Saturday, October 25, 2014

Luther Gillis

This is for you Magnum, PI, err "Private Investigator" fans:  a recurring character, Luther Gillis, a hard-boiled, old school (let's be honest here: beat up lots) detective from St. Louis. 

"Character" hardly does him justice. In all of his three Magnum episodes, he is, well, Luther Gillis, and never disappoints. Curmudgeons love a good hard-boiled detective. Mickey Spillane, Sam Spade, Matt Hammer. All hard-boiled... and all beat up a lot. Better them than us; we're not idiots, just crotchety old curmudgeons living in la-la land.

A favorite moment: Magnum is reading something from a computer printer (these were the 80s). "I got it" he exclaims - "the same dot printer!"

Luther: "Who is this Dot Printer and what does she have to do with things?"

Give me my laughs.

So, if watching a georgeous hunk in Hawaii appeals to you, Luther Gillis episodes (clearly NOT the hunk) episodes 4/2, 4/16, and 5/10 for you Google challenged (my primary audience - they're still trying to figure out where to find this "Google" thingie) are a delight. 

Enjoy. 

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