Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Wikidata Q254689, series, IMDb tt0080240: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only series by that title.

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Who talked about it

The Big Picture

The Rewatchables

Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says it drew on another film or person.

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

J.T. Lancer: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): Magnum, P.I. ⇒ J.T. Lancer (the host's read). JT Lancer is a Magnum PI type; Matt Houston was the ripoff.
    “Because it wasn't just Magnum PI back then.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:55:49 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Connected to

Beverly Hills Cop: 1 line craft ×1

  1. craft (craft): Beverly Hills Cop → Magnum, P.I.. 1984 stunt work with masked doubles is on Magnum PI level.
    “we were still on like magnum PI level stunts.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:51:50 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

J.T. Lancer: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): J.T. Lancer → Magnum, P.I.. JT Lancer is a Magnum PI type; Matt Houston was the ripoff.
    “Because it wasn't just Magnum PI back then.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:55:49 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Reacher: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (TV comp): Reacher → Magnum, P.I.. Reacher is described as a throwback to Magnum PI, closer to Sherlock Holmes who throws dudes through walls.
    “it's Sherlock Holmes who then like throws dudes through walls.”
    The Big Picture · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · 1:25:34 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): Beverly Hills Cop → Magnum, P.I.. 1984 stunt work with masked doubles is on Magnum PI level.
    “we were still on like magnum PI level stunts.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:51:50 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (lineage): J.T. Lancer → Magnum, P.I.. JT Lancer is a Magnum PI type; Matt Houston was the ripoff.
    “Because it wasn't just Magnum PI back then.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:55:49 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (TV comp): Reacher → Magnum, P.I.. Reacher is described as a throwback to Magnum PI, closer to Sherlock Holmes who throws dudes through walls.
    “it's Sherlock Holmes who then like throws dudes through walls.”
    The Big Picture · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · 1:25:34 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

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Who the speakers said made it

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