Tom Selleck said he almost missed playing iconic role on 'Magnum, P.I.': 'It was a big fight'
Tom Selleck reveals James Garner's advice that saved his career and led to a complete rewrite of the original "Magnum, P.I." script he initially hated.
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During a recent conversation with Ted Danson on his podcast, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name," Selleck explained that a conversation with fellow actor James Garner about his issues with the original script of "Magnum, P.I." ultimately convinced him to take the job.
"I'm sitting there, and I'm pretty preoccupied 'cause something had happened," Selleck told Danson.
"And he says, ‘What's wrong?’ And I said, ‘Well, look, I had a contract at the studio for a series, but I fulfilled that contract.
Now the studio is assigning this show to me, saying the contract is still valid and that I have to do it.’ The show, incidentally, was called ‘Magnum’ and I hated it.
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