Thomas Magnum, a former Naval Intelligence officer, is a private investigator. He live in Hawaii, on the estate of multi-millionaire author Robin Masters. Masters is never around, so the estate is run by Higgins, a stuffy Englishman, and former Army Sergeant Major. Higgins has a dim view of Magnum, a view he projects through ensuring that the guard dobermans, Zeus and Apollo, make life difficult for Magnum. Meanwhile Magnum is out solving cases in Masters' Ferrari, cases often involving murder and intrigue. In these endeavors he is aided by his closest friends, TC, a chopper pilot, and Rick.Wonderfully entertaining. Every episode is a thrill-a-minute, a roller-coaster ride of intrigue and action, with some decent humour thrown in for good measure.Add in the sheer coolness and holiday-feel of the Hawaiian setting and Magnum's Ferrari and you have the makings of a great series.

Oh my God. I am beign forced to watch this show by my soon to be ex. I cna not describe how bored at how of my skull I am right now. I am a girl who actually enjoys action shows. I like fast paced action. So this is not a case of a female not enjoying action films and TV. No, this is a female HATING a show that is so old that it is impossible to enjoy. But maybe its not even that. I can only movies way bad to the 1930s. But this ? This crap all seems contrived. Magnum does not seem intelligent whatsoever. The acting (aside from hillerman - who seems so out of place) is wooden and laughable. Females all seem like dim-witted dopes. Seriously, how did show last so long ? I love a lot of war related movies. But I can;t even miuster any interest in Magnum's military flashbacks. Again, boring and contrived. Selleck is so flat and empty seeming. Why anyone would watch this show on purpose decades later is baffling to me.

When Magnum PI first aired I was 12 years old. I watched it when I was a teenager, then again in University, and recently on British TV. The show is "cute" in that many scenes and actions don't happen today because technology and habits have changed. Sorta reminds me when I used to watch "I love Lucy".But and that is where the "cuteness" stops. This show is awesome! Even 30 years later the writing, acting and scenes are timeless. The Vietnam war was quite often discussed, and if you were to replace it with say Iraq, and terrorism you would have a modern show. This is how good the writing is in that even though Vietnam is 40 years old the fall out from war and how we grow as people is not.What makes Magnum so good is that it is not over the top and cliché for the time (eg Three's Company, Miami Vice). So as I watch the shows for the fourth time in my life I have to say very very good. Definitely worth the watch.

Magnum, where can I start? well, during a summer of inactivity and unemployment I stumbled across this gem on daytime TV, after just one episode i was hooked, the powerful theme and the twitch of the eyebrows,I rearranged my schedule (job centre appointments, job interviews etc, etc) to fit in around Mr Sellecks greatest moment, it got so bad that I had the theme on my phone and would get my friends to phone me, they never understood but when genius enters your life what can you do? I watched the repeats recently and felt alive again, I think there's a bit of Higgins in us all! I even remember falling off my sofa when Bruce Forsyth turned up on a game show Rick was on, if only modern television met such high standards