MAGNUM P.I.: Perdita Weeks Shares the Joys and Challenges of Her Directorial Debut
December 12, 2023 by Marisa Roffman
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MAGNUM P.I. — “Extracurricular Activities” Episode 518 — Pictured: (l-r) Stephen Hill as Theodore “TC” Calvin, Perdita Weeks Directing Episode 518 — (Photo by: Zack Dougan/NBC)
As TC (Stephen Hill), Katsumoto (Tim Kang), and Rick (Zachary Knighton) go on a very special camping trip, Magnum (Jay Hernandez) and Higgins (Perdita Weeks) try to figure out if a professor is acting inappropriately with a student.
And while it’s business as usual on-screen, the hour was important off-screen for a very different reason: “Extracurricular Activities” marked Weeks’ directorial debut. Read more
MAGNUM P.I.: Perdita Weeks Reflects on Higgins’ Helicopter Adventure
December 8, 2023 by Marisa Roffman
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MAGNUM P.I. — “Consciousness of Guilt” Episode 517 — Pictured: Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins — (Photo by: Zack Dougan/NBC)
When MAGNUM P.I. star Zachary Knighton made his directorial debut with the Wednesday, December 6 episode of the NBC series, he pointed to the scene when Higgins (Perdita Weeks) saves Jin (Bobby Lee) via a helicopter as his favorite to helm.
“That, to me, is the best sequence,” he told Give Me My Remote at the time. ”We storyboarded that, we worked really hard. I wanted to make sure obviously it went well. Everyone was safe. You’re ultimately the responsible one for everybody’s safety. So I was hyper-concerned about that sequence. But we have the best pilots on the island, and probably some of the best pilots in the world, over here at Magnum [Helicopters] choppers. They did an incredible job. But I would say that’s the sequence I’m most proud of. And Perdy kicked ass in that sequence.”
