magnum p.i.

Watched the Magnum p.i. pilot tonight, thanks to the wonder of netflix. On one hand, media has made incredible advances--we can now order delivered to our door just about any movie or tv show. On the other hand, we can use this technology to watch magnum p.i. whenever. In french, if necessary. Or to put it another way--on one hand, I am psyched that I could finally witness the genesis of a classic TV series which I was too young to see, and understand the establishment of the characters and some of the back story in a nerdy, trivial pursuit 80s edition kinda way, on the other hand, I feel like I just ate a whole cheesecake.

FYI, in 1980, a Ferrari 308 GTS cost $60,000 and you could not only carry a loaded .45 in the airport, you could shoot someone there without much fuss. If there is additional valuable information in next episode, I'll be sure to let you know.

True story--I learned french by watching Hawaii 5-0.