October 30th is the release date for
Magnum, P.I. - The 7th Season on DVD. As we reported when the package was
announced, this contains the cross-over episodes "Novel Connection" from
Magnum P.I. and "Magnum on Ice" from
Murder, She Wrote. Yes, Jessica Fletcher (played by Angela Lansbury) works with Magnum and Higgins to solve a case!
When the same cross-over episodes came up on the 3rd Season DVD set for
Murder, She Wrote, TVShowsOnDVD
campaigned with Universal to include the
Magnum episode as a bonus on that set. Successfully, too: the studio switched out a different bonus episode with that cross-over
Magnum story that finished the two-parter. However, a mistake was made: the version of the story that was included was not the original broadcast version, but instead a syndicated version that had a differently-shot wrap-up ending, forgoing the need for the second part. This clearly wasn't what the fans were hoping for!
Now Universal gets a second chance at this. The upcoming
Magnum, P.I. - The 7th Season set will hopefully have the correct version of the first part of the story, with the cliffhanger ending. Then, on Disc 2 of this set, will be the bonus episode "Magnum on Ice," the second part of the story that originally aired on
Murder, She Wrote's third season. There will also be a featurette, "Inside the Ultimate Crossover," with Angela Lansbury participating in interviews. Finally, the 5th disc will have "America's Top Sleuths" on its bonus menu. Here's a look at the menus showing this:
