TV Guide Interview with Tom Selleck: "I Don't Want to Look Macho" (1980)

 

“I Don’t Want to Look Macho,” by Arnold Hano, appeared in the Dec. 27, 1980, issue of TV Guide. The series premiered on Dec. 11, 1980 on CBS and so this interview hit print shortly after the Magnum, P.I. pilot aired. It’s an entertaining read, that discusses the changes Selleck wanted in the original script with a hint about Glen A. Larson’s exit and Donald P. Bellisario’s entry. But why should I tell you—read it below. [Click on the images for a bigger view]