player One,” 2018). Catch the premiere when it 978-777-6344 Jay Hernandez stars in “Magnum P.I.” airs Monday, Sept. 24, on CBS. www.doyleinsurance.com FINAL-1 Sat, Sep 15, 2018 4:36:58 PM 2฀•฀Salem฀News฀•฀September฀22฀-฀28,฀2018 Back฀to฀the฀well:฀‘Magnum฀P.I.’฀returns฀to฀television฀with฀CBS฀reboot By฀Kenneth฀Andeel The modern sensibilities of fig- multi-ton transport truck. And The casting of Weeks in the ing lead characters will occur lat- TV Media ureheads such as Lin and Lenkov then the pulverized pieces fall off role of Juliet Higgins was a delib- er in the season. Hawaii’s not that heavily inform the reboot, and a cliff. So much for tradition. erate decision meant to erode big, so it’s perfectly logical that Video releases ame the most famous mus- the differences between the old These sorts of changes seem some of the “Boys’ Club” atmo- all of these tropical crime-fighters tache to ever grace a TV “Magnum, P.I.” and the new like a declaration of intent and a sphere of the original series, in would find their paths crossing. Nscreen. You have 10 sec- “Magnum P.I.” go well beyond statement that the show isn’t in- which Higgins was a male charac- The initial announcement and onds to deduce the answer, and that missing comma. For starters, terested in superficial fan service. ter. Some commentators have ex- gradual reveal of the “Magnum should you fail, a shadowy cabal the mustache is MIA. The first Beyond these examples, however, pressed concern that the grudg- P.I.” reboot has drawn mixed re- of drug-dealing, bank-robbing, teaser photo of Hernandez in his are other alterations that seem to ing friendship between Higgins actions, and a fair amount of helicopter-hijacking racketeers new role made it clear that the come from a more thoughtful and Magnum — a big part of the skepticism, but perhaps the in- will forever escape justice, in pos- show wasn’t interested in being place. The original Thomas Mag- original show’s charm — might creased scrutiny will lead to more session of a priceless crystal figu- a 1:1 remake of its predecessor num was something of a boiler- be replaced by an overused de- interested eyeballs when the se- rine and a dossier of fantastically and was willing to take big, po- plate avatar of American heroism pendence on sexual tension in ries debuts. The network is hoping important government secrets. tentially clumsy risks that could — the strapping, broad-chested the new formula. That will ulti- that the recent success of other With stakes so high, I’m confi- attract the ire of diehard Mag- former quarterback that audienc- mately come down to the skill rebooted properties across the dent that you’ll provide the cor- num-heads. es would have recognized from and restraint of the writing staff, television world (including its rect information without break- Magnum’s second most essen- countless other stories. Hernan- however, and there’s no inherent own “Hawaii Five-0”) bode well ing a sweat and declare that the tial possession (after the mus- dez earned the role in a culture reason the new dynamic can’t be for the latest example of this single, indisputable answer is tache) was his red Ferrari, and it that has made strides in offering as engrossing as its prototype trend. This fall will give us an idea that of Thomas Sullivan Magnum, turns out that that ride wasn’t so a variety of representation. The was. as to whether “Magnum P.I.” can the now-iconic namesake of the sacred, either. The Ferrari appears Mexican-American actor would There will be other notable recapture some of the lasting pop 1980s hit, “Magnum, P.I.” This in the trailer for the show, but af- have probably been relegated to cameos, though. Supporting char- culture penetration and abiding fall, CBS is counting on the endur- ter a good-natured meta taunt, supporting character status in the acters from “Hawaii Five-0” will critical acclaim of the original, or ing recognition of that iconic the trailer sends the poor vehicle original series, but in 2018, a ma- pop up during the first two epi- if it will end up swept out to sea. character when it reboots the to explode into smithereens at jor network is happy to have him sodes of “Magnum P.I.,” and Catch the premiere on Monday, classic series with Jay Hernandez the wrong end of a speeding, as the lead. more involved crossovers featur- Sept. 24, on CBS. (“Suicide Squad,” 2016) as the inheritor of the Magnum mojo. Catch the premiere when it airs Monday, Sept. 24, on CBS. Hernandez is backed up by Welsh actress Perdita Weeks (“Ready Player One,” 2018) in the role of Higgins, the straight wom- Alden฀Ehrenreich฀and฀ an to Magnum’s wild card, and Joonas฀Suotamo฀in฀“Solo:฀ A฀Star฀Wars฀Story” fellow Americans Zachary Knigh- ton (“Happy Endings”) and Ste- Solo:฀A฀Star฀Wars฀ phen Hill (“Boardwalk Empire”) Story as Rick and TC, close friends of After he’s expelled from the Magnum’s from his military past. Imperial Flight Academy for The pilot for the new series was greenlit in February of this insubordination, former year, and a polished trailer for the street urchin Han Solo (Eh- show was dropped in May. The renreich) falls in with a group person behind the controls is Pe- of criminals led by the hard- ter M. Lenkov, a self-professed ened Tobias Beckett (Harrel- fan of the ‘80s “Magnum” and a son). Along with his new writer/producer on CBS’s first Ha- friend Chewbacca (Suota- waiian crime-fest reboot, “Hawaii mo), his former lover Qi’ra Five-0.” Lenkov’s secret weapon (Clarke) and infamous smug- for the pilot was director Justin gler Lando Calrissian (Glov- Lin. Lin is best known for thrilling er), Han joins Beckett in a audiences with his dynamic and high-stakes plan to steal a outrageous action sequences in highly valuable substance the immensely popular Fast and mined from a remote planet the Furious franchise, and his skill for a deadly criminal syndi- at creating high-energy setpieces cate. When betrayal threat- is bringing Magnum back with a ens to derail the heist and bang. threatens his very life, the The original “Magnum, P.I.” young smuggler learns that first aired in 1980, but for many loyalty is the most valuable critics and fans, the show holds commodity of all in a galaxy up in significant ways. It still re- far, far away. ceives praise for being an early Director: Ron Howard. Stars: depiction of a Vietnam War veter- Alden Ehrenreich, Woody an character, and the charisma of Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Joo- its star, Tom Selleck (“Blue Bloods”), has cemented the titu- nas Suotamo, Donald Glover, lar character as a memorable part Phoebe Waller-Bridge. 2018. of TV history. Perdita฀Weeks฀stars฀in฀“Magnum฀P.I.” 135 min. Action. 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