I tried watching the start out of curiosity as Magnum, P.I. was my favourite show as a kid...

The remake is a travesty.

The only positive to come from it was wanting a cleanse of watching the original again!

Well, I watched the original 2 part pilot episode today (Don't Eat The Snow in Hawaii), and it turns out I wasn't bored in the least! I loved it! While I agree that sometimes things don't stand the test of time, in this case, I wasn't remotely disappointed. It's piqued my interest to watch the whole series again.

Tom Selleck brings something quintessential to the role... the new guy looks like a kid in his Dad's suit. There's no presence about him. You never get the idea that the new guy has the life experience or vulnerability that Selleck portrayed. Jonathan Higgins was a wealth of wisdom and experience, if a bit stodgy. Juliette Higgins is a young attractive blonde that just seems to do yoga at Robin's Nest.

(Spoilers) They have more supercars than they know what to do with (why not crash them all?), and they really jumped the shark in the penultimate scene when "Magnum" jumps out of the 308 that's sliding off a cliff, while shooting the bad guys in the chase vehicle, and grabs the skid of TC's helicopter, escaping the plunge to his demise.

Other than Selleck having to pull off the road to use a pay phone (which was a nostalgic moment) and other odd times, it didn't seem horribly dated to me. The original Magnum, P.I. is awesome, and it's no wonder it was so popular back then.

"Oh... my... GOD!!!" John Hillerman was inimitable as Higgins, but I don't have any problem with Higgins being cast as woman... just give the character a reason for being there!

I don't see any problems with The Doctor being female either... Time Lords are aliens, so who knows what their regeneration will have them look like? As long as she plays the role well, it's got great possibility of breathing a fresh perspective of the The Doctor, and it's fine by me.