I remember this was the first show where I realized the TV formula, 'if they explain the plan before hand, it means something will go wrong, but if they just huddle up and the scene fades to a montage with the theme music, then everything will be okay."
I am excited about seeing this, it looks like the tone stays consistant to that of the original show, but updated to appeal to modern audiences without losing the things that made it good.
There is an IMDb listing for Magnum P.I. in 2011, but there's nothing there yet. I would think an updated version of that would have to be a bit more on the campy side, considering that I have to believe there was more crime depicted on that show than there was actual crime going on in Hawaii during its run.
(edit: I take that back... aparently Hawaii's crime rate peaked the very year Magnum P.I. premiered in 1980.
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/hicrime.htm. I guess good ol' Thomas Magnum helped clean up the streets.
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