Several other crossover events were planned for the series (it was the 80s, they were keen on that type of thing). Two-part crossovers, but essentially it meant that everything in the second hour was kinda pointless filler!Ĩ. Repeat airings to be shown as "stand alone" stories instead of being Half of these crossovers (which was the Magnum episode) had alternate endingsįilmed, of no more than 2 or 3 minutes, which wrapped the story up in a single episode. ![]() finally premiered on December 11th 1980, and during its run the show pulled off a couple of strange two-part crossover episodes - one with Simon & Simon, and another with Murder, She Wrote. Selleck's head is higher than the top of the front windshield frame! This is why you rarely saw him drive with the top up.ħ. Even with these modifications you can still see that Were bolted as far away from the steering wheel as possible to maximize Removed from the seats so he could sit lower in the car, and the seats Talking of the Ferrari, it had to be specially modified for 6'4" Selleck. Raiders of the Lost Arc began shooting in June and was over before Thomas Magnum ever sat in that Ferrari 308 GTS.Ħ. The AFTRA/Screen Actors Guild strike of 1980 delayed the start of production on Magnum, P.I., meaning that rather then the scheduled late March 1980 start date for filming, the show didn't go in front of the camera until the Autumn of that year. costing him the role of Indiana Jones is quite well know, but what you may not be aware of is that he could've played the part of Indy after all. Selleck's contract commitment to Magnum, P.I. However the offer came just days after Selleck had signed on as Thomas Magnum, meaning his commitment to the TV series left him no choice but to decline the part, as with filming due to start on the show in late March 1980 he would not be available.ĥ. ![]() ![]() Selleck had impressed Spielberg and Lucas and was their first choice for role of Indiana Jones. production team were coming around to his way of thinking, and rewrote Magnum as the "approachable, charming jock character" that Selleck had wanted. Around this time Selleck auditioned for the lead role in Raiders of the Lost Arc.
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