Brian explains the key aspects of maintaining a lovable screwup character on a TV series without having them become simply unlovable losers
Magnum p.i.
In the latest Top Five, Brian counts down the late, great Roger E. Mosley's best episodes of Magnum, p.i.
Magnum P.I. was saved from cancellation and I explain why that is such a good piece of news for TV fans.
Brian explains why you should not be afraid of resolving your "will they or won't they?" romance after a few seasons.
In a column on pop culture "pet peeves" of his, Brian complains about how long-running shows never seem to actually use their actual history when bringing back characters with grudges
In a feature spotlighting pop culture pet peeves, Brian explains why the current Magnum p.i. theme song really bugs him.
In the newest Pop Culture Theme Time, I want to know what good TV shows do you think have the worst theme songs
In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian looks at Erin Gray's J. Digger Doyle, who outsmarted Thomas Magnum, but was it enough to get her own series?