Tom Selleck may be preparing for the end of Blue Bloods on the 2024 TV schedule , but the actor is looking back at his time on another series. Before Jay Hernandez took up the Thomas Magnum mantle , Selleck donned his legendary mustache as the private investigator in the ‘80s. Even though Magnum P.
I. is still big today, with both the original series and the reboot, Selleck has vowed to never call the series its actual name. Magnum P.
I. ran for eight seasons (162 episodes) from 1980 to 1988. Selleck looked back at his time on the series with Esquire , including when he first landed the drama.
However, he admitted he hated the show’s title, and noted that he will always shorten it when he talks about it. He has a good reason, though, and I can’t say I blame him: Bellisario called me and said, ‘The studio wants to change the title. They want to call it Magnum P.
I.’ I said, ‘That’s a horrible title.’ I had been in Hawaii for a while during the actors’ strike at the time, and PI is a derogatory term for a Philippine islander.
I have vowed to never call it that. The show’s called Magnum. Of course, while P.
I., in this case, does stand for private investigator, it can be taken out of context or have a different meaning, as the actor pointed out. While the show’s title is still very much Magnum P.
I. , it is frequently shortened to Magnum , and it works either way. It is nice that Selleck was very mindful of the usage of the abbreviation, and even though the titl.
