Should you watch Magnum, P.I.?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Magnum, P.I.
Series · 1980
A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's the lifestyle of Thomas Magnum, aka Magnum, P.I.
The sides of Magnum, P.I.
- A private investigator living on a Hawaii estate
- A red Ferrari
- Higgins, the stern majordomo
Magnum, P.I. is good for you if…
- you like an easygoing case of the week under the Hawaiian sun.
- you like Magnum's bond with his old Vietnam buddies T.C. and Rick.
- you laugh at Magnum and Higgins bickering over the estate and the Ferrari.
Magnum, P.I. is bad for you if…
- eight seasons is too much for you.
- you find 80s television dated.
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